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Bitcoin is Almost as Big as Bank of America

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 11:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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All the speculative capital invested in Bitcoin (BTC) at the moment totals just a few billion dollars shy of Bank of America's market valuation.Bitcoin's current market cap sits just over $217 billion, according to Cointelegraph data at press time, while Yahoo Finance shows Bank of America's market cap holding slightly over $226 billion — a comparison introduced in a recent article from The Next Web. Bitcoin's market cap climbing in comparisonAlthough it has endured its fair share of dramatic price fluctuations, Bitcoin's price has grown substantially in 2020, rising past several

An Official North Dakota Cryptocurrency Could Be on the Horizon

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Time Stamp: August 7, 2020 5:09 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Rep. Nathan Toman believes that an official "North Dakota coin" could potentially help the state's struggling economy in the wake of COVID-19, an Aug. 7 article from Inforum said. "That was my hope, but we're a little bit late to the game on doing something like that," Toman told Inforum regarding COVID-19 and the potential state-sanctioned Blockchain asset.Backed by aspects such as state-held precious metals and property, Toman told Inforum he sees the such an asset positioned as more of a store of value than a transactional currency. He additionally believes

Stocks Fly and Precious Metals Fly, Bitcoin Remains Firm

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Time Stamp: August 5, 2020 9:44 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Even though we said in yesterday’s update that we weren’t going to cover the Microsoft TikTok talks, it seems things have now escalated to the point where it seems difficult to ignore, especially in light of unprecedented intervention from the president. Shortly after we hit the send button, President Donald Trump stated that TikTok now has a deadline of September 15 to sell off all its U.S. operations to an American company, be it Microsoft, Apple, or anyone else. In addition, the president has stated that the U.S. Department of

BitBlockBoom Is Bringing Bitcoiners Back Together

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Time Stamp: August 4, 2020 4:05 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Gary Leland is hosting the third installment of the BitBlockBoom conference in Dallas, Texas on August 29, 2020. But this year’s event is decidedly different: this is set to be the first well-attended, in-person Bitcoin event held in the United States since the Covid-19 outbreak began. Because of the unique situation he’s in, Bitcoin Magazine wanted to check in with Gary and understand more about the preparations he’s making to ensure that BitBlockBoom is both a successful and safe event for everyone attending. Flip: I think you’re the first well-known

Kezd elegük lenni az európaiaknak a korlátozásokból

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Time Stamp: August 4, 2020 1:48 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Több tízezer berlini vonult az utcára múlt hét szombaton a “Szabadság Napján” a maszkviselés és a közösségi távolságtartás lassan intézményesülő jelenségének eltörlését követelve. Az Egyesült Királyságban és Hollandiában hasonló megmozdulásoknak lehettünk tanúi. A demonstrációk nyilvánvaló jelei annak, hogy Nyugat-Európában az állampolgárok kezdik elveszteni a türelmüket a kormányok drákói ‘élet-korlátozó’ intézkedéseivel szemben. A médiahírek szerint a többségében békés berlini tüntetők olyan feliratokkal tüntettek, mint “Kénytelenek vagyunk szájkosarat viselni” “Természetes védelem az oltás helyett,” “Hangosak vagyunk, mert ellopják a szabadságunkat!” És itt jön a képbe a drágalátos, mindenki bizalmát vakon élvező nyugati

Novogratz’ Galaxy Digital Continues Losing Streak in 2019, Posts $33M Q4 Loss

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Time Stamp: April 9, 2020 3:04 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Galaxy Digital, a major cryptocurrency investment bank founded by ex-Goldman Sachs partner, Mike Novogratz, continued its 2018 trend by posting another net loss in Q4 of 2019.According to an official April 8 announcement, the company suffered a net loss of more than $32.9 million in Q4, with the company outlining “realized loss on digital assets” and operating expenses as causes for the loss.Galaxy Digital has posted repetitive losses since its founding in 2018Galaxy Digital was officially founded in early 2018 with the mission to institutionalize the crypto industry. Since then,

Blockchain Intelligence Firm Chainalysis Seeks New Partners to Extend Its Reach

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Time Stamp: April 9, 2020 9:05 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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New York-based blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis is launching a major partnership program to expand its operations and broaden its intelligence capabilities.As one of the highest-profile analytics firms in the blockchain intelligence industry, Chainalysis develops investigative tools that enable firms, governments and law enforcement agencies to monitor blockchain transactions and track suspected illicit activities.Speaking to Cointelegraph on April 9, Chainalysis chief revenue officer Jason Bonds explained that the program would be dedicated to collaborations with several categories of partners.The first, key crypto infrastructure providers, will help Chainalysis and the wider industry

Forbes Billionaires List of 2020 Shows Four Crypto Proponents

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Time Stamp: April 9, 2020 8:24 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Forbes has recently published its list of 2,095 billionaires.  Within this list, only four of these entries were in regards to entrepreneurs who made their fortune through crypto. As it stands now, the richest man in the crypto industry is Micree Zhan, the co-founder of Bitmain. Zhan appears at Number 690, clocking in at a net worth of $3.3 billion.The 1% Goes GlobalWhile it may not be to everyone’s taste, some good news has come amid these trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s already established that amid trying times,