Leaks within the Bank of Canada show officials are considering the development of a national cryptocurrency. As such, with interest in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) on the rise, could it threaten bitcoin? National Cryptocurrency Mike Eppel, Senior Business Editor at 680 News, has revealed that Canada’s central bank is considering the development of a…
Social media giant Facebook has certainly rattled the regulatory feathers of global regulators with its grand plans for cryptocurrency world domination. Politicians and citizens alike are right to question Libra and those that will be pulling the strings behind it. The G7 group of economic powerhouses agrees that such stablecoins should not be allowed to…
After incurring an influx of selling pressure yesterday, Bitcoin has been able to climb slightly today, which has allowed XRP to surge nearly 5%, leading it to quickly approach the $0.30 region that was previously a strong level of support for the cryptocurrency. Analysts are now noting that XRP may soon surge significantly, which could…
Karma Automotive, a luxury car manufacturer based in California, has just announced its intentions to explore blockchain technology with its shareholders. The means by which the firm intends to this is by accepting Bitcoin. Although NewsBTC has featured many so-called Bitcoin acceptance stories in the past, this one appears to have a big difference. Karma…
After plummeting below $8,000 overnight, Bitcoin’s bulls were able to propel the crypto slightly higher, showing signs that bulls are not ready to let the cryptocurrency drop lower in the near-term, which could mean that bulls will garner greater strength in the near-term that could help propel BTC higher. Analysts are noting that Bitcoin likely…
Circle Society, Corp., and its owner, David Gilbert Saffron, have been charged with fraud relating to an Bitcoin and crypto asset investment scheme. The Nevada-based firm is suspected of operating an $11 million binary options scheme. The charges have been brought by the CFTC. Curiously, the chair of the US financial regulator said such scams…
Law enforcement authorities can shut down bitcoin anytime, according to Bloomberg Digital’s executive editor Joe Weisenthal. The media talent warned institutions against creating bitcoin-based investment products, stating that they could become a tool to take capital from fiat markets. Citing Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, Weisenthal said no regulators would want to approve fiat onramps to pump…
Bitcoin was attempting to hold $8,000 as support on Thursday after it slipped briefly below the said level yesterday. The benchmark cryptocurrency surged by 0.83 percent, or $66.14, to trade at $8,059.68. The move uphill came after a depressive price action on Wednesday that took the bitcoin price below the $8,000 support level. At its…
The majority of US politicians are anti-crypto and Bitcoin. Either through fear, or lack of knowledge, they view digital currencies as a threat to their own system which is highly controlled and often manipulated. One congressman however thinks Facebook should dump Libra in favor of Bitcoin. Libra is Still a “Shitcoin?” Ohio state congressman Warren…
David Marcus has stated that he is a fan of the original crypto asset. The newly-appointed member of the Libra board of executives added that differences between the currency, originally detailed by Facebook in June, and Bitcoin mean that the two are not in competition. Marcus, like many others, used the term “digital gold” to…