According to a report from local media outlet The Sunday Mail, the move will allow small amounts of Zimbabwean dollars to be exchanged for the digital gold token, enabling more Zimbabweans to hedge against currency volatility. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mangudya said the plan intends to...

In 2022, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren authored a bill that would require cryptocurrency wallet providers to comply with bank Anti-Money Laundering rules. Not crypto exchanges, mind you, but the wallets themselves. Kansas Senator Roger Marshall joined her on the proposal as a co-sponsor. Sa...

A historically-independent state, Texas’ ongoing embrace of Bitcoin makes it an innovative leader, with or without the rest of the US... We encourage it, we advance it. But I would say we provide the platform... for those involved in Bitcoin to make sure they have a place to come to.” The above word...

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During the Asian session, the overall cryptocurrency market is showing a strong pullback, with Bitcoin crossing above a major resistance level of $16,750. Likewise, Ethereum, the second-leading cryptocurrency has shown a massive spike of 3% to $1,250.  Major cryptocurrencies were trading in the bull...

As the 2022 chapter closes, it’s time to turn our eyes to what’s coming in 2023. Here are some themes I’m seeing for Bitcoin in 2023. REGULATORY OVERREACH The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Travel Rule is forcing exchanges and bitcoin service providers to document and share ever-more informati...

Just Another Cycle Commodities are the lifeline to the global economy. We eat energy. Periods of strong demand often reveal strains in supply chains that lead to rapid price appreciation. Capital investment follows, with return expectations extrapolated from high prices and record margins. A downdra...

Crypto endured a major hangover year in 2022 after a 2020-21 boom during the central banks' Covid liquidity party. The emerging blockchain space was battered by central banks removing the punch bowl, harsh macroeconomic environment, bankruptcies, exchange blowups, stablecoin implosions, and even cri...

Bitcoin is under attack. It is increasingly seen as a “dirty currency.” Elon Musk’s Tesla, Wikipedia, Greenpeace and other organizations have stopped accepting BTC for their products or as a means to donate money. Musk, who is not only one of the richest but also one of the most controversial people...

Let me tell you a story about what happens when you, and others, leave your bitcoin on exchanges. You might be surprised to hear what that means for your holdings. It might sound a lot like your own. Let's call our character Bill. Bill has been cautiously watching bitcoin for years, hearing about it...

A major winter storm and arctic blast have claimed the lives of at least 37 deaths nationwide. Amid the sub-freezing temperatures across the Lower 48, crypto miners voluntarily cut or entirely shuttered operations to alleviate stress on struggling power grids. As a result, the Bitcoin mining hash ra...

The tech company led by Michael Saylor has increased its bitcoin holdings by 2,500 BTC despite selling bitcoin for the first time to generate a tax benefit. Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy bought 2,395 BTC for $42.8 million in cash between Nov. 1 and Dec. 21, 2022. It then sold 704 BTC at a loss on D...