Bitcoin
Bitcoin Could Become Legal Tender in El Salvador
Avik Roy, the president of Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity and Forbes Policy Editor, joins “All About Bitcoin” to explain why he thinks the U.S. cannot deny bitcoin as a currency once El Salvador establishes it as legal tender.
A Flood of BTC Moving Off Exchanges Since El Salvador President Bukele’s Announcement
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's goal to make bitcoin legal tender is lifting sentiment around bitcoin. Since his announcement, a flood of BTC has been moving off exchanges at the highest rate since last November. Is that a sign of a bullish trend? “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.
Is Bitcoin Still In a Bull Market?
A flood of bitcoin has been moving off exchanges since El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced the nation is looking to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Still, the crypto markets remain slightly changed, and the price of bitcoin has yet to rise past $40K. CrossTower Research Analyst Martin Gaspar discusses the short-term trend for BTC.
BlockFi’s Botched Promo Payouts Continued into April, Adding More Confusion for Users
Crypto lender BlockFi made headlines earlier this year as it reportedly tried to reverse the excessive amounts of bitcoin sent by mistake to user accounts during a bitcoin promo. The fallout continued into April, adding more confusion for users. “The Hash” team discusses why the continued fallout from this error might be a bigger deal than it seems.
Trump: Bitcoin Is A ‘Scam’
Former President Donald Trump said Monday bitcoin seems like a “scam” and that it threatens the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency during an interview with Fox Business’ Stuart Varney. “The Hash” panel discusses Trump’s claim.
President of El Salvador Says He’s Submitting Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
Milestone in monetary history? El Salvador is looking to be the world’s first sovereign nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, says El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. “The Hash” team unpacks Bukele’s announcement, raising questions of whether or not bitcoin can be a valuable financial tool under authoritarian regimes.
The First SEC-Registered Crypto Robo-Advisor Makara Launches Mobile App
Makara CEO and co-founder Jesse Proudman joins "First Mover" to discuss the new mobile app with a waitlist of over 20,000 people. The new app offers six thematic baskets of assets specifically weighted to bitcoin, ethereum and decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens.
Bitcoin Price Remains Flat?
The crypto markets were quiet early Monday, and BTC trading volume remained low. We hear from Nischal Shetty, of Indian crypto exchange WazirX, on his analysis and outlook.
Is Elon Musk Breaking Up With Bitcoin?
Elon Musk's Twitter presence is pouring cold water over the crypto markets, again. Musk tweeted a meme of a couple breaking up and included a broken heart emoji and #Bitcoin, prompting many to speculate Musk is breaking up with bitcoin. The markets plunged in response. "All About Bitcoin's" host Christine Lee breaks down the data in the Chart of the Day.
Hong Kong’s Bitcoin Meetup Ahead of Bitcoin 2021; Banksy Work Offered for Crypto
Hong Kong holds a Bitcoin gathering ahead of Bitcoin Conference 2021 in Miami. State-backed Copyright Society of China launches new blockchain service. Auction house accepts ETH and BTC for physical Banksy art piece. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of The Daily Forkast, June 4.