Bitcoin price will rise to $ 115,000 by August 2021, Dan Morehead, CEO of cryptocurrency hedge fund Pantera Capital, confirmed his forecast. Blockworks reported.
According to him, the first cryptocurrency spent three years well below its long-term growth line and is still not overvalued.
“Six months ago, Bitcoin’s market cap was the same as L’Oreal Cosmetics. It has now overtaken…
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said his country is not aiming to become the world’s first issuer of a national digital currency (CBDC). Speaking at an online conference hosted by Princeton University, Powell noted that the United States is in a privileged…
Japan's financial regulator does not consider XRP as a security
January 14, 2021
The Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) treats XRP as a cryptocurrency, not a security. The regulator first outlined the legal status of the token in a letter to The Block.
“The FSA regards XRP as a cryptocurrency based on the definitions of the Japan Payment…
Grayscale Investments bought another 2,172 BTC
January 14, 2021
Digital asset management company Grayscale Investments immediately started buying Bitcoin after reopening trusts for third-party investors. According to statistics from Bybt.com, after restarting on Wednesday, the GBTC Bitcoin Trust acquired 2,172 BTC. As a result, the number of bitcoins at the company’s disposal increased to 608,810.
“We’ve seen a significant acceleration in…
Ledger reveals new details of data breach and pledges 10 BTC for information about the hacker
January 14, 2021
Ledger, a French hardware wallet company, reported that an additional 20,000 customers were compromised by a leaked user database. This brings the total number of victims of the leak to 292,000. The company updated its data privacy policy to “minimize potential damage in…
Bitcoin price rises above $ 40,000
January 14, 2021
Bitcoin continued its rally this Thursday and was back above $ 40,000 after falling to $ 30,000 earlier in the week. Over the past day, the growth is 15%. To renew the highs, bitcoin must rise another 5.8% from the current levels.
Today, bitcoin outperforms most altcoins…
Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Financial Market Committee, believes that the digital ruble will be an attractive tool. The deputy expressed his position during a speech at the Gaidar Forum. According to the parliamentarian, the crypto-ruble will have a whole set of functionalities. It is this factor that will stimulate companies and banks to purchase an innovative tool. As a reminder…
A major update to Bitcoin Core 0.21.0 has been released. What's new?
January 14, 2021
This Thursday, another major release of the main Bitcoin software, launched by Satoshi Nakamoto 12 years ago, took place. Bitcoin Core 0.21.0 was prepared for six months with the participation of more than 100 developers. Below is an overview of the improvements and…
Descriptor wallets, Tor V3 and Schnorr / Taproot
January 14, 2021
On Thursday, January 14th, Bitcoin Core 0.21.0, a major bitcoin client update launched by Satoshi Nakamoto 12 years ago, was released. About a hundred programmers have been working on the update for over six months under the guidance of the lead Bitcoin Core developer…
Analysts assessed the near future prospects of bitcoin
January 14, 2021
Over the past day, bitcoin has risen in price by 14% to $ 39.5 thousand. The cryptocurrency has partially won back the fall that happened over the weekend. On January 9-11, the price of BTC dropped from $ 42 thousand below $ 31 thousand. Since then, the growth has been 22%, writes RBC Crypto.
The correction may not be over yet, and the market may experience several more rounds of less deep falls…