The Fintech Times

APRIL 13, 2024

Every four years, the crypto world gears itself up for what has historically been a very exciting time in the industry: the Bitcoin (BTC) halving. For those outside of the crypto world, the Bitcoin halving may seem like a strange idea: why half how quickly you can get something when it is in such high demand? Miners now get 6.25

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 22, 2024

Technology The decentralised network connected through a network of computers or nodes underlies blockchain technology, synonymous with cryptocurrencies. Blockchain protocols are the guidelines or rulebooks that determine how a blockchain works. Web1 was read-only, Web2 is read-write, and Web3 will be read-write-own.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Bitcoin has been riding a bit of a rollercoaster in the past few weeks since hitting an all-time high of more than $4,800 per digital coin on Aug. To continue the rollercoaster analogy, the cryptocurrency’s value has been on a steep climb all year, and it stands to reason that bitcoin’s skyrocketing value must eventually slow and reverse.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

The platform now supports trading through eight pairs, including Ethereum, bitcoin, Tether, USD Coin, NEO, TrueUSD, Paxos Standard Token and KuCoin Shares. In other news, General Motors (GM) could be looking into a way to manage autonomous car data with blockchain, CoinDesk reported.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

One year after bitcoin topped $19,400, the popular cryptocurrency rallied on Monday (December 17) and broke through the $3,400 level, CNBC reported. The price of bitcoin was $3,500.69 On another note, ethereum has overtaken bitcoin cash when it comes to trading prices of the cryptocurrencies, Cryptovest reported. as of 9:06 p.m.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The market capitalization of bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, declined to under $100 billion for the first time since October of 2017 amid a steep sell-off in digital tokens Wednesday (November 14). According to a report in CNBC citing Coinmarketcap.com, the market cap of bitcoin was at $98,194,458,586 overnight.

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MARCH 31, 2017

This past week proved once again that it’s tough to be a bitcoin fan. In another blow to bitcoin legitimacy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has denied the second bitcoin-based ETF bid up for consideration in the month of March — the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Well, as long-term as bitcoin value can be.

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MAY 14, 2019

Bitcoin, that marquee name in cryptocurrency, has seen its price swell by roughly that 60 percent number through the last few weeks, to about $8,000. Bitcoin got a huge jump on Monday (May 13), up 25 percent on the day, though there was no news specific to the cryptocurrency. Or to make one wonder why. As that happens, miners get 12.5

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MARCH 7, 2018

Blockchain is now an official word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Of course, the FinTech industry doesn’t have to look it up, but the dictionary now defines blockchain as a technology that enables the keeping of records of financial transactions in a digital database as part of a publicly accessible network.

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MARCH 13, 2017

The blockchain has a problem — it is really, really backlogged. As bitcoin has gotten more popular, the number of people trying to use it has grown, and along with it the number of transactions on the good old blockchain technology that underpins bitcoin. or PayPal Holdings Inc.

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MARCH 3, 2017

Bitcoin’s market cap is currently well over $20 billion as value rose well over $200 in the past two weeks. At the time of writing, bitcoin was worth $1,270.86, up 3.32 As bitcoin rose, TechCrunch noted that the value of 1 BTC had actually surpassed the value of an ounce of gold — the go-to alternative asset.

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MAY 26, 2017

You’ve probably read a lot about bitcoin lately, as its value has been running a seemingly infinite victory lap this week and throughout 2017. But there’s more to bitcoin than stocks and price per coin. 182% | Increase in bitcoin value in 2017. 32| Countries where Coinbase, the world’s largest bitcoin company, has operations.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

News comes that a number of high-powered bastions of higher learning have banded together to bring cryptocurrencies to the mainstream, in a way that bitcoin seemingly cannot, eyeing scale and processing speed.

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JUNE 26, 2019

Some users of the Cash App, which is owned by payments company Square, can now deposit bitcoin, according to reports. Users could previously buy, sell and transfer bitcoin through the app, which is available on both Android and iOS, but now some users can deposit it as well. Square brought in about $65.5

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MAY 15, 2017

That means bitcoin. What Does Any of This Have To Do With Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a fascinating technology on the merits. Bitcoin uses math — and math equations that anyone can solve and see — to provide this cash-like feature. And why we might need to channel our inner Frances Kelsey to help get us there.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

The alternative crypto inspired by a dog meme now has a $2 billion market cap, as noted by Business Insider and other sources. Separately, Bloomberg reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission halted transactions in UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd., based in Hong Kong – whose shares were up 900 percent last year.

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MARCH 17, 2017

It has been another wild ride of a week for bitcoin in the wake of the SEC ruling. At the tail end of last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission ruled the proposed Winklevoss bitcoin ETF a no-go by nixing a proposed rule change that would have led to the fund being listed on the Bats BZX Exchange. The reason?

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MAY 13, 2016

Promoting bitcoin. Which is why Obama and his team probably aren’t enthusiastic about an op-ed for CNBC from a former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner suggesting that the White House should “heed the call” on bitcoin. Wait — blockchain is like the Internet? So, why digital currencies?

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The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In a move to offer accredited investors the ability to capitalise on Bitcoin’s long-term growth while ensuring capital preservation, the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has launched a new Bitcoin-linked investment product, developed in partnership with digital asset financial services firm ARP Digital.

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MARCH 24, 2017

Bitcoin prices suffered further losses this past week. As the reality of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejection sunk in, concern among investors has grown amid signs of an impending hard fork — a “great schism” of bitcoin, if you will. At the time of writing, one bitcoin was worth $1,039.93, up 0.24

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APRIL 28, 2017

In the last few weeks, three separate bitcoin exchanges have reported a halt on processing transactions in dollars — the result of global banks pulling out of high-risk areas. Global banks have long been wary of even indirect interactions with bitcoin exchanges — particularly in the case they could be held liable if something goes wrong.

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MAY 10, 2016

While plenty of government officials aren’t ready to jump to support bitcoin as a legitimate payment option, there is one small town in Switzerland that has caught the bitcoin bug. It will, however, place a cap on bitcoin payments at 200 francs (around $206) and can be used for public utility payments.

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MARCH 10, 2017

“What goes up must come down” is, unfortunately, the most appropriate proverb to open this week’s bitcoin tracker. It all started when the price of bitcoin dropped by some $70 on Tuesday (March 7) for no readily apparent reason. Bitcoin would appear to recover, then sink further.

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JULY 20, 2017

According to a report , not only did the cryptocurrency that competes against bitcoin have its biggest percent gain during the past 24 hours, but it also had double the volume of bitcoin. At its peak the market cap of Ethereum was $35 billion and was $3 billion away from surpassing bitcoin.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Think of Ethereum as bitcoin’s multi-talented, more versatile younger sibling. Bitcoin was built using a tech called blockchain to create a global, distributed ledger of transactions. What is blockchain technology? Become an expert on blockchain in this live briefing. But bitcoin is limited in what it can do.

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MAY 12, 2017

Bitcoin’s growing just about as fast as we can write about it — as are a number of other cryptocurrencies, for that matter. It only took just over one day for the bitcoin price to break the record it set earlier this week. On Thursday (May 11) of this week, bitcoin saw values break above $1,800 for the first time in history.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

RSK, a subsidiary of IOVLabs, is self-described as the “first open-source, smart contract platform secured by the bitcoin network.”. The RIF token, which was introduced in November of last year, has a market cap of $46 million. The partnership will encourage Taringa users to share content and receive cryptocurrency rewards in return.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

12) that bitcoin has entered the “mania” phase, with some people taking out mortgages just to purchase the cryptocurrency. In an interview with CNBC , Borg said that bitcoin shares are on the “mania curve” and that there has to be a leveling off at some point. Gold is scarce; bitcoin is actually fixed,” he said.

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JUNE 27, 2019

Bitcoin value dropped dramatically to below $11,000 on Thursday (June 27), after an 18-month high of almost $14,000 earlier this week, marking a 16 percent dip, according to a report by Reuters. . Bitcoin has gained 260 percent since April but didn’t quite hit its previous all-time high of $20,000 in December of 2017. .

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Ikajo

JANUARY 22, 2022

Why should sellers look for bitcoin payment gateways? Cryptocurrencies, along with bitcoin, functionalize too long to ignore them. Statista shares that bitcoin’s market capitalization formed 53% of the total cryptocurrencies’ market cap in 2019. It’s by searching for the bitcoin merchant services.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

Coverage includes New York lawmakers seeking to put a cap on ridesharing services, states working to embrace blockchain , Hawaii saving money by converting some functions to digital, new data from the Federal Reserve and Starbucks clearing up the confusion over cryptocurrency. City Council Weighs In On Ridesharing Debate With Cap.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 16, 2024

” Blockchain driving growth Glendy Kam, chief product officer at Tassat Group The past year has been all about blockchain technology according to Glendy Kam , chief product officer at Tassat Group , a blockchain-based solution provider. “The biggest digital asset innovations in the past year have been twofold. .

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The other two marquee names in the space, bitcoin and Ethereum are off at a respective 2.7 All told, about $9 billion has been wiped off XRP’s market cap in the last few sessions. Consider the fact that Stellar bought blockchain startup Chain in a cash deal, a transaction that has created Interstellar. As of today (Sept.

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MARCH 16, 2018

The blockchain startup, which describes itself as a supply chain automated distributed autonomous organization (DAO) is gearing up for an ICO slated to begin in July of this year. Those smart contracts based on Ethereum blockchain , said the executive, can be used to satisfy and settle payment terms, liens and to ascertain invoice status.

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MAY 5, 2017

Bitcoin’s value keeps breaking through ceilings again and again. Wednesday night into Thursday morning, trading saw bitcoin fly by another milestone: $1,500. Wednesday night into Thursday morning, trading saw bitcoin fly by another milestone: $1,500. The digital currency’s market cap sat at just over $25.4

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MARCH 28, 2018

Bitcoin fell below the $8,000 level on Tuesday (March 27), CCN reported – and the cryptocurrency market as a whole could fall below a market cap of $300 million. Bitcoin was trading at $7,770.44 The firm said that the funds would go toward growing the company’s blockchain platform and its development team.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

The use of Bitcoin as a form of payment has been banned in Vietnam , according to Monday (Oct. The country’s state bank ruled that all cryptocurrency, not just Bitcoin, was an invalid form of payment. Despite bans in various countries, the price of Bitcoin reached $6,300 today (Oct. 30) ZDNet reports.

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