Bitcoin

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US feds seized $1 billion worth Bitcoin of Silk Road

* US department of justice confiscated Bitcoins worth $1 billion through Silk Road and filed a civil forfeiture case in the court * DOJ called it the largest seizure of cryptocurrency in the history of the agency * Elliptic in its blog informed that 70,000 Bitcoin worth $350,000 were moved out

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3 Min
By: Shivangi Saxena

PayPal brings cryptocurrency to mainstream users

PayPal will allow users to buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrency on their accounts. No service fees for trading. cryptocurrency through December 31, 2020. Working with Central Banks. PayPal announced the feature a year after pulling out of Facebook's Libra project.

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2 Min
By: Shivangi Saxena

Stone Ridge invested over $100M in Bitcoin as Primary Treasure Reserve

Stone Ridge recently announced that it has purchased more than 10, 000 BTC worth over $100 million as part of its primary treasure reserve strategy. As reported [https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2020/10/13/stone-ridge-reveals-115-million-bitcoin-investment-as-part-of-billion-dollar-spin-off/#6822e2c49850] , Company’s subsidiary New York Digital Investment Group [https://nydig.com/] (NYDIG)

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2 Min
By: Shivangi Saxena

Bitcoin Options See Volumes Explode as Coronavirus Fear Perpetuate

Bitcoin options are experience heavy volume as traders bet that prices could continue to sell off. One of the benefits of trading options as opposed to futures contracts or CFDs is that if you purchase options your loss is limited to the premium you pay for the option. According to

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3 Min
By: EtherWorld

What To Consider When Trading Bitcoin

People choose to trade in bitcoin [https://etherworld.co/2017/08/02/all-about-bitcoin-for-beginners/] for different reasons. While some people choose to trade bitcoin because it's one of the simplest forms of investments, others choose to take this direction because bitcoin trading offers the availability of several lucrative alternatives.

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4 Min
By: EtherWorld

Reasons Why Bitcoins Are Still Going To Be Popular in The Future

People are going crazy about Bitcoin [https://etherworld.co/2017/08/02/all-about-bitcoin-for-beginners/] and other cryptocurrencies primarily when their prices have suddenly increased this year. Despite its downward movement last year, Bitcoin has gained a high price increase that made hundreds earn more than a hundred percent. Because of Bitcoin&

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5 Min
By: EtherWorld

When Did Bitcoin Really Become So Popular?

Although Bitcoin [https://etherworld.co/2017/08/02/all-about-bitcoin-for-beginners/] has been around for a while, it was only recently that the term and concept became known to the mainstream public. Initially, the cryptocurrency [https://etherworld.co/2017/07/20/a-beginners-guide-for-cryptocurrency/] piqued the interest of the niche fintech industry. Its decentralized

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5 Min
By: EtherWorld

How Has Bitcoin Revolutionized The World

Over the years, Bitcoin [https://etherworld.co/2017/08/02/all-about-bitcoin-for-beginners/] has been gaining a reputation across the globe. Besides, it’s the world’s largest and best-performing cryptocurrency [https://etherworld.co/2017/07/20/a-beginners-guide-for-cryptocurrency/] in the financial community. Along with blockchain, Bitcoin is becoming an alternative payment method

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5 Min
By: EtherWorld

The State of Bitcoin Acceptance in 2019

Digital currencies will one day become as ubiquitous as credit and debit cards, but we cannot say with certainty that Bitcoin will be a brand name such as Visa and MasterCard.

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4 Min
By: EtherWorld

Bitcoin - A journey from white paper to $100 billion industry in 10 years

According to the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research, in the year 2008 world's economy was experiencing the biggest recession. The Great Recession, as they say; officially bursted of an 8 trillion dollar housing bubble. Stock market crash, bankruptcy filing by big financial institutions.... This was the

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4 Min
By: Pooja Ranjan

What's the Relationship Between Gold And Bitcoin?

The emergence of Bitcoin introduced digital assets as an opportunity for investors to diversify their portfolio. On the other hand, gold is and it always has been a way to secure an investment. Bitcoin price is significantly higher than gold, which might prove to be interesting enough to invest.

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4 Min
By: David Wiliam Webb

How blockchain can cause major paradigm shift for small businesses and start-ups

According to Statista, the blockchain technology is now mainstream; and, is expected to grow to a market size of $2312.5 million by the year 2021. Blockchain technology impacts each and every industry, each and every business. However, its potential was firstly recognised by BFSI sector. Gradually, it is gaining

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5 Min
By: EtherWorld

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