Litecoin price achieves $400 amid an overall crypto market boom. Litecoin (LTC) has broken the $400 mark, reaching a new all-time high price of $414 on Bitstamp on Monday. The problem with buying Litecoin is that it has become too expensive in a very little period. The world’s 10th-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is worth…
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Mercado Libre’s move to accept cryptocurrency payments for real estate could usher in a new way of crypto mass adoption in South America. On April 28, MercadoLibre (MELI), the largest Latin American online marketplace, launched a real estate section dedicated to cryptocurrencies. Although the company does not settle property transactions directly, it legitimizes the category…
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Bitcoin is likely a topic of conversation among the treasury department of many U.S. companies amid rising inflation. No fewer than 47 companies have cited the term “inflation” in their earnings calls for Q1 2021. According to a report by financial market data provider FactSet on Monday, the figure represents the highest number of companies…
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After a blanket ban on crypto, Bitcoin is now a talking point for Turkey’s politicians. Shortly after a Friday morning “diktat” from Turkey’s freshly-appointed central bank governor that effectively banned any and all use of cryptocurrency in the country, Bitcoin (BTC) now appears caught in a partisan dustup as a Turkish opposition party leader has…
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Bitcoin is approaching all-time highs versus gold. The digital currency broke above $59,000 on Tuesday while gold languished below $1,700. As the Bitcoin (BTC) price edges closer to $59,000, its value relative to gold is approaching new all-time highs, possibly hinting at the emergence of a new preferred store of value. Measured against gold, Bitcoin’s…
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Soros Fund Management’s CIO said that Bitcoin is no longer out on the fringes, thanks to the debasement of the U.S. dollar over the past year. Soros Fund Management chief information officer Dawn Fitzpatrick said Bitcoin (BTC) may once have been considered a fringe asset, but the inflation of the United States dollar has changed…
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Critics of the digital currency have visions of the future every bit as silly as maximalists’. Not everyone is excited about hyperbitcoinization. According to a popular copy/paste meme, Bitcoin holders are set to become a neo-aristocracy as Bitcoin becomes the dominant world currency: Only $BTC holders will be permitted to the upper echelons of society.…
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U.K.-based crypto firm BCB Group is looking to provide corporations with a way to put Bitcoin on their balance sheet by launching a dedicated treasury. BCB Group, a global digital financial services firm, is planning to help corporations navigate cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) by launching a dedicated service. According to a Feb. 19 announcement, BCB…
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The president’s refusal to budge on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill will have knock-on effects for Bitcoin, as the money printers look set for action once more. United States President Joe Biden has rejected a Republican proposal for a COVID-19 relief bill that would have seen $618 billion allocated to struggling American households and…
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Blockchain proponents claim that agricultural asset-backed tokens would make it easier for farmers in Argentina to attract investment and access liquidity amid a nationwide economic crisis. Argentina’s brittle economy — stricken by endemic problems that have only worsened amid the COVID-19 pandemic — has sparked rising unrest in the country’s agricultural sector. Earlier this month, representatives…
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