The city of Williston of North Dakota has officially started accepting cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin for utility payments via BitPay. A city in North Dakota is joining the cryptocurrency adoption race in the United States by starting to accept crypto payments. Hercules Cummings, finance director for the City of Williston, announced Thursday that the city administration…
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An increasing number of high-profile celebrities have continued to adopt the “laser eye” meme on Twitter in recent months. Beams of light flashing out of a person’s eyes are not an uncommon sight in the world of comic books and superhero movies. In recent months, however, these so-called “laser eyes” have been making the news,…
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Blockchain companies are seeking out women-led teams for funding rounds to help close the financial gender gap, but will this suffice? While it’s encouraging to see that the number of female crypto investors is on the rise, women participation within the blockchain technology sector remains low. This was recently confirmed in a report from the…
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The firm added Bitcoin was “definitely on the table” as consideration for a treasury reserve asset. Palantir, a $30-billion Colorado-based data analytics company founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, now accepts Bitcoin from clients as a form of payment. According to a CNBC report on Tuesday, Palantir said during its earnings call for the first quarter…
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The GOAT’s Twitter profile picture now shows him with laser eyes. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, arguably one of the most talented American football players of all time, has hinted that he’s a Bitcoiner. On Monday, Brady changed his Twitter profile picture to one with laser eyes, potentially implying to his 1.9 million followers…
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Declaring BTC a store of value — e.g., gold 2.0 — but not a medium of exchange, defies logic. It must first have a use case. In an August 2020 paper “Is bitcoin money?” Peter Hazlett and William Luther wrote that there exists only “a small corner of the internet where transactions are routinely conducted…
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The New York Digital Investment Group, or NYDIG, tapped Jon Dalby as its new CFO. Departing his position as the chief financial officer of Bridgewater Associates, John Dalby will assume the post of chief financial officer for Bitcoin-focused tech and finance company NYDIG. “The NYDIG team and I are extremely excited to welcome John,” NYDIG…
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As experts pinpoint various groups as Dogecoin’s vanguard, the coin’s potential base seems to be a wide coalition. In recent weeks, it has been hard to get through a day without running into a headline, or 50, referencing Dogecoin (DOGE). The meme cryptocurrency has seen its price appreciate exponentially on the heels of a series…
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A new public-private partnership between the Fantom Foundation and the Tajik Ministry of Industry of New Technologies will see the two roll out a range of blockchain-based solutions across nationwide IT infrastructure. President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon is pursuing an ambitious integration of blockchain technology into his government’s ongoing modernization drive. According to an announcement from…
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The company will soon accept BTC payments for insurance premiums as part of a broader embrace of digital assets. Metromile Inc., a digital insurer headquartered in San Francisco, is making Bitcoin (BTC) a core part of its business operations, offering further evidence of the growing mainstream adoption of digital assets. The company announced Thursday that…
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