Ben Bernanke didn't have nice things to say
about bitcoin on Monday, and dismissed any notion that blockchain currency could rival government - controlled fiat money.
Vitalik Buterin, the co-creator of Ethereum, took apart a Deconomy talk
about Bitcoin on Twitter.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the largest independent regulator in the US, issued an investor alert
about bitcoin on 11th March, calling the digital currency «more than a bit risky» as part of a new warning to consumers and investors.
First, some background on me: I first used bitcoin in 2011 and have been writing
about bitcoin on a full - time basis since early 2014.
Being both of these, Bitcoin hit my radar almost immediately when Satoshi posted his original white paper
about Bitcoin on October 31 2008, and subsequently the first version of the Bitcoin client software on January 08 2009, to the Cryptography email list.
Besides talking
about Bitcoin on the news and at conference, he also invested in numerous Bitcoin companies through his Bitcoin Opportunity Fund.
Not exact matches
So by making roughly $ 2,555 a year through mining (at the current price of
bitcoin), I'm
on track to pay off the extra parts I bought for mining in
about 230 days.
You can read more
about the crypto boom in Fortune's January cover story
on Bitcoin's rise.
In January 2009, Wilcox became perhaps the first person ever to blog
about Bitcoin in a post titled «Decentralized Money»
on his personal blog, Zooko's Hack Log.
The author of «The
Bitcoin Big Bang — How Alternative Currencies are
About to Change the World» breaks down the basics of how digital currencies work and explains how investors can get in
on the action.
How concerned are you
about the fact that your margin requirements are going to be in cash versus like
on the BitMEX exchange people are holding their their margins in
bitcoin.
«One of the things that really drew me to the cryptocurrency ecosystem early
on in 2012, 2013, when I started getting involved in
Bitcoin, was the fact that it was a true intellectual meritocracy,» Demirors says
on the latest episode of «Balancing the Ledger,» Fortune's show
about the intersection of finance and technology.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has been vocal
about bitcoin's ability to aid criminals, telling CNBC in Davos in January his main focus
on cryptocurrencies is «to make sure that they're not used for illicit activities.»
Though the committee didn't offer details
on how the banking industry might incorporate
bitcoin into its business, it was optimistic
about the currency's potential effect
on the economy:
Mt. Gox's bankruptcy trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, disclosed
on Wednesday in Tokyo that he sold
about $ 400 million of
Bitcoin and
Bitcoin Cash since late September, part of the hoard left behind when the exchange collapsed four years ago.
By contrast, you'd pay the lower capital gains rate of
about 15 percent to 20 percent
on transactions for
Bitcoin held as an investment, for example if you obtained it
on an exchange.
But this brought out the final question of the day,
about whether the block chain, not
Bitcoin, will have the biggest impact
on financial services.
Even if doubts
about their reputation makes
bitcoin devotees cautious, the twins are betting
on the rising price of the currency.
Based
on back of the envelope calculations and estimates from Fundstrat,
Bitcoin valuation could shed another $ 37 billion in the near future, falling to
about $ 99 billion in market capitalization.
However, when
Bitcoin suddenly shot up
on Thursday, the online chatter was mostly
about the White House's military threats against Russia in Syria, its sanctions
on Russia and its tariffs
on China, with people speculating that Russians and Chinese might be buying into
Bitcoin to quietly get their money out of those countries.
With news of Google banning cryptocurrency - related ads and the International Monetary Fund advising increased regulation
on the asset, the price of
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple continued their slide Thursday, wiping out
about $ 499.2 billion of the market value of over 1,500 cryptocurrencies since their collective all - time high in early January.
On Wednesday, Paul posted answers to a pair of questions about his positions on marijuana and Bitcoi
On Wednesday, Paul posted answers to a pair of questions
about his positions
on marijuana and Bitcoi
on marijuana and
Bitcoin.
Eugene Rubinchuk, a vice president and part owner at the dealership, which sells used cars with prices ranging from under $ 15,000 to an $ 89,000 Bentley, says he saw posts
about extravagant cars like Lamborghinis bought with
bitcoin on Facebook.
Back then, the
bitcoin stash would've gone for
about $ 400,000, but with today's rate, the rapper would've been sitting
on nearly $ 8 million.
«I'm very excited
about Ethereum,» says Chris Dixon, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley that got into the
Bitcoin game early
on.
A
Bitcoin that was shown during a segment
on Bloomberg TV was immediately stolen by an observant Reddit user, providing the host and his audience with a valuable lesson
about security and digital curr...
«We also have the threat and lack of clarity
about regulations which is also weighing
on the entire cryptoasset space, not just
bitcoin,» Tatar said, adding that any break below $ 8,000 «will be disconcerting.»
Bitcoin went
on to enjoy a huge run - up; as a point of comparison, in an unrelated auction this January, the marshals sold off 3,813
Bitcoins and netted $ 45 million — or
about $ 11,800 per coin.
The JPMorgan Chase CEO had gone
on a tirade
about a certain well - known cryptocurrency — people who purchase
Bitcoin are «stupid,» Dimon said at an industry conference, and governments will one day «crush» the stuff — and Ludwin was aghast.
If you're still sketched out
about doing business in
Bitcoin — or you got cold feet
on the heels of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent advisory warning
on the topic — White recommends you reconsider.
Yes, you should report these gains
on your tax return, but strictly speaking the government might not have a way of ever knowing
about them, unless the bank account you used to purchase
bitcoins gets audited.
The biggest reason is blockchain technology — the underlying technology that makes
Bitcoin work —
about which Forde recently spoke to my colleague Will Yakowicz
on the Inc Uncensored Podcast.
But I'm not going to talk
about bitcoin anymore,» said Dimon in response to a question during the bank's third - quarter earnings call with media
on Thursday.
Mnuchin remarked
on the process during an appearance at The Economic Club in Washington, D.C. after being asked
about the topic of
bitcoin.
So boasted a post this week
on the largest Reddit forum
about bitcoin, touting the group's substantial growth recently.
As
Bitcoin's price went
on a wild roller coaster ride in recent months, we joked
about getting back in.
We are periodically providing information
about the most profitable
Bitcoin cloud mining services based
on our real contracts with the providers seen in the table above.
While it's still a far way off from the record high price of $ 20,089 set
on Dec. 17, 2017, the price of
bitcoin has risen
about 36 % in the past five days.
That was
on full display the weekend of March 17, as
Bitcoin shed
about a fifth of its value (dropping below $ 950 at one point, before bouncing back to
about $ 1,050
on Monday) as an increasingly bitter split in the developer community behind
Bitcoin threatened to split it into two competing currencies.
Go back to mid-January, when
Bitcoin was worth
about $ 800, and that's a 2,000 percent return
on investment.
Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin broadly addressed the government's interest in monitoring
bitcoin transactions, worrying
about the prevalence of cryptocurrency usage
on the dark web.
Then,
on December 1, 2017, the CFTC released a statement
about its due diligence and market oversight after CBOE, CME, and Cantor self - certified new contracts for
bitcoin futures products.
Also, if you have an interest in
Bitcoin, Litecoin or any of the other crypto currencies then you might enjoy learning more
about the cryptography they're based
on.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. regulators may ask Congress to pass legislation to improve oversight of virtual currencies like
bitcoin amid concerns
about the risks posed by the emerging asset class, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission said
on Tuesday.
Bitcoin cash surged up by more than a 100 percent
on Saturday to a high of
about $ 2,800, before it crashed back to
about $ 1,360 in one of the greatest «pump & dump» situations seen in a long time.
On OKCoin,
bitcoin fares only slightly better at
about $ 3,060.
But it presents a double bind:
bitcoin is pseudonymous, allowing folks to buy meth with a degree of privacy, but it's also set up so that every transaction is traceable
on a public ledger called the blockchain — not exactly ideal if you never, ever, ever want anybody finding out
about your online habit.
Consequently, r / MtGox is focused
on discussion
about Bitcoin trading.
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At the same time, there are fresh concerns
about the security of
bitcoin and other virtual currencies after NiceHash, a company that mines
bitcoins on behalf of customers, said it is investigating a breach that may have resulted in the theft of
about $ 70 million worth of
bitcoin.