From the Front Page - 4 Minute Crypto
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4 Minute Crypto - Opera Becomes First Major Browser to Enable Direct Bitcoin Payments
October 23rd, 2019 by
BTCMedia The web browser Opera announced that there 350 million users can now send and receive Bitcoin directly from the Opera browser, as well as use the crypto for purchasing goods and services on e-commerce websites. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Bitcoin's Lifespan Has Already Reached 40% of An Average Fiat Currency
October 21st, 2019 by BTCMedia As Bitcoin statistician and commentator Willy Woo noted, Bitcoin has been around 40% as long as the average government issued currency. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Bitcoin Made Busting A Dark Child Porn Ring Easy
October 18th, 2019 by BTCMedia This week the US Department of Justice announced the seizure of a dark web platform for child pornography called Welcome to Video. The site included a message warning users not to upload adult porn and charged users as much as $350 in Bitcoin. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Will The New Dot Crypto Domains Replace Crypto Wallet Addresses
October 14th, 2019 by BTCMedia Unstoppable Domains has launched its new dot crypto domain registry on the Ethereum blockchain. According to a press release published on October 11th, The registry allows users to connect any crypto address to their domain, enabling payments to be made using just the domain name. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Who Are The Biggest Bitcoin HODLers?
October 10th, 2019 by BTCMedia It probably won't come as a big surprise that Crypto exchanges are the biggest Bitcoin HODLers. 6.7% of the current circulation of Bitcoin is held on exchange wallets, and that is valued around 9.8 billion dollars. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Coinbase Pro Hikes Fees By Up To 233%
October 7th, 2019 by BTCMedia Bitcoin exchange Coinbase has announced it will introduce new fees which will more than double usage costs for some low volume traders. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - John McAfee Says Bitcoin’s Scarcity Will Trigger It to Hit $1M
October 4th, 2019 by BTCMedia During a Forbes interview, McAfee argued that the main trigger for Bitcoin’s surging price will be its scarcity. Bitcoin’s supply is limited to twenty-One million coins, and a significant proportion of that has apparently been lost forever. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Pomp Says He Would Tokenize The US Dollar
September 30th, 2019 by BTCMedia During an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box Morgan Creek Digital's co-founder Anthony Pompliano was asked how will Bitcoin retain its property as a store of value when national currencies all become digital. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - ShapeShift Finally Gets rid of its Account Requirement
September 28th, 2019 by BTCMedia Despite providing a valuable service, many people took exception to Shape Shift enforcing Know Your Customer and Anti Money Laundering requirements, but it looks like that will be reversed in the near future. The question being asked by some industry observers now is; are the repo agreements and Bitcoin price action related? Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Is Bakkt A Big Boost For Bitcoin or Will It Flop?
September 23rd, 2019 by BTCMedia The long-awaited Bakkt physically-settled bitcoin futures trading platform is here. Its launch has been heralded by many as bullish for Bitcoin as it will enable institutional investors to dabble in the markets. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - 7-Eleven Stores In the Philippines Now Sell Bitcoin
September 20th, 2019 by BTCMedia Crypto investment app Abra will stat selling Bitcoin for cash in all 7-Eleven stores across the Philippines. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Will Trump Ban Bitcoin When It Reaches $100,000?
September 16th, 2019 by BTCMedia Tom Lee vented concerns about lawmakers’ power to wipe out entire markets overnight. Lee noted previous negative comments about crypto by President Trump and his administration. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - 79% of Bitcoin Addresses Are Showing A Profit, Will They Sell?
September 13th, 2019 by BTCMedia Year to date, Bitcoin has gained some 200%, rallying from around $3,500 to $10,000. While bitcoin whales have undoubtedly benefited from this, data suggests that a good majority of Bitcoin users are also profitable. The survey found that more than two-thirds of U.S. based investors are afraid of a recession, and would consider converting part of their stock portfolios to safer investments or hedge with crypto assets, commodities or real estate. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Trump’s Trade War May Be Driving Chinese Investors to Bitcoin
September 9th, 2019 by BTCMedia As the Chinese Yuan falls in value due to factors like the ongoing trade war with the United States, there are signs that locals are increasingly moving funds into Bitcoin. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Bitcoin Treasure Hunt Is Coming to College Campuses
September 6th, 2019 by BTCMedia Satoshi’s Treasure is a scavenger hunt for one million dollars worth of bitcoin, and it is coming to nearly two dozen college campuses this fall. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Bakkt Warehouse Opens ON September Sixth
September 4th, 2019 by BTCMedia The Bakkt market operator announced on September the sixth, that their Warehouse will begin offering secure storage of customer's bitcoins to prepare for the launch of the Bakkt Bitcoin Daily and Monthly Futures when they launch on September the twenty third. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto: I Need A Little Help From My Friends
August 30th, 2019 by BTCMedia Last week I was at the BitBlockBoom Bitcoin Conference in Dallas, Texas, which was a blast. While there I met quite a few people that told me they love the show but wish I would produce new episodes more often. You can imagine my reaction since I already produce a new episode every weekday. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Bitcoin Broke Up With Roger Ver
August 26th, 2019 by BTCMedia In a seemingly random turn of events the twitter account @Bitcoin suddenly began promoting Bitcoin with its Twitter handle. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - The Launch Of Bakkt Is a Blessing For Bitcoin Holders
August 19th, 2019 by
DSholla After months of procrastination, the new crypto trading platform launched by the Intercontinental Exchange which is better known as ICE has finally been given the green light. Read More -
4 Minute Crypto - Tone Vays Says SEC Is Bringing Thor’s Hammer Against Ripple
August 16th, 2019 by DSholla Ripple, which notionally controls the token known as XRP, is currently being taken to court by Bradley Sostack, who claims the company engaged in selling unregistered securities. Read More
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