Bitcoin is down 8.5% since the start of the year, according to data from CoinMarketCap and has lost nearly 40% of its value since its November high. The market capitalization of the grandfather of the cryptocurrency world represents around 40% of the total cash invested in digital currencies and is by far the largest and […]
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Bitcoin price rose to US $ 39,000 after the FED decided to maintain interest rates
The United States Federal Reserve (Fed) postponed, this Wednesday, January 26, the increase in interest rates in that country. The announcement will be made in March, as a measure with which they plan to reduce inflation, which in December closed at its highest level in almost 40 years. In a statement, the Federal Open Market […]
Bitcoin will compete with gold as a “store of value,” according to Goldman Sachs
Zach Pandl, analyst at Goldman Sachs, assured that bitcoin could compete with gold as a store of value, if the cryptocurrency continues with its listing streak throughout 2022. In a scenario where digital assets are more widely adopted, Goldman Sachs found that, compared to the nearly $ 2.6 trillion of gold held as an investment, […]
Bitcoin: only 0.01% of users control almost 30% of the cryptocurrency
Concentration of wealth. Only 0.01% of users who own bitcoins control 27% of the offer, a statistic very similar to that of the traditional dollar, which occupies 30% of the total wealth of that country in 1% of the US population. , according to a report collected by The Wall Street Journal. For the report, […]
Elektra stores will accept bitcoin, according to billionaire owner Ricardo Salinas
Updated on 12/17/2021 01:48 am Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas will begin accepting bitcoin as payment at his Elektra stores, he announced Thursday in a tweet. The move comes even as the central bank has repeatedly said that cryptocurrencies are not considered legal tender in the country and cannot be used to buy or sell goods. […]
Bot, bitcoin and transgender, new words in the RAE dictionary
Updated on 12/16/2021 11:46 am Cryptocurrency, webinar, cisgender, or quinoa. The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) presented this Thursday the update of its dictionary, which also added words related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as masks or swabs. “In this new edition of the work, 3,836 modifications have been carried out, both additions to articles and […]
Climate, art, football and others: the year 2021 in ten records
From the CO2 emissions to the goals of Messi and Ronaldo, through contemporary art auctions and gigantic aerial evacuations, the AFP offers a summary of the year 2021 in ten records. CO2 from fires The fires raged during the boreal summer, especially in North America, causing record global CO2 emissions in July (1,258 megatons) and […]
Texas, after blackouts, seeks to be the capital of cryptocurrencies
Updated on 11/22/2021 02:09 am Texas, which now houses the most vulnerable electricity grid in USA, it would be on the verge of being affected by an increase in electricity demand that would be twice that of Austin. Due to its low energy rates and economic liberalism an army of cryptocurrency miners plans to head […]
The Economist: Not even bitcoin escapes the control of this communist regime
Saily in yellow is an entrepreneur in a system that discourages diversity. In Havana he runs a boutique hotel, a cafeteria and a coworking space. He also teaches people about social media on Slyk, a website that has taken off in Cuba. Slyk gives you an online presence without having to create a website. Even […]
Cryptocurrencies: five tips to make an investment safely
The transactions in cryptocurrencies grew by more than 600% in the last year. Even the bitcoin, recently managed to get the US authorities to allow it to have a publicly traded fund and it is already used as an official means of payment in El Salvador. Let’sBit in Peru, a cryptocurrency platform for investments and […]