BTC Media Finalizes Plans for Bitcoin 2022 Adding Sound Money Festival

Continues the largest in-person Bitcoin event in the world and first-of-its-kind Bitcoin entertainment/music festival MIAMI, FL - BTC Inc, a Bitcoin Media company headquartered in Nashville, TN, announces Bitcoin 2022, the second iteration of the largest global in-person Bitcoin Conference in Miami Beach, FL April 6-9, 2022. Bitcoin 2021 saw over 12,000 attendees descend upon Miami…

March 11, 20220Comments

ByGuest Post

Chinese BTC Miners Can Oust Western Competition

Over the past 30 days, miners have been coming back to BTC in troves, and on Jul. 8, broke the all time record of 126 Exahashes. One reason behind the spike is the implementation of the latest mining hardware as a response to the increased difficulty-to-reward ratio caused by the halving event in May. Newer…

July 11, 20200Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

News

IRS to reshape its BTC tax policy next year – what to expect as an ordinary user?

Pretty much every year, investors seem confused or rather concerned about their tax filings. Things are relatively difficult for crypto investors because of the unregulated market and the volatile nature of the asset itself. However, April 2020 might bring a great deal of composure for crypto investors and traders in the US. In May 2019, the IRS rolled out…

July 10, 20190Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Technology

Facebook’s Libra Uses Bitcoin and Ethereum as Stepping Stones to Take Over Banks

Ever since Facebook announced its upcoming cryptocurrency, tech geeks have been curious to get their hands on the whitepaper to know more about this thrilling project. Recently, Facebook ended the anxiety by rolling out a 29 pager, explicitly showing off the talent onboard and making an electrifying entry in the crypto niche. Of course, the paper also aims at…

July 4, 20190Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Markets

The Pros and Cons of Investing in an ETF Versus Buying Cryptocurrencies

An Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is an investment fund that tracks prices of an underlying asset. It trades much the same as a stock. It brings together contributions from several individuals and puts them into different securities. An investor can buy or sell an ETF's holdings to diverse market participants. ETFs provide investment options that feature…

February 22, 20190Comments

ByGrace Muthoni

Technology

Turing Award Winner Raises $35M to Launch Improvised Blockchain

All hail to the Turing Award winner, Dr. Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, who has finished an immensely successful fundraising campaign for his latest venture. Venture capitalist giants, Baidu and Sequoia, have joined the non-profit foundation to assist Dr. Andrew in creating and launching a new blockchain in 2019. The noticeable co-founders also include highly renowned professors…

December 25, 20180Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Markets

Crypto at a loss of $6 billion in just 48 hours – BTC stays afloat then dives to $5000s figure

November’s second week happened to be quite a lucrative one for an array of tokens including Stellar, Ethereum, Cardano and Ripple as they surged by up to 30 percent, which is quite an unusual thing, given the recent trends. Well, the primary credit for this short-term exponential growth goes to BCH as it managed to…

November 17, 20180Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Bitcoin

The SEC’s November 5 Deadline for Bitcoin ETF Proposals Passes

The November 5 deadline set by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in relation to public comments on nine Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposals has passed with the Commission now focused on ending their review process and coming to a final decision. Under Review The SEC had originally rejected the proposals back in August citing…

November 10, 20180Comments

ByKem

Altcoins News

BitConnect Faces Class Action Lawsuits

The former cryptocurrency lending platform BitConnect has been hit with a series of class action lawsuits by users who claim to have had their money stolen by the disgraced company. Litigation began at the end of last month, after a group of six BitConnect investors filed a suit with a U.S. district court in West Palm Beach, Florida.…

February 25, 20180Comments

ByKem

Markets

Bitcoin passes $5,000 Threshold and hits New All-Time High

Despite some negative news surrounding the digital currency ecosystem, continuous investor support has caused yet another price rally for Bitcoin, surpassing the $5,000 threshold and reaching once again a new all-time high, just a little shy of the $5,850 mark. On Thursday, the Bitcoin price managed to quietly pass the $5,000 mark and from there start…

October 13, 20170Comments

ByDaniel Dob