Satoshi Nakamoto announced the Bitcoin whitepaper on a cryptography mailing list on Halloween 2008. It could be the case that this was a meaningless coincidence, but when we take into account the meticulous planning behind Bitcoin’s launch party, the chosen date begins to take on more significance. Halloween is the carnival time, a ritual day when one can pretend to be someone or something else, whether a comic book superhero like Batman or Superman, or another eternally popular choice for Halloween, a Ghost — a spirit, much like Satoshi, that is neither dead nor alive. The carnival tradition goes back …
Back and forth discussions with regard to a second stimulus package for the people of the United States have been ongoing for months. Today, President Trump decided to push the matter back until after the 2020 presidential elections have concluded. This appears to have resulted in a price drop for Bitcoin (BTC) and other mainstream markets. "Nancy Pelosi is asking for $2.4 Trillion Dollars to bailout poorly run, high crime, Democrat States, money that is in no way related to COVID-19," Trump said in an Oct. 6 tweet thread. "We made a very generous offer of $1.6 Trillion Dollars and, …
Crypto prices may still be weighed down by a difficult global economic atmosphere, according to Joel Birch, co-founder of automated crypto investing platform Stacked. "I don't necessarily think that 2020 is going to be the year of some type of major retail bull run, largely due to the fact that the global economy still lingers over this industry, just like other financial markets," the personality, also known as "Bitcoin Birch" on Twitter, told Cointelegraph in an interview. Birch, however, said he maintains a fairly positive slant in terms of upward price expectations for the rest of the year. The COVID-19 …
Renowned entrepreneur and author Jeff Boothhas endorsed Bitcoin as a ‘“must have” investment in times when central banks are exacerbating the escalating debt problem. The comments came in a tweet thread discussing the notion that central banks believe they can somehow escape a massive debt problem by exponentially adding more debt. 6) In my humble opinion - Bitcoin is a "must" Not just for your wealth but as a lifeboat. Please do your own research. Follow @PrestonPysh @johnkvallis @RaoulGMI @APompliano @Breedlove22 @princey1976 @PeterMcCormack @MartyBent @LynAldenContact — Jeff Booth (@JeffBooth) September 16, 2020 Author of The Price of Tomorrow, a book …
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the world’s 14 largest banks have lost $635.33 billion in market capitalization. This is more than three times the current market capitalization of Bitcoin (BTC) and almost double the capitalization of all cryptocurrencies. Market capitalization of the world’s biggest banks. Source: Buy Shares. The starting point for this data is December 19. For reference, Bitcoin’s market cap at the time was $130 billion. As the world was entering the pandemic induced recession, six of the banks on the list had a market cap higher than Bitcoin. Currently, only two are bigger — JPMorgan Chase and …
Rampant inflation is affecting Turkish residents’ confidence in the nation’s lira fiat currency. According to a Reuters report on Aug. 14, locals are dumping lira, converting it to dollars and buying gold. Even with market interventions and reassuring stories about monetary stability coming from the government, the locals’ faith in the lira is on a downward trajectory. Inflation is currently at 11.8% and has overtaken the amount of interest offered for savings at banks. One resident was quoted as saying he had bought gold as a safe-haven asset: “I think it is the best investment right now so I converted …
Investor Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, recently warned in an interview that recent central bank bailouts will bring about the worst economic meltdown in his lifetime. Central banks globally are printing trillions of dollars in an effort to help countries stimulate their respective economies. Although the S&P 500 has gone up 50% and has shown no signs of slowing down since March 23, Rogers believes that the bailout plan is not going to end well in the long term. In fact, Rogers thinks the US market is a bubble that is “waiting to end”: “Remember there is an election …
A Bloomberg article claims that Americans are foregoing the safety of the dollar for more speculative assets like stocks, gold, and Bitcoin (BTC). High saving rates, low yields Because of the COVID-19 lockdown, the personal savings rate in the U.S. is at a historic high. The yield offered by the financial institutions on savings accounts, however, is close to zero. At the same time, assets as Bitcoin, equities, and gold, all have made double-digit gains since March. This is making them an attractive option for investors. Source: Bloomberg. The article mentions a 28 year-old Californian, who told the reporter that …
Since Black Thursday, Bitcoin (BTC) has become a better hedge against the U.S. dollar than gold. At the same time, its correlation with the S&P 500 Index reached unprecedented highs. Correlations chart. Source: Coinmetrics. Diverging paths after Black Thursday Since the disintegration of the Bretton Woods system in 1971, investors have looked to gold as a hedge against fiat. Gold has consistently exhibited a negative correlation with the dollar with some very rare exceptions, while Bitcoin and the dollar have been uncorrelated with each other until recently. U.S. Dollar Index (DXY). Source: Trading Economics. However, starting from the Black Thursday …
The South Korean police have launched an investigation into the source of leaked information about the government’s new crypto tax legal amendments. Social media users and private blogs had revealed details of the changes before it was made official this week. According to the Kyunghyang Shinmun, the first article featuring leaked information was published in a state-themed site, which rapidly spread across the crypto communities, and was picked up by other media outlets. The Metropolitan Investigation Team of the Sejong District Police is leading the search into who leaked the full details of Seoul’s plans. It’s not the first time …
South Korean private sector members recently discussed a crypto-related taxation bill meant to establish capital gains tax for cryptocurrencies. During these discussions on July 13, members indicated crypto gains taxes could rise as high as 20%. Cryptocurrencies could be considered as “goods” Proposed amendments to existing laws also plan to classify cryptocurrencies as “goods,” rather than currencies. Lawmakers have established that virtual assets can be considered as electronic certificates of economic value that can be traded electronically. However, when the transactions are for sales purposes, it could be viewed as an asset. A South Korean court referenced Bitcoin (BTC) in …
During a gaming-focused Unitize digital conference panel, Mike Termezy, vice president of token economics at blockchain technology services company Forte Labs, explained blockchain can alter gaming market ecosystems. Blockchain can lay out more clearly-defined scarcity parameters in gaming During the panel, Termezy, along with gaming expert and principal at Gossamer Consulting Group, Eric Kress, discussed a number of points on the current gaming scene. Topics included comments on various gaming communities, the digital in-game products companies sell, and other aspects. After noting a number of points on blockchain application in gaming, Termezy dialed into the economics surrounding games, and the …