BlockBaze

10/03/2021

What is unsellable in this life?

https://blockbaze.com/2021/03/10/twitter-ceo-set-to-donate-funds-from-sale-of-first-ever-tweet-to-charity/

Related articles Lambo or Ford? Mercedes or Hyundai? You can now buy a car with Bitcoin March 3, 2021 Send Bitcoin Without Transaction Fees February 7, 2021 CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey has declared that he will donate the proceeds from the winning bid of the first ever tweet to charity. Bidding ends....

08/03/2021

CBN will now pay you extra for every dollar you receive from abroad...
https://blockbaze.com/2021/03/07/cbns-naira-4-dollar-scheme-what-you-need-to-know/

The Central Bank of Nigeria recently released a circular to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), International Money Transfer Operators (IMTO), and the General Public notifying them of a newly introduced “CBN Naira 4 Dollar Scheme”. The scheme is an initiative aimed at incentivizing those sending foreign...

07/02/2021

Send Bitcoin Without Transaction Fees

07/02/2021

The war between the Central Bank of Nigeria and Cryptocurrency traders/organisations in Nigeria is already a lost battle. CBN shouldn’t waste their time.

How to Bypass CBN Ban on Crypto Transactions

18/01/2021

Hehe, if you've lost your keys, do not read this for your own mental safety. XD

https://blockbaze.com/2021/01/17/happy-ending-cryptonian-finds-lost-bitcoin-keys-after-9-years-cashes-out-4-2m

NOTE: Cryptonian refers to a crypto enthusiast, investor or anyone actively involved in the crypto space. A redditor recently revealed their discovery of lost private keys they unintentionally HODLed since 2011. The keys hold (or held) Bitcoin in the excess of $4 million. Related articles Polkadot b...

07/01/2021

Hehe... The image says it all. ...this is one trap you shall not escape 😂

https://blockbaze.com/2021/01/06/if-bitcoin-could-be-rat-poison-then-the-rat-could-be-cash-miller/

Related articles XRP worth $450m sold by Ripple co-founder in 2020 January 7, 2021 Bitcoin could reach $146,000 in the long-term – JP Morgan January 6, 2021 In his Q4 market newsletter, veteran investor Bill Miller notes: “Warren Buffett famously called bitcoin rat poison. He may well be right. ...

07/01/2021

Nope... Nothing strange here. Just crypto and another millionaire in an... entanglement 😉

https://blockbaze.com/2021/01/07/450-million-worth-of-xrp-sold-by-ripple-co-founder-in-2020

Whale Alert reported that Stellar CTO and co-founder of Ripple – Jed McCaleb made over $451 million in XRP last year. Whale Alert is a blockchain analytics account. Related articles If Bitcoin could be rat poison, then the rat could be cash – Bill Miller January 6, 2021 Bitcoin could reach $146,...

06/01/2021

ah, if only he had HODLed for some more days... Find out more below.

https://blockbaze.com/2021/01/05/this-ceo-sold-half-of-his-bitcoin-holdings-during-the-christmas-period

Jonathan 5th of January Buhari

In a blog post last week, Nigel Green, CEO of financial advisory organization DeVere Group has disclosed he sold half of his Bitcoin holdings during the Christmas period. As bitcoin approached the $25,000 dollar mark, the notable Bitcoin advocator resolved to sell 50% of his BTC assets noting: “it...

06/01/2021

Ahem. all this six figure predictions...they better come true.

https://blockbaze.com/2021/01/05/bitcoin-could-reach-146000-in-the-long-term-jp-morgan

Related articles This CEO sold half of his Bitcoins during the Christmas highs January 5, 2021 CEO Binance U.S predicts $100,000 for Bitcoin by the end of 2021 January 4, 2021 The United State’s biggest bank, JP Morgan has joined the clique of those reporting six figures for Bitcoin… only this t...

04/01/2021

hmmm...Citibank Executive, Thomas Fitzpatrick also predicted six figures for BTC last November.

https://blockbaze.com/2021/01/04/ceo-binance-u-s-predicts-100000-for-bitcoin-by-the-end-of-2021

CEO of Binance U.S, Catherine Coley, taking hints from the current bull run of Bitcoin, has predicted $100,000 for the cryptocurrency. Coley said that Bitcoin’s recent leap from $19,000 to nearly $35,000 in less than a month may be caused by increased interest in the crypto asset by institutional ...

03/01/2021

breaking records here and there. I love bitcoin, do you?

https://blockbaze.com/2021/01/03/open-the-record-books-social-media-interest-in-bitcoin-hits-new-high

Related articles Up, up and away! Bitcoin smashes $32k as its crazy run continues January 2, 2021 Binance.US, EToro USA become latest exchanges to discontinue XRP trading as the desertion continues January 1, 2021 Bitcoin continues to break records as its meteoric rise continues as shown by Twitter....

03/01/2021

Bitcoin flew past $30k yesterday. If you haven't read about that, check out the post below.

https://blockbaze.com/2021/01/02/up-up-and-away-bitcoin-smashes-32k-as-its-crazy-run-continues

Yup! It’s Bitcoin again. There’s no slowing down for the digital gold as it exploded past the $30,000 mark for the first time ever without remorse. Bitcoin had struggled to hit $30K in the days leading up to its most recent exploit, but once it did, it really did. It went up nearly 12% within [....

15/12/2020

CEO of DeFi protocol Nexus Mutual hacked, looses $8M.

An unknown attacker stole funds to the tune of $8 million from the personal wallet of Hugh Karp, the CEO of DeFi coverage platform Nexus Mutual. Apparently, the funds which amount to 370,000 NXM were looted on Monday when the attacker gained access to Karp’s hardware wallet, installing a modified ...

14/12/2020

“The most sophisticated investors are buying bitcoin quietly” – Tyler Winklevoss

In 2020, there’s been a rise in investment in bitcoin by financial giants. Firms and individuals like MicroStrategy or billionaire Paul Tudor Jones have thrown in the cash as they see the future of bitcoin continues to brighten. These investments increase the appeal of the digital gold to other po...

14/12/2020

Hackers breach US Treasury, crypto players respond

“Bitcoin means trusting a SHA256 algorithm more than the U.S Treasury,” – Blockfolio Crypto players did not hesitate to respond to reports that the U.S Treasury department had been breached by hackers. Related articles “The most sophisticated investors are buying bitcoin quietly” – Tyler...

03/12/2020

Venezuelan army turns to Bitcoin mining in an attempt to source funds

As the Venezuelan economy collapses, the country’s army is looking to Bitcoin mining in a daring crypto fundraising effort by leader Maduro. In a video, an engineering brigade of the Venezuelan army inaugurated the new “Digital Assets Production Center of the Bolivarian Army of Venezuela”. The...

03/12/2020

Government restricts electricity access to Bitcoin miners in Yunnan, China.

Recent reports indicate that electricity generating companies in Boashan ( which is in the Chinese province of Yunnan ) have been ordered by the Chinese authorities to stop supplying electricity to the city’s miners. Recall that a reasonable quantity of the cryptocurrency mined by the Chinese is u...

30/11/2020

Facebook’s cryptocurrency – Libra could launch in January

Libra, Facebook’s proposed currency is believed to be ready to launch by January 2021. However, it’ll only be a stripped-down, ‘lite’ version of the original plan for the cryptocurrency. The original intent for the launch of the currency was it being a single-currency stablecoin backed by ma...

28/11/2020

OKEX Restored Withdrawal Services and has Launched Reward Promos for Users

28/11/2020

Nigerians using Bitcoin to avoid country’s overvalued exchange rate – Former Microsoft Engineer

Nigerians using Bitcoin to avoid country’s overvalued exchange rate - Former Microsoft Engineer

28/11/2020

Ukrainian government sponsors educational web show about cryptocurrencies

28/11/2020

$4.2 billion dollars worth of crypto assets seized in Chinese crackdown of Ponzi Scheme

28/11/2020

https://blockbaze.com/2020/11/27/4-2-billion-dollars-seized-in-chinese-crackdown-of-ponzi-scheme/

$4.2 billion dollars worth of crypto assets seized in Chinese crackdown of Ponzi Scheme

28/11/2020

Stats show crypto adoption in India is still challenging

28/11/2020

“Downtimes are so 2017” – Okcoin takes dig at Coinbase after outage

Okcoin takes dig at Coinbase after outage

26/11/2020

Regulation of crypto in Nigeria – SEC and Ministry of Finance to collaborate

The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will collaborate with the Ministry of Finance to put in place, regulations as regards cryptocurrency transactions within the country. The initiative was taken due to the absence of clear legislations or regulations guiding the purchase and usage....

26/11/2020

“Everyone should put 2% to 3% of their net worth in Bitcoin” – Galaxy Digital CEO

Everyone should put 2% to 3% of their net worth in Bitcoin

26/11/2020

‘Bitcoin Tuesday’ poised to be a record-breaking crypto donation event

'Bitcoin Tuesday' a record breaking crypto donation event

24/11/2020

BlackRock CIO admits that Bitcoin is here to stay

Related articles PayPal CEO Schulman believes mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency is on the way November 24, 2020 Bitcoin smashes the $19,000 mark, inching closer to its all-time record high November 24, 2020 Bitcoin’s network effect has forced traditional financiers and crypto skeptics to chang...

24/11/2020

Another casualty! Farming project, Pickle Finance loses $20 million in “evil jar” exploit.

Related articles PayPal CEO Schulman believes mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency is on the way November 24, 2020 Bitcoin smashes the $19,000 mark, inching closer to its all-time record high November 24, 2020 The problems of decentralized finance have presented themselves again after the most rece...

24/11/2020

Early 2021 rally a possibility as Ethereum reaches $547

Related articles PayPal CEO Schulman believes mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency is on the way November 24, 2020 Bitcoin smashes the $19,000 mark, inching closer to its all-time record high November 24, 2020 Traders expect Ethereum price to move higher after the altcoin secured a new 2020 high at...

24/11/2020

PayPal CEO Schulman believes mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency is on the way

I think that there’ll be more and more use cases for cryptocurrencies,” that make BTC more widely accepted, more stable and probably “more valuable” over time PayPal’s CEO, Dan Schulman believes cryptocurrencies are on the verge of mainstream adoption as more businesses and consumers flock...

24/11/2020

Bitcoin smashes the $19,000 mark, inching closer to its all-time record high

Bitcoin has smashed the $19,000 mark for the first time since 2017 and multiple indicators suggest that this isn’t it. There’s more where that came from. The digital gold has surged by almost 40% in November and is up about 160% this year. Recall that in December 2017, BTC peaked at just under $...

24/11/2020

KuCoin resumes deposit and withdrawal services for all tokens two months after $281M hack.

In September of 2020, an unknown number of hackers obtained the private keys to KuCoin’s hot wallets, gaining control over vast quantities of cryptocurrencies – bitcoin, ether, tron, XRP among others. KuCoin immediately froze all wallets and disabled services. The Singapore based crypto exchange...

24/11/2020

COVID-19 forces crypto exchange, Bithumb to temporarily close offices

Related articles PayPal CEO Schulman believes mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency is on the way November 24, 2020 Bitcoin smashes the $19,000 mark, inching closer to its all-time record high November 24, 2020 Largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea – Bithumb, is preparing to close some of...

24/11/2020

Jeff Bezos-backed Chipper cash to launch trading platform after $30M fundraise

Related articles Bitcoin smashes the $19,000 mark, inching closer to its all-time record high November 24, 2020 KuCoin resumes deposit and withdrawal services for all tokens two months after $281M hack. November 23, 2020 Chipper Cash, an African payment startup has revealed its intentions to launch....

20/11/2020

95% of poker players demanding payment in Bitcoin – Winning Poker Network

Related articles What is driving the rise of Bitcoin? SEC Chairman Jay Claton reveals November 20, 2020 What Bitcoin? Japan’s mega banks move to experiment with digital yen. November 19, 2020 “We are constantly having to go out and buy Bitcoin” Winning Poker Network (WPN), an online network th...

20/11/2020

What is driving the rise of Bitcoin? SEC Chairman Jay Claton reveals

Related articles 95% of poker players demanding payment in Bitcoin – Winning Poker Network November 20, 2020 What Bitcoin? Japan’s mega banks move to experiment with digital yen. November 19, 2020 What we are seeing is that our current payment mechanisms, domestically and internationally, have i...

19/11/2020

73% of millionaires want to invest in cryptocurrency – Survey

73% of millionaires want to invest in cryptocurrency