MicroStrategy, which the source calls the “major corporate sponsor” of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency, is going to borrow $ 600 million to buy it. These plans of MicroStrategy were announced amid the rise in the value of Bitcoin, today exceeding $ 50,000 per unit of cryptocurrency. The company, whose CEO Michael Saylor is one of the […]
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Bitcoin price exceeded $ 50,000
Today, the Bitcoin cryptocurrency has taken another psychological frontier. Within a short time, over $ 50,000 was given per Bitcoin unit. More precisely, the highest ever value, close to $ 50,585, has been achieved. At the time of this writing, the rate has dropped below the round mark and is approximately $ 49,420. The rise […]
A night out
A friend my age calls me at 2 in the morning. He tells me that they have celebrated a son’s birthday. Is happy. They ordered dinner from a restaurant. “Luxury,” he tells me. “I paid,” he adds. I know my friend and I know there is nothing extraordinary about him paying his family for dinner. […]
The Bitcoin network consumes more in a year than the Netherlands. Enough to power all UK kettles for 27 years
In the summer of 2019, we wrote that the total energy consumption of mining farms and the Bitcoin network as a whole in the world exceeds the energy consumption of Switzerland. More precisely, then the figure was almost 7 GW, which corresponded to more than 59 TWh of energy consumption per year. If you look […]
Bitcoin Rises To All-Time High After BNY Mellon Announces Cryptocurrency Trading
Bitcoin has set a new record, approaching $ 49,000, after The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) announced the formation of a new division. Its mission is to help clients store, transfer and issue digital assets. The new division, called the digital assets division, will be rolling out its customer offerings later this year, […]
The Bank of Spain and the CNMV warn about cryptocurrencies:
Clear, direct and without hesitation. So is the warning that the Bank of Spain and the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) have launched this Tuesday on bitcoin and the rest of cryptocurrencies that are leading a renewed investment fever in recent days. “These are complex instruments, which may not be suitable for small savers, and […]
Bitcoin is already worth more than Tesla
As you know, the head of Tesla, Elon Musk, recently announced the purchase of Bitcoin in the amount of $ 1.5 billion, which led to a rapid increase in the value of this cryptocurrency. It is noteworthy that when the value of a Bitcoin unit exceeded $ 44,000, the market value of all this cryptocurrency […]
Tesla invests $ 1.5 billion in bitcoin and announces that it will accept cryptocurrency as a means of payment
Nobody misses that Elon Musk He is a follower of cryptocurrencies, so it was a matter of time before his company, the vehicle manufacturer Tesla, also bet on them. Specifically, for the most popular and established of all: bitcoin. The company has conducted a investment of 1,500 million dollars (1,247 million euros) in bitcoin, for […]
Apple could follow in Tesla’s footsteps and add Bitcoin to its balance sheet
RBC Capital Markets, a global investment bank, has suggested to Apple that it buy Bitcoin. Furthermore, the bank also stated that Apple should develop a cryptocurrency exchange. The announcement comes right after Tesla bought $ 1.5 billion in BTC. According to RBC Capital Markets, one of the largest investment banks in the world, Apple should […]
Elon Musk is also to blame for the shortage of video cards
Tesla CEO Elon Musk made two statements today that immediately increased the value of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. First, Musk has promised that Tesla will soon accept Bitcoin as payment for electric vehicles. Secondly, he announced that he bought the most famous cryptocurrency in the amount of $ 1.5 billion. As a result, the value of […]
