Cryptocurrency prices soar amid business interest and increased retail trading
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency reached a price $58,000 with total market value surpassing $1tn, as prices continued to grow exponentially.…
23 Feb 2021
Bitcoin: Boiling the oceans?
The world’s most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has recently eclipsed the United Arab Emirates in terms of annualized electricity consumption, according to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI). Amid the…
22 Feb 2021
Bitcoin looks like it will be here to stay as institutions begin to open up
Following moves by firms like Tesla, Visa, and Mastercard, to incorporate Bitcoin into their payments infrastructure, institutional banks appear to be getting in on the act. This marks the beginning…
11 Feb 2021
Uber will consider accepting bitcoin, says CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has said the ride-hailing company will “look at” accepting bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for taxi journeys and food deliveries in the future. Speaking to CNBC on…
08 Feb 2021
Tesla invests $1.5bn in Bitcoin
Electric car company Tesla, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has bought around $1.5bn in Bitcoin, causing the price of the cryptocurrency to rocket. In a stock market filing published today,…
04 Feb 2021
Blockchain trends: Bitcoin leads Twitter mentions in January 2021
Verdict lists the top five terms tweeted on blockchain in January 2021, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform. The top tweeted terms are the trending industry discussions happening on…
29 Jan 2021
Coinbase to go public via direct listing, shunning IPO
Digital currency exchange Coinbase has announced that it plans to go public via a direct listing, shunning the traditional initial public offering (IPO) model. The San Francisco headquartered firm enables…