Day: November 17, 2019

Canadian Company Commissions 3 Bitcoin Mining Units to Restart Oil Well

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A nascent industry utilizing flared gas to power bitcoin mining units has been developing over the past year or so, in symbiosis with the oil and gas industry in North America. Companies providing services in this promising niche continue to install mobile datacenters at oil wells in the U.S. and Canada, helping producers to save on costs and optimize operations while minting digital coins. Also read: China Removes Bitcoin Mining From Unwanted Industries List Crypto Mining Provides Alternative to Gas Flaring Natural gas obtained during oil extraction is a byproduct…

Bitcoin ATMs Worldwide Hit New Milestone, Surpassing 6,000

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The number of Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs installed worldwide has now surpassed a new milestone surpassing 6,000. Online resource CoinATMRadar shows that there are currently 6,004 machines installed worldwide, over 65% of which are in the United States.  The United States dwarfs other countries in Bitcoin ATMs Furthermore, 108 machines have been deployed this month and data also shows that the average daily number of Bitcoin ATMs installed is 11 — the fastest pace this year. Over three-quarters of the machines installed worldwide are in North America, nearly 20% in Europe…

Bitcoin Revolution Meets Protestant Reformation, Crypto Drives Change?

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A bit of historical research was making the rounds on social media recently, a monograph that compares the 21st century emergence of Bitcoin, encryption, the internet and millennials with the Protestant Reformation that shook Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.  The two events have similar dynamics, argues Tuur Demeester, whose white paper, “The Bitcoin Reformation,” is packed with bold predictions about the crypto and blockchain future, such as, “Bitcoin savers could accelerate a revolution in the history of thought.” The report had 7,000 visits and was downloaded 2,800 times…

Ethereum (ETH) Price Weekly Forecast: Crucial Support At Risk

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ETH price is facing a strong resistance near the $184 and $185 levels against the US Dollar. The price is trading above the key $178 support, which remains at a risk. There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $186 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair is currently declining and it might struggle to clear the $178 and $176 support levels. Ethereum price is showing bearish signs below $185 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. ETH price remains at a…

Bitcoin Weekly Forecast: BTC Price Turned Sell On Rallies

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After settling below $9,000, bitcoin declined steadily against the US Dollar. The price is under a lot of pressure below the $8,700 and $8,650 resistance levels. There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $8,630 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The price could correct higher, but it is likely to face sellers near the $8,700 resistance area. Bitcoin price is trading in a bearish zone towards $8,200 against the US Dollar. BTC remains sell on rallies unless there is a…

Crypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Nov. 10–16 in Review

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In this week’s news from the Spanish-speaking world, a Venezuelan official claims that all currencies will be replaced by cryptocurrencies, the Argentinian chief of the Banking Association criticizes fintech and crypto, and Spain offers prepaid visa card to teenagers that they can reload with crypto. Here is the past week of crypto and blockchain news in review, as originally reported by Cointelegraph en Español. “Currencies will be replaced by crypto,” says Venezuelan official The Deputy of the National Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, Francisco Torrealba, said in an interview on national…

Bitcoin Traders Are Finding Creative Ways to Avoid KYC

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Cryptocurrency traders on Bisq are using Revolut to buy and sell bitcoin without the need for KYC/AML. The decentralized, peer-to-peer marketplace allows anyone to buy or sell cryptocurrency via a range of payment processors and traditional banking services. With Localbitcoins now a twisted nightmare of KYC, privacy-conscious traders have few platforms to which they can turn. But in Bisq, they appear to have found a solution of sorts. Also read: The Bank of Google Wants Your Spending Data Trading Bitcoin Without the Awkward Questions Unlike services such as Localbitcoins or…