Day: April 8, 2020

UFC Fighter Changes Twitter Name to Promote Bitcoin Halving

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As Bitcoin (BTC) prepares to undergo a block reward halving next month, at least one prominent figure in the sports world is doing his part to promote the event. Ben Askren, former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter and well-known Bitcoin bull, has changed the display name on his Twitter account to “Bitcoin Halving May 13”. Askren has more than 311,000 followers. Source: Twitter The name and date are referring to the official halving event happening in just over 36 days. When the total blocks in the BTC network reach 630,000,…

Pandemic Could Be The Tipping Point For Bitcoin

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The global spread of the coronavirus played a major role in the dramatic 2020 stock market crash. The bailout bill for saving the world’s economy is $7 trillion and rising fast. Bitcoin bull Tim Draper believes this confluence of factors may be the tipping point that allows innovations such as Bitcoin and smart contracts to flourish. In an interview on April 6, the global venture capital investor said he was skeptical about the government’s infinite money printing bailout plan and said it would take years before that money “permeates” the…

Bitcoin Prices Are Going In Zig-zag Action With Enough Volatility For Another Two Months

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Bitcoin Prices Are Going In Zig-zag Action With Enough Volatility For Another Two Months April 7, 2020 by Ramiro Burgos Bitcoin prices are going in zig-zag action with enough volatility for another two months. Giving us a lateral market between $3300 and $7000. Also Read: Bitcoin Price In a High Volatility Zig-zag Action, Possibly Sets a Three Month Lateral Market in the $4500 – $6500 Range Long-Term Analysis A new congestion area is arising between $3300 and $7000. Current quotes are covering the range up and down boosted by volatility.…

Charity Crypto Poker Tournament: Big-Stacking Sats for COVID-19

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The crypto community is rallying around the charge to fight COVID-19, with a variety of initiatives raising money to fight the pandemic and support charities on the front lines of the battle. The most recent: an online poker tournament, open to anyone and featuring a host of well-known crypto faces. The Giving Block has partnered with a number of high-profile cryptocurrency and blockchain firms to promote #CryptoCOVID19, a campaign to raise $100K — which kicked off with a matching pledge of $50k each from Vitalik Buterin and Gitcoin for all…

It’s Time For Beer & Bitcoin: Quarantine Edition

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In the latest episode of Beer & Bitcoin, Cointelegraph’s YouTube hosts Jackson and Giovanni were joined by Cointelegraph editor-in-chief Jay Cassano and managing editor Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr. They are in quarantine in New York City and Padova, Italy, respectively. But we’re not inclined to let quarantine hold us down. With some beers on hand, it’s easy to get into an engaged crypto discussion. This time the conversation focused on the economic fallout of Black Thursday, Binance’s acquisition of CoinMarketCap, and the near-emergency shutdown of DeFi giant MakerDAO. Check out the…