Day: January 2, 2022

Billionaire Ray Dalio Insists Governments Could Outlaw Bitcoin – Regulation Bitcoin News

boss

Billionaire Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, has reiterated his warning that governments could outlaw bitcoin. “In history, they’ve outlawed gold and they’ve outlawed silver and so on, and they could outlaw bitcoin,” he stressed. Ray Dalio Continues to Warn About Governments Outlawing Cryptocurrency Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio talked about bitcoin as he reiterated his warning that governments could outlaw the cryptocurrency on the Investor’s Podcast Network, published Saturday. Dalio currently serves as Bridgewater Associates’ chairman and co-chief investment officer. His firm’s clients…

Power Outages in Russia’s Irkutsk Region Blamed on Home Miners – Mining Bitcoin News

boss

Russians mining cryptocurrency in their homes have been blamed for the problems with the electricity supply in Irkutsk. Power outages have become a frequent occurrence in the region which maintains the lowest electricity rates in Russia. Subsidized household energy has turned mining into a source of income for many locals. Electricity Consumption Spikes Amid Spread of Home Crypto Mining in Irkutsk Power grid operators in Irkutsk have been dealing with a growing number of outages. The region and the city are experiencing a tangible increase in electricity consumption that overloads…

Unlocking utility is key for fashion brands launching NFTs in 2022

Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have become one of the most discussed markets in the crypto space this year. A recent report from Cryptox Research found that NFT sales are aiming for a $17.7 billion record by the end of 2021.  This may very well be the case, as a number of mainstream brands have begun launching NFTs. According to recent research from Bain & Company and the online luxury fashion platform Farfetch, digital interactions with consumers are becoming increasingly important for brands. The report specifically states that “digital interaction with…

Bitcoin’s Hashrate Taps New Lifetime High, Mining Difficulty Nears ATH – Mining Bitcoin News

boss

Bitcoin’s hashrate tapped a lifetime high on the first day of 2022 reaching 209.39 exahash per second (EH/s). During the last 12 months, Bitcoin’s hashrate has increased by 47.92% from the 141.55 EH/s recorded on January 3, 2021. Bitcoin’s Hashpower Reaches a New Milestone The processing power and security dedicated to the Bitcoin (BTC) network has never been higher, and the network tapped a milestone in 2022. According to the one-year hashrate chart hosted on coinwarz.com, BTC’s hashrate tapped a high of 209.39 EH/s on January 1, 2022. At the…

Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, LUNA, FTM, ATOM, ONE

boss

LUNA, FTM, ATOM, and ONE could rally if Bitcoin rises above the 50-day SMA. Bitcoin (BTC) continues to languish below the psychological level at $50,000 in the first few days of the New Year, indicating a lack of aggressive buying by traders. Former BTCC CEO Bobby Lee said the exodus of the Chinese traders who had until Dec. 31 to exit Chinese exchanges may have kept prices lower into the year-end. However, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, believes that Bitcoin…

India’s Central Bank RBI Says Crypto Is Prone to Fraud and Poses Immediate Risks to Consumer Protection – Regulation Bitcoin News

boss

India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has warned about multiple risks cryptocurrency poses to the country’s financial stability. “They are also prone to frauds and to extreme price volatility,” the apex bank claims, stressing that “cryptocurrencies pose immediate risks to customer protection and anti-money laundering (AML) / combating the financing of terrorism (CFT).” RBI’s Assessment of Cryptocurrency India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), published its biannual Financial Stability Report (FSR) last week. The 144-page document includes a section on “private cryptocurrency risks.” The term…

Over $467,000,000 Worth of Bitcoin Leaves Crypto Exchange Coinbase in Just One Week: Analytics Firm Coinglass

boss

New data from a crypto intelligence platform reveals that nearly 10,000 Bitcoin (BTC) left US-based crypto exchange Coinbase in the last seven days. Coinglass shows that Coinbase Pro users collectively withdrew 9,951 BTC worth $467.28 million in the last week alone as Bitcoin continues to struggle below the $50,000 level. The analytics firm also shows that Seychelles-based digital asset exchange OKEx recorded outflows of 2,196 BTC worth $103.12 million over the same timeframe. In the last 24 hours, OKEx users withdrew 748 BTC worth $35.12 million. While Coinbase and OKEx…

What’s ahead for crypto and blockchain in 2022? Experts Answer, Part 2

Alan is the chief legal officer at PrimeBlock, a sustainable Bitcoin mining operation, infrastructure solutions provider and member of the Bitcoin Mining Council, with locations spread across North America. “We’re going to see more countries adopting crypto as a legal currency. We’re also going to see central governments coming out and taking their own currencies and putting them on a blockchain. China has already said it is going to do this, which will speed up the real competition for private cryptocurrencies from a payment perspective.  Central bank digital currencies do…

13 Crypto Exchanges Custody 7% of the Crypto Economy, Coinbase Dominates With $56.2B AUM – Exchanges Bitcoin News

boss

As 2022 begins, 13 different cryptocurrency exchange platforms have more than a billion dollars each in digital currencies held in reserves. Between all 13 trading platforms, the group of exchange platforms hold a whopping $165.25 billion worth of bitcoin, ethereum, and tether. 13 Crypto Exchanges Hold a Billion or More in Crypto Equalling Over $165 Billion in Assets Under Management At the time of writing, the crypto economy is worth $2.3 trillion and 7.10% of the aggregate or $168 billion is made up of stablecoins. Furthermore, statistics on January 2,…

12 Big-Picture Power Shifts to Watch in 2022

This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US. Download this episode On “The Breakdown’s” first episode of the new year, NLW looks at the most important power shifts that he’s watching this year, including: Fed vs. stock market U.S. midterm elections Stablecoins vs. CBDCs China and Russia vs. the dollar Bitcoin vs. fiat IMF vs. El Salvador Bitcoin DeFi vs. other DeFi DeFi vs. KYC DAOs vs. other forms of capital formation NFT/Web 3 games vs. traditional NFTs vs. record labels Web 3 vs. Web 2 See also:…