Bitcoin Becomes 12th Largest Asset Worldwide by Valuation, Surpassing Visa – Market Updates Bitcoin News

After dropping below $26,000 per unit, the price of bitcoin, the leading digital asset by market capitalization, is still up 9.6% since last week. However, its price has decreased by 6.5% in the last 24 hours. Out of the 7,316 companies, crypto assets, precious metals, and exchange-traded funds worth more than $82 trillion in value, bitcoin is the 12th largest asset worldwide by valuation. Bitcoin’s Market Capitalization Compared to Other Top Assets: Leading Crypto Climbs Above Visa, But Lags Behind Meta Crypto assets, specifically bitcoin (BTC), have increased in value…

FT reveals Bitcoin headline on 12th anniversary of genesis block

Bitcoin (BTC) received a fitting yet accidental birthday present on Jan. 4 as the Financial Times made it front-page news on the 12 anniversary of its genesis block. Released on Monday, the FT’s upcoming headline had already made the rounds on crypto social media prior to publication.  12 years later: No bailouts, just Bitcoin The left-hand column of the front page was dedicated to Bitcoin’s price surge, while the accompanying price chart made it as the paper’s lead image. BTC/USD weekly candle price chart (Bitstamp). Source: Tradingview The timing could…

1,000 Decade-Old Dormant Bitcoins Moved Today on Bitcoin’s 12th Anniversary

12 years ago, Bitcoin’s inventor Satoshi Nakamoto launched the network after revealing the cryptocurrency concept via the white paper a few months prior. At approximately 18:15:05 UTC, the network launched its first block and since then, over 664,000 bitcoin blocks have been mined. Moreover, on the 12th anniversary of the network coming to life, a large string of 2010 block rewards started moving after more than ten years of sitting idle. The 12th Anniversary of the Bitcoin Blockchain Cryptocurrency proponents are celebrating the invocation of the first computational network to…

The Hoff claims to have invented Bitcoin in 12th anniversary video

Nine celebrities with profiles on the sponsored video-sharing platform Cameo have published messages wishing Bitcoin (BTC) a happy birthday ahead of the twelfth anniversary of the publication of its whitepaper on Oct. 31. The videos were paid for by crypto security firm Halborn, and feature Hollywood notables, musicians, and comedians including David Hasselhoff, Charlie Sheen, Carole Baskin, Charlamagne Tha God, Gilbert Gottfried, Doug Benson, Hassan Johnson, Soulja Boy, and RZA. Most of the celebrities were reading off talking points and showcased varying levels of crypto-literacy. Charlamagne Tha God questioned whether…