BTC Price History in 2020
Anyone tracking the price of Bitcoin in 2020 and into 2021, will be well aware of the incredible volatility that saw BTC crash early in the Covid pandemic – before entering one of the most remarkable bull runs every seen in the financial world. Here's a recap on the history of BTC's journey from alarming crash to impressive recovery and 2020 peak. BTC March 2020 Market Crash Bitcoin began 2020 with a price around $7,000 and was hovering around $9,000, before the world's financial
BTC 2021 Price Prediction
Bitcoin's 2020 price performance saw its price reach an impressive $28,891.61 on December 31 last year – a figure decidedly on the high side even among the crypto asset's most ardent bulls. However, with the Bitcoin bull continuing into 2021 and attaining a price of almost $60,00 in February, before a sharp loss $46,500 at the time of writing on 23 February 2021 – investors have their work cut out to predict the BTC 2021 price through the rest of the year. JPMorgan &
Bitcoin Price – February 2021 – Bullish & Aiming for $60K
Bitcoin Price – February 2021, is pushing north of $51K At the time of writing, Bitcoin price is $51,156.70 (12:20 CET). The global market cap is sitting at $960B and it’s 24hr value currently sits at over $76B. After an incredible year for Bitcoin investors and traders in 2020, fuelled by the Covid pandemic, US economic uncertainty and the continued development of new tech on a global scale – 2021 is to date, continuing the potentially very bullish outlook. After just over six weeks
Crypto.com Malta licence on the horizon
Crypto.com Malta licence is on the horizon and New Licences Boosts Crypto.com Profile for Professional and Non-professional Investors Emerging crypto exchange crypto.com is set to gain traction after the Maltese government issue the first licences under 2018 cryptocurrency laws. Having been launched in 2016, with headquarters in Switzerland, Crypto.com is set to make further gains among professional and amateur investors and traders, thanks to the granting of MFSA licencing. Our recent Crypto.com review revealed that the exchange already supports over 38 crypto coins and high-quality
Bitcoin Price – July 2020 – Bullish & Aiming for $11K
Bitcoin Price - July 2020 - Bullish Bitcoin Price - July 2020, is pushing north of $10K - At the time of writing Bitcoin price is $10,304.75 (10:00 CET). The global market cap is sitting at $188B and it's 24hr value currently sits at $25B, After 8 weeks of fluctuation in the $9000 region, Bitcoin surprised most traders last week with a bullish move that this week has let into the $10k+ range and resulted in a weekly high. The week 21st July 2020
Estonian Crypto licenses Purged – $220B Scandal
Crypto licenses of some 500 crypto firms regulated by the Estonian FIU are in serious trouble as of today after a serious money laundering case of $220B involving several crypto exchanges that are licensed in the EU crypto-friendly nation emerged. The regulator is now revoking license applicants who have not 'gone live' and plans to also revoke licenses of several operating companies post review. As reported by Bloomberg, the number of crypto licenses granted in Estonia has been on the rise aggressively since licensing
Crypto Regulation – An International Overview
Crypto regulation is on the radar of most large nations of the globe. In fact, most countries have looked at crypto regulation in terms of legal implications or regulating DLTs, virtual currencies, and ICOs. Most countries get caught up in definitions, where other area attempting to adopt it to current national/state laws. What is certain is that blockchain companies, exchanges continue to flourish and this traction is bringing forth more legal guidelines by which founders and investors should be conscious
Central Bank Digital Currency and Monetary Policy
There are arguments for and against Central Bank Digital Currency, ‘ideas are great on paper’ but full reform is indeed much more complicated that one might think. During my research, I have enjoyed exploring the idea of Fedcoin along with things like Futarchy her are some thought-provoking quotes that got me thinking in more detail on the topic of Central Bank Digital Currency. Central Bank Digital Currency and Monetary Policies of the future Maybe (Obama,2016) is right, if we want
Blockchain for HR: Salary equality and transparency
Blockchain for HR: Salary and equal opportunities are hot topics in every country. In July 2017, the BBC was in the news for a salary discrepancy of up to GBP 150,000 between employees appearing on the same broadcast. Staff asked that the BBC adopt a policy of pay transparency which to them was, “by far the most effective way to uncover pay discrimination of all kinds…”. [The Guardian] In 2006 the World Economic Forum issued a framework around the Global Gender
Smart Regulation & Blockchain Governance
How can blockchain governance drive forward mass adoption? How do we apply regulation and governance within a blockchain ecosystem? Regulation isn’t punishment it’s about ‘bring[ing] back public confidence’ President Franklin D, Roosevelt. Today in Blockchain we see several forms of blockchain governance; Bitcoin uses PoW, Ethereum is adopting PoS, Tezo’s applies a Self-amending Ledger whereas Dfinity applies on-chain voting… forms of governance go on and on. Ehrsam, (2017) highlights the ‘speed’ of blockchain and ability to learn much quicker and the ‘opportunity to
Unlicensed Casinos – Finding new online casinos
Non Swedish Regulated & unlicensed casinos Whilst playing on unlicensed casinos may be considered risky for some players, unlicensed casinos do not have the challenges of abiding to deposit limitation that are currently being proposed by the Swedish gambling authority. In April 2020, the Swedish gambling authority (Spelinspektionen) announced their consideration of introducing a weekly deposit limit of SEK5000 (apx €500) for Swedish casino players. This idea was brought about to limit player activity during times of Covid-19. The proposal
What is Bitcoin Halving?
Bitcoin Halving 2020 Bitcoin Halving 2020 will happen sometime in May 2020. We will experience the 4th Bitcoin halving. Bitcoin halving occurs approximately every four years and is the reduction in miner’s awards (which is paid in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin). What is Bitcoin halving? Bitcoin halving is when the miner’s Bitcoin rewards are basically cut into half. To make matters simpler, the first Bitcoin halving took place in 2012 when the initial reward of 50 Bitcoin went down to 25 Bitcoin.
Futarchy: Are we ready to ‘’Vote on values, Bet on beliefs’’?
Futarchy: Are we ready to ‘’Vote on values, Bet on beliefs’’? Exploring DAOs has led me to Futarchy and never would I have ever thought that gambling alongside voting could every be aligned to society and more democratic way of decision making. In the words of former president, Obama: “… if we want a better politics, it’s not enough to just change a Congressman or a Senator or even a President;