Robinhood Finally Bringing Crypto Wallets, Solving Doge Problem
|

Robinhood Finally Bringing Crypto Wallets, Solving Doge Problem

This week Robinhood announced the long awaited feature of Cryptocurrency Wallets. Up until now, Robinhood allowed users to buy and sell cryptocurrency, which was stored on a Robinhood central wallet.  Since individual users did not have their own wallets however, sending and receiving cryptocurrency was not an option for Robinhood users. The wallet feature on…

A Guide To Cointiply: A Bitcoin App That Actually Pays
| |

A Guide To Cointiply: A Bitcoin App That Actually Pays

The elusive promise of earning Bitcoin through an app is littered with scams. It’s a tale as old as Bitcoin. There are endless apps known as Faucet Apps that promise to pay you Satoshis, the bigger the promise the more likely it’s a scam. If an app promises to pay you Satoshis right up front…

| |

Bitcoin Uses Half the Energy of the Banking System

Elon Musk recently sent bitcoin prices plummeting when he announced that Tesla would no longer accept the cryptocurrency, citing concerns over the environment. “Energy usage trend over past few months is insane,” said Musk, one of bitcoin’s highest-profile supporters, in a May 12 tweet. Tesla & Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/YSswJmVZhP — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2021…

| |

Important Factors Driving Bitcoin’s Drastic Growth in 2020

At the time of this writing, the cryptocurrency known as Bitcoin has seen its value skyrocket to around $18,000 (11/19/2020 12 AM EST) after dropping down to around just $4,840 in mid-March. This is significant because the all-time high for the cryptocurrency is $19,783 back in December of 2017, only to drop down to as low as…

| |

Is Facebook’s Libra the Dollar’s Killer App?

By Jeffrey A. Tucker Facebook changed the way we communicate, interact, and gather information. You don’t have to love all the results. But the reality of the shift in our lives is undeniable. Will Facebook’s new initiative to create a cryptocurrency do the same for money and payment systems? Most likely no, but the creation…

Bitcoin Is On the Rebound, But Litecoin Is Leading the Way
|

Bitcoin Is On the Rebound, But Litecoin Is Leading the Way

In the last 3 months, we’ve seen great strides from Crypto making a comeback into Bull Market territory. Bitcoin has once again risen above the $5,000 mark. This is a 35% increase in the last three months. Crypto is known for its volatility and wild swings, but the good news is that this growth has…

|

Bitcoin is Not the “Next Big Thing” and Neither are Crypto-currencies

Last year, Bitcoin reached over $2,000 and long-term investors were ecstatic. Those that had heard of Bitcoin were kicking themselves for not listening to their libertarian friend preach about a new “blockchain” technology that could decentralize banks. This is no longer the case.  Considering that only two years prior Bitcoin was at a little over…

|

Satoshi Nakamoto Unmasked, Bitcoin Creator Reveals His True Identity

Craig Steven Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto by Joey Clark After years of speculation,  Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has revealed himself to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. In an interview with the BBC, Wright claims, “I was the main part of it, but other people helped me,” including the now deceased Hal Finney, a world…