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El Salvador prefers Bitcoin over the US dollar

El Salvador is on a mission to popularize the use of Bitcoin within the country’s borders and it may be reaching its goal, one citizen, at a time. According to President Nayib Bukele, the adoption of Bitcoin was gaining momentum as the citizens were increasingly exchanging their U.S. dollars for Bitcoin. The President provided data based on its in-house wallet service, Chivo, and noted, “1. People are inserting way more USD (to buy #BTC) than what they are withdrawing from the Chivo ATMs (any media outlet can independently confirm this

Could ‘perverted’ CBDCs stop you from buying candy

NSA whistleblower and journalist Edward Snowden is known to comment on Bitcoin and crypto-adoption. However, in the latest issue of his newsletter, Continuing Ed, Snowden cited an article discussing whether the U.S could mint a platinum coin worth $1 trillion. In doing so, Snowden also spurred a discussion on centralized money, CBDCs, and their possible use case as surveillance tools. On banking, bitcoin, and the future of money: a response to a governor of the Federal Reserve, Christopher J. Waller.https://t.co/720SYvqzZM — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) October 9, 2021 To be or not to

Powers On… Don’t worry, Bitcoin’s adoption will not be stopped

In a series of  recent interviews and speeches, United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has called the cryptocurrencies market the “Wild West” due to its unregulated and allegedly fraud-filled atmosphere, predicting that the coins were doomed to fail. Powers On… is a monthly opinion column from Marc Powers, who spent much of his 40-year legal career working with complex securities-related cases in the United States after a stint with the SEC. He is now an adjunct professor at Florida International University College of Law, where he teaches

Fortune Publishes their Most Disgusting Bitcoin Article Yet. Here’s Why.

Just when you thought Fortune couldn’t sink any lower with their Bitcoin slander, the publication tries to relate a neutral technology to “the alt-right” and “white supremacists.” Is this what journalism has devolved into? Unfortunately, in the case of Fortune, the answer is yes. This is not the first time they have used their publication as a weapon. They’ve tried to slander Bitcoin numerous times before, and there’s a concrete reason for that. Related Reading | Bitcoin And Crypto Adoption Soars 880% In 2021, This Is What’s Driving It Before

TA: Ethereum Regains Strength, Why $3,200 Is The Key For More Upsides

Ethereum started a steady increase above $3,000 against the US Dollar. ETH price must clear the $3,200 to continue higher in the near term. Ethereum started a strong increase from the $2,750 support zone. The price is now trading above $3,000 and near the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break a major declining channel with resistance near $2,925 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair must surpass $3,175 and $3,200 to continue higher in the near term. Ethereum Price Is Gaining Momentum

Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki Predicts ‘Giant Stock Market Crash’ in October — Says ‘Bitcoin May Crash Too’

Robert Kiyosaki, the best-selling author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” has predicted a “giant stock market crash” coming in October. He believes that “bitcoin may crash too.” The famous author also offered his opinion on China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies. Robert Kiyosaki Warns of ‘Giant’ Market Crash in October Famous author and investor Robert Kiyosaki has predicted that a “giant stock market crash” is coming in October, noting that gold, silver, and bitcoin may crash as well. Rich Dad Poor Dad is a 1997 book co-authored by Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter.

100 years ago, Henry Ford proposed ‘energy currency’ to replace gold

In 1921, American industrialist Henry Ford proposed the creation of an “energy currency” that could form the basis of a new monetary system — offering striking similarities to the peer-to-peer electronic cash system outlined in Satoshi Nakamoto’s 2008 Bitcoin (BTC) whitepaper. Front page of the New York Tribune dated Sunday, December 4, 1921. Source: Library of CongressBitcoin as an energy currencyOn Dec. 4, 1921, the New York Tribune published an article outlining Ford’s vision of replacing gold with an energy currency that he believed could break the banking elites’ grip on