After the most valuable digital currency closed in October at $60,717.07 USD, it started in November at $60,800.57. It seems the $60K has been the most comfortable for the BTC since it crossed that mark in 2021. BTC recorded an All-Time High (ATH) of $68,789.63 on November 10, 2021, to surpass its previous $64K ATH, … Read more
Bitcoin price began the month of October 2021 on a good note as it spiked across all major cryptocurrency exchanges around the world trading $48,170.80 at the time of this report. It showed an impressive comeback from the September 24 ban by the Chinese authorities. It was trading above $43,000 before it dropped to $40K after … Read more
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were established to bring about a new and secure means of transaction, free from bankers and brokers. But, as this technology becomes more popular across the world, many people are now becoming uneasy with the idea of being the only ones with access to their online investments. Investors are realizing that … Read more
Bitcoin was predicted to close at $20,000 before the end of 2020 as far back as June 2020 and on October 25, 2021, it traded at $62,674.13 on most crypto exchanges. One of the earliest investors in cryptocurrency is a Norwegian who bought 5,000 BTC for just $27 several years back and is now one … Read more
Bitcoin hit $61,183 (NGN34,989,273.30) for the first time in six months on Friday, October 15, 2021, as the United States’ body language shows that it may approve the launch of an exchange-traded fund based on its futures contracts. Usually, policies of major economies like China, USA, South Korea, Japan determine how the market reacts. For … Read more
The price of Bitcoin has spiked to NGN33,777,567.30, a few weeks after China announced the ban of cryptocurrency, although it reacted to the shock, it was momentary. Also, the new spike may also be as a result of a report by Bloomberg that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission didn’t oppose the launch of a futures-based Bitcoin exchange-traded fund … Read more
No one takes China’s cryptocurrency ban seriously anymore. In less than 10 years, the country has a history of five bans. It doesn’t look like its September 24 decision was the final because there are some platforms that enable transactions with little or no restrictions. Unlike 2013 when bitcoin experienced a massive tumble after authorities … Read more
One of the cardinal reasons why peer-to-peer exchange (P2P) came into place is go give everyone the freedom to buy and sell cryptocurrency by removing the limitation that might have been put place by the government authorities. As if the brain behind P2P had seen the future or possibly what might come from the government, … Read more
Nigerians have traded at $8,761,051BTC on two major Peer-to-Peer (P2P) platforms LocalBitcoins and Paxful even as the Central Bank of Nigeria continues to block financial institutions from facilitating all transactions involving bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. At the time of this report, 1BTC was N25,300,491.36 on Paxful and $48,960.56 on coinmarketcap. While Helsinki-based peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace … Read more
Residents of the United Kingdom can now buy and sell cryptocurrencies starting this week, a press release by the global payment platform said Monday, August 23, 2021 The announcement is the first international expansion of PayPal’s cryptocurrencies services following the launching of the same system in the United States early this year. With over 403 million active accounts globally, the California-based … Read more