Nearly everyone is familiar with bequeathing physical and financial assets, but the process of transferring cryptocurrency after you die might not be as popular. Typical assets include tangible items such as cash, property, jewelry and art, in addition to stocks and bonds. Recently, more and more people are adding digital assets to their portfolios, usually […]
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Bitcoin Soars Above $103,000 in Record-Smashing Run
The original currency notched a new all-time high on Wednesday, breaking through the psychological barrier of $100,000 and then climbing even higher. The surge comes amid a climate of broader exuberance in the crypto industry, which is anticipating that the election of Donald Trump will lead to looser regulation and more blockchain innovation in the […]
Continue ReadingHigh Ping to Mining Pool Effects
Finding a Bitcoin block through mining is an extremely difficult process, and the time it takes to find a block is determined by factors such as hash power, difficulty level, and luck. Ping time (the time it takes for your device to send data to and receive data from the mining pool) can have an […]
Continue ReadingCrypto’s Millions Yield Win
Republican Bernie Moreno unseated the incumbent Democrat in Ohio’s senate race, a major win for crypto companies that had funneled millions of dollars into his campaign. Moreno, a car dealer and blockchain entrepreneur, defeated Sherrod Brown late on Tuesday, putting the GOP on track for a Senate majority. Brown, a crypto skeptic and the chairman […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin Tops $71,000
Bitcoin rose past $71,000 for the first time since June, bolstered by inflows into dedicated exchange-traded funds as well as speculation about potential outcomes from next week’s US election. The largest digital asset climbed more than 2%, changing hands at $71,310 as of 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday in Singapore. Second-ranked Ether and meme-crowd favorite Dogecoin […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin Nears $70K
Bitcoin Nears $70K Amid Record Open Interest at $40B as Trump-Harris Election Nears Bitcoin’s price rose by 1.5% in 24 hours, with significant increases in futures open interest, indicating continued money flow into the market. The crypto market saw broad gains with Solana (SOL) and other major cryptocurrencies rising, fueled by speculative trading and thematic […]
Continue ReadingDonald Trump’s Crypto Coin
Former president and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is launching a crypto coin tomorrow, but the cryptocurrency is significantly different from many others in the crypto market. Trump will be offering a token for World Liberty Financial (WLFI), which is a decentralized finance platform. The waitlist opens tomorrow at 8 a.m. ET in what Trump has […]
Continue ReadingKabosu, The Dog Behind the ‘Doge’ Internet Meme, Has Died
Kabosu, the shiba inu dog whose quizzical expression starred in an array of “doge” internet memes, has died, its owner said Friday. A picture of Kabosu with a slight side-eyed look went viral around 2013 on Tumblr and various online chatrooms, before it became known as “doge,” one of the most iconic and recognized images […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin Pizza Day
Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day to all who celebrate. Celebrate what, you might ask? Wednesday’s “holiday” marks the anniversary of the day when, in 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz got two pizzas delivered to his house from Papa John’s, which he paid for using Bitcoin, Quartz reports. (How exactly he did so is a bit confusing; you can […]
Continue ReadingCampaign Accepting Contributions Through Cryptocurrency
Donald Trump ‘s presidential campaign said Tuesday it would begin accepting donations in cryptocurrency as part of an effort to build what it calls a “crypto army” leading up to Election Day. The Trump campaign launched a fundraising page that allows “any federally permissible donor the ability to give” to its political committees using any […]
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