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PortuguêsBitcoin seems to be settling happily above $6,000 and is currently just north of $6,500 again. Let’s hope we’ve seen the last of those $5,000 movements and we’re ready for…
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus outbreak has sent shockwaves through the world’s economy and this has caused politicians and central bankers to react in various ways. However, global market leaders, Wall Street CEOs…
Continue ReadingDespite what gold bug Peter Schiff says, economists are uncertain that gold will shine during the current coronavirus crisis. While gold and other precious metals have seen decent gains in…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Reserve’s balance sheet just hit a new record, increasing to a massive $5.86tn. This is thanks to fresh new liquidity aimed to prevent markets from crashing during the…
Continue ReadingDigital banking app Revolut has rolled out its cryptocurrency services for all standard users, saying it is widening access earlier than planned due to the global economic crisis. In an…
Continue ReadingThese are perilous times, and it hasn’t escaped anyone’s notice that the United States Federal Reserve is doing its part to alleviate the suffering — which began with the coronavirus…
Continue ReadingBitcoin and cryptocurrencies may be the only free-market assets left not manipulated by central banks like the U.S. Federal Reserve. Since the covid-19 outbreak, the Fed has unleashed a massive…
Continue ReadingU.S. currency in circulation has experienced its largest increase in over 20 years, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. From March 11 to March 18,…
Continue ReadingOn Friday, U.S. bureaucrats passed the 2020 stimulus bill, which has become the largest cash injection package ever created by the federal government. However, following the bill making it through…
Continue ReadingAnother week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. Over the past week, Bitcoin has flatlined, trading between $6,500 and $6,800 for a number of days. Almost all altcoins followed suit, also posting…
Continue ReadingFor governments, fighting the coronavirus pandemic is like fighting a war. The leaders of Italy, Spain and Germany have used the analogy – along with the CEOs of Bank of…
Continue ReadingUnless you have your head in the sand, you’ve probably realized that governments and central banks can print money out of thin air and in unlimited amounts. The United States…
Continue ReadingGone are the days of dusty ledgers and checkbooks. Over the last decade or so, the word “money” has taken on a completely new meaning for a lot of people…
Continue ReadingHyperbitcoinization has been defined as “a state where bitcoin becomes the world’s dominant form of money.” But what actually needs to happen for bitcoin to ‘go viral’? As it turns…
Continue ReadingMarkets trader and YouTuber, Tone Vays, says the United States’ digital dollar proposal is no different than the current system, except for its ties to the country’s federal reserve. “There…
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, U.S. Congressional leaders had seemingly come up with a stimulus deal at around 1 a.m. EST. The package will cost upwards of $2 trillion and politicians are promising…
Continue ReadingThe spreading coronavirus infection is taking a toll on the global economy and traditional financial institutions are already hurting. The world’s largest banks have seen their stocks losing value over…
Continue ReadingAfter United States President Donald Trump first mooted a $1 trillion stimulus package for the U.S. economy in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, people were shocked at what seemed…
Continue ReadingBitcoin has continued to strengthen over the past few hours, rallying as high as $6,850 on Tuesday morning and now trading at $6,790 as of the time of this article’s…
Continue ReadingWhile the newest version of a proposed stimulus package to respond to the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 in the United States has scrapped mention of the digital dollar, at…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) and gold showed clear signs of strength on March 24 as the United States Federal Reserve revealed the true extent of its money printing. Having cleared $6,000 on…
Continue ReadingAmid contentious debate over the massive stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Democrats in the United States House of Representatives look to implement the digital dollar to streamline…
Continue ReadingHow would a bitcoin economy react to coronavirus? For now, we don’t know. However, we can turn to a proxy for insight: gold. Bitcoin’s “digital gold” narrative has stuck well,…
Continue ReadingWhat a crazy day it’s been for markets thus far. Bitcoin, after falling as low as $5,700 during Sunday’s retracement, rallied as high as $6,650 on Monday morning on the…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Reserve pledged Monday to buy bonds in an unlimited quantity while allocating at least $300 billion to new emergency-lending programs. These measures are being taken as Wall Street…
Continue ReadingCrypto-Twitter has reacted with horror to the news that the United States Federal Reserve has been given a mandate to print as much new money as it needs to in…
Continue ReadingBitcoin‘s price shot up along with gold and stock futures after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced a quantitative easing package with no upper limit to support the economy amid the…
Continue ReadingFear of an impending global recession has prompted a rush to move assets into so-called “safe havens” such as U.S. treasuries and precious metals. Bitcoin now offers an alternative, yet…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. is now facing the onslaught from the coronavirus outbreak. During the last two weeks, bureaucrats have shut down multiple industries while the Federal Reserve has injected trillions into…
Continue ReadingBitcoin bulls were quite pleased on Saturday morning when Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal shared the “Automatic BOOST to Communities Act” published by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.While all politicians in the…
Continue ReadingAs the coronavirus outbreak ravages the global economy, a number of industries are taking a bit longer to feel the brunt of the financial hardship. As individuals watch the value…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. government has extended its daily trillion-dollar repo mission until the end of March, making the entire crypto market cap seem even smaller by comparison. “The Federal Reserve Bank…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Reserve is ready to flood the U.S. with coronavirus-free banknotes – but doesn’t anticipate that happening just yet, according to a spokesman for the central bank’s Philadelphia branch.…
Continue ReadingIn 18 days, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network will see its next halving as the block reward will decrease from 12.5 to 6.25 coins on or around April 8, 2020.…
Continue ReadingThe last few weeks of global hysteria has shown there’s been a mad dash for dollars and various fiat currencies. Moreover, central banks have tried to quell cash liquidity issues…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency markets stabilized as traditional financial markets found some footing Tuesday. Most crypto prices have been in the green over the past 24 hours. As of 18:00 UTC, bitcoin was…
Continue ReadingAfter bitcoin prices dropped below the $5K region on Monday morning, gold also slid significantly. It saw a small spike in value after the Federal Reserve announced slashing the benchmark…
Continue ReadingFar from reassuring the markets, the Federal Reserve’s dramatic action over the weekend seems to have spooked them instead. Over the weekend, the Fed decided it couldn’t wait for Wednesday’s…
Continue ReadingOn Sunday, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed the benchmark short-term rate by 100 basis points bringing it to zero. In addition to the rate cut, the Fed promised $700 billion…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) has failed to hold onto gains once again as commentators warn that the interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve are “not a drill.” After the United States’…
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