Bull Market Breather? Bitcoin Retreats After Run on $20k

Bull Market Breather? Bitcoin Retreats After Run on $20k: Bitcoin is trading on the back foot today following the bullish debut of futures on the CME.  Having clocked a new all-time high of $19,783 at 12:14 GMT yesterday, CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) is trading at $19,178. Further, data source CoinMarketCap shows bitcoin (BTC) has … Read more

Bitcoin Celebrates Seven Days Hack-Free

This Week in Bitcoin: Regulators Mount Up as Bitcoin Keeps Bubbling: Welcome to the latest installment of This Week in Bitcoin stuffed with all the highlights and lowlights from the past seven days.  In this edition: Korea, Korea, Korea, and a handful of stories that aren’t about Korea just for some variety. In the past … Read more

Massachusetts Joins List of US States Hostile to Bitcoin

Massachusetts Joins List of US States Hostile to Bitcoin: Lifelong Massachusetts politician, William Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth, turned sudden investment and currency expert this week, is issuing a seven-point warning about the perils of bitcoin.  The uncharitable statement lands New England’s most populated region in the hostile category, joining a half dozen other states … Read more

Teenage bitcoin millionaire: ‘It’s a wonderful time to buy bitcoin”

Teenage bitcoin millionaire: ‘It’s a wonderful time to buy bitcoin”: A lot has changed since 2011, when Erik Finman invested a cash gift from his grandmother into bitcoin.  Six years later, bitcoin’s value is up exponentially, and Finman, now 18, is a millionaire. But one thing that hasn’t changed is Finman’s enthusiasm for the cryptocurrency.  … Read more