Category: Adoption

2020 Was The Beginning Of Real Volatility

2020 was unforgettable, especially for Bitcoin. To help memorialize this year for our readers, we asked our network of contributors to reflect on Bitcoin’s price action, technological development, community growth and more in 2020, and to reflect on what all of this might mean for 2021. These writers responded with a collection of thoughtful and…

December 23, 2020
Survey: Almost one in five adult Australians own crypto in 2020

Australia’s overall crypto perception improved in 2020 but adoption among women is still lacking.

December 23, 2020
IOHK’s new KEVM devnet opens up Cardano for Ethereum developers

IOHK announced that Solidity, a programming language for writing smart contracts on Ethereum, is now compatible with the Cardano blockchain through an interoperable platform that uses Ethereum’s native code. The company has also restarted its KEVM devnet program, which enables the Ethereum Virtual Machine to run with Cardano’s K-framework. Cardano is gearing up for an…

December 22, 2020
As crypto IPO hype heats up, Coinbase contracts trade at implied $70 billion valuation

The biggest crypto-related news of the month is that of Coinbase filing a draft S1 document to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, signaling its intent to go public in the weeks and months ahead. The firm announced on December 17th: “Coinbase Global, Inc. today announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement…

December 22, 2020
New Bitcoin price highs revive old misconceptions about BTC and crypto

With crypto exceeding all monetary expectations in 2020, some mainstream analysts have reverted to long-forgotten arguments from 2017.

December 22, 2020
How The Use Of Bitcoin In Africa Continued To Grow In 2020

2020 was unforgettable, especially for Bitcoin. To help memorialize this year for our readers, we asked our network of contributors to reflect on Bitcoin’s price action, technological development, community growth and more in 2020, and to reflect on what all of this might mean for 2021. These writers responded with a collection of thoughtful and…

December 22, 2020
Traditional banks offer digital asset custody amid compliance legislation

Compliance and regulations become more important than ever before for banks and traditional institutions that offer support for digital assets.

December 22, 2020
Interview: Brady Swenson, Growing With Bitcoin

Listen To This Episode: Apple Spotify Google Libsyn On this episode of the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” I sat down with Swan Bitcoin employee number three and head of education Brady Swenson, aka CitizenBitcoin. Swenson is also the host of one of the best Bitcoin podcasts out there, the “Citizen Bitcoin Podcast.” We talked about how…

December 22, 2020
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX raises $14M in its third round in 2020

Including the millions it collected in previous rounds, the company has raised approximately $19.4M.

December 21, 2020
Crypto Wall Street: Goldman Sachs to underwrite Coinbase IPO while JPMorgan says Bitcoin “overbought”

Wall Street is coming for crypto and how. The two US banks have previously contended against the growth of cryptocurrencies but have turned a bright eye for Bitcoin this year. Multiple reports over the weekend stated that while Goldman Sachs could underwrite Coinbase’s upcoming initial public offering, JPMorgan issued a client note stating that Bitcoin…

December 21, 2020