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Amazon job postings hint at digital payments project to launch in Mexico

Amazon has been silently working on a new digital currency project in Mexico, according to the company’s job postings.

February 11, 2021
Interview: Trading Our Time To Earn Bitcoin With Math Cannot Be Banned

Listen To This Episode Apple Spotify Libsyn For this episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s “Meet The Taco Plebs,” I was joined by fellow pleb Math Cannot Be Banned (@beeforbacon1) for his first-ever podcast appearance. We started off this conversation with the guest sharing his rabbit hole story and how he found Bitcoin. He explained that being…

February 10, 2021
Don’t expect large firms to follow Tesla’s Bitcoin move, JPMorgan says

While the crypto community expects more large firms to emulate Tesla’s Bitcoin purchase, JPMorgan’s strategists don’t think it will happen.

February 10, 2021
Bitcoin is a ‘masterpiece of monetary engineering’ Michael Saylor tells Austin Davis

Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, applies his training in thermodynamics to Bitcoin in an exclusive interview with Bitcoin pioneer and futurist Austin Davis

February 10, 2021
Tesla’s in, but who’s next to buy Bitcoin?

Following Tesla’s $1.5 billion purchase of Bitcoin, the internet is awash with rumors on which high profile corporate entity is next. However, even at this stage of the game, corporate BTC buys attract controversy from the trad-fi diehards. They voice concerns about lowering dollar liquidity and increasing risk exposure to volatility. The case against adding…

February 10, 2021
Twitter looking into Bitcoin payments for employees, says CFO

“We’ve done a lot of the upfront thinking to consider how we might pay employees should they ask to be paid in Bitcoin,” said Ned Segal.

February 10, 2021
Michael Saylor promotes economic empowerment with free “Bitcoin for Everybody” course

Michael Saylor has made many worthy contributions since bursting onto the cryptocurrency scene. His latest, the free “Bitcoin for Everybody” course, intends to give beginners a basic rundown of the leading cryptocurrency. In a tweet, Saylor said the course would help those looking to get into Bitcoin. This, he hopes, will promote economic empowerment and…

February 10, 2021
Wall Street Journal commenters lambast $1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase by Tesla

Yesterday, Tesla shocked the crypto space when the firm was revealed to have purchased $1.5 billion—yes, billion—worth of Bitcoin. As reported by CryptoSlate previously, a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that the firm had purchased this Bitcoin to provide “more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash…

February 9, 2021
Here are 3 reasons why Cardano (ADA) is up 100% this month

Cardano’s native cryptocurrency ADA has been on a roll since the beginning of February, seeing a price increase of over 100 percent since the beginning of the month. And while the overall bull market has been partly responsible for ADA’s price hike, the rally is mostly fueled by the major developments inside IOHK and a…

February 9, 2021
Elon Musk gets “congratulated” by Michael Saylor after Tesla’s $1.5 billion Bitcoin splurge

The electric carmaker purchased over 37,000 Bitcoin, filings from today showed. And the firm’s CEO is getting congratulated by an institutional Bitcoin bull. Congrats, Musk! MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor is a happy man. The Bitcoin convert has picked up over a billion dollars worth of the asset last year, majorly through his company’s treasury and…

February 8, 2021