Robert Kiyosaki, the “Rich Dad Poor Dad” guru who’s made a name preaching financial smarts, is sounding the alarm again. In a recent tweet that’s got everyone talking, he’s predicting a massive economic crash—maybe even a depression—by 2025. The Fed, he says, might crank out billions in “fake money,” tanking the dollar and sending gold…
Happy World Pizza Day! While you’re munching on a slice today, here’s a tasty tidbit: the first real-world Bitcoin buy was for two pizzas. Way back on May 22, 2010, a Florida guy named Laszlo Hanyecz forked over 10,000 Bitcoins—worth about $40 then—to snag a couple of pies from a local joint. That little deal?…
Bitcoin’s been through the wringer lately, trading at a measly $23,000—a far cry from its $69,000 peak. But ARK Invest isn’t sweating it. Their latest “Big Ideas 2023” report doubles down on a gutsy prediction: BTC’s hitting $1 million by 2030, crypto winter be damned. The report’s got some swagger, pointing out that even with…
Jamie Dimon, the big boss at JPMorgan Chase, is at it again, unloading a fresh salvo on Bitcoin while giving blockchain tech a big thumbs-up. In a January 19, 2023, sit-down on CNBC’s Squawk Box, the CEO didn’t hold back, calling BTC a “hyped-up phony” and a “pet rock”—his latest jab after dubbing it a…
Bitcoin’s on a tear, climbing to a 10-week peak of $21,150, according to CMC data, with a 2.1% bump in the last 24 hours and a whopping 23% surge over the past week. The total crypto market cap’s flirting with $1 trillion, sitting at $996 billion, and BTC’s leading the charge. Twitter’s Documenting Bitcoin flagged…
Bitcoin miners are back in action after a stormy winter in North America sidelined rigs with power outages, only to find the network’s mining difficulty has spiked to a new all-time high. According to BTC.com data, the difficulty clocked in at 37.59 trillion on January 16, 2023, up 10.26% after hitting block height 772,128. That’s…
A federal bankruptcy court just pulled the plug on the naming rights deal between FTX and Miami-Dade County, clearing the way for the fallen crypto giant’s logo to get scrubbed from the Miami Heat’s NBA arena. Once the third-biggest cryptocurrency exchange around, FTX went down in flames, racking up losses between $8 billion and $10…
Ukraine’s big-name pharmacy chain, ANC Drugstore, is jumping into the crypto game, partnering with Binance Ukraine to let customers pay with Bitcoin via Binance Pay. Announced on January 3, 2023, the move means folks can now snag meds and health goodies online from ANC’s 1,000-plus stores and settle up instantly—starting with a rollout in Kyiv….
Bitcoin’s finally shaking off the doldrums, climbing past $18,000 after weeks of treading water—and it’s got some upbeat Consumer Price Index (CPI) data to thank. The crypto king’s riding a wave alongside other coins, with BTC/USD hitting $18,000-plus in Thursday’s trading, per TradingView data. It’s the highest it’s been since November 9, a welcome jolt…
The former CEO of BitMEX Arthur Hayes believes that the price of bitcoin may have reached its lowest point now that the majority of “irresponsible businesses” have run out of bitcoin to sell. The worst may have happened for Bitcoin, as stated by the former CEO of the marketplace for cryptocurrency derivatives since there are…