Demand for bitcoin is surging in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya, attracting investment from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance and a token project by Akon.
Bitcoin volatility has risen a bit, higher than the S&P 500 ahead of its expected halving next week - but it’s nowhere close to the rocky ride oil has been on.
The cryptocurrency has again failed to keep gains above $9,000 even as active bitcoin addresses spike to 11-month highs.
A Turkish firm has been granted a license to operate a data center with up to 6,000 bitcoin mining machines.
After a flurry of trading late last week, bitcoin dipped on lower volume.
The post-Bretton Woods system is on the ropes, but what's driving interest into bitcoin is price volatility and the upcoming halving event.
Regions with weak states and educated diasporas are seeing a rising demand for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and decentralized applications.
Bitcoin has again rallied sharply in the weeks leading up to the impending halving event, but if historic patterns are anything to go by the cryptocurrency could suffer a temporary price pullback following the event.
Bitcoin's underlying technology and monetary system make it one of the few investable assets that is immune to the economic fluctuations we have ahead.
In a significant deviation from the norm, bitcoin miners just produced 16 blocks in 63 minutes.
Traditional markets continue to get whalloped on terrible economic numbers while bitcoin holds ground ahead of the halving.
On Thursday, hourly trading volume in Tether Gold climbed to over $13 million, up from roughly $1 million the day before.
Amid this market rally, Bitcoin wallet startups report an uptick in users and profits. Get the latest bite-sized news here.
Spot and futures markets reflect the strong bullish sentiment of American investors.
Bitcoin is rising so far on Friday but the price rally looks overstretched and gains may be transient.