• Markets Report Bitcoin Price
    Bitcoin,  Markets Report

    Markets Report: Bitcoin beats $16k as Paypal opens buying to U.S. customers

    A shift in pace for PayPal’s crypto adoption accompanies Bitcoin surging to its highest since late 2017

    Bitcoin is nearing the end of another week of fresh gains which have taken it to near three-year highs — what’s next? Following days of volatility, BTC/USD looks set to produce a weekly close which could be its second highest on record.

  • Winklevoss bitcoin billionaires
    Bitcoin

    The Return of the Winklevii

    A decade after their tangle with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was shown in ‘The Social Network,’ cinemagoers are going to be treated to episode two of the twins’ travails

    After “The Social Network” chronicled their accusations that Mark Zuckerberg stole the idea for Facebook from them—and the legal battle that ensued—the twins are now producing a second movie that will tell the story of how they became billionaires thanks to Bitcoin.

  • Roger Ver (via RogerVer.com).
    Alt coins,  Bitcoin,  Cryptocurrencies,  Libra

    EXCLUSIVE: Roger Ver-backed Evercoin announces $1 million pre-seed round

    Bitcoin pioneer applies for Libra membership | Modern Consensus Interview

    Roger Ver gave me three big announcements as an exclusive to Modern Consensus. First, he is breaking news with us about his investment in the mobile crypto wallet and non-custodial exchange Evercoin. Second, he told me he just submitted Bitcoin.com’s application to join the Facebook-led Libra Association. And third, he shared details about the addition of Stefan Rust as Bitcoin.com’s CEO.

  • Charlie Shrem at Ben's Deli in Manhattan (Ken Kurson)
    Bitcoin,  United States

    With bitcoin at $11K, Charlie Shrem gives his thoughts on the bull run | Modern Consensus Interview

    The crypto pioneer gives his take on Bitcoin’s market comeback and Facebook’s Libra

    I had a chance to talk with crypto visionary, Charlie Shrem, best known for pioneering the buying, selling, and spending of Bitcoin at hundreds of retail locations including CVS, Duane Reade, 7-Eleven, Walmart, and Walgreens.