Jackson, Tennessee adds Bitcoin as a city payroll conversion option A report from Jackson News claims that the city is working on making it an option for employees to receive payment in Bitcoin. This change can happen as early as in the first few months of 2022. Miami is the only other U.S. city that is in a similar position to add Bitcoin to their payroll. However, at the current rate it seems Jackson will be the first city to do so. This news is much needed after a rocky couple of weeks for Bitcoin. In the months of November and December, the digitized asset saw dips in price and…
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Weekly Bitcoin Review
Elon Musk as Time’s Person of the Year, Indian PM’s Twitter hacked, and will Bitcoin see a price of $40,000?
Here is our latest weekly Bitcoin review. The leading cryptocurrency in market cap continues to generate headlines. Narenda Modi, Indian PM’s Twitter hacked On Sunday, Narenda Modi, current Prime Minister of India, tweeted “India has officially adopted Bitcoin as a legal tender.” The tweet then proceeds to say that India has bought 500 BTC and will distribute them to all citizens. A very suspicious looking link follows at the end. PMO India, the official twitter of the Prime Minister’s office, had to issue a warning. With the recovery of his account, the tweet is no longer available for viewing on Modi’s Twitter. This tweet comes after several months of news…
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Weekly Bitcoin Review
Big dips in the market and Satoshi Nakamoto Trial
The trial for Bitcoin On Monday, Craig Wright, who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, won in trial against the estate of a deceased former business partner. David Kleiman was a previous business associate and close personal friend of the Australian computer scientist who claims to hold a massive fortune of 1.1 million Bitcoin. Ira Kleiman, brother of David Kleiman, was the one to file the lawsuit. Ira claims that his brother and Wright created Bitcoin through a co-partnership in the suit. It is additionally claimed that the Kleiman estate is entitled to half of that 1.1 million Bitcoin, which is worth over 50 billion dollars. Kleiman…
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Opinion | The Dip in Bitcoin Price Was Caused By Correlation With The Stock Market
The reasons behind the largest cryptocurrency asset moving closer with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones
Bitcoin hit a price of $42,874.62 early this Saturday morning. The largest cryptocurrency asset has not seen prices like this in nearly two months, and nonetheless in a 12% decline overnight. While many fear this to be a sign of an impending bear market, it is nothing more than a shakeout influenced by the recent decline in the stock market. Stock Market Pressure In recent weeks the stock market has seen selloffs of billions of dollars from billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. This is because the Biden administration is imposing a surtax on multimillionaires and billionaires. The tax is 5 percent on households making $10 million or more,…
