June 19, 2021

Skybridge Capital Says Bitcoin Still Has More Upside Than Gold

Troy Gayeski, co-chief investment officer (CIO) and senior portfolio manager at Skybridge Capital, a $7.5 billion hedge fund, says gold is good but bitcoin is better, Bloomberg reported Sunday. He believes that both gold and bitcoin are likely to rally even as the Federal Reserve moves to taper asset purchases...


Alternative 401(k) Product Offers In-Plan Cryptocurrency Investment via Coinbase Institutional

On Monday, the San Francisco-based retirement plan provider for small to medium-sized businesses, Forusall, announced the launch of an alternative 401(k) plan that offers in-plan cryptocurrency access. According to the alt 401(k) investment option, Forusall is working with Coinbase Institutional as its retirement plan partner.


Deutsche Bank Warns: Ignoring Rising US Inflation Akin to 'Sitting on a Time Bomb'

Deutsche Bank published a report Monday noting that the United States is facing "the very real specter of consumer-driven inflation." The bank's chief economist David Folkerts-Landau and others notably highlight the Federal Reserve's monetary easing policy and recent tolerance toward higher inflation.


Amazon Job Listing Seeks Blockchain Lead - Internet Giant Looks to Create 'Business Use Cases Across Defi'

The world's largest online marketplace Amazon is seemingly watching blockchain innovations and current defi platforms make waves in the world of finance. Since the firm's inception, Amazon has disrupted the online world via technological innovation and now it wants someone to help with blockchain technology.


El Salvador Residents Are Split on Bitcoin Adoption Bill

Mario Valle, 39, an El Salvadoran bitcoin (BTC, +6.3%) investor and manager of a popular local bitcoin Facebook page, is thrilled that President Nayib Bukele announced bitcoin could soon become legal tender in the Central American nation alongside its present official currency, the U.S. dollar. But not everyone shares his enthusiasm. Among six locals interviewed by CoinDesk, from the capital of San Salvador and beyond, the mood ran from elation for the move to suspicion of Bukele's motives.


BITCOIN'S MONETARY SUPERIORITY IS GUARANTEED BY PHYSICS

One of the least thought of ways that energy is present in our world today, until the advent of proof-of-work in Bitcoin, is how the concept of energy applies to money. Despite this, monetary energy is arguably the single most important practical implementation of energy transfer in the world today because it's the signal of all of the work that people individually and collectively output transferred from our physical selves into the world.


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BIDEN TECH ADVISOR OWNS BETWEEN $1 MILLION AND $5 MILLION IN BITCOIN

Top antitrust expert at the White House, Tim Wu, owns between $1 million and $5 million worth of bitcoin, the largest holding in his financial portfolio, according to a report from Politico.


FIND THE BEST BOOKS ABOUT BITCOIN

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BITCOIN WALLETS FOR BEGINNERS: FROM ZERO TO SELF CUSTODY

Many people choose to buy bitcoin through an exchange like Robinhood or Coinbase, then leave the asset on that crypto exchange platform. Please don't make this rookie mistake! Learn how to get your own cold storage.


El Savador exploring volcanic bitcoin mining, President Says

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said on Twitter on Wednesday that he has instructed state-owned geothermal electric firm LaGeo to come up with a plan to offer bitcoin mining facilities using renewable energy from the country's volcanoes. The best way to hold your bitcoin is in your own wallet.