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DeFi, instituciones y Eth2: ¿Cuáles son todos los factores que impulsan el repunte actual de Ether a sus máximos históricos?

Ether alcanzó su máximo histórico nuevamente el 2 de febrero, alcanzando la marca psicológica de $ 1,500

Desde entonces, su precio se ha mantenido por encima de este nivel y actualmente se sitúa en torno a los $ 1,700. Junto con Bitcoin ( BTC ) y otras criptomonedas, Ether ( ETH ) ha experimentado una acción de precio sobresaliente desde principios de 2021, habiendo aumentado un 10,46% en un mes.

Si bien Bitcoin también ha estado viendo una acción de precios positiva, está por debajo de su máximo histórico anterior de $ 41,941 alcanzado el 8 de enero. Los volúmenes de Ether han aumentado. Según el proveedor de datos de mercado CryptoCompare, los volúmenes al contado alcanzaron su máximo histórico el 11 de enero, y los volúmenes del mes aumentaron un 320% desde diciembre de 2020.

Junto con el aumento de los volúmenes, los datos de la firma de análisis CryptoQuant muestran que la cantidad de Ether que se mantiene en los intercambios centralizados ha estado disminuyendo a nuevos mínimos, lo que indica una mayor presión de compra para ETH.

Las salidas de divisas también han aumentado, lo que demuestra que los compradores están interesados ​​en mantener el activo en lugar de vender

Ki Young Ju, director ejecutivo de la firma de análisis de datos criptográficos CryptoQuant, dijo a Cointelegraph: „Dado que las reservas de ETH en todos los intercambios siguen disminuyendo, creo que la carrera alcista continuará hasta que deje de disminuir“.

Los datos de derivados también muestran una perspectiva alcista para Ether, ya que según la plataforma de análisis de datos Laevitas, el 80% del volumen de opciones en Deribit estuvo dominado por llamadas (órdenes de compra) el 2 de febrero cuando ETH alcanzó su máximo histórico de alrededor de $ 1,500, un signo alcista.

Según Ben Zhou, director ejecutivo de Bybit Exchange, Ether está alcanzando a Bitcoin en términos de demanda y volumen de operaciones. Le dijo a Cointelegraph: „En los últimos días, los volúmenes de nuestros pares ETH / USD y ETH / USDT no están demasiado lejos de sus homólogos de BTC“.

Compromiso institucional

A Ether le ha ido bien tanto en el mundo minorista como en el institucional, y la demanda de Ether está aumentando rápidamente . Si bien Grayscale, el administrador de activos de criptomonedas más grande del mundo, cerró anteriormente varios fideicomisos de altcoins, incluido el Ethereum Trust, las inversiones se reanudaron a principios de enero y actualmente tiene $ 4.250 millones en ETH bajo su administración al momento de escribir este artículo, un aumento de más de 240% en los últimos tres meses. Jonathan Hobbs, autor de The Crypto Portfolio y ex administrador de fondos de activos digitales, le dijo a Cointelegraph:

“Hemos visto una rotación general en el mercado de las criptomonedas hacia altcoins, mientras que Bitcoin ha estado en un rango. Ethereum es un proxy del mercado de altcoins al que las instituciones pueden acceder a través de la confianza de Grayscale. Con una capitalización de mercado de casi $ 200 mil millones, Ethereum es lo suficientemente grande como para que las instituciones comiencen a tomarse en serio „.

High scepticism about Bitcoin in Germany

Bitcoin coin in the black-red-gold watch pocket of a pair of jeans,
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The majority of the German population is sceptical about Bitcoin. This is the result of a survey by the digital association Bitkom.

Bitcoin has reached a new all-time high at the end of a brilliant crypto year. The current price of the cryptocurrency is 22,780 US dollars, higher than ever before in its history. The digital store of value has thus managed to crack the magic 20,000 mark, which Crypto Genius it had previously failed to reach time and again.

The new record price could be a reflection of the fact that more and more large investors are getting into cryptocurrency, or at least closely following its development. Most recently, One River Digital announced its intention to have a crypto investment volume of one billion US dollars by 2021.

Due to the increasing acceptance of Bitcoin and Co. in the economy, national central banks and the European Central Bank are now also looking into cryptocurrencies and considering their own digital currencies. The ECB is currently running a test phase for the digital euro, which should be completed in March 2021. The institution still wants to wait for further steps.

Bitkom survey reveals scepticism about Bitcoin
Despite this year’s Bitcoin rally, many Germans are still sceptical about the cryptocurrency. This is shown by the latest representative survey on the acceptance of cryptocurrencies by the German digital association Bitkom. According to the survey, only two percent of those over 16 said they had invested in cryptocurrencies. Around one fifth (18 per cent) could imagine investing. The rest of the respondents expressed scepticism about Bitcoin and Co. even though the proportion of those who said they had heard or read something about cryptocurrencies has risen (76 percent).

Specifically, 66 percent of those surveyed thought digital means of payment were too complicated. 55 percent said that cryptocurrencies were more suitable for speculators. Meanwhile, three out of ten participants said that Bitcoin and Co. were a secure alternative to the established monetary system. Among 16 to 29-year-olds, the figure was as high as 43 percent. In addition, one in four considers long-term investments in digital assets to be sensible. 1,004 citizens of the Federal Republic were surveyed.

The survey shows that especially the younger generation is enthusiastic about cryptocurrencies. However, if Bitcoin’s upswing continues, it is quite conceivable that investors in conventional assets will also open up even more to digital assets.

Reader survey at BTC-ECHO
BTC-ECHO is also running a survey until 20 December. Readers can give their opinion on cryptocurrencies. Participants can win guaranteed prizes worth a total of 30,000 euros. The winners will be notified on 21 December. The results of the survey are scheduled to be published in January 2021. Participation is possible here.

• Bitcoin ist in eine Phase der Konsolidierung eingetreten, nachdem das Unternehmen vor einigen Tagen einen Höchststand von 19.900 Dollar erreicht hatte.
• Die Münze wird derzeit für 19.200 $ gehandelt, nachdem sie von den lokalen Tiefstständen abgeprallt war, aber auch die Halbierung scheiterte, nachdem sie die Widerstandsmarke von 19.500 $ nicht überschritten hatte.
• Ein Analyst ist der Meinung, dass Bitcoin eine Korrektur in Richtung 17.000 $ bevorstehen könnte, wenn es ihm gelingt, unter 18.700 $ zu schließen.
• BTC scheint jedoch bereit zu sein, dieses Niveau vorläufig zu halten.
• Analysten bleiben langfristig optimistisch, was die führende Krypto-Währung betrifft, da institutionelle Akteure weiterhin in den Raum eintreten.

BITCOIN KÖNNTE FALLEN, WENN SIE NICHT UNTER $18.700 SCHLIEßT

Bitcoin ist in eine Phase der Konsolidierung eingetreten, nachdem das Unternehmen vor einigen Tagen einen Höchststand von 19.900 Dollar erreicht hatte. Die Münze wird derzeit für 19.200 $ gehandelt, nachdem sie von den lokalen Tiefstständen abgeprallt war, aber auch die Halbierung scheiterte, nachdem sie die Widerstandsmarke von 19.500 $ nicht überschritten hatte.

Ein Analyst ist der Meinung, dass Crypto Trader eine Korrektur in Richtung 17.000 $ bevorstehen könnte, wenn es ihm gelingt, unter 18.700 $ zu schließen:

„Das 3D $BTC-Diagramm sieht für mich nicht allzu heiß aus. Wenn wir heute Abend wieder um 18,7 km schließen, werden wir wahrscheinlich in der nächsten Woche oder so einige unglaublich lange Einträge erhalten. Gegen 16.9-17.1k habe ich Geld für große Jungs, die auf einige längerfristige #bitcoin warten.“

$18.700 waren in den letzten Tagen ein wichtiges technisches Niveau für Bitcoin.

Der Händler, der das obige Diagramm geteilt hat, ist nicht der erste, der die Bedeutung der Mittelwerte von 18.000 Dollar erwähnt hat. Wie bereits zuvor von Bitcoinist berichtet, ist ein Krypto-Asset-Analyst, der historisch korrekt war, der Meinung, dass Bitcoin zinsbullisch sein wird, solange es die 18.500-Dollar-Region hält.

MAKROTRENDS BLEIBEN BULLISH

Bitcoin bleibt jedoch aufgrund der institutionellen Übernahme langfristig optimistisch. Niall Ferguson, ein Finanzanalyst und Historiker der Hoover Institution in Stanford, sagte kürzlich:

„Die Akzeptanz von Bitcoin als digitaler Vermögenswert, ein quasi-digitales Gold, wurde durch diese Pandemie beschleunigt. Fast jeden Monat hat irgendeine wichtige Persönlichkeit aus der Welt der Mainstream-Investoren gesagt: ‚OK, jetzt nehme ich BTC ernst‘. Dieser Prozess der institutionellen Übernahme muss noch weitergehen“.

So hat MicroStrategy erst heute bekannt gegeben, dass das Unternehmen beabsichtigt, 400 Millionen Dollar durch den Verkauf von Schuldverschreibungen aufzubringen. Der Verkaufserlös soll laut einer Pressemitteilung für den Kauf von Bitcoin verwendet werden:

„MicroStrategy beabsichtigt, den Nettoerlös aus dem Verkauf der Schuldverschreibungen in Übereinstimmung mit seiner Treasury Reserve Policy in Bitcoin zu investieren, bis der Bedarf an Betriebskapital und andere allgemeine Unternehmenszwecke ermittelt ist.“

Diese Erhöhung bedeutet, dass MicroStrategy erwartet, die Zinsen, die es mit diesen Wertpapieren anhäufen wird, zu übertreffen.

Years after his arrest, Vinnik has now been sentenced.

After years of debate about the extradition, Bitcoin ( BTC ) launderer Alexander Vinnik has now been convicted by a French court

According to a report in the Novaya Gazeta on Monday Vinnik was and because of „money laundering as part of an organized criminal group and providing false information about the source of income“ to five years in prison in addition to a fine of 100,000 euros sentenced .

According to the BBC, the court has partially dropped charges on Locky ransomware . At the time of going to press it was unclear whether Vinnik’s conviction was related to his alleged leadership at the former crypto exchange Crypto Cash.

Vinnik previously denied his stake in BTC-e, claiming he was just an employee. He said his monthly salary at BTC-e was $ 10,000

As previously reported , Vinnik is the alleged mastermind of an international money laundering system in which over $ 4 billion was processed via BTC-e.

Vinnik, known as „Mr. Bitcoin“, was first arrested in Greece in July 2017 for allegedly involved in the operation of BTC-e. Since the arrest, several countries have requested extradition of Vinnik. Including the United States and Russia, of which he is a citizen . Vinnik was extradited to France in 2018 for fraud and money laundering .

In June, New Zealand police collected $ 90 million in connection with the Vinnik case .

Eine Familie, die 2017 alles verkauft hat, um Bitcoin zu kaufen, glaubt, dass digitale Währung 2022 200.000 Dollar wert sein wird.

Anfang 2017, als Bitcoin für 900 Dollar gehandelt wurde, beschloss eine Familie, ein riskantes Unterfangen zu wagen, sie verkaufte alles, was sie hatte, um Bitcoin zu kaufen. Dies führte zu einem Austausch des Komforts von zu Hause gegen ein Leben auf der Straße.

Didi Taihuttu, seine Frau und seine drei Kinder setzten alles auf Bitcoin und das Ergebnis, dass das Jahr nicht besser sein könnte, die digitale Währung erreichte nach 9 Monaten des Kaufs für 900 Dollar 20.000 Dollar.

Im folgenden Jahr jedoch brach ein „Todesfall“, Bitcoin, um über 80% ein und ließ den Markt verzweifeln.

Was hat die Familie getan?

Hat viel mehr Bitmünzen gekauft.

Nachdem die Blase geplatzt war und der Preis Anfang 2018 auf etwa 3.000 Dollar fiel, ließen sich Taihuttu und seine Familie nicht einschüchtern.

„Als die Bitmünze fiel, begannen wir, mehr zu kaufen.

Zwei Jahre vergingen, und Bitcoin glänzte erneut und übertraf seinen historischen Wert, so dass die Familie erneut einen doppelten Gewinn erzielte.

In einem Interview mit CNBC am Donnerstag (03) sagte Taihuttu, er habe nie daran gezweifelt, dass die Bitcoin sich von ihrem besorgniserregenden Fall im Jahr 2018 erholen würde.

Er sagte, er glaube, dass der gegenwärtige Aufschwung die digitale Währung auf über 100.000 Dollar bringen könne.

Ich denke, in diesem Aufschwungzyklus werden wir ein Minimum von 100.000 Dollar sehen. Ich werde nicht überrascht sein, wenn sie 2022 200.000 Dollar erreicht.

Taihutti führt seine Preisprognose auf eine vorhersehbare „Versorgungskrise“ bei Bitmünzen zurück, die durch eine hohe Nachfrage seitens institutioneller Anleger, die auf den Markt drängen, ausgelöst würde. Beispiele hierfür sind PayPal, MicroStrategy und einige andere.

Er sagt, die Entscheidung von PayPal, seinen 350 Millionen Nutzern den Kauf von Bitcoin zu ermöglichen, werde dazu führen, dass das Unternehmen eine hohe Nachfrage nach dem Vermögenswert haben werde.

„Es wird eine größere Versorgungskrise geben, weil keine neuen Bitmünzen abgebaut werden, um den Bedarf großer Unternehmen zu decken“, sagte Taihutti.

Die Tahihutti-Familie ist nicht die einzige, die in den kommenden Jahren mit einem großen Bitcoin-Boom rechnet. Die Facebook-Brüder Cameron und Tyler Winklevoss glauben, dass Bitcoin in 10 Jahren 500.000 Dollar wert sein könnte.

Taihutti begann sein Bitcoin-Abenteuer im Jahr 2013 mit dem Abbau der digitalen Währung. Im Laufe der Zeit wurden die Abbauaktivitäten auf große Unternehmen beschränkt.

„Wir haben Bitcoin eingegeben, weil wir unser Leben ändern wollten“, sagte der Vater von drei Kindern.

Seit drei Jahren reist die Familie nun schon um die Welt. Die Reise geht weiter.

La manipolazione del mercato è una delle principali preoccupazioni che la Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) degli Stati Uniti ha citato nel rifiutare una serie di richieste di fondi negoziati in borsa (ETF) di bitcoin.

Solidus Labs, un’azienda tecnologica, ritiene di aver sviluppato una soluzione di sorveglianza tecnica per affrontare questo problema

Solidus ha annunciato mercoledì che stava implementando uno strumento di sorveglianza del mercato per monitorare i dati delle transazioni di scambio di criptovalute e segnalare potenziali manipolazioni su diverse piattaforme, come parte di uno sforzo per affrontare le preoccupazioni normative in corso sui mercati crittografici.

„Si tratta di problemi che sono stati in gran parte risolti nei mercati tradizionali attraverso sistemi di sorveglianza del mercato [che] sono stati progettati per i mercati tradizionali“, ha affermato Chen Arad, Chief Operating Officer di Solidus Labs.

I sostenitori affermano che un ETF renderebbe il bitcoin accessibile a una fascia più ampia di investitori al dettaglio offrendo un prodotto regolamentato che sarebbe disponibile sulle principali piattaforme di investimento, come Charles Schwab o TD Ameritrade.

Tuttavia, una serie di richieste di Bitcoin Bank sono state rifiutate dalla SEC, che ha affermato che il mercato Bitcoin- (BTC, + 0,32%) non è abbastanza grande per sorvegliare adeguatamente. Il presidente Jay Clayton, che lascerà il ruolo alla fine dell’anno, ha affermato in passato che un ETF bitcoin non può essere approvato fino a quando l’agenzia non sarà certa che il mercato sia libero da manipolazioni . Un esempio di manipolazione è il wash trading , quando alcuni account si scambiano avanti e indietro per far apparire il volume più alto di quello che sta usando i bot.

Nel 2019, l’agenzia ha rifiutato lo sforzo di Bitwise, dicendo che doveva esserci un accordo di condivisione della sorveglianza tra uno scambio e un mercato di dimensioni „significative“ come un potenziale esempio di come affrontare questa preoccupazione.

Come funziona

Lo strumento di Solidus ha quattro parti: raccolta dati, archiviazione dati, elaborazione dati e reportistica, ha affermato Arad.

Il programma raccoglie i dati da una serie di soggetti che conducono transazioni, principalmente scambi, agendo come una sorta di intermediario per le informazioni. Ciò garantisce che gli scambi non siano tenuti a condividere dati commerciali potenzialmente proprietari tra loro, ha affermato Arad.

„La prima parte è essere in grado di raccogliere i dati in modo completamente anonimo, offuscato e crittografato e assemblarli … in un database multi-tenant“, ha detto.

Il sistema di Solidus elabora quindi le informazioni, confrontando i dati di acquisto e vendita per cercare potenziali wash trading o altre forme di manipolazione del mercato.

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Parte di questa elaborazione include il confronto delle informazioni di mercato dagli account di una borsa valori con i suoi „vicini“, ovvero account con attributi simili, ha affermato Asaf Meir, CEO di Solidus.

I vicini sono effettivamente un modo per creare diversi tipi di profili generali, che a loro volta agiscono come una sorta di linea di base media per confrontare l’attività dell’account, se il comportamento di un utente diverge dalla norma.

Solidus esamina i requisiti di segnalazione di uno scambio, quali avvisi dovrebbero essere segnalati e quali parti potrebbero essere coinvolte prima di inviare questi avvisi ai propri clienti.

“Questo tipo di dati è estremamente sensibile e confidenziale, e tra l’altro è anche il modo in cui in generale il nostro prodotto funziona correttamente. Il nostro prodotto si basa sui dati privati ​​che ci forniscono gli scambi, i broker dealer e le autorità di regolamentazione „, ha affermato Meir.

Più in generale, questa stessa tecnologia può essere utilizzata in diverse giurisdizioni, agendo potenzialmente come una sorta di standard globale per aiutare gli scambi in tutto il mondo a rispettare la regola di viaggio della Financial Action Task Force, ha osservato Arad.

In uso

Solidus è in trattativa con una serie di scambi di criptovalute e agenzie di regolamentazione per iniziare a utilizzare il suo strumento di sorveglianza negli Stati Uniti, sebbene Arad e Meir abbiano rifiutato di identificare potenziali clienti nel registro, citando discussioni in corso.

Chris Land, consigliere generale presso la divisione bancaria del Wyoming, ha affermato che la sua agenzia è una delle autorità di regolamentazione che lavorano con Solidus e stanno valutando la sua soluzione.

L’azienda ha già contribuito a contribuire a una sezione sulla manipolazione del mercato in un prossimo manuale che la divisione intende pubblicare, ha affermato.

Lo strumento è già in uso con altri clienti non statunitensi, ha affermato Arad, aggiungendo che è stato sviluppato appositamente per affrontare le preoccupazioni normative.

“Lavoravamo con scambi specifici in una particolare giurisdizione in cui erano tenuti a richiedere la licenza. In quel processo abbiamo anche iniziato a lavorare con il regolatore e generalmente abbiamo sviluppato il prodotto con i regolatori „, ha affermato.

This can be checked with government bonds. German government bonds, rated with the top AAA rating, promise a return of -0.59 percent over ten years. Not a particularly good investment, but pretty safe. Meanwhile, the current interest rate for 10-year Brazilian bonds is 7.84 percent. The rating agency Fitch rated the paper BB-. Investors have to take into account a potential bankruptcy of the Brazilian budget when investing.

Conversely, what percentage of the portfolio investors invest in which type of security depends solely on their risk tolerance. Risk-averse investors are likely to prefer a portfolio that relies more on safe bonds and more aggressive investors focus more on stocks, ETFs and alternative investments.

Safe is not always better

Anyone who follows the textbook opinion about the linear relationship between risk and return runs the risk of missing out on the really good opportunities. There are investments that don’t quite fit into the described pattern. One of them, as you can already guess, is Bitcoin. Not only is Bitcoin retrospectively the best performing asset in human history; Even in relation to the associated risk, BTC beats the competition by far. Depending on where you start measuring, BTC has grown by over three million percent in the first decade of its existence.

So do investors have to be extremely willing to take risks in order for a BTC investment to be considered? Limited. Because, contrary to what modern portfolio theory suggests, Bitcoin is less risky than assumed. Sure, digital gold is quite volatile – significantly more volatile than gold, oil and the S&P 500, for example. But not as volatile as the price should theoretically be with such a return. In other words, Bitcoin is what is known as an asymmetrical investment.

Exponential growth possible

With cryptocurrency no.1, risk and return are not linear, but rather convex. The return does not increase proportionally to the risk, but increases exponentially.

This already intuitively conclusive description of the course events can be measured with the Sharpe ratio . This is a quantitative indicator that relates risk, measured by volatility, to return. A Sharpe Ratio> 1 means an excess return on the asset in relation to the risk assumed. It turns out that when compared to assets like gold, stocks and oil, Bitcoin is the big winner in terms of asymmetry. BTC currently has a Sharpe ratio of 2.62. The next best asymmetrical asset is gold with just 1.66.

One thing is clear: if you are looking for the asset with the best asymmetrical return, you will find it with Bitcoin.

The Bitcoin train hasn’t left yet

Nobody knows how Bitcoin will fare in the future. Investors should keep in mind that BTC is still a risky investment. The cryptocurrency has been working flawlessly for 10 years with a reliability of 99.99 percent. A bug or other as yet unknown risks could still endanger the project. It therefore makes sense to participate in the course with moderation and moderation – the growth potential is large enough.

Even if it feels different for some: Bitcoin is still in its infancy ten years after its genesis. Optimistic estimates assume that just one percent of the world’s population owns Bitcoin. An asset that has what it takes to become a world reserve currency is still very modestly capitalized at 242 billion US dollars (USD). Anyone who invests now is still an early adopter and is betting on a continued bullish course.

The bottom line is that there is still massive upward potential – and the signs point northwards. With the halving in May of this year, supply growth tightened again, and news like MicroStrategy’s USD 425 million allocation are massive harbingers of exponential price growth similar to 2017.

With each passing day, the likelihood of failure decreases and the risk of investing in BTC decreases. Presumably the risk / return ratio has never been better than it is now.

Asymmetric investing is the holy grail of investing and Bitcoin is holy water.

Após sua recente adoção da criptomoeda, o PayPal recentemente deu detalhes de seus planos de criptografia e carteira digital para 2021, ao mesmo tempo que afirmou que as moedas digitais do banco central (CBDCs) podem levar tempo, mas estão aqui para ficar.

PayPal vê aumento na demanda de criptografia

De acordo com Fortuna na terça-feira (3 de novembro de 2020), a gigante global de pagamentos PayPal planeja expandir seus serviços de criptomoeda em todo o mundo. A empresa revelou mais detalhes de seus planos na chamada de lucros Q3 2020.

O relatório do terceiro trimestre do BitQT revela um volume de pagamento de US $ 247 bilhões, sinalizando um aumento de 38%. Embora a empresa registre um recorde impressionante no terceiro trimestre de 2020, a plataforma de pagamentos deu mais informações sobre seu serviço de criptografia mais recente.

Dan Schulman, CEO e presidente do PayPal durante a teleconferência de resultados do terceiro trimestre com investidores, revelou os planos da empresa de aumentar seu limite diário de compra de criptografia de $ 10.000 para $ 15.000 devido a um aumento na demanda. De acordo com Schulman, apenas 10 por cento dos clientes do PayPal nos EUA podem acessar as ofertas de criptomoedas da plataforma.

Enquanto isso, há uma “lista de espera” que Schulman observou ser quase três vezes maior do que as expectativas da empresa. Comorelatadopelo BTCManager em outubro, o gigante dos pagamentos revelou que seus usuários poderão realizar transações usando criptografia a partir do início de 2021.

Além disso, os usuários do PayPal poderão pagar por bens e serviços com criptografia em 28 milhões de comerciantes em todo o mundo. No entanto, os serviços de criptografianão forneça aos usuários controle sobre suas chaves privadas e também restrinja, ao mesmo tempo, criptografe a compra e venda para a plataforma PayPal.

Logo após a adoção da criptografia do PayPal, a empresa de pagamentos supostamente planejava compra empresa de criptomoeda BitGo.

Schulman também afirmou que todos os usuários nos Estados Unidos logo terão acesso aos seus serviços de criptografia em algumas semanas, com planos de expandir os serviços para a plataforma Venmo e outros clientes globalmente antes do final do primeiro semestre de 2021.

Presença CBDC Certa

Além de expandir seus serviços de criptografia globalmente, o CEO do PayPal durante a chamada também afirmou que tem conversado com bancos centrais, partes interessadas no setor de criptografia e reguladores.

Comentando a questão dos CBDCs, Schulman afirmou:

“CBDCs, da minha perspectiva e todas as minhas conversas, são uma questão de quando e como eles são feitos, não se. E acho que nossa plataforma, com suas carteiras digitais e a escala que temos agora, pode ajudar a moldar a utilidade dessas moedas. ”

O chefe do PayPal adicionou:

“E acho que nossa plataforma e toda a nova infraestrutura digital que estamos implementando agora podem ajudar a tornar o gerenciamento e a movimentação de dinheiro mais eficiente, mais barato e mais rápido.”

CBDCs continuaram a ver um aumento do interesse em todo o mundo, com a China liderando a corrida e países como Coréia do Sul e Japão acelerando o desenvolvimento da moeda digital.

Un cittadino britannico che secondo quanto riferito è stato membro dell’ISIS per oltre quattro anni è comparso davanti a un tribunale locale per aver presumibilmente inviato denaro all’estero (tramite BTC) per aiutare i militanti dell’ISIS catturati a fuggire dai campi di prigionia siriani.

Secondo un rapporto , il cittadino di 27 anni di nome Hisham Chaudhary deve affrontare sette accuse di terrorismo, tra cui l’appartenenza a un’organizzazione proscritta e la stipula di un accordo di finanziamento.

Oltre a questo, le accuse contro Chaudhary includono anche la compilazione e la diffusione di una pubblicazione terroristica chiamata The Wholesome Fruit In The Virtues And Etiquettes Of Jihad in ottobre e novembre dello scorso anno.

Tuttavia, l’imputato non ha indicato alcun motivo per le sette accuse durante la sua apparizione video alla Corte dei magistrati di Westminster

Secondo il rapporto, Chaudhary è accusato di svolgere alcune responsabilità per conto del gruppo come la raccolta di fondi e il trasferimento di denaro all’estero utilizzando Bitcoin, che secondo quanto riferito consente ai militanti dell’ISIS di sfuggire ai campi di prigionia controllati dai curdi nel nord della Siria.

La quantità di BTC che Chaudhary ha acquisito e presumibilmente inviato ai militanti rimane nascosta alle autorità. I pubblici ministeri hanno affermato che Chaudhary, originario di Oadby, Leicestershire, è un membro accettato della famigerata organizzazione terroristica Stato islamico dall’inizio del 2016. Lo Stato islamico è stato bandito dalla legge britannica dal 2014.

Le organizzazioni terroristiche hanno utilizzato Bitcoin per finanziare le loro operazioni a un ritmo crescente

Infatti, nell’agosto di quest’anno, il Dipartimento di Giustizia degli Stati Uniti (DOJ) aveva sequestrato oltre 300 account di criptovaluta collegati o gestiti da tre famigerati gruppi terroristici.

Le forze dell’ordine statunitensi hanno seguito i fondi sui conti sulla blockchain di Bitcoin e hanno visto trasferimenti per milioni di dollari da „campagne di raccolta fondi“ e donazioni anonime che finivano nei portafogli. Alla fine, le autorità statunitensi sono state in grado di sequestrare oltre 300 account di criptovaluta, quattro siti Web e quattro pagine Facebook tutti relativi all’impresa criminale.

MicroStrategy’s entry into the crypto market has brought a new friend to Bitcoin.

A few weeks ago we received the news that a publicly traded company, MicroStrategy, was making a significant investment in bitcoin (BTC), completing the purchase of nearly half a billion dollars in BTC, and that they are now part of the reserves of their treasury. Despite the fact that the topic has been discussed a lot and that the company’s CEO has given a significant amount of interviews in this time frame, I find it significant to return to this purchase, especially because of the elements surrounding its realization.

Let’s remember that last August 10th, the company reported the acquisition of 21,454 BTC, becoming the first publicly traded company in the United States to make a purchase of this type. Just a few days later, the figure rose to 38,250 BTC, with a total average price of $11,000. According to Michael Saylor, the company’s CEO, the first BTCs were acquired after 78,388 off-chain transactions.

„This investment reflects our belief that Bitcoin, as the most widely adopted crypt-currency in the world, is a reliable store of value and an attractive investment asset with more potential for long-term appreciation than cash. Since its inception more than a decade ago, Bitcoin has emerged as a significant addition to the global financial system, with features that are useful to both individuals and institutions. MicroStrategy has recognized Bitcoin as a legitimate investment asset that can be superior to cash, and as a result, has made Bitcoin the primary stake in its cash reserve strategy,“ explained Saylor in the official release of the decision.

A key element of this story is that Saylor, 55, was a staunch critic of Bitcoin in its early days. In fact, if we consider his first comments on the subject, the change of opinion is striking and even somewhat paradigmatic.

As a detail, remember that in 1987 he graduated with a double specialization in aeronautics and astronautics; and in science, technology and society. In addition, he is the longest serving CEO in his position, which he has held since before 2000, at a company specializing in „business intelligence“, which is why he has excelled at MicroStrategy. He even sold an Internet domain name -voice.com- for $35 million. Among his investments are companies such as Apple, Facebook or Twitter, which he said he saw the potential of even in their early ages.

In 2013, Saylor went so far as to say „Bitcoin’s days are numbered. It seems it’s only a matter of time before it suffers the same fate as online gambling,“ and even that „without a credible sponsor, Bitcoin is in imminent danger of being regulated and ceasing to exist. These were some of your thoughts on the cryptomoney created by Satoshi Nakamoto, what changed?

Inflation: a key element in falling through the rabbit hole

Saifedean Ammous, Andreas Antonopoulos, Anthony Pompiliano, Vijay Boyapati, Parker Lewis… These are some of the proper names that have helped Bitcoin’s little worm end up convincing Saylor’s will. Not a „formal“ education, knowledge about a specific subject, of very high quality and completely free and available on the Internet.

However, the determining factor in this change of mindset has been the inflation that is projected over the global economy, especially from the different stimulus packages that have been generated at a global level with the United States as the key to the weight of these economic measures.

Having cash on hand is not competitive, especially in a world that increasingly favors investment strategies that generate better returns. This is Saylor’s thesis to bet on the orange.

Why would anyone put $425 million on a product they don’t trust? Because the learning process that Saylor has gone through, added to the macroeconomic panorama (of which he has indicated he is very aware as a high-level investor), has led him to value any investment element that does not depreciate. Cash must be disposed of quickly but efficiently.

However, when considering market options, Saylor himself has realized that each of the potential candidates has its own weaknesses. In the final competition, between gold and Bitcoin – and here we might suggest that influenced directly by Ammous and the Austrian economy – it is a „harder than gold“ commodity.