British engineer James Howells, who in 2013 accidentally threw away a hard drive with 7,500 bitcoins (we wrote about it in an article about crypto wallets), plans to use two robot dogs from Boston Dynamics to search for a drive in a landfill. One robot is now worth almost $75,000....
While Bitcoin continues to struggle to recover last year’s highs, the latest data shows that addresses holding at least one BTC are on the rise. As a result, the number of Bitcoin addresses containing one or more digital coins reached a new all-time high of 841,224. The surge in holders...
The sharp decline in the value of most cryptocurrencies in the market has increased the likelihood of a default by El Salvador, writes The Wall Street Journal. The national debt of the country exceeds $24 billion, while the assets of El Salvador, denominated in Bitcoin and amounting to $100 million,...
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele unveiled the country’s development plans for Bitcoin City and tweeted an architectural model with the words: “The city is developing beautifully.” The leader of the Central American country noted that the city will have many trees, as well as a blue sea. The scale model reflected...
Bitcoin and Ripple payments XRP has started to accept SBI Motor Japan on its e-commerce site. In an announcement posted on the company’s website on May 9, 2022, the used car supplier confirms that it accepts payments in cryptocurrency. SBI Motor Japan, which has a presence in the African region,...
Last Thursday, the first transaction was registered in Portugal for the sale of an apartment for Bitcoins without converting into fiat money. The amount of the first such transaction in the country was 3 BTC ($108,204 as of May 7). The transaction was carried out with the participation of the...
According to a recent KuCoin report (Hong Kong cryptocurrency exchange launched in September 2017), the number of cryptocurrency transactions has increased by 2670% in some African countries. The introduction of cryptocurrencies into everyday life in Africa is in full swing, despite socio-economic factors and obstacles. The rapid growth trend and...
