Elon Musk Convinces Miners to Form ‘Bitcoin Mining Council’ to Promote Renewable Energy Usage

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spoken with North American bitcoin miners and they have committed to forming a Bitcoin Mining Council to “promote energy usage transparency & accelerate sustainability initiatives worldwide.” They have also agreed to publish their current and planned renewable usage. The meeting was hosted by Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor. Elon Musk and … Read more

Billionaire David Rubenstein Says ‘Unrealistic’ to Think Government Will Stop Cryptocurrency From Being What Investors Want

The Carlyle Group’s co-founder, David Rubenstein, says that the idea of the government stopping cryptocurrency from being something that investors want is unrealistic. He believes that cryptocurrency is here to stay. It’s not going away as “It’s clearly something that the market wants,” he said. David Rubenstein Bullish About Crypto David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman … Read more

Microstrategy Buys $10M Worth of Bitcoin, MSTR Shares Down Over 60% Since February

On Tuesday, the publicly-listed business intelligence company, Microstrategy, announced the purchase of 229 bitcoins adding to the firm’s current stash of crypto. The company’s CEO Michael Saylor told his Twitter followers that Microstrategy now holds 92,079 bitcoins. Microstrategy Stocks Up on More Bitcoin, Buys $10 Million Worth to the Balance Sheet Microstrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) has … Read more

Buy the Dip: Microstrategy Grabs $15 Million More Bitcoin — Now Holds 91,850 BTC in Treasury

Nasdaq-listed Microstrategy has bought the dip and purchased $15 million more bitcoins, taking advantage of the falling price for the cryptocurrency after Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that his company has suspended accepting bitcoin for payment. Microstrategy now holds about 91,850 bitcoins. Microstrategy announced Thursday that it has purchased $15 million more in bitcoin. CEO … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg’s Goat, “Bitcoin”, Ignites Conspiracy Theories

Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, revealed he’d named one of his goats “Bitcoin”. This was seemingly an innocent announcement that, nonetheless, got the crypto sphere talking on what deeper meaning this might indicate. While some have rationalized this as being an endorsement of Bitcoin by Facebook, others have suggested weirder theories. Bitcoin: … Read more