Bitcoin

According to Decrypt, Okung launched his "Stick to space, Elon," campaign on Wednesday, targeting Musk's recent criticism of Bitcoin mining's energy use.

"Bitcoin will be remembered for pushing central banks to adopt digital money," Blanque said during the news conference, according to Reuters. Blanque added that regulators and governments will ultimately "stop the music," with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Males outnumber females about 86% to 14% in the crypto market, while millennials, ages 25 to 35, make up 41.5% of Bitcoin investors. Meanwhile, Elon Musk keeps tweeting, and the SEC is taking notice.

Crypto prices have recovered from the lows, but investors remain cautious. Meanwhile, the dollar continued to tick down as traders assessed U.S. inflation, job growth and consumer spending amid the economic rebound from the COVID-19 lockdown.

The upcoming Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami may host upwards of 50,000 people—though tickets aren't cheap.

"They are all classic cannabis factory signs — but when officers gained entry, they found a huge bank of around 100 computer units as part of what's understood to be a Bitcoin mining operation," the West Midlands Police Department said in the press release.

Just as Africans adopted quickly and with alacrity to mobile payment systems, they may likewise lead with digital currencies.

Traditional banks have played their role in keeping too many people unbanked and underbanked for decades. Digital banks are creating the competition and growth the sector needs if it will adapt to new customers—but governments must support them.

The Bitcoin fear and greed index registered "extreme fear" Wednesday—but that could be a buying opportunity for gutsy investors, especially as the timid have sold into a falling market.

On the strength of two recent tweets from Elon Musk, Bitcoin Armageddon has been avoided—at least for now. And Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has predicted that any increase in inflation above the Fred's 2% target will be "transitory."

Goldman Sachs, HSBC and the Bank of England are among institutions to take different stances on the cryptocurrency.

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO's tweet followed a period of significant decline for the cryptocurrency market over the past week or so.

The price of gold has risen as Bitcoin's value has plunged, and the economic recovery from the pandemic is threatened by indications of impending inflation.

"The more we create savings in [bitcoin], the more you might say, 'I'd rather have bitcoin than the bond.' Personally, I'd rather have bitcoin than a bond," Dalio said.

The government measures announced late Friday mean large-scale crypto mining will move out of China.

"Speculation aside, the best platforms will do well over the long term," the billionaire entrepreneur told Newsweek.

Two events caused the drop in Bitcoin value: Elon Musk said Tesla would no longer accept Bitcoin as payment for its electric cars and the People's Bank of China restated its ban on the use of cryptos for any type of payment.

The global cryptocurrency market saw hundreds of billions of dollars wiped off its value in less than day.

Bitcoin continued its five-day retreat Wednesday, losing about 34% in May and tumbling below $40,000 in what could be the worst month since November 2018.

The bank said people are souring on cryptocurrency.

One BlockFi client who expected to receive $700 US dollars was instead transferred more than 700 Bitcoin.

Beijing has taken another step in restricting the use of cryptocurrency in China, causing a market-wide price plunge.

Henrik Fisker, CEO of the Los Angeles-based company, said he will not invest in Bitcoin or accept the cryptocurrency as payment. He didn't rule out future use of a cryptocurrency, but told CNBC that Bitcoin isn't a "sustainable solution."

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO is well known for his tweets regarding cryptocurrency, and some people are concerned.

The manic price swings underscore Bitcoin's evolving—some might say immature —market, and raise questions about Musk's seriousness as well as his understanding of market dynamics.

The Tesla CEO's tweet followed speculation that his company was planning on dumping holdings of the cryptocurrency.

Michael Saylor, CEO of Nasdaq-listed Microstrategy, said the company invested another $15 million in Bitcoin after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday his company would no longer accept the cryptocurrency as payment for its electric cars.

The scam, involving a fake BBC news article, is not the only one to have cheated people out of money recently.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday that he was working with Dogecoin developers "to improve system transaction efficiency," prompting the price of the cryptocurrency to quickly spike.

On Thursday, Bitcoin fell 28.59% below its record high after Elon Musk tweeted Tesla would no longer accept it to pay for its products, based on environmental concerns.