Cryptocurrency price news – Shiba Inu soaring on Coinbase as Bitcoin up after Jack Dorsey reveals plans for mining

CAN BITCOIN HIT $70,000, CONTINUED

A year from now, Wallet Investor sees the price of Bitcoin surpassing $86,000.

In five years, the price is expected to skyrocket to $209,033.

Meanwhile, Economy Watch predicts the price of Bitcoin will return to its heights in April of $64,000 at the end of the year.

Then, at the beginning of 2022, Economy Watch notes Bitcoin will “be heading towards the $70,000 mark.”

CAN BITCOIN HIT $70,000?

To reach $70,000, Bitcoin would have to climb by 23 percent in the remaining days of the year.

And the way things are trending, Bitcoin might break $70,000 at the end of the year.

At the end of 2021, Coin Price Forecast sees the price surging to $79,576. By mid-2023, it is expected to hit $71,386.

DIGITAL WALLET, CONTINUED

As with other cryptocurrencies, people will be able to buy and sell libras on exchanges for traditional currencies.

Facebook said that its alternative currency paves the way for smoother transactions and payments online.

The project however faced regulatory resistance over concerns about security and reliability.

In December 2020, Libra changed its name to Diem and moved its operations from Switzerland to the US as part of a “strategic shift.”

WHAT IS A DIGITAL WALLET?

A digital wallet is a gadget or piece of software that securely stores users’ payment information and passwords for numerous payment methods.

They allow users to store cryptocurrencies, make online or in-store purchases, and track their finances.

In 2019 Facebook said it plans to introduce a cryptocurrency that at the time was called Libra.

The tecg titan said it wanted to create a separate, private currency system to allow users to make cross-border payments more easily.

CRYPTO AUDIO STREAMING, CONTINUED

According to Audius, over 5.3million people have used the platform this month.

Audio has been listed on CoinMarketCap since October 2020, and has rocketed in value following a deal with Chinese-owned social media giant TikTok.

CRYPTO AUDIO STREAMING

Audius is a crypto-powered music streaming platform.

It’s owned and controlled by token holders – and tokens are called Audio.

SWISS REGULATOR APPROVES FIRST CRYPTO FUND

Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority has approved the first Swiss crypto fund, Bitcoin.com reported.

FINMA revealed the fund is called “Crypto Market Index Fund.”

It noted that it is “an investment fund according to Swiss law belonging to the category ‘other funds for alternative investments’ with particular risks.”

ALEXIS OHANIAN ON CO-FOUNDER OF ETHEREUM, VITALIK BUTERIN, CONCLUSION

“I’ve never been more excited about the potential of the Internet,” Ohanian added.

“And that’s largely thanks to Vitalik Buterin.”

Buterin is the co-founder of Ethereum and also co-founded Bitcoin Magazine in 2011.

ALEXIS OHANIAN ON CO-FOUNDER OF ETHEREUM, VITALIK BUTERIN, CONTINUED

“No one person could’ve possibly come up with all of the uses for Ethereum, but it did take one person’s idea to get it started,” Ohanian added about Buterin.

“From there, a new world has opened up, and given rise to new ways of leveraging blockchain technology—some of which I’ve invested in.”

“Whether it’s startups like Sorare reinventing fantasy sports or Rainbow users showing off their NFT collections, none of this would’ve existed without Vitalik’s creation.”

ALEXIS OHANIAN ON CO-FOUNDER OF ETHEREUM, VITALIK BUTERIN

“Thanks to Reddit’s r/Ethereum community, I’ve had the privilege of following Vitalik Buterin’s career from early on, which is why I’ve taken a certain pride in watching his legacy grow,” Ohanian wrote of the programmer.

“Sure, we can talk about the value he’s created as the platform’s co-founder, including Ethereum’s impressive market cap of around $400 billion, the dazzling world of decentralized apps and this year’s boom in the trading of NFTs.”

“What makes Vitalik so special, though, is that he is a builder’s builder.”

ONE OF THE CO-FOUNDERS OF ETHEREUM NAMED A TIME 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON

One of the co-founders of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021.

Former executive chair of Reddit Alexis Ohanian praised him in a write-up for the piece.

EXPERT COMMENTS ON TETHER’S VALUE

Despite its claim to be a stablecoin, Tether has still witnessed spikes and sharp falls in price, Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, noted in May.

She told The Sun: “It has also been criticised for a lack of transparency, has had to settle US lawsuits and trading in the currency is banned in the state of New York.”

WHAT IS TETHER?

The Tether cryptocurrency, which is also known as USDT, was officially launched as Realcoin in 2014, but has since changed its name.

It’s described as a “stablecoin”, which is a type of cryptocurrency that aims to keep crypto values stable.

Tether aims to do this by pegging the price to a regular “fiat” currency, like US dollars, Euros or the Chinese yuan.

Tether claims to keep values steady by holding reserves in that currency in a bank.

PUSH FOR MEXICO TO FOLLOW EL SALVADOR

In early October, Grupo Elektra, a leading banking and retail company in Mexico, threw its support behind Bitcoin by introducing the Bitcoin Lightning Network as a payment method.

But Mexico’s central bank quickly shot down the plans, warning: “The country’s financial institutions are not authorized to carry out and offer to the public operations with virtual assets, such as Bitcoin, Ether, XRP.”

Many of the country’s lawmakers remain opposed to Bitcoin, despite grappling with high inflation rates due to the continued devaluation of its currency.

SCANT REGULATIONS

In other words, don’t invest more than you can afford to lose or into something you don’t understand.

Cryptocurrencies are also especially volatile, and their values can make large swings at no notice.

There’s scant regulation for crypto firms, so you’ll find yourself without protection if and when things go wrong.

VOLATILE PRICES AND DEMAND

Myron Jobson, personal finance campaigner of Interactive Investor, told The Sun: “It is difficult to predict the price of a something that has an intrinsic value of zero.”

“All it takes is a tweet from high-profile individuals who have significant influence on sentiment to cryptos to drive up demand.”

“But greater regulatory scrutiny on cryptos threatens to hamper the growth potential of the Shiba Inu.”

RISKS OF INVESTING IN CRYPTOS, PART FIVE

Finally, the truth in marketing materials is a risk in investing in cryptos.

Firms may overstate the returns of products or understate the risks involved.

RISKS OF INVESTING IN CRYPTOS, PART FOUR

Another risk of investing are the charges and fees.

Consumers should consider the impact of fees and charges on their investment which may be more than those for regulated investment products.

RISKS OF INVESTING IN CRYPTOS, PART THREE

A third risk of investing in cryptocurrencies is product complexity.

The complexity of some products and services relating to cryptoassets can make it hard for consumers to understand the risks.

There is no guarantee that cryptoassets can be converted back into cash.

Converting a cryptoasset back to cash depends on demand and supply existing in the market.

RISKS OF INVESTING IN CRYPTOS, PART TWO

Another risk of investing is price volatility.

Significant price volatility in cryptoassets, combined with the inherent difficulties of valuing cryptoassets reliably, places consumers at a high risk of losses.

RISKS OF INVESTING IN CRYPTOS

We rounded up five risks of investing in cryptocurrencies.

The first is Consumer protection.

Some investments advertising high returns based on cryptoassets may not be subject to regulation beyond anti-money laundering requirements.

PAYPAL LAUNCHES CRYPTO SERVICE IN UK

PayPal has launched its cryptocurrency service in the UK.

Beginning in September, UK users are now able to buy, hold and sell digital currencies.

Crypto operations began in the US last October.

WHAT IS NUCYPHER? CONTINUED

This allows users to share private data with a number of others in a secure way.

Holders of its token NU can stake their tokens through the network to run a node, which is responsible for creating and sending information.  

Interestingly, NuCypher token is an ERC-20, which means it is built on Ethereum.

WHAT IS NUCYPHER?

NuCypher was founded by Michael Egorov MacLane Wilkison in 2015, but it wasn’t until 2019 when the public testnet for NuCypher’s network launched.

NuCypher specifically operates as a decentralized key management system that uses blockchain technology.

NUCYPHER

On Friday, NuCypher at one point exploded more than 1,100% to hit a new all-time high of $3.5819.

The gains cooled off a bit as of Friday morning, but the cryptocurrency was still up 400% at $1.52, according to CoinMarketCap.