Grayscale argues that Bitcoin is far better than gold. “That’s because Bitcoin possesses a superior composition of ‘good money’ qualities made for a digital global economy.”

https://bitcoinist.com/grayscale-replace-gold-with-bitcoin/

Now, 2019 Bitcoin economic activity is hitting fresh highs and its value is rebounding. However, Wall Street is not reacting to seize the opportunity.

https://bitcoinist.com/cryptocurrency-bitcoin-fund-goldman-sachs/

Cointrader Monitor tweeted that Brazilian cryptocurrency exchanges traded more than 100,000 BTC on April 10, 2019.

https://bitcoinist.com/brazil-highest-inflation-in-4-years-amid-record-bitcoin-trading-volume/

The battle between Brazil and Argentina for the supremacy of the Bitcoin market in Latin America reached a new dimension.

https://bitcoinist.com/brazil-bitcoin-record-trading-volume-100k/

Digital Currency Group CEO, Barry Silbert adds that billions of dollars in private company stock will be unleashed from IPOs this year.

https://bitcoinist.com/uber-ipo-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-beneficiary/

In parallel, bitcoin price has recently led a spectacular rally of cryptocurrencies, while heavyweight Wall Street firms have increased their involvement in the crypto market.

https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-price-global-debt-243-trillion/

On March 31, 2019, developer and researcher Felix Weis publicly demonstrated a transaction via Lightning Network at a bitcoin ATM, during the Lightning Hackday, in Hong Kong.

https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-atm-lightning-network/

Weiss proposes that “ultimately, only cryptocurrencies boasting the best combination of adoption and technology will succeed.” And it rates Bitcoin, EOS, and XRP with the highest letter grade: “A” rate (excellent).

https://bitcoinist.com/weiss-ratings-bitcoin-best-positioned-to-become-popular-store-of-value/

UPDATE: After receiving some feedback from our readers, we found significant evidence that the OnMiners company is likely a scam. We will have more details shortly.

https://bitcoinist.com/endothermic-bitcoin-mining-rigs-onminers/

Cryptocurrency miners have been trying to lower their costs since the advent of Bitcoin (BTC). Now, due to adverse cryptocurrency market conditions, this endeavor has become increasingly critical.

https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-miner-says-solar-energy-cuts-mining-costs-by-75/

Monero (XMR) strives to differentiate itself from other cryptocurrencies by focusing on privacy and security. With the aim of enhancing these features, the Monero team has completed a network upgrade — involving about a million updates.

https://bitcoinist.com/monero-successfully-upgrades-its-protocol/

The importance of maintaining world technological supremacy is gaining momentum. In the United States, defenders of innovation and job creation are pushing for giving Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies some breathing space.

https://bitcoinist.com/us-regulators-should-give-bitcoin-some-breathing-space/

Antalya Homes accepts Bitcoin (BTC), Ripple (XRP), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Ethereum (ETH) as payment for property sales.

https://bitcoinist.com/antalya-homes-accepts-bitcoin-for-property-sales-in-turkey/

Social media giants are now jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon with plans to introduce a cryptocurrency to their billions of users.

https://bitcoinist.com/facecoin-facebook-telegram-bitcoin/

Google’s decision to incorporate the cryptocurrency symbol in its keyboard might be Google’s second step towards considering Bitcoin a mainstream currency.

https://bitcoinist.com/google-bitcoin-symbol-ios-keyboard/

Becoming the first exchange to pass SOC-2 examination could give the SEC more reason to approve their COIN exchange-traded fund.

https://bitcoinist.com/winklevoss-gemini-soc-2-bitcoin-etf/

Because of the severe economic crisis afflicting Venezuela for several years, Bitcoin has been used as a safe-haven asset, allowing many Venezuelans to escape hyperinflation.

https://bitcoinist.com/venezuela-guaido-president-bitcoin/

At first, between 3,000 and 4,000 shops will be equipped with software to process direct purchases of “coupons” of bitcoins. The amounts of Bitcoin that can be bought will be of the following values: 50, 100, or 250 euros.

https://bitcoinist.com/french-tobacco-shops-authorized-to-sell-bitcoin-starting-january-2019/

Now, many crypto analysts are expecting a crypto price explosion as the market has pretty much flatlined, which may be indicative of a possible bottom.

https://bitcoinist.com/cryptocurrency-bull-market-ignite/

To build this high-tech city, Jeffry Berns, CEO of Blockchains, LLC bought 67,000 acres of desert land in northern Nevada for $170 million in 2018.

https://bitcoinist.com/millionaire-will-build-blockchain-smart-city-in-nevada/