Travel Agency Accepts Bitcoin Payments for Package Holidays
A new travel agency based in Gozo, Malta has decided to accept payments in Bitcoin for its package holiday. So far, the move seems to have been a successful one as the agency has already received a few tourists through the promotional payments offer. Bitcoin Adventures is a new travel agency that is dedicated to customizing holiday trips for tourists using Bitcoins. Malta has always supported cryptocurrencies, as one of the few...
Cryptocurrency Bitcoin in the Browser
Some of the top tech companies in the world have created an API for internet browsers that will soon allow people to buy various products online with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin instead of traditional payment methods. Online shopping has been a revelation ever since businesses started expanding their reach to the internet. It made the entire experience of buying products an extremely convenient one. Until now, traditional payment...
Bitcoin is Now the Most Crowded Trade in the World
According to the Lynch Fund Managers Survey from Bank of America, Bitcoin is now being considered as the “most crowded trade.” In other words, this title implies that the number of investors active in the trade is so large that the market could lead to a massive reversal in the future. Investors also conform to this statement, as they too feel that Bitcoin trading is likely to cripple up owing to the increasingly large numbers of...
Swedish Computer Programmer Gets Rich in Bitcoin Investing
Since its inception, many people around the world have been betting on the cryptocurrency Bitcoin throughout its entire existence. However, it is doubtful if anyone would have made as much of a fortune as one Alexander Bottema did. This Swedish national, a computer professional himself, has now revealed that he virtually threw all of his life savings into investing in Bitcoins four years ago, in 2013. He bought them at the then-ruling...
Blockstream Satellite: A Service that Broadcasts Bitcoin from Space
A recently released video teaser from Blockstream, a famous blockchain technology firm, has left space and cryptocurrency enthusiasts deeply excited. Participants have speculated that the blockchain technology company will soon be implementing the concept of having a satellite system streaming Bitcoin blockchain for the entire Earth from space. Among the people promoting this idea is Bitcoin entrepreneur Jeff Garzik. The...
Swiss Bank Now Offers Bitcoin to its Customers
A few months ago, very few would have believed that Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency to date, would be available for purchase through mainstream banking channels. But these developments are indeed emerging. A bank in Switzerland just announced that its clients will be able to make Bitcoin purchases using their cash deposits. The Falcon Private Bank also established an asset management team to manage its customers’ Bitcoin...
