Ukraine accepts DOT, founder Gavin Wood donates $5.8 million | by heidi

  Calls from the crypto community for Ukraine to accept other cryptocurrencies have been answered. The official Ukraine Twitter account shared that it will now accept donations from Polkadot (DOT), while other cryptocurrencies will soon be added.  Gavin Wood, the co-founder of Polkadot had previously shared that if the Ukraine wallets were to add DOT, … Read more

Ukraine Bitcoin exchange volume spikes 200% as Russia war sparks currency concerns | by heidi

  Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin trading volumes have surged at a major Ukraine cryptocurrency exchange in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion, data shows. According to monitoring resource CoinGecko, on Feb. 24, volume on Kuna almost tripled to over $4 million. Crypto on the radar of Ukrainians As the armed conflict with Russia began, the impact … Read more

Tonga’s timeline for Bitcoin as legal tender and BTC mining with volcanoes | by heidi

  Lord Fusitu’a, a former member of the Tongan parliament, has shared a timeline for the country’s plan to adopt Bitcoin (BTC). A Tongan nobleman, Fusitu’a had previously disclosed the four-step plan, a copy of the Salvadoran Bitcoin playbook. Step one is remittance, two is legal tender, three is Bitcoin mining, and four is moving … Read more

Russia to seize retail deposits if sanctions go too far, official warns | by heidi

  In the event of harsh Western sanctions as Russian forces invade Ukraine, retail customers could risk losing their savings. Russians’ savings could be confiscated in response to sanctions against the country, according to Nikolai Arefiev, a member of the country’s Communist Party and vice-chairman of the Duma’s committee on economic policy. The Russian government … Read more

Should You HODL Bitcoin? | by heidi

  First, know your memes. HODL began as a typo for the word “hold” on a bitcointalk.com forum, and the crypto community found it so amusing that they now use “HODL” as a term to denote holding (rather than selling) one’s cryptocurrency.  In December 2017, bitcoin brought seasonal cheer to investors as its price gathered … Read more

Why are people calling Bitcoin a religion? | by heidi

  Read enough about Bitcoin, and you’ll inevitably come across people who refer to the cryptocurrency as a religion. Bloomberg’s Lorcan Roche Kelly called Bitcoin “the first true religion of the 21st century.” Bitcoin promoter Hass McCook has taken to calling himself “The Friar” and wrote a series of Medium pieces comparing Bitcoin to a … Read more