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Ahyke Otutubuike

Technical writer, Bitcoin HODLr, blockchain enthusiast and coffee junky.

Articles From This Author

Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, is often accused of printing fiat money in Washington, D.C.
Markets

Deutsche Bank Sees Rising Inflation As A Ticking Economic "Time Bomb"

By Ahyke OtutubuikeJun 7, 2021
Regulation - Proposed Texas Bill Would Require ID Verification for Crypto Use
Business

Bitcoin Mining Firm BIT To Invest $25 Million In Texas Data Center

By Ahyke OtutubuikeMay 21, 2021
Iranian mining devices seized
Business

Inner Mongolia Establishes Hotline To Report Illegal Bitcoin Mining Operations

By Ahyke OtutubuikeMay 19, 2021
Pro Bowl NFL left tackle Russell Okung wants to be paid in bitcoin, seeing the cryptocurrency as not just money but the future.
Business

Grayscale Becomes First-Ever Bitcoin Company To Partner With NFL Team

By Ahyke OtutubuikeMay 5, 2021
Payments - Bitcoin Accepted as Payment Option by Major US Electronics Company
Business

CEO Of Morton's, Bubba Gump Shrimp, Says Restaurants Will Start Accepting Bitcoin This Week

By Ahyke OtutubuikeApr 28, 2021
Despite another delay in the SEC’s decision on bitcoin ETF filings, there’s lots of accredited interest in bitcoin.
Markets

JPMorgan Reportedly Planning To Offer A Bitcoin Fund

By Ahyke OtutubuikeApr 26, 2021
Bitcoin SV Creator Craig Wright has reportedly lost his latest legal battle, with the judge questioning his credibility.
Culture

Turkey Bans Bitcoin Payments As Lira Crashes

By Ahyke OtutubuikeApr 16, 2021
Regulation - Coinbase Renews Money Transmitter License in Wyoming
Markets

Coinbase Reaches $85.7 Billion Valuation After First Day Of Trading

By Ahyke OtutubuikeApr 15, 2021
If the bitcoin price drops further, mining may become largely unprofitable. But the Bitcoin hash rate continues to trend upward.
Business

Gryphon Raises $14 Million For Zero-Carbon Bitcoin Mining Operation

By Ahyke OtutubuikeApr 14, 2021
Op-ed - Debunking Bitcoin Myths: "It’s Only for Criminals"
Culture

Crypto Council For Innovation Report: Criminals Will Move Away From Bitcoin

By Ahyke OtutubuikeApr 13, 2021
Square, the payments company with a penchant for Bitcoin and open-source development, has launched a membership organization to curb stifling patents.
Business

COPA Suing Craig Wright Over Bitcoin White Paper Claims

By Ahyke OtutubuikeApr 12, 2021
Payments - Palestinian Fundamentalist Group Hamas Receives Funding via Bitcoin
Business

NYDIG Raises $100 Million, Details Bitcoin-Powered Insurance Strategy

By Ahyke OtutubuikeApr 8, 2021
BitMEX Research has confirmed that the Lightning Network’s Justice Transactions system can effectively prevent cheating.
Technical

Lightning Network Reaches 10,000 Nodes

By Ahyke OtutubuikeApr 6, 2021
South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit plans to institute direct regulations on cryptocurrency exchanges.
Markets

Bitcoin’s “Kimchi Premium” Hits 15 Percent

By Ahyke OtutubuikeApr 5, 2021
The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Bitcoin investor whose private data was collected by the IRS without warrant.
Business

IRS Summons Of Circle And Poloniex User Data Authorized

By Ahyke OtutubuikeApr 2, 2021
The Bank of International Settlements is supporting the world’s central banks as they issue their own digital currencies, following Facebook’s libra.
Business

Morgan Stanley Files To Offer Bitcoin Exposure Through Institutional Funds

By Ahyke OtutubuikeApr 1, 2021
Mining - Bitmain Unveils Its Latest Energy-Efficient Mining Chip for Bitcoin
Business

Tropic Square Receives $4.7 Million To Develop Open-Source Security Chip

By Ahyke OtutubuikeMar 22, 2021
Congress is set to take a deeper dive into crypto regulation during a crypto and blockchain technology hearing on July 30, 2019.
Business

Rep. Warren Davidson Reintroduces Token Taxonomy Act

By Ahyke OtutubuikeMar 11, 2021
Regulation - Innisfil Becomes First City in Canada to Accept Bitcoin for Municipal Taxes
Business

Galaxy Digital Is Launching A Canadian Bitcoin ETF Tomorrow

By Ahyke OtutubuikeMar 8, 2021
Investing - Cboe Pulls Its Proposal for SolidX/VanEck Bitcoin ETF
Business

Race For The First Bitcoin ETF In The U.S. Is Heating Up

By Ahyke OtutubuikeMar 3, 2021
Bitcoin Optech was founded in 2018 to bridge the worlds of open-source development and companies.
Business

Bitcoin Will Persist In Nigeria, But The Ban Changes Things

By Ahyke OtutubuikeFeb 17, 2021