Alex Lielacher

Alex Lielacher
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Alex Lielacher is the founder and CEO of Rise Up Media, a content marketing agency that provides content-driven growth marketing solutions to Bitcoin startups that are changing the world. He first came across Bitcoin in 2011 and has been working full-time in the Bitcoin industry since 2016.

ETF Hopes and Lower Chinese Influence Push New Bitcoin Highs

At the beginning of January 2017, we witnessed a scenario similar to that of November 2013, when bitcoin first surpassed the $1,000 mark and its rally was subsequently halted...

Survey Shows Overwhelming Support for Blockchain Tech by Financial Services Executive Boards

The global business consulting and technology services provider Synechron conducted a survey in cooperation with capital markets research firm TABB Group on the topic of blockchain technology in financial...

Bitcoin Exempt from UAE Central Bank’s Ban on Virtual Currencies

On January 1, 2017, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) published a new framework covering digital payments in the country. According to the new “Regulatory Framework...

Will Trump’s New Policies Boost U.S.–Mexico Bitcoin Remittances?

Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to build a wall along the U.S.–Mexico border as he had promised during his presidential election campaign. Aside from the...

Third Bitcoin ETF Filed With SEC, but Will They Actually Become Reality?

On January 20, Grayscale Investments, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its Bitcoin Investment Trust to be listed...

Chinese Exchanges Curb Bitcoin Margin Trading

Last week’s warning from the PBOC to its citizens about the risk of investing in bitcoin and the following on-site investigations at China’s three largest bitcoin exchanges, OKCoin, Huobi...

Bitcoin Volatility Reminds Investors About the Reality of Investing in Digital Currencies

Bitcoin experienced a sharp rally at the end of 2016 that continued into the New Year with the price of bitcoin peaking at $1,153.86 on January 5 according to BitcoinAverage....

As India Goes Cashless, Both E-Money Stocks and Bitcoin Benefit

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on November 9, 2016, that 500 and 1000 rupee notes would be taken out of circulation in an effort to reduce corruption, terrorism,...

Cash Still Trumps Mobile Payments and Bitcoin in Africa

According to the World Bank’s Global Financial Inclusion Index, Africa has the highest mobile money adoption rate in the world. Worldwide, only 2 percent of the population possesses a mobile...

Bitcoin Is Thriving and Its Recent Price Surge Is a Testament to This

The price of bitcoin has experienced a steady rally in 2016: It has increased from $433 in January, surging past the $700 mark for the second time in late...

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