Why 2021 Will Be A Big Year For Bitcoin
2020 was unforgettable, especially for Bitcoin. To help memorialize this year for our readers, we asked our network of contributors to reflect on Bitcoin’s price action, technological development, community growth and more in 2020, and to reflect on what all of this might mean for 2021. These writers responded with a collection of thoughtful and thought-provoking articles. Click here to read all of the stories from our End Of Year 2020 Series. Leaving 2020 This year has been a wild ride. We have seen a blitzkrieg on civil liberties across the globe. The current new normal is nothing less....
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A new report by one of the Big Four accounting firms, KPMG, reveals that investment in the crypto and blockchain space grew 5.5 times the previous year to more than a record $30 billion in 2021. KPMG called 2021 a “Blockbuster year for crypto and blockchain.”
‘Blockbuster Year for Crypto and Blockchain’
KPMG published a report Monday on investments in the cryptocurrency, blockchain, and fintech space.
Noting that global fintech reached $210 billion last year, the Big Four accounting firm wrote: “We saw growing deal sizes in a....
The miner produced a total of 5,769 bitcoin in 2021, a 350% increase year-over-year.
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Cash App said it generated $46 million of bitcoin gross profit during the fourth quarter of 2021, 14% year over year.
The total amount of value extracted through ransomware payments in 2021 is expected to rise above 2020 levels once all the data is sorted through. A new report estimates that ransomware payments tallied at least $602 million in 2021 — but the actual total could be much higher.Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis released new data on Feb. 10 about ransomware activity related to cryptocurrency in 2021. However it stated that the total value is likely to end up surpassing the $692 million taken in 2020.“In fact, despite these numbers, anecdotal evidence, plus the fact that ransomware revenue....