CoinShares Development Director Meltem Demirors described the recent drop in Bitcoin as a normal market correction that weeds out panic-prone traders. After Bitcoin's April high attempting to cross the $ 65,000-mark, novice traders may be worried about the current decline. Demirors is convinced that after 200 days of the rise in the cryptocurrency market, its subsequent fall is quite normal, since the price of any asset cannot constantly go up.
American entrepreneur Elon Musk said that Tesla will resume accepting payments in Bitcoins after miners switch to using energy from renewable sources.
Google will allow cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets from August 3 to advertise their services to American users, subject to certain conditions. In 2018, Google banned advertising of all financial instruments that could pose risks to users, and cryptocurrencies were no exception.
The founder of the Binance exchange, Changpeng Zhao, said that no amount of regulatory action will be able to destroy Bitcoin and the blockchain.
American businessman, billionaire and investor David Rubenstein believes that cryptocurrencies will remain in the financial market for a long time, as will gold. During the Squawk Box program on CNBC, Rubenstein revealed that he himself did not personally buy cryptocurrencies directly.
More than half of Australians surveyed by the Finder site believe that Bitcoin was created by Tesla founder Elon Musk.
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci believes that the popularity of altcoins does not prevent Bitcoin from maintaining its dominance in the cryptocurrency market. At the same time, the Bitcoin dominance index continues to be held at about 40%. According to Anthony Scaramucci, many investors still find it difficult to convince them to pay attention to Bitcoin.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez believes the widespread adoption of Bitcoin will make it difficult for regulators to impose severe restrictions on cryptocurrency firms and the digital asset industry. Speaking at the Ethereal Summit, Suarez said that it will be difficult for the US authorities to control the activities of firms working with digital assets, even if the necessary changes to the legislation are made.