#CryptoCorner: #Crypto Market Surge amid Iran Tensions, Riot Blockchain (Nasdaq: $RIOT) Receives Bitmain Order and Libra (Nasdaq: $FB) Association Vice Chair Criticizes BTC as Payment

#CryptoCorner: #Crypto Market Surge amid Iran Tensions, Riot Blockchain (Nasdaq: $RIOT) Receives Bitmain Order and Libra (Nasdaq: $FB) Association Vice Chair Criticizes BTC as PaymentPoint Roberts, WA, Delta BC January 8, 2020 – Investorideas.com, a leader in crypto and blockchain investing news brings you today’s edition of theCrypto Corner podcastand commentary on what’s driving the cryptocurrency market .Listen to today’s Crypto Corner Podcast:http://www.investorideas.com/Audio/Podcasts/2020/010820-CryptoMarket.mp3Read this in full athttps://www.investorideas.com/news/2020/crypto-corner/01081Iran-RIOT-FB.aspGet the Crypto Corner Podcast on iTunesCrypto Market Surge Amid Iran Tensions, SBI and GMO to Process Crypto Transactions for New Texas Mining Facility, Riot Blockchain Receives Bitmain Order and Libra Association Vice Chair Criticizes BTC as PaymentStocks discussed: (TYO:9449) (TYO:8473) (NasdaqCM:RIOT) (NasdaqGS:FB)The crypto market has witnessed something of a surge in the last few days with total market capitalization having reached about $218 billion at press time, according to data fromCoinMarketCap. The market cap had been as low as $184 billion as recently as last Thursday. In the last 24 hours Bitcoin (BTC) has led this surge with a 5.9 percent increase to a current trading price of about $8,330. Data fromGoogle Trendsshows particular interest in the search term “bitcoin iran”, indicating that geopolitical tension between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic may be contributing to crypto’s recent surge.BNN Bloombergreports that financial services firm SBI Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8473) and GMO Internet, Inc. (TYO:9449) have “in principle agreed” to process cryptocurrency transactions at a crypto mining facility in Rockdale, Texas, operated by Northern Bitcoin AG subsidiary Whinstone Inc. According to “people familiar with the matter”: “Renting out capacity to SBI Crypto, a unit of SBI Holdings, and GMO may help Northern Bitcoin to get further large, crypto-savvy investors on board.”Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NasdaqCM:RIOT) received 3,000 S17 Pro Antminers from BitmainTech PTE. LTD. at the former’s Oklahoma City mining facility in late December 2019, according to apress releasetoday. The firm expects to receive the second order of 1,000 S17 Pro Antminers from Bitmain during this month, which will complete the full upgrade of its Oklahoma City mining facility to the new S17 Pro generation of miners. An excerpt from the press release reads:Riot estimates t#CryptoCorner: #Crypto Market Surge amid Iran Tensions, Riot Blockchain (Nasdaq: $RIOT) Receives Bitmain Order and Libra (Nasdaq: $FB) Association Vice Chair Criticizes BTC as PaymentPoint Roberts, WA, Delta BC January 8, 2020 – Investorideas.com, a leader in crypto and blockchain investing news brings you today’s edition of theCrypto Corner podcastand commentary on what’s driving the cryptocurrency market .Listen to today’s Crypto Corner Podcast:http://www.investorideas.com/Audio/Podcasts/2020/010820-CryptoMarket.mp3Read this in full athttps://www.investorideas.com/news/2020/crypto-corner/01081Iran-RIOT-FB.aspGet the Crypto Corner Podcast on iTunesCrypto Market Surge Amid Iran Tensions, SBI and GMO to Process Crypto Transactions for New Texas Mining Facility, Riot Blockchain Receives Bitmain Order and Libra Association Vice Chair Criticizes BTC as PaymentStocks discussed: (TYO:9449) (TYO:8473) (NasdaqCM:RIOT) (NasdaqGS:FB)The crypto market has witnessed something of a surge in the last few days with total market capitalization having reached about $218 billion at press time, according to data fromCoinMarketCap. The market cap had been as low as $184 billion as recently as last Thursday. In the last 24 hours Bitcoin (BTC) has led this surge with a 5.9 percent increase to a current trading price of about $8,330. Data fromGoogle Trendsshows particular interest in the search term “bitcoin iran”, indicating that geopolitical tension between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic may be contributing to crypto’s recent surge.BNN Bloombergreports that financial services firm SBI Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8473) and GMO Internet, Inc. (TYO:9449) have “in principle agreed” to process cryptocurrency transactions at a crypto mining facility in Rockdale, Texas, operated by Northern Bitcoin AG subsidiary Whinstone Inc. According to “people familiar with the matter”: “Renting out capacity to SBI Crypto, a unit of SBI Holdings, and GMO may help Northern Bitcoin to get further large, crypto-savvy investors on board.”Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NasdaqCM:RIOT) received 3,000 S17 Pro Antminers from BitmainTech PTE. LTD. at the former’s Oklahoma City mining facility in late December 2019, according to apress releasetoday. The firm expects to receive the second order of 1,000 S17 Pro Antminers from Bitmain during this month, which will complete the full upgrade of its Oklahoma City mining facility to the new S17 Pro generation of miners. An excerpt from the press release reads:Riot estimates tRead More