Bitcoin Bombshell, Libra Rivals, Twitter Spats: Hodler's Digest, Aug. 19-25

Bitcoin dominance is actually above 90%, new research suggestsIn news that's likely to send a shiver down the spine of altcoin evangelists, new research suggests that Bitcoin's true market dominance may have been drastically underestimated.

Bitcoin prices in and out of four figures on relatively stagnant weekAlthough BTC has veered into the $9,000s several times over the past week, it has managed to consolidate $10,000 support.

"You have all these currencies, new currencies coming into play. I call them 'psycho currencies,' because it's a matter of faith whether you believe in Bitcoin or any of the other cyber-currencies. I think with the rise of that, there's going to be a demand for real, hard assets, and that includes gold."

"We're at a tipping point now where Bitcoin is here to stay. It's going to end up being in every institutional investor's portfolio."

Prediction of the WeekTwitter spat breaks out between gold bug and Bitcoin enthusiastThe handbags were out in force as gold bug Peter Schiff and crypto advocate Tom Lee faced off on Twitter.

A testy exchange began when Schiff wrote that CNBC's Joe Kernen was wrong to be bullish on Bitcoin.

Down but not out, Schiff got his claws out and replied: "My gold forecast came a lot closer than your Bitcoin forecast. Plus at least gold will eventually hit 5k. Bitcoin will never hit 50k." Bemused spectators voiced their confusion given that Schiff owns BTC and accepts it as a payment method in his gold business.

The documents said "Convertible virtual currencies" - such as Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and Monero - are popular payment methods for illicit substances, many of which are sourced from China.

Two thieves caught on tape stealing Bitcoin ATM in the U.S.CCTV footage has shown two people stealing a Bitcoin ATM in Washington, D.C. The camera caught the pair entering a mall, taking the machine, carrying it into a van and driving away - with passersby seemingly paying little attention.

In July, a gang of bungling burglars raided a Bitcoin exchange in the British city of Birmingham and tried to steal a Bitcoin ATM using a rope attached to their car.