Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
An Airbnb host, Ashley, shared her experience on Tiktok about guests who accumulated a $1,500 electricity bill by setting up an electric vehicle station and mining cryptocurrency during their three-week stay. Despite leaving the property in excellent...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
The head of strategy at crypto investment firm 21shares has explained that the broad-based bitcoin selloff following the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged was partly due to increasing geopolitical tensions in the Middl...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
The New York County District Attorney’s Office is hiring a full-time cryptocurrency analyst for its Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau. This role involves analyzing cryptocurrency theft complaints, conducting blockchain transaction analyses,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Prosecutors are urging a judge to imprison Jatinder Singh, who spent millions of dollars accidentally refunded by Crypto.com. The issue began when Singh attempted to deposit $100 into his Crypto.com account in May 2021. Due to a discrepancy between a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Following a heinous jobs report, questions are arising about whether the United States will experience a soft landing or if a full-fledged recession is on the horizon. All five major U.S. stock market indices saw notable declines on Friday, and the c...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Paypal, a leading payment platform, has announced a global hackathon for its stablecoin PYUSD, offering 40,000 PYUSD in prizes. This initiative follows the launch of the Paypal stablecoin on Solana. Running from Aug. 12 to Sept. 16, the hackathon aim...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the Financial Market Committee of the State Duma, the Russian equivalent to the U.S. House of Representatives, has predicted that bitcoin and digital ruble exchanges will become a reality in the coming years. Aksakov also...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has initiated a Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program to encourage reporting of corporate criminal activities. This three-year program targets financial institutions, including cryptocurrency businesses, to...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Nasdaq-listed Microstrategy acquired 12,222 bitcoins in the second quarter, bringing its total holdings to 226,500 BTC. CEO Phong Le and CFO Andrew Kang expressed optimism about future bitcoin support and emphasized the company’s financial str...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Ledn, a crypto lending platform, announced that it has processed over $1.16 billion in loans during the first half of 2024. This includes a notable 29.8% quarter-over-quarter growth in retail lending, driven by investor strategies and market dynamics...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Chivo Wallet, the official Bitcoin wallet of the Salvadoran government, has been operating without presenting any of its financial balances to the National Registry Center (CNR). While Chivo is a private company managed by El Salvador’s government an...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has announced its exit from the French market, citing increasing regulatory pressures from French authorities. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) had previously issued a warning against Bybit, advising investors t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
MARA, a leader in digital asset compute, reported a significant revenue increase of 78% to $145.1 million for the second quarter of 2024. Despite this growth, the company faced a substantial net loss of $199.7 million, driven by a $148 million fair v...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
PlayDoge (PLAY), the latest meme coin sensation, is on the verge of hitting a major milestone. This retro-style project is nearing the $6 million mark in its limited-time presale. Both investors and gamers are eager to get in on the action – an...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Gold prices reached historic highs on August 1, breaking the $2,500 mark on the New York Comex exchange. The precious metal reached a price of $2,502.6 for the first time in its history, influenced by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to leave inte...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
In July, the non-fungible token (NFT) market experienced a 36.6% drop in sales compared to June. Over the month, NFT sales reached $429.46 million, while the number of NFT buyers fell by 46.24% from the previous month. NFT Market Sees Continued Decli...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
The Asia Blockchain Summit 2024 (ABS2024) will take place from August 6 to 8 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. ABS2024, powered by BlockTempo, combines multiple blockchain events, summits, and conferences into a three-day packed international...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
In a significant legal development, a Montenegrin appeals court has upheld the decision to extradite Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, to South Korea. Kwon, who has been in custody in Montenegro since March 2023 for attempting to travel with a f...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Ditobanx and ICP Hub Mexico recently partnered to launch an initiative promoting the use of cryptocurrencies at Mexican universities. As part of this program, over 4,000 students received $5.42 (100 pesos) worth of Ckbtc, the so-called bitcoin twin,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
PRESS RELEASE. Innovative crypto project UBXS Token is proud to announce a new home tokenization project in Dubai. This initiative aims to make real estate investments more accessible through the opportunities offered by blockchain technology. UBXS T...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Polymarket, the cryptocurrency-based prediction markets platform, has not been able to resolve the bet on the outcome of the Venezuelan presidential election. While the country’s electoral authority, the Electoral National Council (CNE), procla...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
The Bahamas has enacted the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act, 2024 (DARE 2024), establishing itself as a leader in digital asset regulation. Announced by the Securities Commission, DARE 2024 builds on the DARE Act, 2020, introducing signif...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Active users of the Bitcoin.com Wallet app can now claim their VERSE tokens. Bitcoin.com, a pioneer in the cryptocurrency space since 2015, has announced that the initial airdrop of Bitcoin.com’s ecosystem token VERSE is now live. As approved...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Futu Securities International, Hong Kong’s largest online broker with 21.64 million users, has launched retail cryptocurrency trading. Hong Kong residents can now trade bitcoin and ether in either Hong Kong or U.S. dollars directly through Futu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
The surge in the total value locked and adoption of liquid restaking tokens increased from approximately $164.3 million in January to $13.812 billion by June 20, underscoring the growing trust in them. As was the case in January, Ether.fi remains dom...
