Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Nicholas Mui, 22, from Grand Haven, Michigan, has pleaded guilty in the 17th Circuit Court in Kent County to conducting a criminal enterprise, involving the theft and sale of Mperks account access information. Mui is required to forfeit his computer...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Zimbabwean mining company, Kuvimba Mining House, has introduced a blockchain-based mine-to-market traceability system for its gold production in the country. This system ensures that all gold from Kuvimba is traceable from the mine to international m...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Sentient Labs, a UAE-headquartered startup, has successfully raised $85 million in seed funding. The funding round was spearheaded by billionaire Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Pantera Capital, with additional participation from Framework Ventures....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Caliza, a fintech company headquartered in the U.S. but focused on Latam, has raised $8.5 million in a funding round led by Initialized, seeking to expand the reach of its foothold in Brazil. The company offers B2B solutions focusing on USDC, Circle&...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
The ruling party of South Korea is, once again, considering the postponement of the enactment of crypto-specific taxes, as this could influence public opinion towards the government. The party aims to implement these taxation rules by 2028, citing a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
On July 16, the Nigeria Police Force confirmed the arrest of Linus Williams, a self-proclaimed crypto billionaire also known as Blord. Williams faces charges related to internet fraud, terrorism funding, and violations of the Central Bank of Nigeria...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Bitso, a leading Latin American cryptocurrency platform, has announced its partnership with Lightspark to incorporate the Bitcoin Lightning Network into its services. This integration aims to enhance the speed and affordability of bitcoin transaction...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
The total crypto market cap decreased by 14.4% in the second quarter this year, ending at $2.43 trillion, while the S&P 500 increased by 3.9%, according to the 2024 Q2 Crypto Industry Report by Coingecko. Bitcoin’s price fell by 11.9%, ra...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Ripple Labs has donated $1 million to the Commonwealth Unity Fund, a new super PAC established by pro-crypto attorney James Murphy, aiming to unseat Senator Elizabeth Warren with John Deaton in the Massachusetts Senate. Murphy also contributed $50,00...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Global investment bank JPMorgan remains optimistic about gold prices, projecting a significant rise in the fourth quarter of 2024 due to anticipated Federal Reserve rate cuts beginning in September. On Tuesday, the price of gold surged past its all-t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Erik Voorhees, founder of Shapeshift, has warned about the U.S. national debt’s catastrophic trajectory. He foresees a bond market collapse and ruination, calling it the most catastrophic event of our lifetimes. Voorhees advocates for bitcoin a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Tanzania’s Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources has mandated that all fees in the tourism sector must be paid in local currency, aligning with a government directive for local transactions to use the country’s shillings. This requirement applies...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Argentina has recently released the rules that will govern the previously approved legislative package affecting the inclusion of cryptocurrency and other undeclared assets in the country’s tax system. The benefits will only be available to taxpayers...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
As news emerged about British High Court Judge James Mellor’s referral to prosecute Craig Wright for perjury, Wright’s website, craigwright.net, now displays a legal notice stating he is not Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin. The main pa...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (defi) protocol Hermetica has launched its BTC-backed synthetic dollar, USDH, on Bitcoin’s layer one (L1) through the Runes protocol. The company also announced plans to scale its Bitcoin-native defi operati...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
According to recent statistics from July 16, 2024, Google Trends data reveals a significant increase in interest for the term “ethereum,” climbing from a score of 57 out of 100 on July 14 to a peak of 82 on Monday. Similarly, th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw their seventh consecutive day of inflows on Monday, attracting $301.04 million. Both IBIT and ARKB experienced nearly identical inflows, each drawing in $117 million. Bitcoin ETFs Attract Inflows as...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
According to reports, the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Lifi Finance experienced an $8 million loss due to an exploit. Lifi confirmed the breach on X and advised users to avoid interacting with Lifi-powered applications. Lifi Finance Loses $8...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Shiba Inu has once again captured the spotlight with the token seeing a significant price rise with the recent market uptick. According to a recent Forbes report, the popular meme coin is projected to grow much further and experience a staggering 170...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
According to a recent update from Kraken, the centralized cryptocurrency exchange has received funds from the Mt Gox trustee. Consequently, bitcoin (BTC) and bitcoin cash (BCH) payouts will be distributed to creditors’ accounts within 7 to 14...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally gotten back to issuers concerning the final approvals for spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Preliminary approval has reportedly been granted for at least three of the eight proposal...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Backed, a firm specializing in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, has launched five new tokenized equities. The newly introduced tokens represent stocks of prominent companies, offering non-U.S. investors exposure to these assets via blockchain tec...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
The digital revolution has touched nearly every aspect of modern life, and the online gaming industry is no exception. One of the most intriguing developments in this space is the adoption of Bitcoin, the world’s first and most well-known crypt...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
Craig Wright has been referred for criminal investigation in Britain for alleged perjury. Wright claimed to have authored the foundational 2008 Bitcoin white paper under the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto.” He pursued litigation globally, in...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
A major payments firm in Cambodia, Huione Pay, received over $150,000 in cryptocurrency from a digital wallet used by the North Korean hacking group Lazarus, according to blockchain data reviewed by Reuters. The crypto was sent to Huione Pay between...
