Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Just ten days ago, Bitcoin.com News highlighted blockchaincenter.net’s Altcoin Season Index (ASI), which was sitting at a modest 22 out of 100. Fast forward to Sept. 3, 2024, and despite all the buzz about the elusive “altcoin seaso...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Hypernative has successfully secured $16 million in a Series A funding round spearheaded by Quantstamp, with other notable investors joining the fray. This new capital will be channeled into enhancing its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven security...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Matter Labs, a key player in the crypto industry, is restructuring, resulting in a 16% workforce reduction. The decision, made to align with evolving market demands and internal strategy shifts, was difficult but necessary, according to the CEO Alex...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Central banks globally continued to bolster their gold reserves in July, despite an increase in gold prices, according to a report by Krishan Gopaul, senior analyst, EMEA at the World Gold Council. The report highlights a 206% increase in net gold pu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slapped Galois Capital Management LLC with a $225,000 fine for falling short of the Custody Rule laid out in the Investment Advisers Act. The crypto-centric hedge fund and advisory firm was also a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
WSPN (Worldwide Stablecoin Payment Network), a leading provider of next-generation stablecoin infrastructure, has achieved a significant milestone in its mission to revolutionize the stablecoin market. The company has recently secured $30 million in...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has emphasized that a barter trade system could be organized with China to overcome the current settlement problems. Lavrov noted that a similar system was studied by Brazil’s Lula outside the BRICS organi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Mark Odayan, head of research at 2077 Research, asserts that Ethereum’s EIP-1559 should not be equated with the concept of “Ultrasound Money.” Odayan’s insights aim to clarify the transaction fee mechanism introduced by EIP-1559 and...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Meme coins are in the spotlight today, rallying after an extended period in the red. Thanks to this revival, several new coins are beginning to gain traction. The most prominent is Crypto All-Stars (STARS) – with one crypto expert even suggesting it...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Yonsei University in South Korea has joined Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), becoming the 58th global partner and the 12th in the Asia Pacific region. This partnership aims to drive innovation in blockchain research a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Researchers Murray A. Rudd, Matthew Jones, Daniel Sechrest, Daniel Batten, and Dennis Porter have unveiled a new study showcasing a cutting-edge framework that fuses landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) systems with bitcoin mining. This innovative strategy...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
PRESS RELEASE. Join the inaugural De.Fi World 2024, presented by De.Fi – the biggest DeFi event of the year. The one-day conference takes place on November 11 in the vibrant city of Bangkok, Thailand. This event promises to be the superlative m...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we discuss how other countries can learn to use bitcoin as a rebranding tool, following El SalvadorR...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Changenow has announced a strategic partnership with Zano Project, integrating the $ZANO cryptocurrency into its platform. This collaboration aims to expand the variety of digital assets available for exchange on Changenow, providing users with more...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Dash has officially launched its Evolution platform, marking the biggest release in the cryptocurrency’s history. The Evolution chain is now live, producing blocks, executing data contracts, and sending files to decentralized storage. This platform,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Jailed Binance employee, Tigran Gambaryan, was denied the use of a wheelchair while entering court and had to use crutches, causing visible pain and distress. His lawyers filed a new bail application citing medical grounds and blocked access to him....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
The National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE) recently detected an illegal bitcoin mining operation in an evangelical church. The church, which shared a power line with a nearby store, had established a connection before its power meter that w...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
The TON blockchain recently announced it has reached a milestone, registering a billion completed transactions on its network. Through its social media channels, the TON network team explained that half of this volume had occurred during the last thr...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Global crypto exchange Okx has secured a license from Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), allowing it to offer digital payment token services. Gracie Lin, the newly appointed CEO of Okx’s Singapore entity...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro discussed the possible future of the national cryptocurrency system following the so-called PDVSA-Crypto scheme, which resulted in the loss of $20 billion in unaccounted oil sales paid in crypto. Maduro stated that...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Metaplanet and SBI VC Trade have formed a strategic partnership to enhance bitcoin trading, storage, and management. This alliance aligns with Metaplanet’s “bitcoin first, bitcoin only” strategy, emphasizing BTC’s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Current stablecoin metrics show that USDE, the popular yield-bearing stablecoin, has slipped to fifth place among the top U.S. dollar-pegged tokens by market capitalization. Over the past three days, Ethena’s USDE supply has decreased by 130 million,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Coinbase’s chief legal officer has criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its ambiguous position regarding FTX’s proposal to repay creditors using stablecoins or other cryptocurrencies. Although the SEC did not e...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Qatar has launched a new framework to regulate digital assets, aiming to create a secure and transparent ecosystem. The framework is expected to attract domestic and international players and support the development of a thriving financial services s...