Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Tether, the giant behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, announced a $200 million strategic investment in Blackrock Neurotech, a brain-interface company. The investment also marks the launch of Evo, a new business division for the company...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based game software company, has announced its partnership with the Opal Foundation to enter the Bitcoin ecosystem, leveraging the Opal Protocol to develop the largest Web3 ecosystem encompassing gaming, Defi, entertainmen...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry has slammed both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Chair Gary Gensler regarding the SEC’s investigation into ethereum, suggesting that ether might be classifi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
With cryptocurrency values on the decline and bitcoin down 13% from a month ago, British financial expert Raoul Pal predicts a rebound during the “Crypto Summer.” According to Pal, this rise will generate widespread excitement, and “...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On April 30, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) detained Roger Ver, a trailblazing investor in bitcoin, on accusations of tax evasion and submitting fraudulent tax returns. The following update is accompanied by a statement from Bitcoin.com r...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The recent actions by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against non-custodial crypto wallet developers have sparked controversy and concern within the cryptocurrency community. According to Coin Center, these charges mark a significant shift from previ...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), formerly the CEO of Binance, was sentenced in a Seattle courtroom for his compliance failures at the cryptocurrency exchange. The sentencing was first covered by Nikhilesh De and Danny Nelson of Coinde...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Russia is preparing to enact a ban on the organization of cryptocurrency exchanges in the country via the approval of a bill that regulates mining activities. According to statements made by Russian Duma Financial Market Chairman Anatoly Aksakov, dig...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Bitcoin prices experienced a notable decline on Tuesday, dropping more than 2% against the U.S. dollar in the last 24 hours, following a 7.8% decrease over the previous week. Global trading volumes on spot crypto exchanges have remained subdued, and...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
PRESS RELEASE. B2BinPay, a leading provider of cryptocurrency payment solutions, is thrilled to commemorate the one-year anniversary of its partnership with the Athletic Club. As a proud sponsor for the 2023/2024 La Liga season, B2BinPay has been ins...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
This week, the Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner Iris Energy Limited announced it has boosted its hashrate to 9 exahash per second (EH/s) and aims to reach 10 EH/s in the coming month. This development follows the network’s fourth halving and occurs...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Hong Kong’s debut of six spot bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) garnered HK$87.5 million ($11 million) on their first day, April 30. However, these ETFs underperformed compared to their U.S. counterparts, which had attracted a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Although decentralized finance (defi) continues to evolve, it is being perceived as the domain of a select few, Mehdi Lebbar, the co-founder of the investment platform Exponential, says. However, he argues that defi protocols can alter this perceptio...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Ripple has teamed up with Tokyo-based consulting firm Hashkey DX to bring XRP Ledger (XRPL) blockchain solutions to the Japanese market, aiming to revolutionize enterprise blockchain use cases in Japan, primarily through supply chain solutions. This...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Cobra, the pseudonymous owner of the Bitcoin.org domain, has voiced concerns about future actions from the U.S. government regarding bitcoin ownership. He anticipates a possible ban on the self-custody of bitcoin even when its application and enforce...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
A recent report by Citi, a global financial institution, has put Brazil at the top of the nations leading the digital money initiatives in Latin America. The report states that Brazil features a combination of factors that ease the adoption of digita...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Jameson Lopp, a prominent figure in the Bitcoin community, deliberately “griefed” one of Bitcoin’s testnets by generating three years’ worth of blocks in a single week to highlight a vulnerability, sparking outrage among fello...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Bank of Russia has dismissed the effect that a future confiscation of Russian assets in the U.S. might have on the nation’s economic stability. Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the bank, stated that Russia has been diversifying its asset port...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The announcement of Eigenlayer’s airdrop, featuring non-transferable tokens and aggressive geo-restrictions, has sparked outrage among users who felt the allocated amount was minimal and the documentation confusing. Despite adding over $15.7 bi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Monday, April 29, Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the non-custodial bitcoin wallet Samourai, entered a plea of not guilty to accusations of operating a money transmitter and engaging in money laundering. Rodriguez secured his release by posting a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
With the debut of spot bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Hong Kong trading on Tuesday, market observers are speculating about the potential demand for these ETFs in the region, reminiscent of the enthusiasm seen in the U.S. followi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
While bitcoin mining has become increasingly difficult and block rewards have dropped from 6.25 bitcoins to 3.125 bitcoins, a solo miner discovered block 841,286. Bitcoin’s Harsh Mining Climate Yields Treasure for One Solo Entity Mining bitcoi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
PRESS RELEASE. Casinobello.com, a Curacao-licensed online casino, is thrilled to gain the biggest popularity in its history and become one of the leading destinations for crypto-savvy iGaming users. With a strong presence in Germany, Austria, Switzer...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Microstrategy, the Nasdaq-listed software intelligence firm and “the world’s first bitcoin development company,” has disclosed that it now holds 214,400 bitcoins after the latest purchase. “We acquired 25,250 a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
A new court filing claims that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by Chair Gary Gensler, initiated a formal investigation into ethereum’s potential classification as a security more than a year ago. SEC Enforcement Division...
