Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
US lawmakers are pushing to bring Bitcoin mining equipment manufacturing back to American soil — a move driven by growing concern that the country’s dependence on foreign-made hardware puts national security at risk.
That concern formed part o...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
Ethereum staking activity continues to experience sharp growth in the face of renewed bullish momentum in ETH’s prices, which is now holding firmly above the $2,300 mark. After recent staking actions from both retail and institutional investors, the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
Crypto pundit Vandell has highlighted how XRP has outperformed hedge funds since its launch despite criticism of its price appreciation. The pundit also declared that the altcoin is bound to increase over time, regardless of its utility.
How XRP Has...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
A new position paper from the Coinbase Independent Advisory Board on Quantum Computing and Blockchain argues that crypto’s quantum threat is not immediate, but the migration work can no longer be treated as a distant problem. The report’s core messag...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
Business leaders across Europe are no longer just watching the crypto market from the sidelines. Data shows that 42% of business investors already hold some form of digital currency. Another 18% of these institutional players say they plan to buy in...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
Bitcoin has entered the US national security conversation more directly, and more publicly, than before. In Senate testimony highlighted Thursday by the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) and several industry observers, Admiral Samuel Paparo, the four-st...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
The Bitcoin price continues to struggle despite the recent recovery, but the real losses are being recorded elsewhere. The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector was the main focus of the 2021-2022 bull market, with the emergence of new coins. However,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
The newly appointed Governor of the Bank of Korea (BOK) has delivered his first policy address in office, highlighting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and bank-issued deposit tokens while skipping any mention of stablecoins, despite South Kor...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
Malaysia’s crypto sector is drawing serious outside money. Bank Negara Malaysia has spent the past year rolling out sandbox pilots and tokenization roadmaps, and now one of the world’s biggest exchanges is backing a local platform to grow...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
As negotiations and a temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran continue, and the Strait of Hormuz begins to reopen after a period of disruption, shipping companies are facing a new threat linked to crypto fraudsters.
Greek maritime ris...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
Nine out of 12 council members voted yes. That detail alone tells you how divided — and how serious — the conversation inside Arbitrum’s security council got before the blockchain took its most dramatic action in recent memory.
A Council Under...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
Ethereum is holding its ground as the broader market consolidates, with the price sitting just above $2,332 after modest gains of 1.66% over the past 24 hours and 3.35% over the past week. The moves are not dramatic, but the structure building beneat...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson used his latest livestream to argue that the roughly $292 million KelpDAO exploit was not just another bridge failure, but a broader warning about how Ethereum’s restaking, cross-chain messaging, and lending stack ca...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
One of DeFi’s largest exploits in recent memory took a new turn on Tuesday as Arbitrum’s Security Council moved to freeze $71 million of the stolen funds — and the attacker responded almost immediately.
The incident began when an unknown...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
A quiet corner of the XRP Ledger is suddenly lighting up. After years of relatively flat activity, a specific transaction type, the AccountSet, is now spiking to levels never seen before, adding to a surge in on-chain usage across the network.
The i...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is making a power play and gaining more ground across the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector. After years of existence, the Ledger has become one of the leading networks in the sector, challenging and surpassing the likes of S...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
Bitcoin has crossed the 945,000 blocks milestone, putting it past the midway point to the next Halving event. Here’s how many blocks are still to go.
Bitcoin Halving Will Occur At Block Height 1,050,000
The “Halving” is a predetermi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
Crypto analyst Merlijn The Trader has published a detailed Bitcoin chart analysis, pointing to a rare monthly Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) setup that has preceded major bull runs in BTC’s history. According to the analyst, Bitcoin is...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to maintain their newfound bullish momentum, with BTC’s price holding above the $76,00 level and ETH’s price positioned around $2,300. After this period of upward price action, both coins are now being moved to leading c...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
Michael Arrington, founder of Arrington Capital, said the XRP ecosystem could have “no upper limit” in value if Ripple stays focused on its mission and keeps executing, framing the company’s infrastructure buildout as a long-duration bet on instituti...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
XRP pundit X Finance Bull has provided key updates about the CLARITY Act that investors should be aware of. The pundit had earlier highlighted how key the crypto bill is for XRP, predicting that it could lead to massive growth for the token.
XRP Pund...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
In a case that stands out in today’s pro-crypto climate in the US, New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James has filed a lawsuit targeting Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan, subsidiaries of the two major exchanges.
The action, brought o...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
A crypto expert has outlined a long list of developments and achievements that signal growing momentum for both XRP and Ripple. For market watchers, this latest roundup highlights the strong bullish fundamentals supporting XRP, despite its recent poo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
At least one vessel that came under fire while trying to leave the Strait of Hormuz may have been acting on fraudulent instructions — directions that came not from Iranian officials, but from criminals posing as them.
Maritime risk firm Marisks flag...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 weeks ago
MIT Digital Currency Initiative director Neha Narula has laid out a proposed roadmap for making Bitcoin resilient to a future cryptographically relevant quantum computer, arguing the network should prioritize a practical, low-risk path that lets user...