Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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 - 1 year 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...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
According to onchain data, at 4:12 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, 48,641 bitcoin worth just over $3 billion were transferred by the Mt Gox estate ahead of the forthcoming distribution. Mt Gox Estate Moves Large Holdings Before Distribution After the price of b...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Amidst a legal challenge, Tether, the USDT stablecoin issuer, has made a strategic appointment. The Chief Economist of crypto surveillance company Chainalysis, Philip Gradwell, has been brought on board as Tether’s Head of Economics. This move...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Metaplanet, a Tokyo-based public company, has revealed that it has acquired more bitcoin for its treasury holdings. According to disclosure statements, Metaplanet acquired 21.877 bitcoin, spending about $1.26 million (200 million Japanese yen) for th...
