Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Philippine police have arrested 99 individuals during a raid on a suspected scam hub in Parañaque City, uncovering a fraudulent cryptocurrency and romance scheme involving foreign and local workers. The company was unregistered and forced employees i...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Crypto exchange Binance has launched its One Click Buy and Sell (OCBS) service in Africa, enabling users in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia to buy and sell cryptocurrencies via mobile money accounts. This initiative aims to enhance financial incl...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
A Rhode Island resident has pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy linked to an international drug trafficking ring. The operation laundered over $25 million using cryptocurrency, with Villa directly involved in converting cash into crypto. Vi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Pip Labs has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round led by VC firm A16z, reaching a valuation of $2.25 billion. The round aims to extend the development of Story, a blockchain aiming to tokenize and protect what Pip Labs calls the “mult...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Tectum, developed by Crispmind, is the world’s fastest layer-1 blockchain, achieving 3.5 million transactions per second through a proof of utility consensus mechanism. It guarantees seamless, private transactions using layered processing and z...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Taiwan’s high court on Thursday convicted eight people, including military personnel, of espionage for China, with payments allegedly made in cryptocurrency, the Central News Agency reported. The sentences range from 1.5 to 13 years in prison, while...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
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Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Ark Labs has secured $2.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Tim Draper, aimed at advancing the Ark protocol for simplifying bitcoin payments. This funding will help Ark Labs enhance their user-friendly, non-custodial payment system, making bitcoin m...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Anchorage Digital has launched its first stablecoin rewards program for Paypal USD (PYUSD) holders, offering institutions a secure way to earn rewards. Available through Anchorage Digital’s platform and the Porto self-custody wallet, the progra...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Digital Chamber filed an amicus brief on Tuesday in support of Nvidia Corp. It focuses on the implications of the Ninth Circuit’s decision for the cryptocurrency industry. The brief argues that the Ninth Circuit’s approach to pleading...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has promoted his family’s new cryptocurrency platform, “The Defiant Ones,” to his 7.5 million followers on Truth Social, framing it as a response to financial inequality. The Trump OrganizationR...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Mercado Libre, the largest public company in Latam by market capitalization, has announced the release of its own dollar-pegged stablecoin, the meli dolar, for the Brazilian market. The development was completed in partnership with Ripio, an Argentin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Since its debut in mid-August, Sun Pump, a Tron-based meme coin generator, has been bustling with action. Data from Dune Analytics reveals that close to 30,000 Sun Pump-issued tokens have been minted to date, with an impressive 7,531 tokens created j...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Metalex and Lido Finance have rolled out a bold proposal to launch the first major cybernetic organization (BORG), setting their sights on boosting trustlessness in the crypto world. This move marks a fresh chapter in merging legal structures with au...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Bitcoin Office of El Salvador announced that 80,000 public servants will receive bitcoin instruction and certification through an educational module that is part of the Higher School of Innovation in Public Administration (ESIAP) program. The mod...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
QCP Capital reports that the largest downward revision to U.S. payrolls in 15 years has raised concerns over the strength of the labor market. The report suggests that these revisions could influence the Federal Reserve’s decisions on interest...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Franklin Templeton has extended its blockchain initiatives by launching its tokenized U.S. Government Money Fund on the Avalanche network. This move marks another expansion of the firm’s onchain financial products. Avalanche Adds Franklin Templ...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The crypto industry made waves in the 2024 federal elections by investing a staggering $119 million, positioning itself as the top corporate donor of the election cycle, according to a detailed report by citizen.org. This hefty financial contribution...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Aug. 22, 2024, Polymarket odds showed former President Donald Trump leading in the prediction market that pits him against Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election. As of 8:19 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Trump held a 53% chance of victory, edgin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Pepe (PEPE) has jumped 5% in the past 24 hours, catching the attention of meme coin traders. One top analyst has even suggested that this could be the start of an uptrend for the coin. Meanwhile, new project Pepe Unchained (PEPU) has passed $10 milli...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Tether, the major stablecoin issuer, has announced plans to launch a new stablecoin pegged to the United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED). This initiative, in collaboration with the UAE-based Phoenix Group, aims to provide a secure and efficient means of t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Aug. 22, Bitcoin’s onchain transaction fees took off, soaring to more than 1,250 satoshis per virtual byte (sat/vB), which translated to over $105 per transfer at 8:45 a.m. EDT. However, by 9:40 a.m. EDT on Thursday, fees had dropped to 625...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Monero team has announced the initiation of a new privacy feature integration, known as Full-Chain Membership Proofs (FCMP++). This feature aims to significantly enhance transaction security and privacy on the Monero network by proving that the o...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Wednesday, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) marked their fifth straight day of inflows, adding $39.42 million to their gains. Meanwhile, the spot ether ETFs experienced a dip, losing $17.97 million during the day’s trading. Sp...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has shut down more than 7,300 phishing and investment scam websites, including 615 targeting cryptocurrency. The regulator noted that collaboration with other agencies and advanced detection...
