Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
CME Group, the world’s largest futures exchange, is planning to launch bitcoin trading to capitalize on the surging demand among Wall Street money managers for exposure to the cryptocurrency sector, according to a report from the Financial Times. The...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Michael Saylor, co-founder of Microstrategy and a prominent Bitcoin advocate, recently suggested in a social media post that U.S. pension funds, which collectively manage approximately $27 trillion in assets, will need to incorporate bitcoin into the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
PRESS RELEASE. Beijing, China – May 16th, 2024. RockTree Capital, a leading crypto-native fund and merchant bank headquartered in Beijing, announces the launch of its immersive website, showcasing a futuristic film-noir concept: the Cyberpunk Crypto...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Erik Voorhees, an early bitcoin proponent and entrepreneur, believes that crypto will be the currency of artificial intelligence (AI) agents. At Unchained, Laura Shin’s crypto podcast, Voorhees explained that, as soon as AI agents start interac...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Vijay Chetty, the newly appointed CEO of Eclipse Labs, has announced his commitment to leading the company’s mission of bridging the gap between Ethereum and Solana with a high-performance and trust-minimized blockchain. Formerly the Chief Growth Off...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Egyptian fintech startup Mnzl plans to enhance its lending technology and expand its operations using the $3.5 million raised in a seed funding round. Co-founder Sameh Saleh said the startup seeks to empower families by providing financial levera...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Salim Ramji, the new CEO of Vanguard and former head of Blackrock’s global ETF business, has affirmed the company’s position against launching a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), emphasizing the need for consistency with Vanguard’s inves...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Zimbabwean government has formed a multi-stakeholder committee, tasked with consulting stakeholders in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. This committee, known as the National Risk Assessment Coordination Committee (NRACC), aims to determine the natur...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
U.S. Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), along with Congressmen Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the Moscow-based cryptocurrency exchange Garantex. They expressed concerns tha...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
With Bitcoin transaction fees recently becoming a more critical component of miner revenue, Yves La Rose, CEO of Exsat, believes there is “an increased incentive to adopt and develop solutions that enhance transaction throughput and networ...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Oasys, a blockchain network focused on gaming, has partnered with SBINFT Market, an NFT platform operated by a subsidiary of the Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Group, to expand the crypto gaming sector in Japan. The collaboration will allow deve...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Bitfarms Ltd., a global bitcoin mining company, has announced the immediate termination of Geoffrey Morphy as president and CEO, along with his removal as a director. Following his dismissal, Morphy filed a lawsuit against the company, seeking $27 mi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Robinhood has introduced its first-ever crypto staking product, which will be available to European customers. The company has also launched several other new features for European users. “Robinhood Crypto customers can now stake their solana (SOL) h...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Ripple Labs has filed a motion to seal remedy documents in its ongoing litigation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ripple argues that these documents contain sensitive information, including proprietary business strategies, fin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
MSCI Inc. has announced the May 2024 Index Review, which includes adding the bitcoin-focused Microstrategy to the MSCI World Index. This decision follows the Nasdaq-listed software intelligence firm’s stock outperforming bitcoin and other majo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Wednesday, the price of bitcoin demonstrated strong growth, escalating by more than $4,200 from its daily low. This 7.1% increase against the U.S. dollar propelled bitcoin past the $66,000 threshold, reaching a peak of $66,461 per coin on Bitstamp...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On May 15, the development team for the meme token project SHIB announced that the decentralized exchange (dex) Shibaswap has been ported to the Shibarium blockchain. SHIB’s lead developer detailed that Shibaswap’s trading platform is now acces...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma has approved House Bill 3594, a landmark bill that protects bitcoin rights and fosters cryptocurrency innovation. The legislation addresses the regulation and promotion of blockchain technology and cryptocur...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) has reviewed the implementation of Basel III reforms and postponed the crypto asset standard implementation date to January 1, 2026. Basel III, finalized in 2017, continues to see wi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland, May 15, 2024 – TRON DAO, a platinum sponsor at the Cornell Blockchain Conference, recently showcased its leadership at Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island. The event attracted over 800 participants, including s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Wednesday, while equity markets experienced a rise following the release of the consumer price index (CPI) report, Gamestop’s stock GME tumbled 34%, and AMC’s shares fell more than 25%. Concurrently, the well-known ‘Roaring Kitty...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The latest report from the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that the consumer price index (CPI) for April climbed by 0.3%. Over the last 12 months, the CPI increased by 3.4%, primarily driven by higher costs for shelt...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The meme coin craze is back on the Solana blockchain. Tokens paying homage to meme stock legends GameStop and AMC have been soaring, while the presale for Sealana (SEAL) just passed the $900,000 funding milestone. GMEWIFHAT & AMC Meme Coins Rocke...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced two consecutive days of net inflows on Monday and Tuesday, totaling $166.5 million across both sessions. U.S. Bitcoin ETFs Record 2 Days of Net Inflows The week began positively for U.S. spot...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Bitcoin Cash network has completed its latest upgrade which essentially implemented the highly anticipated adaptive blocksize limit (ABL) algorithm. The new feature will make it much easier to change the block size limit in order to meet the dema...
