Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Stellar has announced the introduction of smart contracts as part of its Protocol 20 update, passed by a validator vote on Feb. 20. The upgrade introduces Soroban, the new smart contracts system, to mainnet, and initiates a phased rollout for validat...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Reddit Inc. has disclosed cryptocurrency investments in its initial public offering (IPO) filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The social media giant noted that as of the end of December last year, “we did not hold dig...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Bitcoin proponent Max Keiser has warned of potential government seizure of bitcoin held in spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). He additionally issued a stark warning about a looming 1987-style crash, while simultaneously predicting that the bitcoin&#x...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The government of Argentina is reportedly preparing to regulate cryptocurrency service providers with an executive order. The measure would be directed to keep Argentina out of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) gray list, putting crypto service...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
In the unfolding lawsuit between the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and Craig Wright, three key witnesses who had early interactions with Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, provided their testimonies. Among them were early Bitcoin develop...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
PRESS RELEASE. CHICAGO – Feb 22, 2024 – Lumerin, a decentralized Hashpower Marketplace built on Arbitrum that has built technology to make Bitcoin hashrate a liquid asset allowing for global access to peer-to-peer, decentralized hashrat...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Thursday, the Eigen Labs development team, responsible for the Eigenlayer restaking protocol, announced a $100 million investment from A16z Crypto. This substantial funding comes after the project’s $50 million Series A round in March 2023....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Feb. 22, 2024, the primary development group of the BNB Chain revealed that the decentralized finance (defi) money market protocol, Aave, has been successfully launched on the BNB network. Boasting a total value locked (TVL) of $8.571 billion, Aav...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
According to a recent Form N-1A, Grayscale has approached the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with a proposal for a unique exchange-traded fund (ETF) dedicated to the privacy and cybersecurity realm. The Grayscale Privacy ETF aims to be...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
PRESS RELEASE. LBank Labs, a leading blockchain investment fund of $100M AUM announced today its participation in a strategic funding round for FortyTwo, a revolutionary UX frontend for decentralized finance (DeFi) across the interchain ecosystem. Th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Startale Labs disclosed this week that it has garnered an additional $3.5 million in funding from UOB Venture Management. This latest seed funding round elevates the startup’s total investment to $7 million, which is earmarked for enhancing the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Many have already pronounced the death of NFTs, and in part, they are correct. Amidst the fervor of the NFT hype cycle, we saw huge valuations and sales such as Beeple’s ‘The 5000 Days’ collection selling for a staggering $69.3 million. However, not...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The delisting of monero by Binance marked a significant turning point for privacy coins, showcasing the growing impact of regulatory demands on privacy-focused projects, while also spotlighting emerging projects like Zano that aim to navigate these c...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The U.S. financial technology firm Circle said on Feb. 21 that it will discontinue support for USDC on Tron blockchain. The move comes just a few months after Circle refuted allegations that it was Tron blockchain founder Justin Sun’s bank. Des...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Sources report that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the erstwhile crypto magnate and former head of FTX, intends to utilize his newly appointed legal team, despite these attorneys also serving Alex Mashinsky, the former chief of Celsius. On Wednesday, in a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will approve spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on crypto tokens other than bitcoin. “I think it’s inevitable that there’ll be...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Fundstrat’s head of research, Tom Lee, has doubled down on his $150,000 bitcoin price prediction, stating that the crypto could reach that price level this year. He cited three key reasons driving his bullish price forecast. Describing bitcoin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Some Nigeria-based users of Binance’s peer-to-peer platform have blasted the crypto exchange’s decision to block or remove traders quoting USDT to naira exchange rates exceeding NGN1,802. Binance says it has the right to remove ...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Wednesday, the blockchain interoperability platform Wormhole revealed it is collaborating with the American multinational semiconductor company AMD (Advanced Micro Devices). Wormhole plans to utilize AMD’s Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) tech...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Wednesday, the crypto market experienced a modest downturn, with a 1% decrease in its overall value across the board, as bitcoin and ethereum saw declines of 0.51% and 0.45%, respectively. Bitcoin momentarily reached the $53,000 mark the day prior...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
In a landmark decision, the High Court in Podgorica has ruled that the former Terraform Labs CEO, Do Kwon, will be extradited to the United States, sidelining South Korea’s request for his extradition. The court’s ruling comes after exten...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
According to a recent report, a super political action committee (PAC) focused on the cryptocurrency industry has secured $4.9 million in contributions from Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss. Additionally, the super PAC named Fairshake amassed...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
As bitcoin navigates through the volatile waves of the crypto market, its price on Feb. 21, 2024, reflects a complex interplay of market dynamics. Oscillating between $50,820 and $52,902 within a 24-hour frame, the leading digital currency continues...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Swiss Post’s financial subsidiary, Postfinance, has launched a new cryptocurrency trading and custody service. Customers can use the service to “purchase or securely store an initial range of 11 cryptocurrencies at the click of a mouse or...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
PRESS RELEASE. 21st February, 2024 – Roqqu, a leading African blockchain technology company with over 1.6 million users and a vibrant community of 700,000 active users, is thrilled to announce the listing of VERSE token, the official utility and rewa...
