Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Japanese culture captivates millions around the world, but the creators behind its art often remain inaccessible. With 8Ships, Terry Tomonaga is changing that. 8Ships Is Connecting Japan’s Artists, Artisans, and Craftmen to a Global Audience 8S...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
According to a report from Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s oldest national newspapers, a subsidiary of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has taken an innovative step into the world of bitcoin mining. Agile Energy X, the subsidiary in question, ha...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Central Bank of Brazil disclosed a new set of use cases that will be part of the second phase of the ongoing pilot of its drex CBDC. Among the 13 instances selected from the 46 presented are platforms for tokenizing real estate, liquidity pools f...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
After breaking the July 25, 2024 record on Saturday, Sept. 7, Bitcoin’s hashrate has kept climbing, now reaching an impressive 692.28 exahash per second (EH/s) on Sept. 8, which is more than 13 EH/s above the previous level. Bitcoin Smashes Ano...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Corporate adoption of bitcoin has experienced a significant surge in 2024, according to a recent report from River, a U.S.-based bitcoin-focused financial services company. The report highlights the growing role of bitcoin in business treasuries, off...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
A federal judge this week sided with the prediction market Kalshi’s motion for summary judgment in its legal battle with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This decision opens the door for U.S. citizens to place bets on the upcomin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
After some activity was noticed from wallets linked to Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, he took to the social media platform X to clarify the situation. He stated that all his token sales were meant to “support various projects.&am...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
As the U.S. election draws closer, the top political meme tokens by market cap have seen a combined $420 million vanish over the past 96 days. Back on June 3, maga (TRUMP), a meme coin themed after the 45th U.S. President, Donald Trump, reigned supre...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Data highlighted the dominance of the top 10 layer one blockchains, collectively valued at $1.66 trillion. In Russia, financial analyst Vladislav Antonov projected growth for the Hamster Kombat token post-airdrop. Meanwhile, China and Russia’s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has announced a strategic partnership with Swapple to facilitate crypto payments in Mexican Pesos (MXN) via the Interbank Electronic Payment System (SPEI). Operated by Banco de México, SPEI allows for near-instantaneous...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Friend.tech, the struggling decentralized social media application, has announced a major update to its platform, setting the admin and ownership parameters of its smart contracts to the address 0x000…000. This move effectively renounces control over...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Westlake Police are cautioning residents about a rise in blackmail scam emails. Scammers claim they have been monitoring recipients’ online activities and demand payment, typically in bitcoin or gift cards, to prevent exposing personal internet...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Tether, the USDT stablecoin issuer, has acquired 9.8% of Adecoagro, a Latin American-based agricultural giant. In a move described by Argentine media as surprising, the company invested $100 million to diversify its investments in the agricultural an...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Two managers from the now-defunct crypto fraudulent investment platform Omegapro were arrested in Istanbul, according to Turkish media reports. Dutch executive Robert Velghe was arrested Tuesday, following the July arrest of Swedish co-founder Andrea...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Rex took the stage at a memecoin-focused side event and surprised the audience with something rare in the memecoin world: thoughtful analysis. KOL Who Called PEPE, BRETT, and WOLF Talks Memecoin Strategy Rex was a speaker at a Memecoin-focused side e...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
UBS reported on Thursday that European real estate markets appear to be entering a new investment cycle, with key indicators pointing to stabilization. “A new cycle starts,” the report said, as investment volumes show signs of bottoming o...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Billionaire Mark Cuban warned that taxing unrealized gains would “kill” the stock market but believes Vice President Kamala Harris would not prioritize this policy. While Harris supports parts of President Biden’s tax plan, Cuban em...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held their third Trilateral Diplomatic Working Group meeting on Friday in Seoul to address North Korean cyber threats. Led by U.S. Deputy Special Representative Seth Bailey, ROK’s Lee Jun-il,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a plan to create a government efficiency commission led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk if re-elected president. This commission would conduct a financial and performance audit of the entire federal government....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Consumer Finance Institute found that cryptocurrency ownership declined during market downturns, despite price increases in bitcoin. Data from multiple surveys showed that crypto interest a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Eighty-eight business leaders, including Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, in a new letter shared by CNBC on Friday. Some crypto investors are puzzled by Larsen’s move, given the Biden ad...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Maria Corina Machado, head of the political coalition that contests the victory of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, has proposed establishing a bitcoin reserve for the country. Machado stated that bitcoin represented a lifeline for many Venezuelans, that...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
In recent weeks, both economists and technical indicators have hinted that the U.S. may be on the brink of a recession, causing anxiety to ripple through the markets. Meanwhile, over on X, the topic of recession is gaining more traction by the day, w...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The first atomic SVM chain on Solana, Sonic SVM, has announced the launch of Hyperfuse Nodes, marking the first node sale in the Solana ecosystem. The sale offers participants access to Sonic’s Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) technology and a pote...