Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Banks in the European Union will have to disclose their exposure to cryptocurrencies, EU institutions announced. The obligation will be introduced under a deal to implement globally agreed regulatory standards meant to improve the resilience of the f...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
FTX management is actively seeking potential participants to revive the formerly defunct crypto exchange, as reported by sources knowledgeable about the situation. CEO John J. Ray III and other FTX executives have reportedly engaged in preliminary di...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The cryptocurrency firm and bitcoin investment app, Coinbits, has announced the suspension of its services due to complications involving the Nevada-based custodian, Prime Trust. Following accusations of insolvency and breaches of fiduciary responsib...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Solana surged 10% on June 29, after it was confirmed that a new cross-chain bridge will allow users easier access to other blockchains. The update from Debridge will reportedly enable solana users to access ethereum’s virtual machine for the f...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
On June 28, 2023, Bitcoin saw its first downward difficulty adjustment in 56 days, or since May 4, with a decline of 3.26%. This modification lowered the network’s difficulty to 50.65 trillion from its record high of 52.35 trillion on June 14....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Bitcoin rebounded on Thursday, as markets reacted to the news that Microstrategy bought an additional $374 million worth of the cryptocurrency. Michael Saylor’s firm now has 152,333 bitcoin, worth roughly $4.52 billion. Ethereum moved closer t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
While non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are generally believed to represent the link between an owner and an asset, without platforms acting as “digital notaries” there can be no effective way of stopping scammers from minting and selling plagia...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. Mind Network, an innovative platform leading the way in data security and privacy within the Web3 ecosystem, is delighted to announce the successful completion of its initial funding round, raising $2.5 million. Binance Labs, Comma3 Ve...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The suspected administrator of the Monopoly Market darknet marketplace has been extradited from Austria to face charges in the U.S. The man, a citizen of Serbia and Croatia who was arrested in Vienna last November, has been accused of facilitating $1...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Islamic coin, a Sharia-compliant crypto asset, has secured $200 million from ABO Digital, which brings to $400 million the total funding that the project has received. The latest capital raise is expected to give the crypto project access to funding...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reconsidered a decision to delist some privacy tokens in several European markets. The leading coin trading platform will continue to offer trading in these digital assets after revising their classification to com...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has promised to ensure that “your right to use and hold bitcoin is inviolable” if he is elected U.S. president. “Bitcoin is not only a bulwark against totalitarianism and the manipulation of...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Binance’s attempt to prevent the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from making public statements alleging that the crypto exchange mishandled U.S. customers’ assets has been denied by the judge overseeing its enforcement case....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Lately, the media has been captivated by the possibility of a grid collapse and the devastating economic consequences it would entail. Curiously, the internet is teeming with headlines suggesting the plausibility of such a collapse, whether caused by...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Over the past 30 days, the popularity of the term “bitcoin” has surged significantly, as indicated by Google Trends metrics. On June 21, 2023, the search term bitcoin achieved a perfect score of 100. Notably, the curiosity surro...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
On June 28, the crypto hardware wallet manufacturer and security firm Ledger unveiled its latest offering, a digital currency exchange and custodial solution service, specifically tailored for institutions. The new service, known as Tradelink, has be...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Microstrategy has purchased 12,333 more bitcoin for about $347 million, growing its cryptocurrency holdings to 152,333 btc. The Nasdaq-listed software company’s announcement came amid a series of positive developments in the crypto industry.
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Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Shiba inu was down by as much as 5% on Wednesday, as the meme coin slipped to a one-week low in today’s session. Market uncertainty has heightened in recent days, following the news that Prime Trust has been placed into receivership. Additionally, tr...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
After briefly rising above $31,000, bitcoin consolidated on Wednesday, as bulls moved to secure recent gains. The uncertainty came as crypto custodian Prime Trust entered receivership, after being found to be illiquid by authorities. Ethereum also de...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) said it plans to issue a wholesale central bank digital currency as a pilot via SIX Digital Exchange, a subsidiary of SIX, an operator of infrastructure for the Swiss and Spanish financial centers. SNB chairman Thomas Jo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) recently announced the schedule of fees “covering the issuance of no-objection certificates to proprietary traders, amendments or withdrawal of licence applications, and the submission of whit...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The Shanghai Clearing House, Asia’s first counterparty clearing institution, announced support for payments made with the digital yuan Monday. According to reports, the move will allow companies to settle transactions for commodities in bulk, p...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the Financial Markets Committee of the State Duma, the lower chamber of the Federal Assembly in Russia, has remarked that the government intends to hold “serious” control over crypto after it is legalized. Acc...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
In a recent submission to the Eighth Judicial District Court in Las Vegas, the Nevada Financial Institutions Division has expressed its intention to take decisive action against the crypto custodian Prime Trust. The regulatory body seeks to not only...