Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its full exit from Russia with a sale to a newly launched exchange. This move comes as a response to the firm’s compliance issues related to Western sanctions imposed on Russia...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
A recent incident involving a former CEO of a local US bank has been the latest reminder of the risks tied to the crypto world. As the industry grows despite tales of fortunes made and lost abound, this particular story paints a cautionary tale of co...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Is the Bitcoin mining network decentralized enough? Or do the big miners control a significant part of it? Here’s what the latest data says.
Public Bitcoin Miners Control Around 28% Of The Total Hashrate
In a new post on X, Bloomberg Intelligen...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
In a bipartisan effort, members of Congress from both parties have sent a strong message to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, urging the approval of Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and an end to discriminato...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Shiba Inu developer Kaal Dhairya confirmed renouncing the ShibaSwap governance token BONE. This action implies that the smart contract creator gives up control of the token.
Furthermore, the creator can no longer alter or manipulate the contract. Co...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Researchers at the Federal Reserve have delved into the world of tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) on blockchain technology. This exploration sheds light on the transformative power of tokenization, emphasizing its potential benefits and financial...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Filecoin has grown to be one of the most beloved crypto with an active community that continues to keep it alive. However, questions about the blockchain’s origin, and its ICO in particular, are beginning to pop up as an on-chain sleuth has posted fi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Pro-XRP lawyer John E. Deaton has criticized the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) latest decision on Coinbase’s connection with the bankrupt crypto lender Celsius.
Pro-XRP Lawyer Baffled By SEC’s Decision
Rec...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Global businesses are confronting significant headwinds as cross-border payment volumes have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels while grappling with the looming challenges of escalating interest rates. Amidst these complexities, Ripple Labs’ late...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Data shows the Bitcoin miner “hashprice” has fallen towards all-time lows, a sign that these chain validators could be coming under pressure.
Bitcoin Miners Are On The Brink Of Becoming Unprofitable
In its latest weekly report, the on-cha...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Chainlink has traded over 500 days in a tight range between $5 and $9. While it might feel as though there is no end in sight to the sideways price action in LINK, a high time frame momentum change could finally send prices out of this range ands soa...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
YieldFlow is a platform worth considering if you’re looking for a way to make money off of your idle cryptocurrency assets in a user-friendly, decentralized ecosystem.
We shall examine the variety of instruments that this platform offers that a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
XRP, DOGE, and SHIB have been some of the cryptocurrencies that have been undeterred by the persistent crypto winter as they have continued to appear in partnerships that promote mainstream adoption. This time around, all of these cryptocurrencies ar...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Ripple Labs, a prominent blockchain technology firm, has recently appointed Lauren Belive, a former US White House staff member, as Head of US Public Policy and Government.
This appointment comes at a crucial juncture as Ripple executives have public...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Renowned author Robert Kiyosaki, best known for his book “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” has sparked a debate within the cryptocurrency and financial communities with his recent musings on the future of Bitcoin (BTC) and the US dollar. Kiyosaki̵...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
The founder of failed crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman Fried (SBF), has become controversial in the crypto space. In a recent report by Rolling Stone, reporter Tracy Wang looked at his $40 million penthouse in his former home in the Bahamas.
Sam Ban...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Cross-chain protocol Mixin Network has offered the hacker behind the $200 million exploit a $20 million bug bounty reward to return the stolen assets.
Mixin Woos Hacker With $20 Million Bug Bounty
According to blockchain security firm Peckshield, th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Recent comments by Danny Ryan, often referred to as the beacon chain’s mastermind, have sent ripples through the Ethereum community. In a candid interview, Ryan called out Lido and similar protocols, claiming they pose a systemic threat to Ethe...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
The SEC chairman Gary Gensler is set to testify in front of the US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services on September 27, and his answers could give us a glimpse into how the SEC may treat the crypto industry under his leadership....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Crypto compensation in the digital asset industry is undergoing a major transformation, as revealed by a comprehensive survey conducted by crypto fund Pantera Capital.
The report paints a picture of a predominantly remote workforce, with a staggering...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) trial, which begins next week, Judge Lewis Kaplan, the Judge in charge of the case, has laid out certain orders in response to the Prosecution and Defendant’s in limine motions.
Illegal Campaign Scheme Integral In S...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
In a surprise move, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an early delay of ARK Invest’s and 21Shares Bitcoin spot ETF application on Tuesday, September 26, which was originally scheduled to be decided by November 11. At the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Binance Belgium, the Belgian wing of the world’s largest crypto exchange, has reopened its operations three months following a ban from the nation’s financial market regulator. On June 23, Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FS...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States government blacklisted a Mexican drug dealer for utilizing crypto to import the strong and deadly synthetic opioid narcotic fentanyl into the country.
On Sept. 26, the US Treasury made an anno...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Péter Szilágyi, a software engineer, contends that the widespread adoption of Geth, an Ethereum client he helped develop, is not why the dominant smart contract platform is “slow.” Szilágyi responded to a thread on social media platform X...