Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund recently led the Series B funding round for the crypto-based prediction markets platform, Polymarket, which raised $45 million. The latest round valued Polymarket lower than the $1 billion it had anticipated be...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
According to a recent earnings filing, Edmond de Rothschild Holding S.A., a private banking and asset management entity linked with the distinguished Rothschild banking family from France, holds shares in Grayscale’s GBTC and Blackrock’...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On May 13, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced it had fined crypto brokerage firm Falcon Labs Ltd. approximately $1.7 million. The fines are penalties for the firm’s illegal facilitation of U.S. residents’ access to digital asset deriv...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The frenzy surrounding GME and AMC remains ongoing, with both stocks experiencing increases of 200% and 150%, respectively, over the past five days. In the midst of this excitement, CNBC’s Mad Money host Jim Cramer suggested that the companies would...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Macro investor Dan Tapiero has described bitcoin’s prospects as extremely bullish. He predicts that if bitcoin breaks the $65,000 mark, it could likely rise to $90,000 and beyond. Although he acknowledges that the specific catalyst for bitcoin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Bitcoin Office of El Salvador (ONBTC) has launched a site that allows anyone to confirm the treasury holdings of the country, offering a large degree of transparency in its finances. The site, composed as a custom instance of mempool space, a pop...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Tuesday, bitcoin mining company Bitfarms, listed on the Nasdaq and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), announced it has secured an additional 100 megawatts (MW) of power from Paraguay’s state-owned utility firm, ANDE. The 100 MW is anticipated to...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Tuesday, shares of Gamestock and AMC Entertainment Holdings continued to soar, fueled by retail investors following the reappearance of Keith Gill’s online persona, ‘Roaring Kitty.’ This upward momentum also spilled over into the cryptocurre...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland, May 14th, 2024 – TRON DAO today announced that Google Cloud has joined its roster of Super Representative candidates on the TRON blockchain. Super Representatives are responsible for producing blocks and pac...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
A new seal-themed meme coin is gaining traction in the Solana ecosystem – and investors are taking notice. With a presale that has already raised over $700,000, Sealana (SEAL) may just be the next big thing to explode onto the scene. Chubby Me...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
A Dutch court has sentenced Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev to five years and four months in prison for laundering $2.2 billion through the cryptocurrency mixing service. The case represents a pivotal moment for decentralized finance (defi) reg...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Following the awakening of numerous dormant bitcoins in March, April was rather uneventful, with just 72 transfers from idle wallets dating between 2010 and 2017. To date, May has seen 32 transfers from vintage wallets, moving about 1,181 more bitcoi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The wildly popular Pepe (PEPE) coin is again drawing attention after an explosive rally sent its price to a new all-time high. With “Pepe mania” now gripping the market, how high could this frog-themed token go in the coming weeks and months? PEPE Pr...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The onchain analytics firm Glassnode has released a new report detailing the contrasting performance of bitcoin and ethereum during the 2023-24 cycle. The report highlights bitcoin’s resilience and ethereum’s comparative lag in speculat...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Ghanaian government’s next phase in its digitalization drive is set to be the adoption of blockchain technology, according to the country’s vice president. He stated that his administration aims to become one of the few governments worldwide powe...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Bitcoin embodies decentralization, security, and self-sovereignty. But today, financial transactions with Bitcoin require the use of custodians or bridges – a reliance on intermediaries that has led to disastrous losses numbering in the billio...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Coinshares International Limited, a European investment company specializing in digital assets, has announced its Q1 2024 results, marking the most successful quarter in the company’s history. The company reported a 216% year-over-year (YoY) in...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Global crypto exchange and Web3 technology company, Okx, has officially launched its services in Australia. The platform now offers spot trading for all users and derivatives trading for verified wholesale clients. Users can deposit and withdraw AUD...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Certik, a security firm, prevented a potentially disastrous $5 million exploit in the Wormhole cross-chain bridge by identifying a critical bug, showcasing the importance of proactive security practices and the benefits of open-source software in enh...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Based on a report by the National Post, Canada’s Revenue Agency (CRA) is actively searching for uncollected taxes on cryptocurrencies. The agency estimates that there is nearly $40 million in undeclared taxes related to digital currencies. Conc...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Coinbase, one of the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges, reported a system-wide outage in its services, affecting customers’ crypto operations. On its status site, Coinbase stated that it was aware that “some users may experience...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Russian authorities have reportedly proposed to impose hefty fines on suspected crypto miners operating from residential properties. Authorities may also consider including amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses which imposes liability on...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Bitso, the Mexico-based, Latam-focused cryptocurrency exchange, recently launched its own Web3 wallet, targeting the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem. The idea behind this new product is to ease the onboarding of Bitso’s customers into th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Binance Kazakhstan has been awarded the ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications, marking significant recognition for its robust information security and privacy management systems. These certifications, issued by the British Standards Institution afte...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has responded to remarks made by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, branding him as an “uninformed CEO” and accusing him of fostering uncertainty about stablecoin USDT amid a U.S. Securities and Exchange Comm...
