Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, this week proposed regulations aimed at increasing transparency around crypto mixing services. These services, the agency says, are used by terrorist organizations...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Bitcoin rallied to a three-month high on Friday, as market optimism grew that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could soon approve several spot bitcoin ETFs. As reported yesterday, SEC Chair Gary Gensler stated that the regulator is curren...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
PRESS RELEASE. On October 19, 20, and 23, the blockchain community converged for LBank Labs’ Demo Day, a collaborative effort with Collab+Currency and the Blockchain Builders Fund. The event garnered significant attention, with over 200+ regist...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
According to Coinbase, an overwhelming majority of terror-related funding is still done via traditional financial systems. The crypto exchange suggested that terrorist organizations that do receive crypto funding normally use “offshore entities...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Inaccurate methodologies have resulted in overstated metrics about the use of cryptocurrency by terror groups fighting Israel, according to Chainalysis. The analytics company has tried to “correct the record” on crypto’s role in terrorism financing a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Peter Schiff, a renowned economist and gold bug, has criticized Bitcoin’s role and utility in today’s economy. According to Schiff’s remarks, Bitcoin is useless, and its advocates are like a cult, trying to convince people to buy bi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Bloomberg’s economists have warned that a direct war between Iran and Israel could trigger a global recession. “Soaring oil prices and plunging risk assets would deal a substantial blow to growth, and take inflation a notch higher,” they said. “...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Tesla’s third-quarter financial statement reveals that the electric car company has not sold any of its bitcoin. Its most recent balance sheet shows that Tesla continues to hold bitcoin valued at $184 million. Meanwhile, Tesla CEO Elon Musk ha...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban have jointly filed an amicus brief backing the defendants in a Supreme Court case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “It is important that the SEC not be permitte...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Renowned billionaire Jeffrey Gundlach, also known as the “Bond King,” has raised concerns over the potential risk to the U.S. dollar’s reserve currency status due to rising national debt. “The future of the U.S. dollar, and po...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On October 19, 2023, a dormant bitcoin address from 2012 sprang to life at block height 812,946, moving 200 BTC worth $5.74 million for the first time in nearly 11 years. This activity coincides with a recent surge of transfers from 2012 addresses, w...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dropped all charges against Ripple’s executives, CEO Brad Garlinghouse and co-founder Chris Larsen. “The SEC made a serious mistake going after Brad & Chris personally ȁ...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stressed on Thursday the U.S. central bank remains committed to bringing down inflation and will maintain restrictive monetary policy until prices cool. Speaking at the Economic Club of New York, Powell hinted that...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The cryptocurrency financial services platform Matrixport predicts that bitcoin prices could surge to between $42,000 and $56,000 per unit if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approves Blackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded f...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., known as DTCC, has acquired digital asset infrastructure company Securrency, according to a Thursday announcement. Securrency will soon rebrand as “DTCC Digital Assets.” Looking ahead, DTCC said it plans to...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Lightning Labs has released the mainnet alpha of its Taproot Assets daemon, advancing the project that seeks to enable stablecoins and other token assets on the Bitcoin blockchain. The software provides developers with tools to begin issuing and mana...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto appeared online nearly 600 times through emails and forum posts. Records of Nakamoto’s writings indicate he was most active in July and August. While Nakamoto covered many topics, Bitcoin’s inventor was n...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Solana snapped a two-day losing streak on Thursday, as bulls pushed price back towards the $25.00 level. The cryptocurrency was unable to move past this level on Monday, which then prompted the aforementioned sell-off. Cosmos continued to edge lower...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Grayscale Investments, the leading digital asset manager by assets under management (AUM), unveiled on Thursday its latest submission to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This move seeks to list the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) as...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against crypto companies Gemini Trust Company, Genesis Global Capital, and its parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) for allegedly defrauding over 230,000 investors out of more than $1 bil...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Bitcoin edged slightly higher on Thursday, following comments from the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler. Gensler said the commission was currently reviewing eight to ten applications from firms looking to launc...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
New EU rules will introduce automated exchange of information on crypto revenues reported by service providers in the sector. A new directive adopted by the Union expands existing registration and reporting obligations as well as cooperation between...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
PRESS RELEASE. Imagine a new internet era with Querio, an ambitious decentralized search engine revolutionizing Web3 exploration. With lightning speed, pinpoint accuracy, and unwavering privacy, Querio serves as a portal to the decentralized technolo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Environmental Resources and Energy Committee of the Pennsylvania General Assembly recently passed a bill which proposes “reporting requirements for qualifying crypto-asset mining operations.” Sponsor of the draft legislation Greg Vita...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The now-defunct FTX crypto exchange announced a proposed settlement plan this week that aims to resolve disputes over customer assets lost when the company filed for bankruptcy in November 2022. FTX Debtors Chart Path to Redress: 90% Asset Recovery...
