Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Fidelity has submitted an updated proposal for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The asset manager joins other applicants in continued efforts to address regulatory concerns that have stoo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Crypto exchange Binance US has suspended withdrawals in U.S. dollars. Users who want to withdraw their USD funds must first convert them into stablecoins or other cryptocurrencies, which can then be withdrawn.
Binance US Updates Dollar Withdrawal Pol...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is preparing to implement the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). The regulator has issued several crypto warnings that investors and users of crypto services providers should be aware of,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to move its digital euro project to the next phase after two years of investigation. The “preparation phase” of the digital euro will involve “finalizing the digital euro rulebook and selecting provid...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Vitalik Buterin has dismissed reports that he recently sold his crypto holdings and claimed to have not “sold ether for personal gain since 2018.” Buterin suggested to his followers that the reports often mistake his transfer of...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz expects a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be approved in 2023. “It’s going to get approved, we think it happens this year,” the American investor said on Wednesday.
Billionaire and Crypto Investor Mike Nov...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts, is alarmed by the potential of crypto-fueled terrorism. She has rallied over 100 policymakers and approached the Biden administration, urging the executive branch to tackle this pressing is...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
In 189 days or 27,000 blocks, Bitcoin’s block reward is anticipated to halve. Within this period, around 13 adjustments in Bitcoin’s difficulty are expected. The network’s difficulty indicates the complexity of finding a hash below a part...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Meme coins were one of the biggest casualties of Wednesday’s price consolidation, falling by as much as 2% in today’s session. The decline comes as a result of profit taking, following strong gains to start the week. Shiba inu and dogecoin remain in...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
On Tuesday, the social news hub Reddit unveiled that it would be drawing the curtains on the Community Points project. This revelation promptly sent two cryptocurrency coins from r/cryptocurrency and r/fortnite spiraling downward, showcasing a notabl...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Bitcoin stalled in today’s session, as traders consolidated gains, following a recent two-month high. The global market cap is trading 0.01% lower as of writing, with the cryptocurrency remaining above the $28,000 level. Ethereum has been marg...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Leading South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has been granted regulatory approval by Singapore’s main financial regulator. The authorization will allow the trading platform to provide regulated services in the Southeast Asian city-state which has estab...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Police in Namibia recently arrested 20 individuals who are accused of running a so called “pig butchering” cryptocurrency scheme which targeted U.S. citizens. According to the police, the more than 80 young Namibians who worked for the sc...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The South African crypto exchange Valr said its partnership with the global card firm Visa is set to expand the former’s reach. The two companies said they would work on a solution that enables Valr customers to use the card firm’s network to m...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has argued that digitalization could help to scale up “financial inclusion.” During a keynote, Georgieva stated that digitalization worked well in this sens...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
A top Federal Reserve official said Tuesday she has yet to be convinced there is a need for the U.S. central bank to develop a digital currency.
Fed Governor Remains Unconvinced on U.S. CBDC, Cites Existing Innovations and Risks
In a discourse at Har...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could spark a financial crisis in the next decade. Noting that he has raised this concern at the Financial Stability Board and at the Fin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Swiss online bank Dukascopy has introduced a new lending product that enables customers to borrow against their cryptocurrency. The solution allows users to receive 50% of the value of their digital assets in fiat currency while retaining their origi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published its examination priorities for 2024 which include crypto monitoring and examinations. The securities regulator disclosed: “Examinations of registrants will focus on the offer, sale, reco...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Larry Fink, the CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, sees the recent bitcoin rally as “an example of the pent-up interest in crypto.” Noting that as the Israel-Hamas war rages on, more people will be running to bitcoin as...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Binance has announced that it will no longer accept new users in the U.K. in order to comply with new crypto regulations from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Binance explained that it is currently looking for an FCA-authorized firm to review a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Salvadoran vice president, Felix Ulloa, has given his opinion about the relationship between the “rebirth” of the country and the adoption of bitcoin as legal tender in a recent interview. For Ulloa, bitcoin has been an important fact...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
New research shows bitcoin investors are rotating from long-term holders to short-term speculators, indicating the cryptocurrency market is recovering from the lengthy bear market.
Study Indicates Crypto Winter Recovery as Long-term Holders Give...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
According to Google Trends statistics, Sam Bankman-Fried’s search popularity surged just before his trial, maintaining an upward trend. Yet, it hasn’t matched the peak seen during FTX’s November 2022 collapse and his arrest that fol...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
In the midst of ongoing strife in Ukraine and Israel, stocks of publicly listed defense corporations have seen a dramatic surge. Simultaneously, U.S. government officials have backed substantial war expenditures, and reports indicate a multitude of p...