Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Javier Milei endorsed a token called Libra, which was allegedly intended to support local enterprises, without doing due diligence. This set in motion a chain of events that could even result in the impeachment of the leader, as thousands of investor...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Luke Xie, co-founder and CEO of Satlayer, emphasizes the importance of highlighting bitcoin’s other use cases, particularly with the introduction of Taproot. The ETF and Trump Effect on Bitcoin The increased public interest in bitcoin, sparked...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
The founder of Clucoin, Austin Michael Taylor, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for wire fraud, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1.14 million in restitution and forfeitures. Taylor, 41, from Sykesville, Maryland,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Martins Benkitis, co-founder and CEO of market maker Gravity Team, believes that any digital asset stockpile, as suggested by an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump, should start with Bitcoin as its foundation. Altcoins in U.S. Digital A...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Two Estonian nationals, Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, pleaded guilty to operating a $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme through their fraudulent mining service, Hashflare. The scheme, running from 2015 to 2019, deceived hundreds of thousand...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
The FBI’s Operation Level Up has saved over 4,300 potential victims from losing $285 million to cryptocurrency scams, preventing life-altering financial losses and exposing fraudulent platforms. Operation Level Up: Inside the FBI’s Mission to Protect...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Institutional sentiment toward crypto is “the most bullish I’ve ever seen,” says Bitwise’s CIO, who calls this “arguably the best time in history to invest.” Bitwise: Institutional Money Is Fl...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
The White House’s crypto czar and Crypto Council are driving a market-shifting overhaul, with top officials coordinating and imminent moves set to redefine digital asset regulation. Crypto Czar David Sacks Signals a Market-Altering Crypto Overhaul Da...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
The mere announcement of Trump’s tariffs last week triggered billions in liquidations across the crypto market, reinforcing the sector’s heightened sensitivity to political risk. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsle...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Bitcoin traded at $97,705 with a market cap of $1.93 trillion and a lower than usual 24-hour trade volume of $15.54 billion, experiencing a quiet session on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, within an intraday price range of $97,089 to $97,965. Bitcoin Bitcoi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
On Valentine’s day, Tigran Gambaryan reiterated claims that rogue Nigerian lawmakers demanded a $150 million bribe in exchange for dropping the case against the cryptocurrency exchange. Fake Meeting Tigran Gambaryan, head of financial crime com...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Blockchain.com, one of the oldest cryptocurrency platforms, has appointed ex-Goldman Sachs and Point72 executives to senior roles as it prepares for a potential initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported Friday. Crypto Pioneer Blockchain.com T...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
PRESS RELEASE. Blockchain technology is evolving rapidly, reshaping industries and redefining how we think about trust, transparency, and security. But for blockchain developers, crypto investors, and risk analysts, one critical question looms large—...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Bitdeer, a U.S. bitcoin mining firm announced an increase in its bitcoin holdings to 833 BTC, reflecting a 28 BTC gain from the previous week. The latest update, confirmed on Feb. 14, excludes customer deposits, emphasizing the company’s growi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
A report from The Information indicates that several major Wall Street financial institutions are positioning themselves to deepen their involvement in cryptocurrency markets. Among them, State Street and Citigroup are said to be preparing to introdu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
In contrast to its historic peak in daily transfer volume last year, Bitcoin’s transactional activity in 2025 has dwindled to its lowest level in over eight months. During particularly sluggish intervals on certain days this year, blocks on th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
The new BTC Bull Token (BTCBULL) has raced past the $1.5 million mark in its presale phase. BTCBULL is trending because it offers something unique – direct Bitcoin rewards for token holders. This mix of meme energy and reward potential has spa...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Over 50 non-crypto companies, including global banks and luxury brands, are building blockchain-based products on Ethereum and its layer two networks, focusing on NFTs, tokenized assets, and scalable infrastructure, according to a Galaxy Digital repo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Over the past 102 days, since Nov. 4, 2024, Polymarket’s open interest has plummeted over 78% from its peak, marking a tumultuous descent. Yet even amid this contraction, the blockchain-driven prediction platform’s current open interest maintains a s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
XRP is trading at $2.78 with a market capitalization of $160 billion, a 24-hour volume of $5.37 billion, and an intraday price range of $2.70 to $2.82, demonstrating active market engagement and bullish momentum. XRP XRP’s one-hour chart revea...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Bitcoin ETFs closed the last day of trading for the week on a positive note with a net inflow of $70.62 million after a string of outflows all week. Green Day for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Love was in the air for bitcoin and ether ETFs on Friday, Feb. 1...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
The staking ecosystem is growing rapidly, with rising institutional interest and potential regulatory oversight. Everstake, a blockchain validator, secures over 80 cryptocurrencies and supports some of the industry’s leading networks. In an ex...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) which manages $162 billion in public assets, bought almost $100 million worth of Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Trust exchange-traded fund (Nasdaq: IBIT) units and invested another $63 million in Gra...