Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone has explained that a supercycle may be happening in bitcoin, noting that the cryptocurrency is beating gold by almost 10 times so far this year. The strategist added that if past trends...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sent Coinbase a “Wells notice” about potential violations of securities law. The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange noted that, unlike what SEC Chairman Gary Gensler said, the secur...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
As part of the talks that Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping are currently conducting in Russia, Russia has vowed to move to use the Chinese yuan as a settlement currency with countries in Asia, Africa, and Latam. Putin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, and the Tron Foundation, issuing charges for offering unregistered securities and market manipulation. Additionally, a group of influencers ha...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has risen above the $50 billion mark after falling below the range throughout most of March. At present, the value locked in defi is approximately $50.34 billion, up 1.97% over the past 24...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Following the fallout over the past two weeks in the U.S. banking industry, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps) on Wednesday, citing the need for the inflation rate to return to 2% over the long run.
Fed R...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, the central bank’s Fednow payment service will start operating in July, and participants will be certified in April to leverage the Fednow Pilot Program. Ken Montgomery, the Fednow program executive, is u...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Xrp moved to its highest point since November, as markets reacted to news suggesting a verdict could be near in Ripple’s case with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Cardano was also higher on Wednesday, hitting a one-month high....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
African countries’ debts totaling more than $20 billion were written off in the past year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on March 20. Putin also revealed that trade between Russia and Africa had nearly reached $18 billion by the end of...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Authorities in the U.S. have announced charges against a former Onecoin executive for her alleged role in the notorious crypto pyramid scheme. Bulgarian national Irina Dilkinska, who was extradited on Monday, may face up to four decades in prison if...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Bitcoin moved closer to a fresh nine-month high on Wednesday, as markets prepared for today’s Federal Reserve interest rate decision. The Fed is expected to hike rates by 0.25%, despite inflation falling last month to 6%. Ethereum briefly rose...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
According to Claudio Riff, the CEO of Pooky, a sport prediction game powered by blockchain, gaming may be one of the more effective ways of getting users to experience the potential of blockchain and Web3 without dealing with the associated complexit...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, March. 22nd, 2023, Undeads Metaverse, a highly anticipated AAA Web3 game, is excited to announce a competition for Undeads NFT holders.
The competition will be broken down into three prizes. The first prize...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The Central Bank of Venezuela is lagging when it comes to delivering economic data this year, failing to publish the inflation numbers for the last four months. Venezuelan economists believe this delay might mean that the country is starting to enter...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Bitzlato users can now partially withdraw their bitcoin funds from the dismantled cryptocurrency exchange, according to a media report. The Russia-linked trading platform was targeted by Western law enforcement and had its France-based server infrast...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
On Monday, U.S. president Joe Biden published the administration’s economic report and addressed the subject of cryptocurrencies. The section titled “The Perceived Appeal of Crypto Assets” describes the currencies as “mostly s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that covers several cryptocurrency services. The application specifically mentions “financial management of crypto assets,” “fin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the federal government could guarantee all deposits of smaller banks if they “suffer deposit runs that pose the risk of contagion.” The government recently protected all deposits of Silicon Valley...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
On Monday, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Magic Eden announced the launch of Bitcoin Ordinal inscription support. Magic Eden said it has partnered with the wallets Hiro and Xverse to “bring a familiar wallet transaction experienc...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Crystal Blockchain, a company that provides blockchain data and analytics, published a study covering security breaches, fraud, and scams related to cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (defi). According to the study, approximately $16.7 billion...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The financial regulatory body of Belgium has been tasked by the government to regulate advertisements for cryptocurrencies. New rules, set to enter into force in May, oblige advertisers to clearly warn investors of the risks associated with the digit...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Serving as a committee member of Alchemy Pay’s management and advisory board, and as Global Strategic Adviser to support Alchemy Pay’s expansion and growth in global markets, contributing actively to strategy, compliance and government...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Following the last two difficulty increases on the Bitcoin network, another rise in difficulty is expected to take place on March 24, 2023. Statistics show that Bitcoin’s hashrate has remained high despite the last two adjustments, and block t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Xrp rose to a two-month high on March 21, despite crypto markets mostly consolidating in today’s session. The token surged by as much as 12% on Tuesday, whilst the global market cap is trading 0.51% higher as of writing. Cardano was also in th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
With the Federal Open Market Committee convening on Wednesday and the recent financial troubles facing the U.S. banking system, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden has “confidence” in Federal Reserve ch...