Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its authority to regulate XRP futures, challenging the classification of XRP as a security. The exchange, overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Heather Morgan, known by her rap persona “Razzlekhan,” could land an 18-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to laundering cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack. Prosecutors described her role as pivotal in obscuring stol...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged multiple market makers and individuals with manipulating crypto asset markets, alleging they created fake trading activity to mislead retail investors. These schemes, including practices l...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Crypto firms are making a big entrance into the Premier League this year, reaching an all-time high in the money spent on sponsorship deals. These firms, including high-profile crypto exchanges and decentralized finance platforms, aim to replace trad...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov believes that the policies of the US and its Western allies are affecting the role of the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency. Siluanov stated that while the U.S. dollar will remain popular, the BRICS bloc will d...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Metaplanet, a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has bolstered its bitcoin (BTC) holdings with the purchase of an additional 108.99 BTC. Following this recent acquisition, the Japanese investment firm now boasts a total of 748.50 BTC in its...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
The Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has taken action against seven unlicensed crypto entities for operating without licenses and violating marketing regulations. VARA has issued cease-and-desist orders and imposed fines on these enti...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Circle has introduced native USDC on the Sui blockchain, giving developers and users direct access to USDC without relying on bridges. This launch supports Circle’s multi-chain approach, utilizing Sui’s features for fast, secure, and scalable a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Nobuaki Kobayashi, the trustee in charge of overseeing Mt Gox’s remaining assets, has pushed back the deadline for creditor repayments by a year, now set for Oct. 31, 2025. Mt Gox Trustee Postpones Repayment Deadline by One Year In an announce...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Cleanspark, a publicly traded bitcoin mining company, announced this week that it has reached an operational hashrate of 30 exahash per second (EH/s). The company expects to surpass 37 EH/s by the end of 2024 and aims for further growth to 50 EH/s in...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
With former President Donald Trump topping the charts on Polymarket, a popular predictions platform, the political finance (politifi) tokens have enjoyed a strong 16.7% boost in the past 24 hours. All ten of the leading politifi tokens are in the gre...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
EigenLayer and its native EIGEN token have been catching some attention lately – especially given the recent whale activity. With big investors moving in, there’s growing buzz about whether EIGEN could be preparing for another rally. In this ar...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
The Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial, a financial technology firm, has announced plans to launch a decentralized finance (defi) protocol designed for widespread adoption. The company aims to integrate blockchain technology and a community-...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) faced another tough day, with all 12 funds experiencing outflows totaling $120.76 million. Meanwhile, the nine spot ethereum ETFs saw a different story, pulling in $3.06 million during the trading sessio...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
PRESS RELEASE. KIVA AI, a promising new platform dedicated to advancing AI technology through improved data curation and human feedback, has successfully raised $7 million in a funding round led by Brooklyn-based Web3 investor CoinFund. The round att...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Texas regulators have issued an emergency cease-and-desist order against two individuals accused of promoting a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme. The alleged scheme, tied to Trage Technologies, promised high returns on digital asset arbitr...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Cryptocurrency is considered an accessible investment vehicle because of the low entry barrier. In many cases, there are no regulatory requirements for the average user to meet other than registering an account at a crypto exchange or other trading p...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Uniswap Labs has announced Unichain, its Ethereum Layer-2 solution aimed at streamlining the user experience for those leveraging its services. The organization specified that Unichain would be built as part of Optimism’s Superchain, designed s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Nigerian fintech startup Okra has entered the cloud infrastructure market in West Africa with its new subsidiary, Nebula. The move aims to diversify revenue and mitigate economic risks. Nebula offers a more affordable alternative to global cloud prov...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
After over a year of negotiations, the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) has joined a multi-state settlement agreement with GS Partners. Accused of violations under Washington’s Securities Act, the case centers on GS P...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Ethiopia has rapidly expanded its electricity allocation to Bitcoin mining, making it one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for this activity. The country plans to further increase its capacity this year. Many of the miners are using mid-g...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has emphasized the rising influence of BRICS nations during a recent event, noting their projected economic growth of 4.4% in 2024-2025, compared to 1.7% for G7 countries. Siluanov highlighted BRICS’ grow...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning to cryptocurrency investors, highlighting a surge in scams, particularly targeting retirees and the elderly. FBI experts explain how scammers trick victims into fake crypto investments an...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has imposed a new limit on the amount of U.S. dollars that travelers can carry out of the country. Under the revised regulations, travelers are now limited to carrying a maximum of $2,000 in cash when departing Zimb...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 months ago
A London resident has denied charges of operating an illegal cryptocurrency ATM business and laundering criminal proceeds. The individual is accused of converting £300,000 into digital currencies without Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorizatio...
