Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Congressman French Hill has raised concerns over the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s handling of digital asset regulations, criticizing Chairman Gary Gensler’s leadership for creating legal uncertainty and a politicized ap...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges against decentralized finance (defi) platform Rari Capital and its co-founders for misleading investors and operating as unregistered brokers. The settlement involves penalties,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Over 40 leading private banking institutions have joined Project Agora, a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) initiative to integrate smart contracts to change the current payment flow standard. The objective is to design a system combining publ...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
DBS Bank, Singapore’s largest bank, has announced plans to launch over-the-counter (OTC) crypto options trading and structured notes for institutional clients in Q4 2024. This new offering will allow institutional investors to gain exposure to bitcoi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Solidus Ai Tech has announced a ground breaking partnership with SambaNova Systems, a leader in artificial intelligence hardware, to revolutionize AI capabilities in the Web 3.0 landscape. This collaboration promises to deliver unmatched AI inferenci...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
In a recent report, Blackrock, the largest digital asset manager, explores bitcoin’s role as a unique investment diversifier, highlighting its distinct risk and return factors compared to traditional assets. The financial institution’s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate for the first time since March 2020. The Sept. 18, 2024 rate cut amounted to 50 basis points (bps), a notably bigger adjustment than many analysts anticipated. According to th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Non-Fungible Token (NFT) project Doodles has announced a collaboration with Spin Master to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube. This partnership will introduce a “pack ripping” fan experience, where participants can unlock both physica...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Bitcoin’s market is currently experiencing a period of stagnation, characterized by minimal capital inflows and outflows. According to an onchain analysis from Glassnode, researchers highlight that this inactivity may lead to heightened volati...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Bitgo plans to launch its new stablecoin, USDS, in January 2025, offering a unique model that rewards liquidity providers. The announcement was made by Bitgo CEO Mike Belshe during an interview with Coindesk at the Token2049 event in Singapore. The s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Pepe Unchained (PEPU) has quickly become the crypto community’s latest focus, with its presale passing the $13.5 million mark. This meme-themed Layer-2 coin combines Pepe branding with advanced blockchain tech. And one expert believes it could...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
This year, Bitcoin layer two (L2) solutions and sidechains have gained incredible traction, with the top ten Bitcoin-based sidechains or L2 protocols now controlling a combined $1.31 billion in total value locked (TVL). The latest figures reveal that...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
On Tuesday, 12 bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) pulled in a hefty $186.76 million in inflows, while nine ether ETFs saw yet another round of outflows. The primary source of the ether losses? Grayscale’s ETHE, which has experienced a $2.75 billion...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Cryptocurrency and iGaming are creating some exciting opportunities for affiliates, so whether you are already there or just contemplating getting into these skyrocketing sectors, there’s no denying that crypto is shaking things up in iGaming, and Af...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Recent metrics reveal that after Bitcoin’s network hashrate reached an all-time high of 693 exahash per second (EH/s) and saw a 3.58% difficulty increase, its computational power decreased this week. In the nine days since this peak, the hashr...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Microsoft and G42, a United Arab Emirates-based AI firm, have established two new AI centers in Abu Dhabi. These centers aim to promote responsible AI in the Middle East and the Global South. They will identify best practices, support AI projects for...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
BNB Chain has announced new developments aimed at becoming the core infrastructure for stablecoin payments and digital financial transactions. This initiative focuses on gasless transactions across centralized exchanges, wallets, and bridges, making...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Following on from my April article titled “Democracy Fails Without Cryptocurrency,” I believe that we will see a complete collapse of traditional fiat currencies within the next ten years. These government-issued and controlled monies will be replace...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) partnered with Soramitsu, a Japanese tech firm, to improve NISER’s research faculty’s knowledge of blockchain technology. Soramitsu will focus on specific areas like SORA, cen...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Circle, a financial services company, and Sony Block Solutions Labs, a Sony Group company, have partnered to launch USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin, on Soneium, an Ethereum L2 blockchain. The collaboration includes the launch of Bridged USDC on Sone...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
The rise of decentralized finance is particularly strong in regions with weak banking systems, such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Experts believe this is because defi offers financial tools and services traditionally unava...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Flyfish Club for conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities through non-fungible tokens (NFTs), raising $14.8 million for an exclusive restaurant project. “Flyfis...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
Crypto exchange Binance has responded to accusations from Wazirx and Zettai about how its dispute with Wazirx affects user funds lost in the July cyberattack. The company insists that responsibility for the incident lies with Wazirx’s management unde...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cracked down on two crypto investment scams, targeting platforms Nanobit and Coinw6. Involving fake relationships to deceive victims via social media, these schemes siphoned millions from unsuspec...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 months ago
President Nayib Bukele revealed that he would present a self-financed budget proposal to the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, meaning that the government will not issue debt to pay for its operations in 2025. Bukele stressed that this would be th...
