Shanghai-based car dealership Cango Inc. has pivoted to Bitcoin (BTC) mining, announcing a $256 million acquisition of 32 exahashes per second (EH/s) in hashrate from Bitmain Technologies. In November, the company extracted 363 BTC, worth about $36 million, without liquidating any assets, positioning it as one of the top players in the global Bitcoin mining...Read More
The crypto industry grew remarkably in 2024 amid rising coin prices, but the same cannot be said for on-chain users across most relevant chains. A 2024 on-chain user report by the blockchain growth platform Flipside revealed a need for networks to offer quantity and quality on-chain activity to attract users and turn them into high-value...Read More
Metaplanet Inc. plans to issue ¥5.0 billion ($31.9 million) in ordinary bonds to accelerate its Bitcoin buys. The company announced this in a December 20 post on X, adding that the repayment will be made from exercising its 12th series stock acquisition rights. Details of the 5th Series Ordinary Bonds In a separate post, Metaplanet...Read More
Craig Wright, who has repeatedly and falsely claimed to be Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, was handed a one-year suspended sentence in the United Kingdom for five counts of contempt of court. The computer scientist was also fined £145,000, approximately $180,000 for his actions. Wright Breached Court Order During a December 19 hearing, Judge James...Read More
The overall cryptocurrency market experienced a significant price decline, resulting in billions of dollars worth of crypto liquidations. This market crash began shortly after Jerome Powell’s anti-crypto stance following the Fed rate cut and the recent transfer of $100 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) by the defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox. Mt Gox $100M BTC...Read More
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts are turning to meme coins over traditional assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Binance Coin (BNB), according to the latest study conducted by Binance. The findings, released on December 18 as part of the Binance Global User Survey, sampled over 27,000 customers across Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Meme Coins Outpace Bitcoin...Read More
Japanese-listed company Metaplanet announced on December 18 that it will formally run Bitcoin Treasury Operations as a new business line. This move, approved by the firm’s board of directors, is part of its broader strategy to integrate Bitcoin into its financial framework. Details of the New Venture The announcement, shared in a post on X,...Read More
Bitcoin L2 Labs, the development firm behind Bitcoin layer-2 Stacks, has announced the mainnet release of sBTC, Stacks’ programmable 1:1 BTC-backed asset. sBTC allows the decentralized movement of BTC in and out of Bitcoin layers. With sBTC, investors can access decentralized finance (DeFi) applications while maintaining Bitcoin’s core security principles. Its mainnet release follows the...Read More
A person who bought Bitcoin at the start of this year may have seen a growth of at least 152.1% in its value. It’s impressive, isn’t it? Recently, Bitcoin achieved a crucial milestone of $100K. Currently, the market shows an extremely bullish outlook. Reports indicate that long-term investors are highly enthusiastic about the achievements the...Read More
Chinese fabless integrated circuit design company Nano Labs has announced the successful closing of a $36.25 million private placement. The transaction, which was first disclosed in November, involved the issuance of 5,611,459 Class A ordinary shares at a purchase price of $6.46 per share. The shares were priced at $6.46 each, and the transaction was...Read More
Republican State Representative Giovanni Capriglione has officially filed to create a strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve for Texas. According to him, the bill is meant to enhance fiscal stability while solidifying the state’s leadership in digital innovation. The Proposed Legislation Capriglione announced the proposed Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act (H.B. No. 1598) during an X Spaces...Read More
Nearly a year since United States-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were launched in January, the funds have experienced remarkable growth. Inflows into the 12 funds have surpassed 500,000 BTC. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Attract Over 500K BTC In an X post, Vetle Lunde, head of Research at the digital assets research firm K33, stated that...Read More
In the last couple of days, the crypto markets have been plunged hard, which has caused a panic situation among the market participants who foresee an end of the bull run. The milestone of $100K for Bitcoin was the selling point for most of the traders, which offered strong momentum to the other altcoins like...Read More
Anton Tkachev, a State Duma deputy from the New People Party, has formally proposed establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve in Russia. Tkachev sent an appeal to Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov urging an assessment of the feasibility of creating such a reserve. Arguments in Support of the Initiative The document, cited by local media, highlights...Read More
Bitcoin’s rally past the $100,000 threshold was short-lived, as the leading cryptocurrency came tumbling below the level barely 24 hours later. This 14% correction within the past week was driven by market participants, especially long-term holders (LTHs), taking profits. According to a Bitfinex Alpha report, on-chain metrics like realized profit and perpetual futures funding rates...Read More
The overall cryptocurrency market appears to be struggling, including major players like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and others. Amid this ongoing downturn, whale transaction tracker Lookonchain shared a post on X (formerly Twitter), reporting that a newly created wallet had withdrawn a significant 1,850 BTC worth $183.37 million from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange....Read More
According to blockchain analytics platform SpotOnChain, on December 9, the Royal Government of Bhutan transferred 402 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $39.56 million to QCP Capital. This is the latest in a series of transactions from Bhutan’s government, which has been actively selling its Bitcoin reserves since October. Previous Transfers and Current Reserves SpotOnChain data shows that...Read More
In a historic week for digital assets, investment products saw their largest weekly inflows ever, amounting to $3.85 billion, surpassing the previous record set just a few weeks earlier. This spike has driven total year-to-date inflows to $41 billion, while assets under management have surged to a new record of $165 billion, far outpacing the...Read More
In an interview with the American television program 60 Minutes, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse acknowledged that the crypto community has embraced the United States President-elect Donald Trump. He made this statement when asked about Trump’s previous hostility to the crypto market. Recall that in 2021, the now-crypto-friendly politician labeled Bitcoin a scam. Was Trump Always...Read More
Euro Pacific Funds chief Peter Schiff asserted on Sunday that Bitcoin is a threat to US national security. He was referring to plans by the incoming Trump administration to hold some BTC in a strategic reserve fund. “Bitcoin has become a national security threat,” wrote Schiff in a post on X Sunday. “It’s one thing...Read More
A Web3 enthusiast might say those very words about a blockchain smart contract. Jon Collins-Black, a lifelong fan of fantasy novels and games, has used a portion of his early Bitcoin investments, worth some $2 million at the average BTC price today, to fill five treasure chests hidden throughout the United States. Millionaire Bitcoin investor hides crypto prizes...Read More
After Bitcoin (BTC) recently went past the $100,000 milestone, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele took to social media to bask in the glory of a gamble his country made in 2021. Then, the small Central American nation gave the cryptocurrency legal tender status and established a treasury that now holds almost six thousand BTC. When...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) has witnessed remarkable growth this year as seen in its realized capitalization growing from $430 billion in January to a new high of $730 billion. The cryptocurrency recently had a historic moment when it crossed the $100,000 mark, becoming worth six figures for the first time. Analysts at the blockchain intelligence platform CryptoQuant...Read More
The healthcare technology provider Semler Scientific has increased its bitcoin holdings once again with a $30 million purchase, bringing its total stash to 1,873 BTC. According to an official release, Semler Scientific bought 303 BTC between November 25 and December 4 at an average price of $96,779 per bitcoin, including fees and expenses. The company...Read More
The Financial Times (FT) has issued a controversial “apology” after Bitcoin breached the $100,000 mark on December 5, 2024. The apology, published on FT Alphaville, the publication’s daily news commentary service, was perceived by many as a backhanded admission of its failure to foresee Bitcoin’s rise. FT’s ‘Apology’ The article, written by Bryce Elder, City...Read More
MARA Holdings, Wall Street’s largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner, has successfully closed a second $850 million offering of convertible senior notes. The company made the announcement on December 5 via an X post, outlining that the primary use of the proceeds will be to acquire additional Bitcoin and repurchase some of its outstanding convertible notes...Read More
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has dismissed the idea that Bitcoin could replace the U.S. dollar, likening the cryptocurrency to gold as a speculative asset rather than a store of value. Powell shared these views during his appearance at The New York Times DealBook Summit in Manhattan. Powell’s Argument When asked whether Bitcoin’s popularity reflects...Read More
The world’s largest crypto exchange has announced the launch of an on-chain yield feature on its Binance Earn platform. According to an official release sent to CryptoPotato, Binance On-chain Yields will enable users to participate in on-chain protocols and earn rewards using their accounts on the crypto exchange. Binance Announces On-chain Yields With Babylon The...Read More
Bitcoin’s (BTC) 7% surge above $100,000 in the past 24 hours has ignited a massive reaction in the crypto community. Market experts and analysts are discussing factors that led to the historic move and speculating about how high bitcoin can go, given the current state of the market. CryptoPotato received remarks from analysts at the...Read More
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), launched on January 11, has become the fastest exchange-traded fund (ETF) to reach $50 billion in assets under management (AUM). Data from SosoValue shows that IBIT currently has $50.60 billion in AUM. The AUM refers to the total value of Bitcoin managed by the fund. In the context of a...Read More
