John Michael Musbach – a 34-year-old resident of Haddonfield, New Jersey – was reportedly sentenced to six and a half years in jail for hiring a hitman to commit a murder. He transferred $20,000 worth of BTC to the “executor” to kill a kid that was about to testify against him in a child-pornography case....Read More
As we enter July, the crypto market eagerly awaits the upcoming move. Bitcoin, the flagship cryptocurrency, has been flirting with the $30.5K mark, a level that has both investors and analysts on their toes. SEC’s recent decline on spot BTC ETF applications has put intense selling pressure, bringing warning signs of an immediate move among...Read More
The bitcoin price remains within the same range after the bears drove the price back close to $30,500 level. The market sentiments for the star crypto have not been bearish, even though the SEC stated that the ETF filings are inadequate. However, the price is constantly failing to rise and reclaim levels above $30,800. Hence...Read More
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius has been granted permission to begin liquidating its altcoins into Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). This will occur before distributions to creditors take place, who expect to receive their assets denominated only in the top two cryptocurrencies by market cap. According to Bankruptcy judge Martin Glenn, Celsius “may sell or convert...Read More
Fidelity Digital Assets – the $4.5 trillion asset manager’s crypto-arm – has resubmitted its filing to launch a Bitcoin Spot ETF in the United States. Parts of the filing are virtually identical to BlackRock and ARK Invest’s respective submissions earlier this month. Fidelity Tries Again According to a 19-b4 filing with the U.S. Securities and...Read More
The North Carolina House of Representatives has passed a bill that includes provisions to investigate the acquisition and potential benefits of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. House Bill 721, titled “State Precious Metals Depository Study,” aims to examine the potential impact of a state securely holding, insuring, and liquidating virtual currency, with special emphasis on Bitcoin....Read More
Blackrock’s application to the SEC for a Bitcoin ETF has caused Bitcoin’s volatility to return. After months of low trading, the recent rally pushed Bitcoin above $30,000. While Ethereum is still experiencing rejection from a significant resistance level, Bitcoin is forming a new pattern that could potentially lead to a breakout. According to a new...Read More
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has amended its Bitcoin Spot ETF filing to include a new surveillance sharing agreement, taking cues from the filing presented by investment giant BlackRock earlier this month. The modification may give ARK a better chance of getting its product approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which has denied...Read More
In the midst of market volatility, Bitcoin shows a solid stability by holding the $30K threshold. This trend is mainly boosted by Fidelity’s strategic move to file for a Bitcoin ETF, which could potentially catalyze a bullish trend. Furthermore, predictions from a Bloomberg analyst suggest that BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, may soon receive...Read More
Bitcoin surging past the $31,000 psychological level was crucial in many ways. For one, the world’s premier cryptocurrency hit a one-year high amidst the incessant bear market. But the gains may not stop here. Historically, July has been a month for strong rallies, according to the digital asset platform Matrixport. In its latest analysis, Bitcoin...Read More
Soon after the beginning of the American trade, the crypto space geared up and rose. With the Bitcoin price rising above the narrow consolidation and heading towards the crucial resistance of $30,800, the market cap is also heading to seal levels above $2 trillion. The market cap of the crypto space, which has been crawling...Read More
Bitcoin started off the week on a solid note, above $30,000 after rapid gains. The market participants catalyzing this trend are taking their BTCs off centralized exchanges as investor confidence in this platform continued to diminish. Bitcoin held on exchange addresses has been in a perpetual decline following the COVID-19 crisis. as per Glassnode’s latest...Read More
A slew of major U.S. grocery chains have been targeted by scammers in recent months posing fake bomb threats with demands for ransom payments. While often involving cash or gift cards, the scammers have sometimes requested that their victims pay them in Bitcoin (BTC). The Supermarket Scam As reported by the Wall Street Journal on...Read More
Hut 8 announced entering into a $50 million credit facility with Coinbase Credit as the lender. In a statement, the North American crypto miner revealed that the proceeds from the loan will be used for general corporate purposes while providing it with added financial flexibility and helping it maintain a dynamic Bitcoin treasury management strategy....Read More
Jim Cramer – the host of CNBC’ financial TV show “Mad Money” – clarified that he is “not against crypto” but opposes such projects that scam people. This is yet another controversial statement coming from the American who has changed his view on the industry countless times over the years. The crypto community often mocks...Read More
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who recently announced he will run for President of the US as part of the Democratic Party, vowed to implement Bitcoin-friendly policies if elected. The Republicans also have a crypto-loving candidate and his name is Francis Suarez. The 45-year-old, who currently serves as mayor of Miami, involved the city in numerous...Read More
The global acceptance of Bitcoin, the pioneering cryptocurrency, is projected to witness a remarkable surge over the next decade, according to industry analysts. With estimates indicating that global acceptance will rise from under 1% to over 10% by 2033, coupled with a decreasing supply of new Bitcoin entering circulation, the bullish prospects for the digital...Read More
The Bitcoin Spot Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) has been a significant catalyst in the recent bullish rally that saw Bitcoin’s price touch near the $31,000 mark. However, the recent turmoil near $30K in Bitcoin’s price has raised questions about the sustainability of its uptrend. The pump led by the Spot ETF applications, which had previously fueled...Read More
The Bitcoin (BTC) market continued with the bear market relief rally in the last few days after a blast off towards $30k. The impressive rally has been described as whale-induced as institutional investors move quickly to absorb as many coins as possible before next year’s Bitcoin halving. From a technical standpoint, Bitcoin price on the...Read More
Recent survey conducted by TResearch estimated that nearly 93% of Salvadorans approve of the leadership of President Nayib Bukele. This has been the highest level of support for the political leader who stepped into his role in 2019. Bukele is a well-known figure across the cryptocurrency community, mainly due to his pro-Bitcoin stance. Under his...Read More
Just a few days ago, Bitcoin was consolidating heavily below $27,000 and failing to rise above these crucial levels. While the targets set for the flagship crypto were initially at $26,600, then $27,600, and finally $28,800, which acted as major resistance for a while. However, as the huge players entered the crypto space, the investors...Read More
Invesco – an American investment company with over $1.4 trillion of assets under management – reactivated its attempts to launch a Bitcoin Spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. WisdomTree – another US finance giant – submitted a similar application to the SEC. The latest efforts come a few days after the world’s largest...Read More
On June 20, institutional-grade Bitcoin mining firm Iris Energy announced an expansion plan to 9.1 EH/s (exahashes per second) from its current 5.6 EH/s. It also stated that there would be a “revitalization” of its high-performance computing (“HPC”) data center strategy. Iris is a 100% renewable energy Bitcoin miner targeting low-cost, under-utilized renewable energy. $IREN...Read More
The latest Bitcoin upswing has induced massive confidence among investors as well as bullish momentum among other tokens. The trend is expected to continue for some more time, assisting the price to mark beyond the interim resistance at $28,000 and further at $30,000. Further, the trend of the price rising above the 2023 highs and...Read More
Following through on its promise in May, crypto exchange giant Binance confirmed on Tuesday that it has begun running multiple nodes on Bitcoin’s lightning network. The exchange plans to leverage the layer-2 scaling solution to enable cheaper Bitcoin (BTC) deposits and withdrawals on its platform. Binance resolved to integrate lightning after an explosion in memecoin...Read More
Crypto exchange giant Binance has moved at least nine figures worth of its Bitcoin to a new blockchain address, the company announced on Monday. The move has not affected the safety of user funds, which remain locked away with Binance in cold storage. Massive Move From Binance’s Wallet According to data from Blockchain.com, Binance’s new...Read More
Billionaire Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey plans to allocate more capital to the Bitcoin ecosystem after pledging $5 million to the network’s core developers through his grantmaking organization Start Small. The firm will distribute the funds to the Bitcoin development non-profit, Brink, over the next five years in $1 million annual installments. According to its website,...Read More
Amid intense volatility in the crypto market, Bitcoin has been a beacon of intrigue, its recent recovery trend painting a picture of resilience amidst a storm of regulatory scrutiny. Bitcoin was trapped in a bearish region for a while because of the SEC’s intensified gaze on the crypto market. The situation was further exacerbated by...Read More
A new report by America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase revealed that the effect of Bitcoin halving events on the asset’s performance is still unclear as several exogenous factors play significant roles in the market’s behavior. While the halving is viewed positively because it is believed to enhance BTC’s prospective scarcity and support its supply-demand dynamics,...Read More
Lux Vending – doing business as Bitcoin Depot – has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the sheriff’s office of McLennan County, Texas, accusing it of unlawfully seizing $15,000 from a BTC automated teller machine (ATM). The authorities confiscated the amount to compensate an elderly victim who had become a victim of a cryptocurrency scam. Bitcoin...Read More
