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PortuguêsOn February 25, onchain analysts noticed two 2010 block rewards that were transferred after sitting dormant for over a decade. A lot of old blocks have been spent in 2021,…
Continue ReadingA Spanish real estate platform has listed its first-ever property for sale for cryptocurrency. The offer is entirely online, and whoever wants to buy the apartment in Barcelona must pay…
Continue ReadingBuzzy digital artist Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, made NFT history yesterday with his piece, “Crossroads”, netting $6.6 million on the secondary market via Nifty Gateway. Like many Beeple artworks, Crossroads…
Continue ReadingA number of forum posts and tweets say that the website bitcoinpaperwallet.com is compromised and people have said they have lost bitcoin using the paper wallet generator. Three years ago…
Continue ReadingCraig Wright, the individual that claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, seems to be planning to initiate legal action against a number of open-source blockchain developers. Wright’s legal team, Ontier LLP,…
Continue ReadingEthereum-powered decentralized exchanges, or DEXes, continue to surge despite high transaction fees — with DEXes processing more than $120 billion in 2021 so far. According to Ethereum market analytics platform…
Continue ReadingA U.S. Congress subcommittee is investigating if domestic extremists are turning to cryptocurrency as a source of funds for their activities. On Feb. 25, the Subcommittee on National Security, International…
Continue ReadingMore details keep appearing from the police investigation into the 2018 Coincheck hack that stole $530 million from the crypto exchange. Japanese authorities revealed that most of the individuals involved…
Continue ReadingCanadian-based analytics company NonFungible has released a report predicting that 2021 is poised for “a new Bull Market in the NFT industry.” Although NFTs have been around since ERC-721 was…
Continue ReadingOne of Cape Cod’s largest hospitals received two bitcoin donations this year totaling $800,000 in value. The Massachusetts-based not-for-profit medical centre (NPO), Cape Cod Healthcare, explained that an anonymous donor…
Continue ReadingOn February 21, bitcoin touched a lifetime price high at $57,844 per unit after the crypto asset’s market valuation crossed the $1 trillion zone for the first time in history…
Continue ReadingPolice in Malaysia’s Jahor state have busted a seven-men gang that stole 8.6 million Malaysian ringgits ($2.15 million) worth of electricity to mine bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. ● Police said…
Continue ReadingNew Ethereum-backed stablecoin RAI hopes to be the savior of the DeFi sector by providing a truly decentralized stablecoin alternative. Developed by blockchain startup Reflexer Labs, RAI is not pegged…
Continue ReadingThe fifth-largest investment website globally with over 80 million monthly visitors, The Motley Fool’s positive outlook for the future of bitcoin is another data point in the coin’s journey as…
Continue ReadingCrypto payments platform BitPay has settled with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on charges of over 2,000 apparent sanctions violations. According to an enforcement notice…
Continue ReadingPrice Point Bitcoin (BTC) was lower after surging on Wednesday to a new all-time high price above $52,000, while ether (ETH) topped $1,900 for the first time, pushing toward the…
Continue Reading“Bond King” Jeffrey Gundlach has had a change of heart on bitcoin. Gundlach – CEO of DoubleLine Capital, an investment firm with more than $130 billion in assets under management…
Continue ReadingThe Swiss canton of Zug has started accepting tax payments in cryptocurrency. In a previous announcement in 2020, the Swiss authorities said that, from February, citizens and companies based in…
Continue ReadingA report has unveiled figures that confirm the bullish run of non-fungible token markets over the last year. Two analytical firms behind the studies stated that the NFT industry grew…
Continue ReadingEther soared to new record highs Thursday, but an overheated derivatives market may suggest higher volatility is on the way for the short term. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market value…
Continue ReadingOnline brokerage app Robinhood says it plans to enable withdrawals and deposits of cryptocurrencies including dogecoin. In a tweet Wednesday, the app provider said it “fully intends” to provide the…
Continue ReadingA retailer of specialty teas and baked goods based in Hunan, China is expanding its business into cryptocurrency mining. According to a press release on Thursday, Urban Tea Inc. has…
Continue ReadingTesla is facing more scrutiny over its $1.5 billion dollar bitcoin purchase. A Tesla board member who reportedly approved the company’s bitcoin buy deal is a cryptocurrency investor who also…
Continue ReadingFinancial and investment advisory giant The Motley Fool has announced it will invest $5 million into Bitcoin with the expectation that it will rise to $500,000. Announced earlier today via…
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, the cannabis firm Synbiotic SE, a publicly-traded company in Germany that’s listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Xetra, has announced it is leveraging bitcoin to hedge against…
Continue ReadingCoinbase’s institutional trading wing handled electric car-maker Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin investment earlier this month, according to The Block. The report illustrates Coinbase’s growing role as corporate America marches deeper…
Continue ReadingA release date and activation timeline are set for Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade, but developers and other stakeholders are still debating the best method to coordinate Bitcoin’s biggest upgrade since SegWit.…
Continue ReadingTraditional finance is going further down the crypto rabbit hole than you might think. Goldman Sachs, ICAP, JPMorgan, and UBS have bought the first exchange-traded product (ETP) that offers exposure…
Continue ReadingCoinseed Inc, an automated crypto investing app, is facing allegations of defrauding investors and breaking U.S. registration laws in a pair of legal actions brought Wednesday by the U.S. Securities…
Continue ReadingDigital frictionNonfungible tokens (NFT) are having a moment. In recent weeks, notable investors Mark Cuban and Chamath Palihapitiya have signaled their growing interest in this corner of the crypto economy,…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged three North Korean computer programmers with theft and extortion on various allegations, including stealing over $100 million in cryptocurrencies between 2017 and…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has hired a former executive of payments company Stripe to head its compliance efforts. Melissa Strait joins the San-Francisco-based exchange as chief compliance officer where she will…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s price volatility needs to subside for the cryptocurrency to continue its stellar rally, according to analysts at investment banking giant JPMorgan. In a note on Tuesday reported by Reuters,…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s momentum carried through overnight, pushing upward to a new all-time high above $51,000 just a day after passing $50,000 for the first time. “It’s not exactly soaring, as it…
Continue ReadingBitwise Asset Management on Wednesday launched a decentralized finance (DeFi) index fund, hoping to capture deep-pocketed investors’ bets on the corner of the crypto markets challenging traditional financial rails. At…
Continue ReadingIndia is reportedly planning a short-term boost to its coffers by ensuring the nation’s cryptocurrency space is taxed before bringing in a ban on such assets. The government is likely…
Continue ReadingThe head of the St. Louis Federal Reserve believes bitcoin does not pose a threat to the U.S. dollar’s status as the global reserve currency. In an interview with CNBC…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s dizzying bull run is showing no signs of slowing down despite an uptick in U.S. government bond yields. The cryptocurrency market leader set a new lifetime high of $51,348…
Continue ReadingCrypto services firm Diginex has partnered with electronic trading firm Itiviti to let institutions trade crypto and equities under one roof. The new platform is called Diginex Access. The firm…
Continue ReadingThe world’s oldest central bank, Sweden’s Riksbank, is to extend its pilot project for a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC) for another 12 months. According to a press release…
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