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Ark Invest Now Sees Higher Probability of Bitcoin Soaring to $1.5 Million, CEO Says
13.1.2024
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has doubled down on her bullish bitcoin forecasts, now seeing a higher probability of the price of bitcoin soaring to $1.5 million per coin. She emphasized that the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Backs Ether ETF
12.1.2024
"I see value in having an Ethereum ETF,” Fink said in an interview with CNBC on Friday
Mike Novogratz Predicts a Bitcoin ETF War Between Invesco, BlackRock, and Fidelity
12.1.2024
Source: LinkedIn The recent regulatory approval of 11 Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has set the stage for an intense battle among asset management firms. Renowned crypto enthusiast Mike Novogratz, who is CEO of Galaxy Digital, has forecasted a fierce struggle for dominance...
Terra Founder Do Kwon Asks US Court to Push Trial to Mid-March
12.1.2024
Source: Terra / YouTube Do Kwon, the former CEO of Terra, is seeking a delay in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) trial against him and his former company so he can attend the trial. Kwon’s counsel has formally requested a U.S. court to postpone the trial due to uncertainties...
StarkWare CEO Uri Kolodny Steps Down for Health Reasons, Continues as Board Member
11.1.2024
Source: StarkWare Uri Kolodny, the CEO and co-founder of StarkWare Industries, has stepped down from his role due to family health issues. However, he will remain a board member of StarkWare and Starknet Foundation. Announcing his decision on X, Kolodny appointed Eli Ben-Sasson, the president...
Non-profit Better Markets Says Bitcoin ETFs Approval Will “Harm Investors, Markets, and Financial Stability”
11.1.2024
Source: Pixabay Better Markets, a non-profit organization that advocates for financial reform and more stringent financial regulations, has come out in stout opposition to the newly-approved spot Bitcoin ETFs. In a statement published on the Better Markets website on Wednesday, the organization’s...
British Actor Who Posed as HyperVerse CEO Apologises, Says He Was Not Aware of the Scam
11.1.2024
Source: a video screenshot, DST NATIONAL CHANNEL / YouTube Stephen Harrison, a British actor based in Thailand, has publicly apologized for his involvement in the HyperVerse cryptocurrency scandal. Harrison, who was paid to impersonate the CEO of the now-defunct crypto scheme, claims he was unaware...
StarkWare CEO Uri Kolodny Steps Down Due to Family Health Issue
11.1.2024
Elon Musk Tips Use of Bitcoin On Mars, Highlights Possible Challenges
11.1.2024
Elon Musk. Source: a video screenshot, Elon Musk Zone / YouTube Tesla CEO Elon Musk says there’s a possibility cryptocurrencies could be utilized on Mars as he answers questions about what he would use on the planet. Speaking in an X (formerly Twitter) space, “Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB)...
Robinhood Set to List Spot Bitcoin ETFs ‘As Soon As Possible’
11.1.2024
Source: DALL·E To better integrate cryptocurrencies into traditional finance, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev announced that the platform will list the newly approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) swiftly. According to Tenev’s recent social media post, Robinhood is excited about the Securities...
Bitwise to Donate 10% of Spot Bitcoin ETF Profits to Open-Source Bitcoin Development
11.1.2024
Source: Pixabay Bitwise Asset Management has unveiled plans to allocate 10% of the profits generated by its Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) to support Bitcoin open-source development. CEO Hunter Horsley expressed enthusiasm about funding core developers, particularly those who have played pivotal roles...
Cathie Wood Lashes Out at Gary Gensler Over Criticism of Crypto Space after Approving Spot Bitcoin ETFs
11.1.2024
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has expressed disappointment at the statement made by SEC Chair Gary Gensler shortly after the agency approved a dozen exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that directly hold Bitcoin. “He just denigrated the whole crypto space. I couldn’t believe it,” she said...
Jamie Dimon Insists Bitcoin Doesn’t Have Value as JPMorgan Teams up With Blackrock on Spot Bitcoin ETF
11.1.2024
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has insisted that bitcoin doesn’t have value, emphasizing that its use cases are sex trafficking, tax avoidance, money laundering, and terrorism financing. However, JPMorgan has teamed up with Blackrock to help the world’s largest asset manager grow...
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Retains New Counsel, Files Notice in Federal Court Ahead of Sentencing
10.1.2024
Source: A Video Screenshot, YouTube / CBS News Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried has informed the federal court that he has retained new counsel ahead of his sentencing hearing for seven criminal charges. Additionally, SBF’s legal team submitted a sealed document indicating...
Nigerian Payments Fintech Startup Cleva Secures $1.5 Million in Pre-Seed Funding
10.1.2024
The Y Combinator-backed Nigerian fintech startup has reportedly raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. Tolu Alabi, the CEO of Cleva, expressed confidence in her and fellow co-founder Philip Abel’s ability to navigate the competitive fintech market, citing their background as a factor that counts...
VC Chamath Palihapitiya States Bitcoin Is Ready to Cross the Chasm in 2024
10.1.2024
Chamath Palihapitiya, venture capitalist and CEO of Social Capital, explained that 2024 will be the year for bitcoin to “cross the chasm” and become a mainstream asset. Palihapitiya believes that the approval of an upcoming slew of spot ETFs will power bitcoin to become part of...
Blockchain Association Addresses Sen. Warren’s Criticism of Crypto Hires
9.1.2024
Source: Pixabay The Blockchain Association has published a public response to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s criticism of the crypto industry’s hiring of former government officials. In an open letter published on January 9th, Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith addressed Sen. Warren’s previous...
Ark Invest CEO Expects Spot Bitcoin ETFs to Attract ‘Substantial’ Institutional Flows, Pushing BTC ‘Much Higher’
9.1.2024
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood expects spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to move the price of bitcoin “much higher.” The securities regulator is expected to make a decision on spot bitcoin ETFs by Wednesday. “We think that the SEC approval, should we and others get it, is...
Reviving Retro — Ninjalerts CEO Unveils SNES Emulator on Bitcoin Blockchain to Preserve Classic Games
8.1.2024
The chief executive officer of Ninjalerts announced on Monday that a functional Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator has been successfully encoded onto the Bitcoin blockchain. The head of Ninjalerts emphasized that the inscription of the emulator on the Bitcoin network was motivated...
Digital Currency Group has Settled Over $1 Billion in Debt, Including $700 Million Owed to Bankrupt Genesis
8.1.2024
Source: Digital Currency Group Digital Currency Group (DCG) has successfully settled over $1 billion in debt, including the substantial amount of nearly $700 million owed to its bankrupt subsidiary, Genesis. The announcement came from DCG CEO Barry Silbert, who took to the social media platform...