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Scammers Use Deepfake Elon Musk Video to Steal Crypto During Bitcoin 2024 Event
29.7.2024
Although the Bitcoin 2024 event has wrapped up, the past three days have seen a deepfake Elon Musk “double-your-money” scam on Youtube. Posing as the official Bitcoin 2024 livestream, the scam has tricked unsuspecting users into parting with their crypto assets. Over the weekend...
Bitcoin Nashville Conference in Pictures: Orange Athena, Pink Suits, Polymarket Swag, Trump's Song
29.7.2024
Latam Insights: US Department of State Acknowledges Bitcoin Helped Revive El Salvador’s Tourism, Paraguayan Government Dismisses Power Fee Hike Concerns
29.7.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The U.S. Department of State states bitcoin helped drive tourists to El Salvador, Paraguay dismisses concerns about power fee hikes for bitcoin mining...
Vivek Ramaswamy Predicts Trump’s Crypto Advantage and Harris’ Digital Asset Policy
29.7.2024
Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate, has predicted that former U.S. President Donald Trump will gain support from pro-bitcoin and pro-crypto voters while Vice President Kamala Harris will “scramble to come up with some phony ‘digital asset’ policy framework to pander...
University of Wyoming launches Bitcoin Research Institute
29.7.2024
The Bitcoin Research Institute will open in August as part of the University of Wyoming’s College of Arts and Sciences
Vaneck Predicts Bitcoin Could Reach $2.9 Million by 2050
29.7.2024
Asset management firm Vaneck released a report projecting bitcoin could reach $2.9 million per coin by 2050, becoming a global medium of exchange and reserve currency. The report suggests bitcoin could settle 10% of global international trade and 5% of domestic trade, with central banks holding...
Ripple CEO Suggests Vice President Kamala Harris Steer Clear of Anti-Crypto Rhetoric
29.7.2024
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has criticized Congressman Brad Sherman’s anti-crypto comments, urging Vice President Kamala Harris to distance herself from such views. The Ripple executive warned that opposing cryptocurrencies is equivalent to opposing innovation, benefiting Republicans...
Who Will Replace Gensler? Winklevoss Urges Crypto Industry to Demand SEC Chair Decision Before Election
29.7.2024
Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss has urged the crypto industry to demand to know who the next U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair will be before the election. He also urged crypto supporters to “demand that both parties embrace our industry, treat it fairly, and...
SEC Greenlights NYSE Arca to List Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust
28.7.2024
The SEC has approved NYSE Arca’s proposal to list and trade shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust. Grayscale’s new trust will feature competitive fees. “This approval order is based on all of the exchanges’ representations and descriptions in their respective...
Ron Paul Champions Liberty and ‘Competing Currencies’ at Bitcoin 2024
28.7.2024
Ron Paul, former U.S. congressman and well-known advocate for liberty, shared his thoughts on bitcoin and monetary policy during an interview with Bitcoin Magazine editor Pete Rizzo. Paul emphasized the importance of liberty and sound money principles while expressing cautious optimism about...
Sleeping Bitcoin Wallet From 2017 Moves 121.63 BTC Worth $8.25M After 7 Years
28.7.2024
On July 28, 2024, bitcoin was trading at $67,872 per coin when a dormant bitcoin address created in 2017 transferred 121.63 BTC, now valued at $8.25 million, after more than seven years. Dormant Bitcoin Address Transfers $8.25M This Sunday, at block height 854,349, btcparser.com’s Bitcoin...
190 to 450 Terahash: Microbt Unveils Powerful M6XS+ Miners at Bitcoin 2024
28.7.2024
At the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, the Chinese bitcoin application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Microbt introduced its new line of M6XS+ miners. These miners offer a hashrate ranging from 190 terahash per second (TH/s) to 450 TH/s, with an efficiency of 17 joules...
Bitcoin’s price rally to $70K could lure buyers to XRP, KAS, STX and JASMY
28.7.2024
Bitcoin remains on target to reach $70,000, and if that happens, XRP, KAS, STX and JASMY could find buyers
Wazirx Clarifies Recovery Options, Asset Valuation, and USDT Conversion After Cyberattack
28.7.2024
Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx has answered important questions from its users about the recent cyberattack. The platform explained its socialized loss strategy and the options users have to recover their assets. Additionally, users inquired about asset valuation and token conversion...
Senator Lummis Proposes Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Bill to Bolster US Economy
28.7.2024
At the Bitcoin 2024 conference, Republican U.S. Senator for Wyoming, Cynthia Lummis, introduced the “Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Bill” aimed at establishing a strong bitcoin reserve to mitigate the national debt and strengthen the economy. The bill proposes converting federal assets...
How high can BTC price go after Trump’s bullish Bitcoin speech?
28.7.2024
A Bitcoin analyst predicts the cryptocurrency's price could soar above $800,000 following Trump's promise to integrate it into the US's strategic reserves
Bitcoin 7-Day Hashrate Average Hits Record 677 EH/s, Surpassing May 25 High
28.7.2024
According to recent data, bitcoin’s total hashrate achieved a record high this week, based on the seven-day simple moving average (SMA). On July 25, the hashrate, measured by the seven-day SMA, reached 677 exahash per second (EH/s), surpassing the 659 EH/s recorded on May 25. Bitcoin Hashrate...
Bitcoin Short-Term Holders See Relief as Prices Rebound, Glassnode Reports
28.7.2024
Bitcoin prices have rebounded strongly, providing relief to short-term holders and leading to increased activity in perpetual futures markets, according to a report by onchain analytics firm Glassnode. The report highlights significant developments in market dynamics and the overall health of...
Kiyosaki Says BTC and Gold Rise if Trump Wins, Spot ETH ETFs Launch, and More — Week in Review
28.7.2024
Robert Kiyosaki forecasts significant rises in asset prices, including gold, silver, and bitcoin by August 2025 if Donald Trump is re-elected. The U.S. SEC has approved spot ethereum ETFs, with Blackrock’s Ishares ethereum Trust ETF launching on Nasdaq on July 23, 2024. In Nigeria,...
‘Feels surreal’ — Bitcoin sticks to $68K as market ignores 200K BTC US election pledge
28.7.2024
BTC price gains fail to materialize as Donald Trump and others promise to build a giant Bitcoin strategic reserve if elected