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Mark Cuban: Bitcoin Demand to Outpace Supply, BTC Is a Great Store of Value
8.3.2024
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban, a minority owner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) team Dallas Mavericks, expects the price of bitcoin to go up due to the supply-demand dynamic. “I do feel that the demand is going to exceed the number of people selling,” he explained...
Jerome Powell Clarifies: US Far From Introducing a Central Bank Digital Currency
8.3.2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs that the United States is far from adopting or even recommending the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), emphasizing a significant distance from such a possibility....
SEC Chair Gensler Cautions About Crypto Investing — Warns ‘Thousands’ of Crypto Tokens May Be Securities
8.3.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has cautioned about crypto investing. “This is a highly speculative asset class. One could just look at the volatility of bitcoin in the last few days,” he stressed, warning that thousands of crypto tokens may...
On-Chain Analysis Reveals Tesla Has 11,509 Bitcoins and Spacex Owns 8,285 BTC, Says Arkham
8.3.2024
Crypto analytics firm Arkham claims to have identified the bitcoin holdings of Elon Musk’s companies, Tesla and Spacex. “The on-chain fund flows we’ve identified match financial statements from Tesla and Spacex,” the firm detailed, stating: “We are the first...
Transak Achieves Industry-First SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance in Crypto Sector
8.3.2024
In a landmark achievement for the cryptocurrency sector, Transak has become the first global on/off-ramp service to secure SOC 2 Type 2 compliance. The firm explained to Bitcoin.com News that the accomplishment underscores the company’s commitment to data security and customer trust, paving...
Elon Musk Sparks Excitement and Speculation in Crypto Community with OpenAI Troll
7.3.2024
Elon Musk's critique of OpenAI, the company he co-founded, has sparked a legal dispute and mixed reactions within the cryptocurrency community. His call for a more open AI dialogue contrasts with OpenAI's funding and strategic decisions, leading to a complex discourse on AI's future direction.
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Mogo Takes a Further Leap Into BTC, Eyes Long-Term Gains With $5M Bitcoin Reserve Investment
7.3.2024
In a statement released on March 7, the Canadian fintech entity Mogo disclosed its strategy to diversify its portfolio by investing in bitcoin and bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), earmarking an initial outlay of as much as $5 million. Canadian Fintech Mogo Dives Deeper Into Bitcoin...
Physical Bitcoin Worth Over $1 Million Presented At Auction Houses
7.3.2024
Well-known auction houses that typically offer rare coins, famous artworks, and other popular assets for collectors to bid on have started capitalizing on physical Bitcoin (BTC). Both Stack’s Bowers Galleries and Heritage Auctions are presenting “physical cryptocurrencies” as part of their upcoming...
High Court Shifts Extradition Route for Terraform Labs’ Do Kwon to South Korea
7.3.2024
In a recent legal twist, the High Court in Podgorica has ruled in favor of extraditing Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to South Korea. This decision comes after the Montenegro Appeals Court overturned a previous ruling that favored his extradition to the United States, marking a pivotal moment...
Bitcoin’s Warm-up Phase: Analyst Predicts a Market Evolution That Could ‘Shock’ Traditional Finance
7.3.2024
As bitcoin remains close to its peak price levels, a wave of positive sentiment and enthusiastic vigor is enveloping the crypto sphere. This week, onchain analyst Willy Woo, the same market strategist who asserted in November 2023 that bitcoin will probably not fall under $30,000 again, is of...
South Korea’s Bitcoin Premium Hits 2-Year High, Surpassing Global Rates by $4K
7.3.2024
The latest data reveals that the premium on bitcoin in South Korea has escalated to its highest level in more than two years. At 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Thursday, the weighted global average price for bitcoin hovers between $66,800 and $67,000, whereas on the South Korean exchange Upbit...
Bitcoin’s Hash Price Soars as Average Network Fees Spike by 288%
7.3.2024
According to the latest data, bitcoin has been trading above the $67,000 mark, with average network transaction fees experiencing a 288% increase from $3 to $11.64 since Feb. 25, 2024. Meanwhile, BTC has consistently stayed over the $60,000 level for eight straight days, elevating the daily value...
Dogecoin Price Prediction as DOGE Bulls Hold $0.15 Level – $1 Incoming?
7.3.2024
The world’s favorite meme coin, Dogecoin (DOGE), is up 20% over the last week. That makes DOGE the only cryptocurrency in the top ten by market capitalization to realize double-digit percentage gains over the past seven days. Broadly speaking the largest market cap coins have all been...
DCG and Barry Silbert file motions to dismiss civil lawsuit by NYAG
7.3.2024
DCG, an acronym for Digital Currency Group, shared the news of filing a motion to dismiss a civil lawsuit against Gemini, Genesis, and DCG. The New York Attorney General filed the lawsuit, alleging that DCG borrowed roughly 18k BTC from Genesis after Three Arrow Capital defaulted on its loans....
“Kimchi Premium” Returns: Bitcoin Trades at 10% Price Premium in South Korea Against Global Exchanges
7.3.2024
Bitcoin's infamous "Kimchi premium" has made a comeback, with the cryptocurrency commanding an average 10% price premium in South Korea compared to global exchanges.
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Entry of Tradfi Institutions Can Help Reshape User Perceptions Towards Crypto — Sami Start
7.3.2024
The recent adoption of cryptocurrency by traditional financial (tradfi) institutions is likely to reshape user perceptions of this asset class and may even foster broader acceptance of blockchain technology, Sami Start, co-founder and CEO of the crypto trading platform Transak, has argued. Start...
Fetch.ai introduces Fetch Compute, its new $100 million project
7.3.2024
Fetch.ai recently announced advanced GPUs after a $100 million infrastructure investment. Titled Fetch Compute, the project will secure the expansion of the training capabilities and tools available to developers and users. The project has been designed to elevate users’ ability to develop advanced...
Helium discontinues IOT, HNT, and MOBILE Price Oracles
7.3.2024
Helium announced that it would sunset Helium Price oracles for three tokens: HNT, IOT, and MOBILE. Data submission will be stopped effective March 20, 2024. This fulfills the need to have custom price feeds for Helium tokens. The announcement comes after Pyth Network successfully implemented price...
Election Fever Hits Cryptocurrency: TRUMP and BODEN Tokens Surge
7.3.2024
As the 2024 US presidential election approaches, memecoins named after Donald Trump (TRUMP) and Joe Biden (BODEN) are experiencing significant fluctuations, reflecting their popularity and potential as prediction markets. The Trump-inspired TRUMP token has recorded a notable increase of 242.9% in...
Bitbuy adds HBAR for trading in Canada
7.3.2024
Bitbuy announced adding HBAR to its exchange platform, launching the token in Canada for users to trade. Withdrawal and deposit functions are currently unavailable; however, customers can expect both features to go live as soon as possible. This has caused a surge in the valuation of HBAR tokens....