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Mark Cuban’s Bitcoin Plan: Run for President if BTC Hits $1 Million, Free Satoshis for Every Citizen
7.1.2021
Billionaire Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban has shared his idea of what he will do when the price of bitcoin hits $1 million. Cuban says he will run for president but only if some bitcoins are donated to the Treasury so that every citizen receives some satoshis each year he is in office. He will...
Bitcoin Trader Robbed During an In-Person Transaction, Kicked Out of Car in Hong Kong
7.1.2021
An unnamed 37-year-old man was a victim of a theft from a gang of robbers who fled with 15 bitcoin (BTC), worth HKD 3 million ($387,000) in cash. They agreed to meet in person for a crypto exchange transaction. Six Non-Chinese Suspects Allegedly Involved in the Theft Per the South China Morning...
Kenya Expects to Earn $46 Million as New Tax Targeting Crypto Exchanges Comes Into Force
7.1.2021
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is expecting to earn up to 5 billion Kenyan shillings ($45.5 million) during the first half of 2020 from a new tax that targets cryptocurrency exchanges and other online services, according to a top KRA official. First proposed in August 2020, the digital service...
Regulated Bitcoin ETPs Skyrocket, Coinshares Cites ‘Unprecedented Interest from Institutional Investors’
6.1.2021
The Sweden-based XBT provider Coinshares saw roughly $202 million in XBT certificates swap hands on the market’s first day of trading in 2021. Meanwhile, on the same day, the bitcoin exchange-traded product BTCE saw $100 million in trade volume. Coinshares Group is a European firm dedicated...
The Reported Number of Stolen BTC Drops by 92% as ‘Bitcoin Security Appears to Be Improving’
6.1.2021
The number of stolen bitcoins that were publicly reported in 2020 dropped to 4,472 coins or 0.02% of the digital asset’s circulating supply. This new figure represents a 92% drop from the 56,870 reported in 2019. When using current bitcoin prices, the 2020 thefts caused losses that...
Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb sold $400 million worth of XRP in 2020
6.1.2021
Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb appears to have enjoyed a prosperous 2020, having sold more than $400 million worth of XRP over the last 12 months
Skybridge Bitcoin Fund Debuts With $310 Million — Investment Manager Expects Each BTC Worth $535K
5.1.2021
Skybridge Bitcoin Fund’s assets under management have risen to $310 million. Expecting the cryptocurrency to become a digital replacement for gold, the firm reportedly values bitcoin at $535,000. Skybridge also predicts that bitcoin’s price will reach $100,000 this year. Skybridge...
Teaching True Story: Trader Robbed of Nearly USD Half Million in Bitcoin
5.1.2021
A trader was robbed of nearly half a million dollars worth of bitcoin (BTC) in Hong Kong this Monday.
Given the age we live in, one would presume that we've learned by now not to trust strangers we meet online, and certainly not to enter their vehicles, and most definitely not to let others know...
$8.2 Million Worth of NFT-Based Artwork Sold in the Last Month of 2020 as ETH Prices Rally
5.1.2021
The non-fungible token-based artwork market witnessed a profitable end of 2020 with astonishing trading volume figures monthly compared to those seen during November. Metrics Show $8.2 Million Worth of Crypto Artwork Sold in December According to metrics revealed by Nonfungible.com, the volume...
OKExChain mainnet enters 'Genesis' stage, 10 million OKT tokens issued
5.1.2021
The major spot exchange platform has launched its mainnet trading chain OKExChain
Ghanaian Startup Bitsika Africa Processed $40 Million in Crypto Remittances in 2020, up 3,900% Year-on-Year
5.1.2021
Bitsika Africa, a crypto startup operating out of Ghana and Nigeria, said Monday that it processed almost $40 million in remittances in 2020, up from just under $1 million the previous year. Founder and chief executive officer Atsu Davoh said that deposits accounted for $18.87 million of the total...
Bitcoin.com Co-founder Files Legal Action Against Bridge.link Token Project Over Market Manipulation
4.1.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin.com Co-founder Mate Tokay is filing legal action against the founders of Bridge.link for failing to distribute a significant portion of BRG. Tokay was hired as an advisor for the Bridge.link project and was promised 37.5 million BRG for compensation. However, Tokay was never...
Bitwise AUM surpasses $500 million as institutions flock to crypto
4.1.2021
The fund manager’s inflows suggest investors are seeking broad exposure to cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum
Cannabis Dealer Forfeits $3 Million in Bitcoin — 6,000 More BTC Still Missing
4.1.2021
A cannabis dealer has forfeited bitcoins worth about $3 million after they were seized by the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau. However, a bigger stash of 6,000 bitcoins belonging to him, worth about $200 million at the current price, are still inaccessible to the bureau. Irish Authority Sold Seized...
Microstrategy’s BTC Holdings More Than Double in Value to $2.4 Billion Four Months Later
3.1.2021
The continuing bitcoin price rally has seen the value of Microstrategy’s total holdings of the digital asset go up by 100%. Specifically, the company has seen the value of its initial haul of 38,250 coins grow to over $1.3 billion from the $425 million spent. Market Capitalization By Almost...
While Bitcoin Tapped New Price Highs, 78,000 Short Positions Worth Over $800 Million Got Liquidated
2.1.2021
While bitcoin has crossed a new all-time price high in 2021, traders are leery toward shorting the crypto asset. Data from Bitfinex shows the number of short contracts has been extremely low in comparison to the total number of shorts in mid-March 2020. On Saturday, January 2, 2021, when the price...
Data Shows 78% of the Circulating Bitcoin Supply Is Illiquid, Only 4.2M BTC in Constant Circulation
2.1.2021
Onchain statistics show 78% of the circulating bitcoin supply is illiquid and barely accessible according to Glassnode research. Data indicates that the analysts have classified 14.5 million bitcoin as illiquid and only 4.2 million bitcoin in constant circulation. One of the most treasured parts...
Pro Football Star Receives Half of His $13 Million Salary in Bitcoin
2.1.2021
Carolina Panthers offensive lineman Russell Okung said he has been paid in bitcoin after asking to be paid in the cryptocurrency for almost two years. The Panthers is reportedly diverting half of his $13 million salary to the Strike wallet, which converts the payment into bitcoin for Okung. Russell...
Number of Addresses Holding ETH Reaches a New All-Time High at the End of 2020
1.1.2021
A new milestone has been reached in the crypto sphere, as the number of addresses holding Ethereum hit an all-time high of over 51.4 million before the end of a turbulent 2020 year. Number of Addresses Holding ETH Hits a New All-Time High Per figures of data site Glassnode, there are now 51,491,730...
CyberGhost VPN Will Shield Your Bitcoin Transactions With a Special 83% off New Year’s Offer
31.12.2020
The crypto world is full of malicious hackers and other serious threats to your digital assets. CyberGhost VPN, which is trusted by over 36 million users globally, can help protect your security when making online transactions and payments. The service accepts bitcoin and you can now save over...