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Avalanche Foundation to Hop Onto the Meme Coin Train, Announces Investment in Selected Projects
1.1.2024
The Avalanche Foundation, an institution that funds avalanche initiatives, has recently announced that it will start investing in meme coins. These purchases will be made using funds from the $100 million Culture Catalyst fund launched in 2022, and the tokens will be selected based on their number...
Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes Alerts Big Banks Will Eventually Cannibalize Tether’s Business Model
31.12.2023
Arthur Hayes, CIO of Maelstrom and former CEO of Bitmex, discussed the eventual demise of Tether and other stablecoin companies. Hayes explained that Tether’s business model, which consists of taking dollars and investing in treasuries, will eventually be cannibalized by big banks like...
Unprecedented Downturn: Over 5,700 Crypto ATMs Decommissioned in 2023, Marking First Annual Decline
31.12.2023
Crypto automated teller machines (ATMs) have experienced a decline this year, marking the first downturn since October 2013, with the total count dipping from 39,350 to the present 33,620. Approximately 5,730 cryptocurrency ATMs have been decommissioned, constituting a 14.56% decrease from the peak...
Ethereum’s Path Forward: Vitalik Buterin Unveils Roadmap Enhancements
31.12.2023
In a recent update, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin released an updated 2023 roadmap for the blockchain platform, detailing notable improvements and steadfast progress. Despite similarities to the previous year’s roadmap, the updated version underscores Ethereum’s evolving...
December 2023 Sees Record Bitcoin Mining Revenue: $1.51 Billion Amassed With Soaring Onchain Fees
31.12.2023
In December, bitcoin miners garnered the highest monthly revenue of the year, amassing $1.51 billion. Additionally, this month marked a record in fee collection, with miners securing $324.83 million in onchain transaction fees. Bitcoin Miners Smash Records — Highest Monthly Haul of $1.51...
5 Mining Pools Dominated in 2023, Discovering Over 84% of Bitcoin’s Blocks
31.12.2023
Over the past year, statistics reveal that 54,002 bitcoin blocks have been mined from Dec. 30, 2022, to Dec. 30, 2023. Leading the industry this year, Foundry USA topped the charts by mining 16,492 blocks in the past 12 months. Additionally, miners navigated through a total of 27 difficulty...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Keeps Selling Off – Is Negative ETF News on the Way?
31.12.2023
In the ever-dynamic world of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin continues to be a focal point of market activity. As of Sunday, Bitcoin is trading at $42,270, marking a slight increase of 0.52 percent. Amidst this fluctuating landscape, Nigeria’s Yellow Card projects a significant boom in cryptocurrency...
ETF Fever Continues, Gensler Warns Against Crypto’s ‘Wild West’ of Permissionless Exchange, Latam Update — Week in Review
31.12.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler has repeated earlier warnings about crypto “non-compliance” being a global “Wild West,” as speculative fever for BTC exchange-traded funds continues to swelter, with monolithic asset manager Blackrock...
Billionaire Mark Cuban: SEC Doesn’t Protect Anyone, Current Crypto Regulation Inadequate
31.12.2023
Mark Cuban, a Shark Tank star and the billionaire owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) doesn’t protect anyone, calling the regulator “the Quickbooks of financial regulation.” He stressed that the Howey Test isn’t...
Bitwise Plans to Seed Spot Bitcoin ETF With $200 Million, SEC Filing Shows
31.12.2023
Bitwise has revealed in an amended filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a plan to seed its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with $200 million. This significantly exceeds Blackrock’s $10 million seed commitment for its spot Bitcoin ETF that’s planned...
Blackrock Names JPMorgan as Authorized Participant for Spot Bitcoin ETF Despite Jamie Dimon Wanting to Ban Crypto
31.12.2023
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has named JPMorgan as a lead authorized participant for its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). This followed JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon stating in a congressional hearing that bitcoin and cryptocurrency are used primarily for criminal...
DOJ’s Decision on SBF Case Outrages Crypto Industry — Coinbase Calls It ‘Miscarriage of Justice’
31.12.2023
The decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) not to pursue a second trial against disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has outraged the crypto industry. Crypto exchange Coinbase calls the decision a “miscarriage of justice.” One lawyer opined, “Ask yourself why is this case...
Bit Mining Sells Btc.com’s Mining Operations for $5 Million
30.12.2023
On Friday, Bit Mining Limited declared it had sold the mining pool operations of Btc.com to a Hong Kong limited liability company for $5 million. This transaction is anticipated to bolster the total equity of Bit Mining’s shareholders, contingent upon certain concluding conditions. BTCM...
Meme Coin Rollercoaster Ride — BONK’s Value Plummets Amidst Market Turbulence and Rising Contenders
30.12.2023
While the meme coin phenomenon bonk (BONK) captivated users on the Solana network, the cryptocurrency recently witnessed a 41% decline over the preceding fortnight, accompanied by a 20.8% descent in the past week. Following its mid-December peak to an all-time high (ATH), BONK has plummeted...
The Big List: Charities Embracing Change with Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Donations
30.12.2023
Source: Pexels Charitable giving occurs year round, yet end of year donations especially tend to resonate with donors. Recent statistics from digital marketing agency Nonprofits Source found that 30 percent of annual giving occurs in December. Findings further show that 10 percent of annual giving...
The Big List: Charities Embracing Change with Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Donations
30.12.2023
Source: Pexels Charitable giving occurs year round, yet end of year donations especially tend to resonate with donors. Recent statistics from digital marketing agency Nonprofits Source found that 30 percent of annual giving occurs in December. Findings further show that 10 percent of annual giving...
Spot Bitcoin ETF Applicants Flood SEC With Filing Updates Before Deadline
30.12.2023
Major asset managers, including Blackrock, Fidelity, Bitwise, and Wisdomtree, submitted their revised spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) filings shortly before the deadline set by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday afternoon. The securities regulator reportedly wants...
PM of Singapore Alerts Residents to Deepfake Crypto Scam Using His Image
30.12.2023
Source: Pixabay / David Mark Lee Hsien Loong, the prime minister of Singapore, has warned his social media followers regarding the use of deepfake videos that use his voice and image to promote cryptocurrency scams. In posts made across various platforms including X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn...
Bitcoin Reigns Supreme in NFT Market With Record-Breaking $853 Million in December Sales
30.12.2023
In November, Bitcoin clinched the leading position in monthly non-fungible token (NFT) sales, and interestingly, this month Bitcoin continued to retain its top status, amassing a total of $853 million in sales. NFT Sales Surge: Bitcoin Holds Top Spot With Unprecedented December Rise Although...
Bankruptcy Judge Greenlights Celsius Shift to Bitcoin Mining
30.12.2023
The now-defunct crypto lender Celsius has received authorization to pivot to bitcoin mining, following approval from U.S. District Judge Martin Glenn of Manhattan for the firm’s revised strategy. This move comes after the company’s initial proposal encountered obstacles from the U.S....