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Brandt Bucks BTC Halving Hype, Vitalik’s Big Transfer, Spot Bitcoin ETF Developments, and More — Week in Review
24.12.2023
Trader and financial analyst Peter Brandt says that BTC “halving hype is a whole lot of excitement over nothing,” while developments point to imminent SEC action on the spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) front. In other popular news this week, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin...
Argentine Foreign Minister: Financial Contracts Can Now Be Denominated in BTC
24.12.2023
According to Argentina’s Foreign Minister, financial contracts can now be denominated in bitcoin or any other medium of exchange that the parties to the contract so choose. In addition, debtors will be obligated to “deliver the corresponding amount of the designated currency, whether...
Law Offers Fast-Track Citizenship for Bitcoin Donations to El Salvador, Report Says
24.12.2023
Under El Salvador’s recently approved immigration reform law, foreigners who donate to the government’s social and economic development programs will be eligible for expedited citizenship. However, the reform law does not reveal the amount of bitcoins that foreigners must donate...
Hive Amplifies Bitcoin Mining Might With 7,000 Bitmain S21 Units
24.12.2023
The publicly-listed company Hive Digital Technologies, based in Vancouver, has announced the acquisition of 7,000 new application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining rigs from Bitmain. The ordered Antminer S21 units are slated for arrival from January through June next year. Hive...
SEC ‘Deeply Regrets’ Errors in Case Against Crypto Firm But Tells Court Sanctions Are Not Warranted
24.12.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that it “deeply regrets” the errors made in the case against crypto firm Debt Box after the court found that the agency made “materially false and misleading representations.” However, the SEC claimed that sanctions are...
Former SEC Official Says Gary Gensler’s Legacy Could Be the Approval of Spot Bitcoin ETF
24.12.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of internet enforcement, a crypto skeptic, now believes that the SEC is likely to approve a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). He further expressed that “the legacy of SEC Chair Gary Gensler could be the approval of a spot...
Blackrock Reveals Plan to Seed Spot Bitcoin ETF With $10 Million on January 3
24.12.2023
Blackrock has revealed a plan to seed its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with $10 million on Jan. 3. The world’s largest asset manager has engaged in six recent meetings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to address its filing. In response to the SEC’s...
Solana Tops $100 After Monumental 764% Growth This Year
24.12.2023
On Saturday, the smart contract platform Solana’s token, solana (SOL), eclipsed the $100 threshold, achieving a weekly growth exceeding 36% against the U.S. dollar. Throughout the year, investor sentiment toward solana (SOL) has remained overwhelmingly positive, intensifying following...
Petition to Stop Proposed Crypto Ban in US Gains Traction
24.12.2023
A petition to stop a proposed crypto ban in the U.S. has gained traction. The Chamber of Digital Commerce explained that the Digital Asset Anti Money Laundering Act, introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren and currently supported by 19 U.S. senators, is “a crypto ban” that...
Nigerian Central Bank Lifts February 2021 Crypto Prohibition Order
23.12.2023
The Nigerian central bank has reversed its Feb. 5 order which barred banks and financial institutions from extending their services to crypto entities. The central bank said new guidelines align with the Financial Action Task Force’s updated recommendation 15, which calls for the regulation...
Forecast Frenzy — Bitcoin Price Predictions Surge as 2024 Approaches
23.12.2023
As 2023 winds down with bitcoin soaring by 165% since January, numerous luminaries, visionaries, speculators, and market players predict that the leading cryptocurrency’s value will soar even higher in 2024. This week, Markus Thielen, leading Matrixport’s research division, shared...
Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Secures $15 Million Equity Raise Amidst Hashrate Curtailment Challenges
23.12.2023
In a recent disclosure, the publicly-listed bitcoin mining corporation Stronghold Digital Mining publicized its entry into a $15 million securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor. Furthermore, Stronghold elaborated that the firm’s Panther Creek Plant encountered unforeseen...
Bitcoin Solidifies Lead Over Ethereum in 2023 — Dominates in Market Cap, NFT Sales, and Fee Generation
23.12.2023
In the past year, the leading cryptocurrency, bitcoin, has eclipsed ethereum in multiple key areas. From the beginning of the year to date, the value of ether has diminished by 27.65% relative to bitcoin’s price, falling from 0.073 ether to its current level of 0.052 ether. Bitcoin Reigns...
Crypto Economy Swelled by $909 Billion This Year — INJ and KAS Lead 2023’s Explosive Growth
23.12.2023
This year, the cryptocurrency market has seen a dramatic surge, ballooning from a modest $827 billion at December’s close in 2022, to a robust $1.736 trillion presently. In this period, numerous cryptocurrencies have experienced significant growth. The following analysis delves into...
Report: British Virgin Islands Court Freezes 3AC Assets Worth Over $1 Billion
23.12.2023
A court in the British Virgin Islands has issued an order to freeze assets worth over $1 billion belonging to the founders of the defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. The worldwide freeze order also bars Kelly Chen, the wife of Kyle Davies, from transferring or selling...
Jack Dorsey-Backed Ocean Bitcoin Mining Pool Introduces Block Template Options
23.12.2023
Ocean, a Bitcoin mining pool backed by Jack Dorsey, has introduced block template options to allow individual miners to decide which transactions will be included in the next block. The feature, dubbed “path to decentralization,” will allow pool users to mine transactions with Ordinal...
Coinbase Expands European Footprint With Approval to Operate in France
23.12.2023
Crypto exchange Coinbase has received approval as a registered virtual asset service provider in France. “This registration allows Coinbase to operate in France, continuing our plans to grow across Europe,” the crypto platform detailed. “France is an important market for Coinbase … We...
Ripple Registered With Central Bank of Ireland
23.12.2023
Ripple is now registered as a virtual asset service provider with the Central Bank of Ireland. The company explained that it will “seek to provide services to clients across the European Economic Area once the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) comes into force at the end of 2024...
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz Expects Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval by January 10, Regulatory Progress After Election
23.12.2023
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz expects the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by Jan. 10 next year. Subsequently, he foresees the cryptocurrency reclaiming its all-time high of $69,000 and wouldn’t be surprised if it surpasses...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Issues Crypto Warnings as Anticipation of Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Soars
23.12.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has issued warnings regarding cryptocurrency investments. “There is a lot of noncompliance in the crypto space,” he stressed, emphasizing that it “undermines confidence when so many people have been hurt and...