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Bitcoin Miner Ionic Digital Renews IPO Push, Reports Significant BTC Holdings
21.10.2024
Ionic Digital has revived its plans for an initial public offering (IPO) following the appointment of BDO USA as its new auditor. The company, which is primarily involved in bitcoin (BTC) mining, also revealed that it holds 2,102.29 BTC, valued at $135.3 million as of Sept. 30, 2024. Ionic Digital...
Ripple’s Chris Larsen Pledges $10M in XRP to Back Kamala Harris’s Campaign
21.10.2024
Chris Larsen, a well-known figure in the world of American business and angel investing, is making headlines once again. This time, the co-founder of multiple Silicon Valley tech ventures, including Ripple, has pledged a whopping $10 million to support Kamala Harris’s campaign....
Over 700 Exahash—Bitcoin’s Hashrate Shatters All-Time Records
21.10.2024
Bitcoin’s network hashrate has hit a groundbreaking peak of 725.88 exahash per second (EH/s) for the very first time in its history. Imagine this: 725 quintillion hashes are being crunched every second to secure the network. That’s an astronomical number! Over the past year, from Oct. 20, 2023,...
Trump Takes Commanding Lead Over Harris on Prediction Markets After McDonald’s Appearance
21.10.2024
Former President Donald Trump reached a new high on the predictions market Polymarket on Monday rising to 62.6% while his competitor Vice President Kamala Harris now stands with a 37.5% lead. The news follows Trump joining the team at a McDonald’s in Feasterville-Trevose, Bucks County...
Gold Surges to Record High Amid Safe-Haven Demand
21.10.2024
Gold prices surged to a new record high of $2,729.30 per ounce on October 21, bringing their gains for 2024 to over 30%. The commodity’s latest increase is attributed to increased safe-haven demand amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and the closely contested U.S. election. This...
9 AI Chatbots Forecast Bitcoin’s Price Under Trump vs. Harris—Here’s What They See
21.10.2024
On Oct. 20, 2024, bitcoin’s price broke past the $69,000 mark, leaving many in the market eager to see what’s next. With the 2024 U.S. elections approaching, bitcoin (BTC) prices could swing unpredictably, given the speculation surrounding the face-off between Donald Trump and Kamala...
Pepe Unchained ICO Blasts Past $21M as Analysts Predict Major Breakout
21.10.2024
Pepe Unchained (PEPU), the latest meme coin sensation, has smashed through the $21 million mark in its ICO. Now, with a well-known analyst claiming PEPU is “ready to rocket,” excitement is building in the crypto community. Pepe Unchained – The Layer-2 Project Just for Meme...
Triple-Digit Gains Propel GOAT and APE to the Top This Week, But Not All Coins Thrived
21.10.2024
While bitcoin is up 4.6% this past week and ethereum gained 5.2% over the seven day run, a large number of crypto assets saw double-digit weekly gains and some managed to capture triple-digit rises. The leaders of the pack this week included GOAT and APE which rose 191% to 102% respectively. While...
A New Fed Working Paper Aims to Rein in Bitcoin With Taxes or Prohibition—Here’s Why It’s Flawed
21.10.2024
In a working paper, Amol Amol and Erzo G.J. Luttmer from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis argue that prohibiting bitcoin or imposing specific taxes could help governments implement permanent primary deficits effectively. Their research explores the impact of bitcoin on fiscal policies...
Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Price Holds Key Support, Eyes Upper Breakout
21.10.2024
On Oct. 21, 2024, ethereum holds steady at $2,706, sticking within a key trading zone after recently hitting a high of $2,769. Technical indicators across various timeframes paint a mixed picture, as oscillators suggest caution while moving averages still point to a largely bullish trend. As ether...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Faces Critical Resistance Above $69.5K
21.10.2024
On Oct. 21, 2024, bitcoin is trading at $68,322, supported by a market cap of $1.35 trillion. The cryptocurrency saw a 24-hour trading range between $68,145 and $69,431, with a trading volume reaching $28.79 billion. Technical indicators from multiple time frames present a mixed picture...
South African Bank Blocks Crypto Payments, Faces Industry Backlash
21.10.2024
South African bank Capitec has blocked electronic funds transfers and real-time payments to cryptocurrency exchanges as a security measure. While Capitec acknowledges growing interest in cryptocurrencies, the bank maintains that the measure is necessary to protect clients from fraud. Some industry...
TRON DAO Supports Princeton Blockchain Club’s Crypto TigerTrek as Ruby Sponsor
21.10.2024
PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland, October 21, 2024 – TRON DAO participated as a Ruby Sponsor at Princeton Blockchain Club’s 3rd Annual Crypto TigerTrek, a novel Princeton experience that brought together students and industry professionals for a week filled with discussions...
Millions Already Hold This Latam-Based Dollar Pegged Stablecoin
21.10.2024
Mercado Libre, the Latin American e-commerce and financial services giant, has reached a milestone with meli dolar, an in-house distributed dollar-pegged stablecoin. The token, launched in August, is now in millions of wallets, according to Ignacio Estivariz, VP of Fintech Services at Mercado...
Central Banks Are Secretly Buying Bitcoin
21.10.2024
It might sound like a conspiracy, but central banks are almost certainly already buying Bitcoin. Here’s why: Hedging Against Their Own Policies Nearly all countries are up to their ears in debt. Since austerity measures are not politically acceptable, they must find other ways to manage that debt...
New Hampshire AG Joins Calls to Designate Jailed Ex-Federal Agent as Hostage
21.10.2024
New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella and 17 other state attorneys general are urging the Biden Administration to designate Tigran Gambaryan, a detained U.S. citizen, as a hostage. The AGs express deep concern for his well-being and safety, given his prolonged detention in Nigeria without...
Latam Insights: Brazil Pushes BRICS Away From the US Dollar, Bitcoin Adoption Falters in El Salvador
21.10.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Brazil pushes BRICS to use national currencies instead of the dollar, bitcoin adoption reaches critical levels in El Salvador, and smart contracts achieve...
The Next Big Leap for Bitcoin Miners: What it Takes to Reach $100 Hashprice
21.10.2024
Before bitcoin’s fourth halving, the crypto asset soared to a peak of $73,794 on March 14, as recorded on Bitstamp. During the period from March 10 to April 10, bitcoin’s hashprice—representing the estimated daily earnings for 1 petahash per second (PH/s)—fluctuated...
Putin Discusses BRICS Currency and Swift Alternative
21.10.2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin has emphasized the need for independent financial systems within BRICS, focusing on developing an alternative to Swift. He addressed the idea of a shared BRICS currency but urged caution, noting that it’s not yet fully developed. His remarks hinted at careful...
How Bitcoin’s Success Could Be Fueling Poverty for Latecomers and Non-Holders, ECB Economists Claim
21.10.2024
Bitcoin’s rise is enriching early adopters at the expense of society, according to a paper by European Central Bank (ECB) economists. They argued that bitcoin’s speculative growth leads to wealth redistribution, where early investors gain while non-holders and latecomers are left...