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Spaceship Carrying Physical Bitcoin to the Moon Launches, Quickly Runs Into Issues
9.1.2024
Source: Pixabay Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has announced the launch of Vulcan Centaur, a lunar rocket carrying a crypto wallet containing one physical Bitcoin. The spaceship launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at approximately 2:18am Eastern Time on Monday and...
Spot Bitcoin ETF Bidding War Heats Up as Applicants Drop Proposed Management Fees Ahead of Expected SEC Approvals – Where Next for the BTC Price?
9.1.2024
Bitcoin (BTC) Token on a Laptop / Source: Adobe Various ETF providers are dropping the management fee they plan to charge investors who buy their spot Bitcoin ETFs, as a bidding war heats up ahead of the expected approvals by Wednesday. Up to 13 ETF providers may be given the green light to launch...
Is It Too Late to Buy Bitcoin SV? BSV Price Shoots Up 20% as Meme Kombat Approaches Launch
9.1.2024
As crypto markets brace for major movements, Bitcoin SV price has undertaken a major +2-% BSV price pump, leaving some side-lined traders asking ‘is it too late to buy Bitcoin SV?’. Find out in BSV Price Analysis. This comes as markets sit on the precipice of a huge fundamental winds...
Elastos Introduces Elacity DRM, Web3’s First Digital Rights Management Tool
9.1.2024
Source: Elastos Elastos has announced the launch of Elacity DRM, a new digital rights management (DRM) tool designed specifically for Web3, focusing on video content creators. Elacity DRM introduces an Access Economy Protocol (AEP) that combines non-fungible token (NFT) technology with...
Cameroonian Fintech Startup Koree Secures $200,000 in Pre-Seed Funding
9.1.2024
The Cameroonian fintech startup Koree recently secured $200,000 in pre-seed funding which was led by the co-founder of the Nigerian payments company Duplo. The fintech said it will use the funds raised to launch a marketplace that rewards users for the purchases they make. Users Rewards...
Bitcoin Soars Past $47K, Outstrips Meta in Market Cap Amid ETF Speculation and Intense Trading
8.1.2024
Bitcoin breached the $47K threshold on Monday, fueled by growing excitement over the potential launch of a U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The leading crypto asset kicked off the day at $43,247 per unit, then climbed to a peak of $47,281 by 2:10 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bitcoin Rally...
Layer 1 Areon to Launch Mainnet on January 12
8.1.2024
PRESS RELEASE. A highly anticipated layer 1 project, Areon Network, is launching their mainnet on January 12, remarking the start of the Areon ecosystem. The date also coincides with Areon’s self-designated birthday: the day when their token AREA was first listed in 2023 on BSC. What is Areon...
Ahead of Bitcoin ETF Launch, BlackRock Announces Major Workforce Cuts
8.1.2024
BlackRock headquarters. Source: Adobe / John Hanson Pye BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management firm, is reportedly reducing its global workforce by about 3%, just days before the expected approval of the firm’s spot Bitcoin ETF application. The layoffs, which have not yet been...
Bitcoin Rally Provoked by US ETF Launch is ‘Nearly Out of Room to Run’ + More Crypto News
8.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Exotic Escape Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: BTC Rally Provoked by US ETF Launch is ‘Nearly Out of Room to Run’ India’s Crypto Companies Are Moving...
Zengo Sets a Hacker Trap: Breach Our Wallet for a $420K Bitcoin Reward
8.1.2024
Source: zengo / Twitter The keyless crypto wallet maker Zengo will put 10 BTC and a pricy NFT into a Zengo wallet, challenging the hackers to take it – if they can. According to the blog post, the “#ZengoWalletChallenge” will launch on January 9 and last for 15 days. It stated...
Blackrock Expects SEC to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETF This Wednesday
7.1.2024
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, reportedly expects its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Ishares Bitcoin Trust, to be approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this coming Wednesday. According to reports, the asset manager has lined up over...
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Awaits Green Light: Approval Anticipated This Wednesday
7.1.2024
Source: Pixabay / tombark The long-awaited approval for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) may finally come this Wednesday. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager and one of the contenders seeking to launch a spot bitcoin ETF, is reportedly expecting its application to...
Former Citi Executives Launch New Bitcoin Product That Bypasses SEC Approval
7.1.2024
A group of former Citigroup executives has introduced a new product called bitcoin depository receipts. They explained that this crypto product does not need to be registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The new offering aims to be a “complementary” product...
Blackrock Lines up $2 Billion for Spot Bitcoin ETF Launch, Sources Say
7.1.2024
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has reportedly lined up more than $2 billion for its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) within days of launch. Vaneck’s head of digital assets research and a Bloomberg ETF analyst have independently verified with their sources that Blackrock...
Nasdaq-Listed Bitcoin Miner Cleanspark to Launch in-House Trading Desk, CEO States It ‘Makes Financial Sense’
6.1.2024
Cleanspark, a Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company, has announced that it will launch an in-house trading desk to maximize the return on its cryptocurrency holdings. Cleanspark CEO Zachary Bradford explained that organizing their trading desk made “financial sense,” given the high...
Asset Manager Vaneck Pledges to Donate 5% of Spot Bitcoin ETF Profits to Bitcoin Core Developers for 10 Years
6.1.2024
Asset management firm Vaneck has pledged to donate 5% of its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) profits to support Bitcoin Core developers for at least 10 years. The company is currently awaiting approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch its spot bitcoin ETF....
Is It Too Late to Buy Celestia? TIA Price Hits a New All Time High as Novel Meme Coin Goes Viral
5.1.2024
    The TIA price hits new high but pulls back from peak as cryptocurrency uptrend faces uncertainty. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, DALL-E 3. Celestia (TIA) has seen impressive growth since its launch on the Osmosis platform on October 31, 2023. Though the cryptocurrency started...
Central Bank of Nigeria Approves Africa Stablecoin Consortium to Pilot cNGN Stablecoin in Regulatory Sandbox
5.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Faraz The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted approval to the Africa Stablecoin Consortium (ASC) to launch the cNGN stablecoin in its regulatory sandbox. The stablecoin is set to be introduced on February 27, 2024, the Africa Stablecoin Consortium, a collaborative effort...
As BONKITA Token Surges 220x in 24 Hours, This Other Meme Coin is About to Launch – How to Buy Early?
5.1.2024
In the latest DEX market pump, new Solana memecoin entrant BONKITA price has surged +22,000%, and with FOMO traders scrambling to identify the next big play – could this other meme coin be next. This comes as recent months have seen a huge trend in explosive DEX-traded token moves, with...
South Korean Tokenization Startup Chooses Klaytn Over Ethereum for Gold NFTs
5.1.2024
The Klaytn Foundation, an organization devoted to expanding the Klaytn ecosystem, announced that Creder, one of its governance council members, will launch a tokenized gold offering called Gold Pegged Coin (GPC) in January. Creder will also launch Goldstation, a decentralized finance platform...