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Solana Mobile Processed Over $20 Million in Payments Using USDC With No Processing Fees
15.2.2024
Solana Mobile, Solana Labs’ smartphone subsidiary, processed over $20 million in payments in alliance with Shopify and USDC, the second-largest dollar-pegged stablecoin. Anatoly Yakovenko, a co-founder of Solana Labs, explained that 51% of Chapter 2’s payments were completed using USDC...
Bitcoin Soars Above $52K, Yet Public Interest Shows Decline, Google Trends Data Reveals
15.2.2024
As bitcoin’s value surged to $52,545 this week, the fascination with it appears subdued, with Google Trends indicating a low level of interest. Currently, global metrics from the last 90 days reveal the search term “bitcoin” holds a score of 36 out of 100, significantly less...
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF transitions to native SegWit
15.2.2024
Bitwise took to X to share the news that it is transitioning its Bitcoin address from P2PKH to native SegWit P2WPKH. The aim is to adopt new technology and offer an enhanced experience to investors and the entire crypto sphere. The most has been defined as power play, for it reduces the cost...
Deutsche Börse Group’s Crypto Subsidiary Granted Four Licenses by the German Regulator
15.2.2024
A subsidiary of the German multinational company Deutsche Börse Group has been granted four licenses by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority or Bafin. The licensing of the subsidiary helps to distinguish its product offering “as one of the few to meet these exceptionally high...
Moonland Web3 Game Targets 100 Million Daily Active Players as it Gears Towards a March Presale. $MTK Airdrop.
15.2.2024
PRESS RELEASE. Blockchain gaming showed more resilience in the bear market. As we entered 2024, many including studio executives predicted millions of people would come to Web3 for the sake of gaming. Some of the attributes strengthening this season’s affinity to gaming hype are...
Bitcoin price soars by 20% in 7 days – Time to buy Bitcoin?
15.2.2024
With an amazing week behind it, Bitcoin is now trying to maintain the $50,000 resistance so it can continue building momentum. Investor activity has also drastically increased as BTC pumps usually lead to bull runs in the market. The only question is – which token will benefit most from Bitcoin’s...
Gary Gensler clarifies crypto stance post-Bitcoin ETF approval
15.2.2024
Gary Gensler, the SEC Chair, recently interacted with the media and clarified the Commission’s stance concerning Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. For reference, Spot Bitcoin ETF applications were approved on January 10, 2024, sparking speculation that more crypto ETFs would make their...
Gensler Hesitates on Ethereum ETFs, Cites Court Loss as Reason for Bitcoin ETF Approval
15.2.2024
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler has remained tight-lipped regarding spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs). When questioned about the possibility of a decision and the timeline for approval, Gensler said that the process would follow the same approach...
BlackRock’s daily volume for BTC ETF peaks at $720 million
15.2.2024
BlackRock is expected to close the market at a total volume of $5 billion. The predicted estimate is based on the number for February 14, 2024, when IBIT—that is, iShares Bitcoin Trust—bagged a daily volume worth $720 million. That is the highest figure since the time of the launch of IBIT....
Stablecoins Are the ‘Biggest Misnomers’ and ‘Oxymorons’ Says New Zealand Central Bank Governor
15.2.2024
The New Zealand Central Bank governor, Adrian Orr, recently branded stablecoins “the biggest misnomers” and “oxymorons.” Orr also rejected the notion that cryptocurrencies could serve as a replacement or supplement to central bank-issued money. Stablecoins Not a Viable...
South Korea to Expel Crypto Exchanges Failing to Meet Its Stringent Conditions
15.2.2024
Cryptocurrency exchanges that fail to meet South Korea’s stringent operating standards will be expelled from the crypto market, the country’s financial intelligence agency has said. The Financial Intelligence Unit said its annual work plan incorporates the insights of cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin ETFs Pose Long-Term Threat to Public Crypto Miners: Galaxy
15.2.2024
Spot Bitcoin ETFs present long-term competition for publicly traded cryptocurrency miners, according to a Galaxy Research report published Wednesday. Galaxy analysts said that before these ETFs were approved, public mining stocks were one of the few ways investors could gain exposure to Bitcoin...
Gold ETFs See $2.4 Billion in Outflows While Bitcoin ETFs Thrive
15.2.2024
Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have faced significant outflows this year, while ETFs tracking the spot price of Bitcoin (BTC) have seen strong inflows. According to Bloomberg intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas, the leading 14 gold ETFs have experienced outflows of $2.4 billion in 2024 as...
Bitcoin-Yen Pair Hits Record High, Reflects Stress on Japan's Fiat Currency
15.2.2024
Bitcoin's ongoing rally is telling of current market perceptions about fiat currencies, with sentiment being weakest for the Japanese yen
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Hits $52,000; Surges with ETF Inflows & Coinbase’s Q4 Optimism
15.2.2024
Recently, Bitcoin surged past the $52,000 mark, a significant milestone that not only underscores its growing appeal but also highlights the robust inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This surge, coupled with a bullish sentiment from anticipated strong Q4 results from...
Court Frees Genesis to Sell GBTC Shares Worth $1.3B to Compensate Clients
15.2.2024
Genesis Global obtained bankruptcy court approval on Wednesday to sell its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares. The bankrupt crypto lender can now sell its 35m GBTC shares worth over $1.3b as part of efforts to reimburse customers. In a Feb. 14 hearing conducted via Zoom, Judge Sean Lane signed...
Fed Chair Powell Briefs Lawmakers on US Central Bank Digital Currency Progress
15.2.2024
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has provided an update to Congress members regarding the Fed’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) work. “If we’re going to have a CBDC, Congress needs to authorize it,” he stressed. Moreover, the Fed chair reportedly said that a framework...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Outlines ‘Very Real Economic Difference’ Between Bitcoin and US Dollar
15.2.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has outlined a “very real economic difference” between crypto like bitcoin and fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar. “You have a whole central bank, and support for one currency, generally per economic...
Bitcoin to Hit 90k Before End of 2024, Says Russian Crypto Industry Chief
15.2.2024
Bitcoin will hit the $90k mark before the end of 2024, the head of a Russian crypto industry body claimed this week. The comments came from the President of the Russian Association of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain (RACIB) Yuri Pripachkin, the Russian-language media outlet CoinSpot reported....
Bitcoin Ransomware Takes Down 100 Romanian Hospitals Offline, Hackers Demand 3.5BTC
15.2.2024
More than 100 hospitals in Romania were affected by a crypto ransomware attack on Tuesday, the National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) confirmed. The unidentified perpetrators have demanded 3.5 Bitcoin (BTC), or about $180,000, to decrypt the data. The ransomware took down over 100 hospitals...