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Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest dumps PayPal favoring Bitcoin-friendly Cash App
11.4.2022
Wood believes that Venmo is merely a follower of Cash App, which has generated more than double Venmo’s revenue from almost half the number of users
Derivatives Exchange Giant CME Group Adds 11 New Cryptocurrency Reference Rates
9.4.2022
Global markets company and Chicago-based derivatives exchange CME Group plans to launch 11 new reference rates tied to specific crypto assets. The reference rates and real-time indices bolstered by CF Benchmarks are typically leveraged by exchange-traded products and other investment vehicles....
250 Bitcoin From 2009 Moved After 12.4 Years — Rare BTC Mined Over a 2-Day Span
8.4.2022
On April 7th and 8th, 2022, approximately five bitcoin block rewards mined in 2009 were spent in a concession of transfers. The last time a 2009 block was spent was 1.10 years ago on May 20, 2020. The 250 bitcoin from the latest 2009 spends sat idle for 12.4 years, and the coins were worth […]
Cash App users can now invest paychecks into Bitcoin
7.4.2022
The Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami set the stage for the announcement followed by a panel with athletes Serena Williams, Odell Beckham Jr. and Aaron Rodgers
Cash App Introduces Paid in Bitcoin, BTC Roundup and Lightning Network Services
7.4.2022
At the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, Block, Inc., formerly Square, Inc., announced three new bitcoin services for the company’s mobile payment platform. The mobile payment platform Cash App will feature a “paid in bitcoin” service that allows users to auto-invest their work...
Cash App Rolls Out Service to Automate Getting Paid in Bitcoin
7.4.2022
Block’s mobile payment service also announced a feature to round up payments to buy bitcoin with the difference, and the ability to send bitcoin using the Lightning Network
Cash App Launches ‘Paid in Bitcoin’ Function, Adds Lightning Transfers
7.4.2022
Cash App, the mobile payments app developed by the Jack Dorsey-led payments firm Block, Inc., announced three new bitcoin functions today, including a new way to receive bitcoin (BTC) payments via the Lightning Network.
Speaking at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami on Thursday, Miles Suter...
Block Notifies 8.2M Customers After Breach of Cash App Investing
6.4.2022
A former employee improperly accessed reports related to U.S. customer accounts. The reports did not contain personally identifiable information
Interpol Apprehends CEO of Generation Zoe, an Alleged Cryptocurrency Scam in Argentina
6.4.2022
Interpol has managed to apprehend Leonardo Cositorto, the former CEO of Generation Zoe, one of the biggest alleged financial and crypto scam platforms in Argentina. Cositorto was reportedly arrested this week in the Dominican Republic, where he was in charge of a similar platform called Sunrise...
Some 1,400 Ether From Ronin Exploit Is Moved to Tornado Cash
4.4.2022
More than $4.9 million worth of ether was moved this morning from addresses connected to the $625 million exploit, on-chain data show
Tracker Shows Close to 3,000 Crypto ATMs Were Installed in 2022’s First Quarter
2.4.2022
During the last 12 months, there’s been an exponential number of cryptocurrency automated teller machines (ATMs) installed as data shows that 20,000 crypto ATMs were installed last year. This year machines are still being installed in great numbers and since December 30, there have been...
US e-cash: Bill proposes digital currency that replicates cash, bypasses the Fed
28.3.2022
A United States House bill proposes a Treasury-issued, hardware-secured and anonymous form of digital cash
StarTerra Announces a Partnership with Terrnado Cash
28.3.2022
Terrnado Cash is an anonymous service provider which aims to provide 100% private transactions across Terra. Terrnado’s smart contracts enable the Tera user to anonymously transfer $UST or other CW20 tokens by breaking the barriers between transactions. This will make the entire process...
GTA Online's New Subscription Will Give Fans Early Access To Cars, Plus Cash And Other Perks
25.3.2022
Today, Rockstar Games announced GTA+ a new paid monthly subscription service for Grand Theft Auto Online. GTA+, which launches March 28, will only be accessible to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S players and will offer folks who sign up for it monthly deposits of cash, exclusive access to new rewards...
Former Party Organizer Indicted for Laundering $2.7M in Bitcoin and Cash
25.3.2022
Thomas Spieker was indicted for operating a global bitcoin laundering scheme that helped multiple clients hide profits earned from illegal activities
Solana-Based Cashio App Hit With an ‘Infinite Mint Glitch,’ CASH Stablecoin Drops to Zero
23.3.2022
A decentralized finance (defi) protocol called Cashio was attacked by an “infinite glitch” exploit around 9:00 a.m. (UTC), the team said on Wednesday. Following the hack, statistics show the protocol’s total value locked (TVL) dropped from over $28 million to $579,701 and...
Biggest Movers: BCH up 30% in the Last Week, ADA, HNT Higher on Tuesday
22.3.2022
BCH has been one of the biggest gainers in the last week, and that momentum continued during Tuesday’s session. As of writing this, ADA and HNT were also trading by over 10% higher, as bullish pressure remained within crypto markets. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) BCH was undoubtedly one of the biggest...
Mobile banking app Dave scores $100M investment from FTX US
22.3.2022
Dave is the latest in a series of fintech payments apps to offer crypto services, following PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App
Goldman Sachs Executed Cash-Settled Bitcoin Options Trade - Reports
21.3.2022
Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs is “close to announcing” that it is the first major bank in the US to trade an over-the-counter (OTC) crypto transaction, per multiple reports.
The bank traded a non-deliverable bitcoin (BTC) option – a derivative tied to the BTC price that pays out...
US Treasury Official: We Don’t See That Crypto Could Be Used in Large-Scale Way to Evade Sanctions
20.3.2022
The U.S. Department of the Treasury does not see that cryptocurrency could be used in a large-scale way to evade sanctions. “Its share as a medium for illicit finance is not anywhere as large as just using cash,” a senior Treasury official noted. Treasury Department’s View...