Search
Bitcoin Mining Profitability Soars as 2023 Nears End: Daily Earnings Hit New Highs
6.11.2023
As the year 2023 winds down with just 55 days remaining, bitcoin mining has surged in profitability, with a return of $76 in daily earnings for every petahash per second (PH/s) as of November 5. A mining device capable of 200 terahash per second (TH/s) with electricity expenses at $0.07...
Hong Kong Regulator Planning to Widen Purview of Virtual Assets Supervision
6.11.2023
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is reportedly planning to expand the purview of its supervision of virtual assets to include entities that issue stablecoins. The Hong Kong regulator said it also wants to create a framework that governs banks’ provision of virtual asset custody services. Hong...
Jurat Launches Layer-1 Mined by Attorneys
6.11.2023
PRESS RELEASE. A group of attorneys and blockchain engineers are building a new Bitcoin fork blockchain using an emerging legal enforcement protocol that bridges the blockchain to state and federal courts. Called Jurat, the protocol enables capabilities like freezing disputed coins or recovering...
Counterfeit Ledger App Scams Crypto Users Out of Over $760K on Microsoft App Store
6.11.2023
According to onchain analyst Zachxbt, hackers got away with more than $768,000 after sneaking a counterfeit Ledger Live application into the Microsoft App Store. Out of the stolen stash, the attack netted over 16.8 bitcoins worth $588,000. Hackers Steal Over $760,000 in Crypto Through Fake Ledger...
National Bank of Georgia Selects Ripple as Tech Partner for CBDC Pilot
6.11.2023
The National Bank of Georgia announced that it has enlisted the aid of Ripple, the cryptocurrency company, as the sole tech partner in its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, denominated the digital GEL. Ripple’s CBDC solution was selected from nine shortlisted companies that...
Latam Insights: USDT Takes Over Brazil, Bukele’s Administration Accused of Embezzlement
6.11.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: USDT dominates the Brazilian crypto market, Bukele’s administration is accused of deviating funds for Bitcoin projects, and Venezuelan exchanges...
SEC Clashes With Do Kwon and Terraform Labs in Court, Alleging ‘Clear, Undisputed’ Fraud
6.11.2023
Last week, lawyers representing Terraform Labs and its ex-CEO Do Hyeong Kwon (Do Kwon) moved to dismiss the lawsuit brought against them by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In response, the SEC has countered with a motion of its own, asserting the accountability of both...
Elon Musk Confirms None of His Companies Will Ever Create a Crypto Token
6.11.2023
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that none of his companies will ever launch a crypto token. His clarification came after his artificial intelligence company’s name was used in a cryptocurrency, and several articles associated his social media platform X with crypto tokens. Elon...
Berkshire Vice Chair Charlie Munger Compares Bitcoin to a ‘Stink Ball’ Among Traditional Currencies
6.11.2023
Warren Buffett’s right-hand man and the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger, says he is concerned when the price of bitcoin rises. The 99-year-old compared the cryptocurrency to a “stink ball” among traditional currencies. “When you start creating...
Moonstone Research Study Etches Doubts on Monero’s Privacy; Crypto Community Reacts
6.11.2023
On September 1, 2023, hackers made off with 2,675.73 monero (XMR), worth over $3 million at the time, from the Monero CCS donation wallet in nine separate transactions. Now, blockchain analysis firm Moonstone Research has traced forward through three of those transactions in a postmortem released...
$15K to $45K — 6 AI Chatbots Weigh in With Conservative Bitcoin Forecasts for Year’s End
5.11.2023
Four months ago, Bitcoin.com News engaged with six generative AI chatbots, prompting them to forecast bitcoin’s value at the close of 2023. The collective consensus of these AI systems anticipated BTC to land between $40,000 and $50,000 by the conclusion of the year. With the year...
Bitcoin’s Ordinal Inscriptions Surge to Second-Highest Daily Count, Causing BTC Transaction Spike
5.11.2023
As September 2023 waned, there was a noticeable dip in the creation of Ordinal inscriptions, but as the month of October closed, a significant rebound occurred. This upward trend peaked on November 4, 2023, when the Bitcoin blockchain recorded the second-highest daily total of Ordinal inscriptions...
Rebel Satoshi Positions Itself as a Bull Market Meme Coin
5.11.2023
While trends in the crypto world may come and go, the Meme coin fever appears to be here to stay. Within the cryptocurrency realm, a diverse range of trends, including DeFi, NFTs, and Meme tokens, have emerged. One project that stands out in the quest to harness the Meme coin trend and benefit from...
NFT Markets Rebound With 18% Rise to $106M; Bitcoin NFTs Take Second Place Under Ether’s Lead
5.11.2023
Between October 29 and November 5, 2023, sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) rose by 18.30% compared to the week before, reaching a high of $106.32 million. This week’s NFT statistics reveal an uptick in activity, with the number of buyers and sellers climbing by 17.77% and 15.82%...
Musk’s Plans for X, Celebrating Satoshi’s Seminal White Paper, Bitcoin ETF Predictions, and More — Week in Review
5.11.2023
In this week’s top crypto news, Elon Musk talks about making social media platform X into something of a financial monolith, Bitcoin.com News celebrates the 15-year anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper with a look at Satoshi’s seminal and groundbreaking work, and more exchange-traded...
Smart Contract Platform Tokens Command 26% of Crypto Economy Amidst Market Gains
5.11.2023
It’s been a strong week for smart contract platform tokens, with the top ten performers all notching growth against the U.S. dollar. The rise ranged from ethereum’s (ETH) 4.2% jump to solana’s (SOL) 32.5% surge. The smart contract coin sector witnessed 32 crypto assets...
OFAC Sanctions Russian National Accused of Using Virtual Currency to Launder Money
5.11.2023
According to the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Russian national Ekaterina Zhdanova has been sanctioned as punishment for using virtual currency to launder money for designated Russian elites. OFAC said Zhdanova’s properties and interests in the United States are now either...
Barefoot Mining CEO Projects a 52.5% Cut in Bitcoin Rewards Post-Halving
5.11.2023
This weekend’s figures indicate that bitcoin miners are nearing a critical threshold, with fewer than 25,000 blocks remaining before the anticipated halving event. Once this milestone is reached, bitcoin miners’ rewards for each block, excluding transaction fees, will decrease...
Block’s Q3 Earnings Show $2.42 Billion Bitcoin Revenue, Marking 37% Annual Growth
5.11.2023
Block Inc. reported an increase in third-quarter earnings, with total net revenue climbing to $5.62 billion, marking a 24% year-over-year growth. Setting aside its bitcoin operations, the company’s revenue saw a jump to $3.19 billion, up 16% from the previous year. The firm’s...
Financial Giant Fidelity’s Director Sees Bitcoin as ‘Exponential Gold’
5.11.2023
Financial services giant Fidelity’s director of global macro says bitcoin is “exponential gold.” He explained that gold is “too deflationary and clunky to be used as a medium of exchange,” noting that “investors own it primarily as a store of value —...