Tagged: bitcoin

July 7, 2024 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the wake of the Halving, Bitcoin’s hashrate (30D MA) has “fallen -7% from its all-time-high of 626 EH/s, now at 580 EH/s,” according to an update shared by Coin Metrics earlier this week. In its extensive crypto and blockchain industry report, Coin Metrics pointed… Read More

July 4, 2024 @ 5:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

QED, the zk-Native blockchain protocol, announced it has raised $3 million in a funding round led by Arrington Capital with participation from several venture capital firms and companies including Starkware, Draper Dragon, Blockchain Builders Fund, Lbk Labs, Paper Ventures, Valhalla Capital, Edessa Capital and Anagram… Read More

June 28, 2024 @ 12:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mt. Gox will soon start distributing around $9 billion in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. In a notice posted on the Mt. Gox website, the entity said distributions will start in July: “The Rehabilitation Trustee has been preparing payments in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash in accordance… Read More

June 27, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA), a global firm leveraging digital asset compute to support the energy transformation, announced that the company is mining Kaspa (KAS), a proof-of-work (PoW) digital asset, “to further diversify its portfolio of digital asset compute.” Kaspa is currently the fifth largest… Read More

June 26, 2024 @ 11:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Strike is introducing buying Bitcoin, global payments, and more to customers in the United Kingdom. Strike is now available in the UK, offering individuals and businesses access to a suite of Bitcoin and Lightning services. Stike noted in a blog post that they’re rolling out… Read More

June 21, 2024 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Tyler Winklevoss, founder of crypto platform Gemini, stated on X this week that he was supporting former President Donald Trump in his run for the White House. Winklevoss donated $1 million in Bitcoin to the Trump campaign as the “Biden Administration has openly declared war… Read More

June 19, 2024 @ 11:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

The VanEck Bitcoin ETF (ASX:VBTC) traded on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) today, following the lead of the US. VanEck said the exchange-traded fund was the first and most cost-effective Bitcoin ETF on ASX. Other sponsors are expected to enter the Australian market with a… Read More

June 17, 2024 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ledger is pleased to announce its collaboration with Bitcoin research and development center, Brink. As part of this partnership, Ledger is “donating $5 to Brink for each Ledger Bitcoin hardware wallet sold.” The funds will be allocated to help “strengthen the Bitcoin network and developers… Read More

June 17, 2024 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini are pleased to announce that they’re providing bitcoin custody for a spot bitcoin ETF listed June 4 by Monochrome Asset Management, an Australia-based investment manager that offers access to crypto assets through traditional financial markets. Monochrome Bitcoin ETF (Ticker: IBTC) is… Read More

June 14, 2024 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) recently revealed its plan to sell $500 million in convertible bonds in order to finance the purchase of more Bitcoin (BTC). MicrosStrategy, which presently possesses 214,400 Bitcoin (BTC) valued at about $14.5 billion, holds more than 1% of BTC’s total circulating supply. The… Read More

June 9, 2024 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The total market cap of the top 10 Bitcoin-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs), comprising Ordinals and Runes, has surged “to $1.03 billion, with a daily average trading volume of $2.25 million in May 2024, proving their increasing prominence in the world of Web3.” This, according to… Read More

June 9, 2024 @ 12:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA), a global firm focused on leveraging digital asset compute to support the energy transformation, has released unaudited bitcoin (BTC) production and miner installation updates for May 2024. Fred Thiel, Marathon‘s chairman and CEO said: “The strength of our MARA… Read More

June 3, 2024 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Semler Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMLR), a firm focused on developing and marketing technology products and services to healthcare providers to combat chronic diseases, announced today that its board of directors has adopted bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset. In addition, Semler Scientific announced that… Read More

May 29, 2024 @ 5:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT) announced that it has made a proposal to the Bitfarms Board of Directors to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ: BITF) at a price of US$2.30 per Bitfarms common share. Riot also announced that it has… Read More

May 29, 2024 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xapo Bank, the “fully” licensed bank that makes it simple for members to bank with Bitcoin, today announces that it has integrated further with the Lightning Network to facilitate Bitcoin deposits into members’ Bitcoin accounts. The integration provides an additional method “to deposit Bitcoin from… Read More

May 21, 2024 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX are pleased to announce that they have invested in Bitlayer, which is describe as the first Bitcoin security-equivalent Layer 2 based on BitVM. Bitlayer aims to scale the Bitcoin network’s transaction capability. Advocating for the Taproot and BitVM technologies, Bitlayer has “adopted the Discreet… Read More

May 20, 2024 @ 7:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The highly-anticipated fourth Bitcoin halving occurred a little after 8:09 p.m. ET on Friday April 19, 2024. Initially, Bitcoin traded flat in “the immediate aftermath of the halving, holding steady around $63,000, but finished the month at $60,636, a drop of 15% on the closing… Read More

May 14, 2024 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in Zest Protocol, an on-chain bitcoin lending infrastructure enabling users to lend or borrow native BTC with transparent yields in a permissionless way. Existing solutions have been largely “dependent on centralized entities with… Read More

May 12, 2024 @ 10:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mainstream media headlines this past week read something like “FTX Has Billions More Than Needed to Pay Bankruptcy Victims” and “FTX says most customers of the bankrupt crypto exchange will get all their money back.” However, digital asset investor Anthony Pompliano has explained why this… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem recently observed a monumental event in its 15-year history with the eagerly anticipated fourth halving, signaling “a significant shift in the blockchain landscape,” the Compass Mining team noted in their latest analysis. Halvings, occurring roughly every four years, “drastically reduce the… Read More