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Bitcoin Blasts Past $70K—Election Day Sees Crypto Frenzy Unleashed
5.11.2024
As of 12 p.m. Eastern on U.S. election day, bitcoin (BTC) remains steady above $70,000, currently priced at $70,283 per coin, reflecting a 3.8% increase over the past 24 hours. Despite Tuesday’s gains, bitcoin shows a 3.1% decrease across the past week. Presently, BTC trades constitute...
Kraken Completes 2024 Proof of Reserves, Verifying Over $21.5 Billion in Client Assets
5.11.2024
Kraken has announced the completion of its 2024 Proof of Reserves, an independent verification process conducted by a third-party accountant. This procedure allows clients to confirm that their account balances are fully backed by onchain assets. The latest attestation, which became available...
Colorado Resident Loses $6,000 in Bitcoin to Phone Scammer
5.11.2024
A Keystone resident lost $6,000 in bitcoin in a phone scam in which a scammer claimed the victim had missed jury duty. The scammer also attempted to steal another $4,000 in bitcoin but was stopped by county deputies. The incident, which occurred Oct. 27, is the latest in a series of phone scams...
Pakistan Digital Currency Reforms Set Path for CBDC as Legal Tender
5.11.2024
The Pakistani government has proposed amendments to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Act to recognize central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as legal tender. These changes would authorize the central bank to issue, regulate, and manage digital currency in both digital and physical forms....
US Bitcoin Reserve Proposal: A New Weapon for Economic Stability
4.11.2024
The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) has released a report advocating for a strategic bitcoin reserve (SBR) to strengthen U.S. economic stability and global influence. Titled “Digital Gold: Evaluating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the United States,” the report argues that holding...
Milei’s ‘Deep Chainsaw’ Trims Thousands of Jobs in Argentina
4.11.2024
Deep Chainsaw, the name given to President Milei’s plan to trim the bureaucratic excesses in state institutions, recently reached a milestone in savings for the country. Milei celebrated that the program eliminated over 33,000 job positions. Argentina’s Minister of State...
Certik Web3 Security Quarterly Report: $688 Million Lost in Q2 2024, Totaling Over $1.19 Billion in H1 2024
4.11.2024
The latest Certik Web3 Security Quarterly Report reveals alarming statistics for the second quarter of 2024, with a staggering $688 million lost across 184 on-chain security incidents, marking a 37% increase in value lost compared to the previous quarter. Phishing attacks emerged as the most costly...
Historic: Central Bank of Argentina Hosts Cryptocurrency Art Exhibition
4.11.2024
The Central Bank of Argentina has opened its doors to host a cryptocurrency-themed art exhibition for the first time. The show, titled “Art, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the Economy,” includes a series of bitcoin mining machines, several spheres that display ether...
Kraken Launches Licensed Broker Offering for Australian Wholesale Clients, Expanding Access to Crypto-Based Derivatives
4.11.2024
Kraken has announced the launch of a licensed broker offering specifically designed for Australian wholesale clients, providing access to a range of crypto-based derivatives products. This new service allows eligible clients to manage risk and gain exposure to cryptocurrency price movements without...
Nigeria Unveils Amnesty Program to Recover Illegally Held Dollars Amid Forex Crisis
3.11.2024
The Nigerian government has announced a nine-month program allowing individuals to deposit U.S. dollars held outside the formal banking system without facing penalties or scrutiny. Finance Minister Wale Edun said his ministry will first issue guidelines for the program, followed promptly...
Crypto.com Acquires SEC-Registered Broker-Dealer Watchdog Capital to Expand US Trading Offerings
1.11.2024
Crypto.com announced on Thursday the acquisition of Watchdog Capital, LLC, a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC. This acquisition will allow Crypto.com’s new subsidiary to offer equities and equity options to eligible traders in the U.S. CEO Kris Marszalek...
Bitdeer Unveils Next-Gen Bitcoin Mining Machines Featuring Its Own Chip and Air and Hydro-Cooling Innovations
1.11.2024
Nasdaq-listed Bitdeer announced the launch of its second-generation Bitcoin mining machine, the SEALMINER A2 series, on October 31, 2024. The new machines feature a power efficiency ratio of 16.5J/TH, with the air-cooled model achieving a hashrate of 226TH/s and the hydro-cooled model reaching...
Franklin Templeton Integrates Tokenized Fund on Base
1.11.2024
Franklin Templeton, one of the world’s largest investment managers, has announced that it has integrated Benji, a blockchain-integrated record-keeping system, on top of Base, a Coinbase-incubated Ethereum rollup. According to the institution, this move makes it the first organization to build...
Sazmining Brings Bitcoin Mining-Powered Sustainable Heating to a Norwegian Town
1.11.2024
Sazmining, a green Bitcoin mining company with operations in Wisconsin and Paraguay, aims to improve the heating business using mining as a key element. The company reported that it is currently working on substituting the traditional petrol-based heating elements of a building for a system that...
Google Fuels Nigeria’s AI Ambitions With Million Dollar Grant
1.11.2024
The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (FMCIDE) in Nigeria has announced a $1.7 million (NGN2.8 billion) Google grant to promote artificial intelligence (AI) talent development. This will support the Ministry’s AI initiatives and align with Google.org’s...
Build on Bitcoin Protocol Joins Superchain as First Hybrid L2
31.10.2024
BOB, short for “Build on Bitcoin,” is now part of the Superchain ecosystem, a network expanding with Optimism’s OP Stack. As a hybrid layer-two (L2) solution, BOB taps into the strengths of both Bitcoin and Ethereum, merging Bitcoin’s security with Ethereum’s...
Pound Sterling Suffers Biggest Drop in 18 Months Amid Reeves’ Tax-and-Spend Storm
31.10.2024
Following the latest budget reveal, the pound sterling has taken a sharp tumble, fueled by mounting worries about the U.K.’s fiscal outlook. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ decision to pump £70 billion into government spending—funded through additional borrowing—has stirred up significant unease...
Trump Celebrates Bitcoin’s Anniversary, Slams ‘Kamala’s War on Crypto’
31.10.2024
Former President Donald Trump recently took to X (previously Twitter) to share his thoughts on bitcoin and mark the anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper. “I would like to wish our great Bitcoiners a Happy 16th Anniversary of Satoshi’s White Paper,” Trump said on the social...
Dydx CEO Announces Layoffs of 35% of Core Team Amid Strategic Shift
30.10.2024
Dydx, the decentralized finance platform, has announced a significant restructuring, with CEO Antonio Juliano revealing the difficult decision to lay off 35% of its core team as part of a strategic shift to align with the company’s evolving goals. In a heartfelt blog post, Juliano...
President Joe Biden Thanks Nigerian Leader for Role in Ex-Federal Agent’s Release
30.10.2024
President Joe Biden thanked Nigerian President Bola Tinubu for securing the release of American citizen Tigran Gambaryan, a former U.S. law enforcement official and Binance employee, on humanitarian grounds. Gambaryan spent eight months in Nigerian detention, where his deteriorating health...