Argentina has just become the first Latin American country to approve a Bitcoin futures index. However, the story of Bitcoin in the country is far from smooth. Crypto can be used as money, but it is n...
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Intel Bitcoin mining chips discontinued despite chip efficiency, $63M revenue boost in 2022
Intel announced the end of first-gen Blockscale 1000-series Bitcoin-mining ASICs on April 18, despite the chips contributing both efficiency and a rise in revenue in 2022 — up from 2021. The announcem...
CME expands bitcoin and ethereum options expiries
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced plans to add new expiries to its existing options products across i...
Would We Use Bitcoin in an Apocalypse?
If a nuclear war or deadly pandemic suddenly rocked the globe, would we suddenly all flock to Bitcoin? To put the matter simply, it is hard to say. But decentralized non-fiat currencies are adaptable ...
US Authorities Coordinating To Suppress Price of Bitcoin Before Hyper Inflation Takes Off: Macro Investor Luke Gromen
Macro investor Luke Gromen says it US authorities are likely attempting to control the price of Bitcoin (BTC) ahead of the possibility of hyperinflation. In an interview with Peter McCormack on the Wh...
ECB President Lagarde Warns of ‘Major Disaster’ If US Defaults on Debt Obligations – Economics Bitcoin News
There is a lot of discussion lately about the U.S. government’s debt ceiling and whether Congress will act before defaulting. In a recent interview, Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Ce...
With continued Bitcoin adoption comes tamer price action, trader argues
Episode 9 of Cointelegraph’s Crypto Trading Secrets podcast is now live. In the episode, host Benjamin Pirus chats with Cheds, aka @BigCheds on Twitter. A trader, analyst and author, Cheds fielded an ...
MicroStrategy’s stock price more than doubles in 2023 in lockstep with Bitcoin
MicroStrategy’s bold Bitcoin (BTC) investment strategy is playing out profitably so far into 2023. Today, MicroStrategy’s stock, MSTR, is up roughly 140% year-to-date (YTD) to $350 per share, its high...
Bitcoin adoption blamed for El Salvador’s negative foreign investment balances
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Reports indicate that in 2022, El Salvador recorded a negative balance in foreign direct investment (FDI). Some blamed ...
The Best Bitcoin Loan Platforms of 2023
A bitcoin loan is money, property or goods lent to a borrower using BTC as collateral. It is the permabull’s ultimate hack for using BTC without the FOMO and tax burden that comes with selling. Althou...
SEC Deems DASH, ALGO, and OMG ‘Unregistered Securities’ in Bittrex Lawsuit – Regulation Bitcoin News
According to the recent complaint by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Bittrex, the securities regulator insists that a few crypto asset tokens were offered and sold as investm...
BTC price quotes now live on Twitter following eToro partnership
On or about Apr. 18, Twitter rolled out Bitcoin (BTC) price quotes on its social media platform, which can be viewed using its search tool. The price quotes are powered by charting platform TradingVie...
Brinks Trucks to Bitcoin: Golden Egg Club is Hatching Ordinals
Let them eat digital gold. That’s the general consensus, at least in a Web3 sense, behind one of Jeremy Fall’s latest NFT collaborations: Golden Egg Club, which bills itself on OpenSea as a “private m...
Unchained Capital Raises $60M in Bitcoin Funding
Despite the bearish trend in the crypto market, Unchained Capital, a financial services provider for Bitcoin holders, has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Valor Equity Partners. T...
Intel signals end of Bitcoin mining chip business amid cost-cutting effort
Intel will discontinue its Blockscale Bitcoin mining chip line, a year after it debuted the product. Tom’s Hardware reported that, per a spokesperson with the tech giant, Intel has “...
Crypto Market Cap Surpassed $1T, Bitcoin Reigned Supreme During Q1
Crypto’s total market cap reached $1.2 trillion by the end of Q1 2023, driven by a temporary boost in daily trading volume following the banking failures in early March, according to a CoinGecko repor...
Unchained Announces $60 Million Series B Funding to Expand Bitcoin Financial Services
The Series B fundraise led by Valor Equity Partners highlights the importance of bitcoin private key ownership in a world of custodial risk. AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Unchained, the leader in fina...
Twitter Rolls Out Bitcoin Price Quotes
The addition of Bitcoin price quotations to Twitter’s social media platform occurred around the 18th of April. The price quotations are provided by the charting platform TradingView, however the...
Bitcoin vs. Gold: Is Bitcoin the New Digital Gold?
Bitcoin, the first-ever cryptocurrency, has been gaining popularity since its inception in 2009 and has revolutionized how we think about money. Initially dismissed as a novelty or a fad, Bitcoin has ...
Unchained raises $60M to offer collaborative custody Bitcoin services
The bear market grind has not deterred a $60 million raise from a Bitcoin-only company. Unchained, a financial services provider for Bitcoin (BTC) holders, has announced a $60 million Series B fundin...
Trammell Venture Partners Launches New Bitcoin-native Startup Ecosystem Web Platform, Venture-backed Bitcoin Jobs Board
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trammell Venture Partners (“TVP”), a leading-edge venture capital firm focused on investing in highly technical companies, today announced the launch of its web platform ...
Bitcoin’s ‘Store-of-Value’ Narrative Is Real but Not a Price Mover
Plus, with other “hard assets,” the price influences the potential supply. For instance, if gold were to surge from $2,000 to $20,000 per ounce, new extraction methods would become viable, boosting th...
Senator Cynthia Lummis Voices Support For Bitcoin Adoption
Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, often dubbed the “Queen of Crypto,” has fought for wider Bitcoin adoption. While her stance purports to favor pro-crypto innovation, others are skeptical....
LINK Jumps to 6-Month High, LTC Back Above $100 – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Chainlink rose to a six-month high in today’s session, as crypto markets moved back into the green on Tuesday. Markets were buoyant following stronger than expected Chinese growth data, with the globa...
Bitcoin Price Volatility Suggests Rally Is Far From Over
Over the last few days, the price of Bitcoin has lost its hold on the $30,000 level and was dragged back down to the $29,000 level. Naturally, this has had some effect on the market, dragging some oth...
Zebedee Game Bitcoin Miner Has Been Played By Mountains of People
Gaming fintech firm Zebedee – through its partnership with mobile gaming enterprise Fumb Games – has developed a game called Bitcoin Miner, a mobile application that simulates a crypto mining facility...
NBA Hall of Famer Shaq Served in FTX Investor Suit – Exchanges Bitcoin News
A law firm representing FTX investors has served former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal in a class-action case against celebrities who endorsed the failed crypto exchange. The lawsuit accuses Shaq, along wi...
Michael Saylor Defends BTC Mining Amid Criticisms of Energy Consumption
MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor defends Bitcoin mining saying it reduces energy bills and does not causing pollution. Saylor argues that Bitcoin miners function as data centers, running on excess...
Charles Hoskinson Celebrates Potential of Cardano Bitcoin
Cardano Bitcoin (cBTC) offer the opportunity to integrate the largest cryptocurrency into the Cardano ecosystem. What opportunities and risks does the new token present in the blockchain, founded by C...
Bitcoin-only services provider Unchained raising $60 million Series B
Bitcoin’s price may be drifting sideways, but Unchained, a company focused on providing Bitcoin-only financial services, says it is growing and raising $60 million in a Series B funding round. &...
MicroStrategy Integrates Chairman’s Email With $BTC Lightning
MicroStrategy has converted the corporate email for its Chairman, Michael Saylor, and integrated it to the Lightning Address protocol for Bitcoin. The integration replaces standard Bitcoin Lightning N...
Bitcoin [BTC] weekly inflows grow despite Shapella completion as ETH…
For the umpteenth time, investors overlooked ETH over BTC. Bitcoin inflows went up to $104 million, but other altcoins were also starved. As two of the most dominant cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin [BTC] an...