Bitcoin moved significantly higher on Feb. 16, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency hit its strongest point since last August. Prices neared the $25,000 mark earlier in the day, following a breakout ...
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Oman Capital Markets Regulator Plans to Establish a Virtual Assets Regulatory Framework – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Oman Capital Market Authority (CMA) has said it plans to establish a regulatory regime to govern as well as develop the country’s virtual assets market. The regulator said the envisaged regulatory...
Bitget Announced Panda Farm (BBO) Token Sale on Its Re-launched Launchpad Platform – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. Victoria, Seychelles, February 16, 2023 – Bitget, the world’s largest crypto copy trading exchange, announced the relaunch of its Launchpad platform, which provides exclus...
Court to Try 2 Russians for Stealing 86 Bitcoins From Crypto Miner – Mining Bitcoin News
Two residents of the Russian city of Tomsk will be tried for “large-scale robbery” involving the theft of cryptocurrency worth millions of rubles from a local miner. The digital coins were stolen from...
Swiss Crypto Company Taurus Raises $65 Million From Credit Suisse, Other Banks – Finance Bitcoin News
Digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus has secured millions of U.S. dollars in investment from major banking institutions. The successful funding round comes in the aftermath of negative develop...
How the SEC Is Letting Crypto Down – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
When Gary Gensler (ex-Goldman Sachs investment banker) was announced as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in February 2021, the crypto industry saw a glimpse of hope. After ...
55% of Americans Believe They Will Lose It All if a Recession Hits the United States – Economics Bitcoin News
According to a recent study by Clever, a real estate data company, nearly three out of four Americans worry there will be a recession this year, and 69% of the research participants say the U.S. is al...
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Used VPN
The prosecutors who are handling the criminal case against Sam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive officer of FTX, have asked for more time to investigate the potential legal ramifications of Ba...
Ark Invest continues to buy Coinbase shares
Despite the most recent decrease in the price of cryptocurrencies, the investment management business owned and operated by Cathie Wood, Ark Invest, continues to accumulate Coinbase (COIN) shares. Ark...
Industrial Giant Siemens Issues €60 Million Digital Bond on Blockchain – Fintech Bitcoin News
German conglomerate Siemens has for the first time issued a blockchain-based digital bond denominated in euros. In an announcement, the corporation highlighted the benefits of using blockchain, includ...
The United Kingdom Tax Reform Council Launches Campaign Against Bank of England
The United Kingdom Tax Reform Council has begun a campaign in opposition to the idea of the Bank of England to develop a digital currency that is controlled by the central bank (CBDC). The charitable ...
Berkshire’s Charlie Munger Says ‘Ridiculous’ Anybody Would Buy Crypto — ‘It’s an Absolute Horror’ – Featured Bitcoin News
Warren Buffett’s right-hand man and the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger, says people who oppose banning cryptocurrencies are “idiots,” adding that it’s “just ridiculous” anybody wo...
Interactive Brokers Launches Crypto Trading Services for Institutional Clients
On February 14, the global brokerage business Interactive Brokers, which has its headquarters in the United States, made the announcement that it will be launching its cryptocurrency trading services ...
SEC Chairman Proposes Amending Federal Custody Rules to Cover ‘All Crypto Assets’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has proposed amending federal custody rules to cover “all crypto assets.” The SEC chief said: “Though some crypto trading and lendin...
FTX Bankruptcy Judge Denies US Trustee’s Request for Independent Examiner – Bitcoin News
The judge presiding over the FTX bankruptcy case has denied the U.S. Trustee’s request to appoint an independent examiner for the ongoing proceedings. The decision comes after judge John Dorsey postpo...
Biden’s News Retirement Saver’s Match Could Help You Save More For Retirement
savers match secure 2.0 act The SECURE 2.0 Act was recently signed into law by President Biden. Coming just a few years after the first SECURE Act, this legislation makes a bevy of changes designed to...
Bitcoin’s Average Block Size Hits All-Time Highs
Because to the introduction of the nonfungible tokens (NFTs) protocol Ordinals in January 2023, the average size of a Bitcoin block has surpassed 2.5 megabytes (MB) for the first time since the crypto...
Bitcoin Ordinal Inscriptions Surge Past 100,000 Mark, Spurring Development of Supporting Infrastructure – Bitcoin News
According to the latest statistics, more than 100,000 ordinal inscriptions have been added to the Bitcoin blockchain since the start of the trend. Amid the growing popularity, people have launched sup...
Latest news about Ripple (XRP)
Ripple (XRP) has become a major player in helping the people of Syria and Turkey. Ripple-Labs (XRP labs) has donated $1 million to the populations affected by the recent earthquake disaster. Ripple: $...
SEC plans to propose new rule changes that could impact crypto firms
According to recent reports, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to propose new regulation changes this week that might have an effect on the kind of services that crypt...
Latest crypto news – The Cryptonomist
Latest and important crypto news: spanning from Singapore applying to Hong Kong for a license to launch crypto services, to Bitcoin’s NFTs and their impact. Not only that, also of relevance are Binanc...
BUSD, Paxos, and the Recent Scrutiny of Paxos
Financial services using cryptocurrencies The head of research at Matrixport is of the opinion that the current investigation of Paxos and its Binance USD (BUSD) token is not an assault on stablecoins...
El Salvador Considers Opening Second Bitcoin Embassy in Texas to Boost Economic Exchange – Bitcoin News
On Feb. 14, 2023, Milena Mayorga, the Salvadoran ambassador to the United States, announced that her country is considering opening a second bitcoin embassy in the Lone Star State. Mayorga said that T...
Reversing Censorship on Ethereum | Blockchain News
Since October 11, the proportion of Ethereum blocks that are compliant with orders made by the United States Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has decreased to its current level of 47%, which is ...
Neon Link’s Gaming-Focused Neon Coin Presale Begins – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. LONDON, ENGLAND – February 15th, 2023 – Neon Link, the new blockchain gaming ecosystem consisting of a layer-1 blockchain, native coin, wallet, dex, bridge, games and more...
Binance sees surge in withdrawals amid spooked investors
As a direct result of the recent announcement that Paxos and its stablecoin Binance USD might be subject to regulatory action, the cryptocurrency exchange Binance has experienced a significant increas...
DOGE, SHIB Surge as Elon Musk Tweets Dog CEO Pictures – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Dogecoin rallied on Feb. 15, as Elon Musk tweeted a picture of a Shiba Inu dog, with the caption: “The new CEO of Twitter is amazing.” Following this tweet, both dogecoin and shiba inu surged, extendi...
Former FTX Executive Accused of Fueling a Charity Through Discounted FTT Purchase – Bitcoin News
A former executive of FTX allegedly earned profits for a charity by purchasing discounted FTX tokens, FTT, before they became available to the public at $0.05 per unit, according to a report citing an...
Housing Market Downturn Pushes Record Number Of Investors Away—Here’s Why That’s Good News For Home Buyers
Topline The number of homes scooped up by investors fell at a record pace last quarter amid higher mortgage rates and forecasts calling for substantial declines in home prices—further clouding the out...
$1 Billion Outflows Recorded on Binance in Wake of BUSD News: Details
Tomiwabold Olajide Binance records $1 billion in outflows as withdrawals surge in wake of BUSD news According to Dune Analytics data shared by crypto analyst Ali Martinez, top crypto exchange Binance ...