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Goldman Sachs CEO Clarifies His Stance on Bitcoin
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon clarified his stance on bitcoin during a CNBC interview, where his prior skepticism and the recent...
SEC sues BitClout founder Nader Al-Naji with fraud
Nader Al-Naji is the founder of BitClout, a blockchain social media platform that raised $257 million in a token offering. SEC’s...
SEC Charges Bitclout Founder With Multi-Million-Dollar Crypto Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Nader Al-Naji, founder of Bitclout (now Decentralized Social), with...
Bybit to host a star-studded livestream on innovations in crypto and AI
Bybit planning a livestream to explore Web3 innovations and AI integration. Key speakers from Solana, Bybit, TON, and others will...
Central Bank of Brazil Aims to Finalize Crypto Exchange Regulation by Early 2025
According to Nagel Paulino, head of the Central Bank’s regulatory department, the Central Bank of Brazil hopes to finalize...
Online casinos in Sweden have one of the highest revenue-per-user rates in Europe, new data reveals
Sweden’s online casino ARPU forecast for 2024 is $1,820, the highest in Europe. Norway, Denmark, and Finland have lower ARPU...
Mempool.space Introduces New Bitcoin Transaction Accelerator With Major Mining Pools
This week, the open-source bitcoin explorer and onchain parser, mempool.space, unveiled its new bitcoin transaction accelerator....
SEC withdraws claims that ADA, MATIC, and SOL are securities in its Binance lawsuit
SEC retracts request to classify ADA, MATIC, and SOL as securities in Binance suit. Affected tokens include ADA, MATIC, SOL, BNB,...
US Ethereum ETFs See Fourth Straight Day of Outflows
According to the latest data, the nine U.S.-based ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced their fourth consecutive day of...
Russia set to legalize crypto and launch digital ruble for public use in a years’ time
Russia to legalize cryptocurrencies for international settlements by September 1. Digital ruble to launch for widespread use by...
Nigerian CBDC Adoption Lags, Makes Up Less Than 1% of Currency in Use
Nigeria’s central bank digital currency, known as the eNaira, was the first of its kind in Africa. However, it currently...
Whales accumulate more Bitcoin after latest pullback
Whales scoop Bitcoin as pullback dents bulls’ momentum Bitcoin price touched lows of $65,911 as US government transferred its Silk...
Slovenia Launches First Digital Bond in EU Sovereign History
On July 25, 2024, Slovenia issued its first digital bond, marking a significant milestone as the first EU sovereign and one of the...
Ukrainian Police Detain Suspects in Abduction, Murder of Foreigner Over Bitcoin
Four Ukrainian residents suspected of kidnapping and ultimately murdering a foreign national over his bitcoins have been detained,...
HackaTRON Season 7 Launches With Google Cloud as Diamond Sponsor, Celebrates Successful Kickoff at Bitcoin Nashville
PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland, July 29, 2024 – TRON DAO, along with co-hosts HTX DAO, BTTC, and JustLend DAO, proudly...
An Avalanche Reawakening
This piece is a guest post by Blocmates. Blocmates is an invaluable crypto news and educational resource that offers clarity in the...
Hong Kong Police Arrest Quartet Accused of Using Counterfeit Banknotes to Swindle Crypto Traders
A group of four Hong Kong fraudsters, who swindled victims’ digital assets worth $1.4 million between October 2023 and July 2024,...
Binance Survey: Half of All Latin American Crypto Users Treat It as a Long-Term Investment
A survey conducted by Binance revealed that more than half of all cryptocurrency users in Latin America utilize crypto as a...
Coindcx Urges Wazirx to Reconsider Passing 45% Losses to Customers
The CEO of Indian crypto exchange Coindcx has criticized Wazirx’s approach in response to a recent $230 million cyberattack....
Bitcoin Giant Moves 777.91 Bitcoins Worth $52M After 7 Years
Following the activation of a dormant bitcoin address from 2017, which transferred 210 bitcoins at block height 854,501, another...
Interpol Issues Red Notice for ‘Coin Young Master’ Who Threw Cash From Rooftop
Interpol is aiding Hong Kong officials in locating Wong Ching-kit, a cryptocurrency promoter known as “Coin Young...
Blackjack ($JACK), the gambling cat comes to Solana
Blackjack ($JACK) is a new Solana meme coin that merges crypto and meme culture. $JACK will launch via an 85% fair launch on July...
Peter Schiff: US Government Will Sell All Seized Bitcoin Before Trump Takes Office
Speculation is growing that the Biden administration will sell all its seized bitcoin holdings after former President Donald Trump...
Cryptocurrencies to watch in August: Poodlana, Bitcoin, BOOK OF MEME (BOME)
Poodlana’s presale surges to $3.5M, with price set to rise further. Bitcoin hits $69,000, boosted by Trump’s pro-crypto remarks....
Bitget and Nansen Study Highlights Community Impact on Token Price Predictions
Bitget and Nansen Research teams have released a comprehensive report detailing the significant role community engagement plays in...
Traders prepare for new crypto bull run: Poodlana scoops $3.5M
Crypto traders and investors are bracing for a new crypto bull run as sentiment in the industry improved and a sense of greed...
21shares Announces Chainlink Integration for Real-Time Ethereum Reserve Verification
21shares announced it has integrated Chainlink’s Proof of Reserve on Ethereum mainnet to bolster the transparency of the...
US Government Transfers $2 Billion in Bitcoin to Unknown Wallet
According to onchain data, a Department of Justice (DOJ) labeled bitcoin wallet transferred 29,799.99 BTC, valued at just over $2...
Interac has aquired Canadian rights to use Vouchr’s multimedia platform
The popular Canadian payment processing company, Interac, has recently acquired the exclusive Canadian rights to utilize Vouchr’s...
Ethiopia’s Birr Falls 30% After Currency Float; Forex Surrender Requirements Scrapped
Ethiopia’s birr plunged 30% against the dollar after the central bank floated the currency as part of reforms aimed at...
Wazirx Says ‘Poll Is Not Final’ — Shares Additional Cyberattack Recovery Plan
Indian crypto exchange Wazirx has assured users that the poll conducted to gather input for reopening the platform following the...
Bitcoin touches $70k as analyst warns of ‘calm before storm’ for miners
Bitcoin price touched the $70,000 price level for the first time since June 12, reaching highs of $70,016 on Bitstamp. The rebound...
Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Shows Signs of Recovery as Bulls Eye $3,400 Breakout
Ethereum is currently priced at $3,374, with intraday fluctuations ranging from $3,253 to $3,395. Boasting a market capitalization...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Surges Past $69K, Faces Key Resistance Near $70K
On July 29, 2024, bitcoin continues its bullish trend, demonstrating significant strength across multiple time frames. As of today,...
Jito releases open-source restaking service for Solana
Jito Foundation has launched an open-source restaking service for Solana, allowing any asset to be used for economic security....
Justin Sun Calls for Restoration of Bitcoin Emoji on X
Justin Sun, founder of Tron, called for the restoration of the bitcoin emoji on X. Sun stated that the bitcoin emoji had become...
Bitcoin Cash jumps 14% to hit $450 as BTC eyes $70k
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) rose more than 14% in 24 hours to trade above $450, its highest level since mid-June. BCH gained as Bitcoin...
Bitcoin.com’s Verse Community Completes Vote for Verse Brand Refresh
Bitcoin.com, a pioneer in the cryptocurrency space since 2015, will carry out a significant brand refresh for its ecosystem token,...
Coinbase to Provide Custody for Australian Bitcoin ETF BTXX
Digitalx, an ASX-listed company, has selected Coinbase to deliver custody and advanced trading execution services for its recently...
Scammers Use Deepfake Elon Musk Video to Steal Crypto During Bitcoin 2024 Event
Although the Bitcoin 2024 event has wrapped up, the past three days have seen a deepfake Elon Musk...
Vivek Ramaswamy Predicts Trump’s Crypto Advantage and Harris’ Digital Asset Policy
Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate, has predicted that former U.S. President Donald Trump will gain support from...
Latam Insights: US Department of State Acknowledges Bitcoin Helped Revive El Salvador’s Tourism, Paraguayan Government Dismisses Power Fee Hike Concerns
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In...
Who Will Replace Gensler? Winklevoss Urges Crypto Industry to Demand SEC Chair Decision Before Election
Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss has urged the crypto industry to demand to know who the next U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Vaneck Predicts Bitcoin Could Reach $2.9 Million by 2050
Asset management firm Vaneck released a report projecting bitcoin could reach $2.9 million per coin by 2050, becoming a global...
Ripple CEO Suggests Vice President Kamala Harris Steer Clear of Anti-Crypto Rhetoric
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has criticized Congressman Brad Sherman’s anti-crypto comments, urging Vice President Kamala...
SEC Greenlights NYSE Arca to List Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust
The SEC has approved NYSE Arca’s proposal to list and trade shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust. Grayscale’s...
Bitcoin 7-Day Hashrate Average Hits Record 677 EH/s, Surpassing May 25 High
According to recent data, bitcoin’s total hashrate achieved a record high this week, based on the seven-day simple moving average...
Ron Paul Champions Liberty and ‘Competing Currencies’ at Bitcoin 2024
Ron Paul, former U.S. congressman and well-known advocate for liberty, shared his thoughts on bitcoin and monetary policy during an...
Sleeping Bitcoin Wallet From 2017 Moves 121.63 BTC Worth $8.25M After 7 Years
On July 28, 2024, bitcoin was trading at $67,872 per coin when a dormant bitcoin address created in 2017 transferred 121.63 BTC,...
190 to 450 Terahash: Microbt Unveils Powerful M6XS+ Miners at Bitcoin 2024
At the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, the Chinese bitcoin application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer...
Wazirx Clarifies Recovery Options, Asset Valuation, and USDT Conversion After Cyberattack
Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx has answered important questions from its users about the recent cyberattack. The platform...
Senator Lummis Proposes Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Bill to Bolster US Economy
At the Bitcoin 2024 conference, Republican U.S. Senator for Wyoming, Cynthia Lummis, introduced the “Bitcoin Strategic...
Cantor Fitzgerald to launch $2 billion Bitcoin financing business
Cantor Fitzgerald is looking to launch a Bitcoin financing business with an initial capital of $2 billion. The financing services...
Bitcoin Short-Term Holders See Relief as Prices Rebound, Glassnode Reports
Bitcoin prices have rebounded strongly, providing relief to short-term holders and leading to increased activity in perpetual...
Casper halts network after security breach
Casper Network said it halted the network after discovering a significant security breach The team has identified the threat and...
Mythical Games VP: Blockchain Gaming Boom Built on Stronger Base
Mythical Games’ VP of Blockchain Tech, Cameron Thacker, said he believes the current interest in blockchain gaming is more...
Bitcoin could rally towards $68k as Poodlana’s presale hits $3m
Key takeaways BTC has recovered from its recent poor performance and is now targeting the $68k level. The Poodlana presale has...
Former NBA Star Scottie Pippen to Tokenize Legendary Chicago Bulls Ball
Scottie Pippen, a former Chicago Bulls’ small forward, 6-time NBA champion, and 2-time Olympic Gold medalist, has announced...
Lufina Launches ClickCity: Redefining Tap-to-Earn with Innovative Blockchain Integration
Lufina, renowned for revolutionizing real estate investment through tokenization, proudly announces the launch of ClickCity, an...
El Paso Man Fined $31M for Forex and Crypto Fraud
A federal court has ordered Abner Alejandro Tinoco and his company, Kikit & Mess Investments LLC, to pay over $31 million for...
ZK Rollups: A Foundational Technology, Not Just a Fleeting Trend, According to Quicknode VP
According to Josh Neuroth, the Vice President of Product at Quicknode, Layer-2 (L2) scaling solutions known as zero-knowledge (ZK)...
Worldcoin Gets Hit With $200,000 Fine in Buenos Aires
Worldcoin, the biometric, iris-based ID and universal basic income (UBI) project, has been sanctioned with fines for over $200,000...
FINMA Warns Stablecoins Threaten Swiss Financial Reputation
The Swiss regulator, the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), recently published guidance on the issuance of...
Russian State Duma Deputy Chairman: BRICS SWIFT Counterpart Needed for Creating a New Economic Reality
Alexander Babakov, Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma, highlighted the need to create a BRICS equivalent to the SWIFT...
Treasury Secretary Yellen Refutes Economist Nouriel Roubini’s Allegations of Financial Manipulation
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has denied claims by economist Nouriel Roubini and former Trump administration official...
US Senator Hails Bitcoin’s Potential to Democratize Finance and Improve Financial Inclusion
Senator Tim Scott highlighted bitcoin’s potential to democratize finance and improve financial inclusion at the Bitcoin 2024...
Bull Market Euphoria: The Unexpected But Desperately Needed Ethereum ETF
The last 12 months have been a game-changer for digital assets. In January, more than a decade after Gemini co-founders Cameron and...
Trump at Bitcoin 2024: Vows to Make US the Bitcoin Superpower, Plans to Fire SEC Chair Gensler
On Saturday, July 27, 2024, the 45th president of the United States spoke to a massive crowd at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in...
Zambia De-Dollarization: Central Bank Seeks to Enforce Kwacha as Sole Legal Tender for Domestic Transactions
The Bank of Zambia has defended its de-dollarization plans but also seeks input from stakeholders who oppose the proposal. The...
Edward Snowden Highlights Political Pitfalls and Privacy Issues in BTC at Bitcoin 2024 Event
The renowned whistleblower Edward Snowden, former CIA and NSA contractor, delivered a powerful speech emphasizing the pitfalls of...
RFK Jr. Pledges to Ensure US Government Holds 4 Million Bitcoins as Strategic Reserve if Elected President
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has promised significant bitcoin-related changes if elected. On day one...
Bitcoin Policy Group Urges UK to Retain Bitcoin Holdings
The Bitcoin Policy Group has issued a warning to the United Kingdom, advising against the sale of its 61,000 bitcoins. The group...
Bitcoin Peaks at $69,404 as Short Liquidations Surpass $27M
The price of bitcoin (BTC) increased by 1.9% over the past day, peaking at an intraday high of $69,404 around 9 a.m. EDT on...
US Ether ETFs See Negative Flows as Grayscale Offloads $356.26M
U.S. spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced negative inflows once again, driven by Grayscale’s Ethereum...
SOL shorts suffer as price surges; Solana’s Poodlana hits $3 million milestone
SOL price rose to above $187 to see over $4 million short positions liquidated. Poodlana, the FashionFi meme coin, accelerated its...
Weekly NFT Sales Rise to $108.59 Million, Up 7.59%
Over the past week, non-fungible token (NFT) sales experienced a 7.59% rise, with $108.59 million in transactions finalized during...
Senator Warren Calls for Tougher Regulations to Combat National Security Risks From Foreign Crypto Mines
Senator Elizabeth Warren has called for stricter regulations to address the risks of foreign-owned cryptocurrency mining facilities...
FBI Seizes Cryptocurrency Linked to North Korean Ransomware
A grand jury in Kansas City indicted North Korean national Rim Jong Hyok for his role in a conspiracy involving ransomware attacks...
Polymarket Bettors Predict 84% Chance of Trump-Harris Debate Before Election
According to the blockchain-based prediction market Polymarket, there is an 84% likelihood that former President Donald Trump and...
Michael Saylor: US Government Should Own Majority of Bitcoin in the World
Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Microstrategy, believes the U.S. government should hold the majority of the world’s...
Philippines Plans to Introduce Wholesale CBDC by 2029
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) plans to introduce its wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) by 2029. The Philippine...
Study: AI Success in Africa Depends on Availability of Local Language Data and AI Talent
According to the latest Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) study report, the success of artificial intelligence (AI) in...
Fintech Company Tecban Pilots Tokenization Platform for Brazil’s Drex CBDC
Tecban, a fintech that provides interconnection technology for banks, has launched a tokenization and associated services platform...
Russia Advances Cryptocurrency Mining Bill
Russia’s State Duma has advanced a bill to regulate cryptocurrency mining, aiming to curb illegal activities and promote...
BRICS Poised to Dominate World Bank and IMF, Says Russian Executive Director
The World Bank Executive Director for Russia forecasts that BRICS nations will soon dominate the World Bank and the International...
BRICS Considers Iran’s Proposal to Link Payment Systems of All Member Countries, Says Russian Official
The BRICS economic bloc is considering Iran’s proposal to link all member nations’ payment systems, according to...
Bitcoin Investors Won’t Sell BTC Even if Price Drops to $3K, Peter Schiff’s Poll Shows
Gold advocate Peter Schiff has conducted two polls regarding bitcoin’s value and investors’ actions if the...
Dogizen Launch Imminent, Challenging Hamster Kombat and Catizen
Hong Kong, HK, July 26th, 2024, Chainwire 2024 started with explosive growth in games like Hamster Kombat, breaking Guiness world...
Zimbabwe Injects $50M in Forex Market to Stabilize Currency
Zimbabwe’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), has injected over US$50 million into the interbank foreign...
Michigan pension fund discloses $6.6 million in Bitcoin ETFs
The State of Michigan Retirement System holds $6.6 million in 21Shares’ ARKB ETF. Michigan pension fund’s disclosure adds to...