Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 hours ago
Eddy Lazzarin, CTO of A16z Crypto, one of the largest cryptocurrency-focused venture capital funds, has criticized the meme coins’ effect on the broad appreciation of the cryptocurrency market. Lazzarin stated that meme coins undermined the ...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 hours ago
The United States witnessed its first banking failure of 2024 with the closure of Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank, creating ripples within the cryptocurrency community as Bitcoin, Ether, and various altcoins experienced slight price drops foll...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 hours ago
A new law enabling the National Crime Agency and police to seize, freeze, and destroy crypto assets is now in effect in the UK. Under this law, police can seize crypto from suspects without needing to make an arrest first. Additionally, victims have...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 hours ago
According to Chainalysis’ “Crypto Spring Report,” stablecoin adoption and market importance are seeing a rapid increase in 2024, with a significant rise in the number of addresses holding them and their use in on-chain transactions, making them a glo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 7 hours ago
The chairman of the Swiss National Bank has expressed reservations about incorporating bitcoin into the central bank’s currency reserves. He stated that no decision has been made yet to invest in bitcoin, underscoring the necessity for currenc...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 8 hours ago
PRESS RELEASE. Excitement is brewing in the heart of Asia as Hong Kong regulators pave the way for a new era of innovation with the recent approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This groundbreaking development underscores Hong Kong...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 9 hours ago
The Bank of Russia and Rosfinmonitoring revealed the existence of a ‘know your crypto customer’ system pilot, that aims to link the fiat operations of crypto users with their blockchain actions. The pilot, which has been ongoing since 202...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 10 hours ago
On Friday, April 26, Acinq announced that its Lightning Network bitcoin wallet, Phoenix, will cease services for U.S. residents from May 3, 2024. This announcement followed closely on the heels of the Samourai Wallet indictment and what is perceived...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 hours ago
Over the past 90 days, while bitcoin has shown steady performance, 19 other cryptocurrencies have outpaced the leading digital asset in terms of price growth. However, the Altcoin Season Index, which measures the performance of these cryptocurrencies...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 12 hours ago
Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, praised the privacy traits a hypothetical upcoming digital euro would possess. During a speech, Nagel specified that the Eurosystem would have “no interest” in monitoring the payments a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 14 hours ago
PRESS RELEASE. Solama, one of the most captivating Solana meme coin 2024 craze, is partnering up with two essential platforms for a crypto project, such as BingX and AssetDash, as BingX mentioned on their X (Twitter) account. As a result of this team...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 14 hours ago
On Friday, the cryptocurrency trading platform crypto.com unveiled a new advertisement set to debut at the forthcoming Lakers NBA playoff game in Los Angeles. Additionally, the ad was highlighted on the social media site X by the hip-hop icon Marshal...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 16 hours ago
In the last 24 hours, bitcoin miners have faced significantly reduced earnings, with the current hashprice lingering at a significant low. Just five days ago, miners were harvesting an average of 5.105 BTC per block, between a blend of new BTC and tr...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 17 hours ago
Over the past two days, there has been a notable uptick in concern within the crypto community regarding the U.S. government’s actions toward non-custodial wallets, which facilitate the sovereign storage of crypto assets. Recent events have fu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 19 hours ago
As of April 26, 2024, bitcoin continues to exhibit fluctuating fortunes, with the latest trading session closing at $64,095. Amid a wider range between $62,923 and $65,069 over the last 24 hours, traders are grappling with mixed signals across variou...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 20 hours ago
As the prospect of quantum computers breaking today’s cybersecurity standards edges ever closer, Johann Polecsak, co-founder of the QAN blockchain platform, argues that public blockchains such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana are still ill-equipped t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 22 hours ago
The Kenyan government recently established a multi-agency technical working group tasked with developing a framework for regulating and monitoring the cryptocurrency industry. The group, which includes financial regulators such as the Central Bank of...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 23 hours ago
Stripe, the fintech giant, has decided to re-enter the cryptocurrency payment space after a six-year hiatus, starting with USDC stablecoins on the Solana, Ethereum, and Polygon blockchains. This move, introduced by co-founder John Collison at the Con...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 day ago
Pantera Capital is planning to launch Pantera Fund V in April 2025, aiming to raise over $1 billion for investment in a diverse range of blockchain-based assets, representing a consolidation of its investment strategy into an ‘all-in-one’...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 day ago
Nubank, a Brazilian neobank, has introduced new features for its cryptocurrency customers. The Sao Paolo-based organization recently enabled deposits and withdrawals of bitcoin, ether, and solana in its cryptocurrency service, broadening the use case...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 day ago
Marathon Digital plans to increase its 2024 hash rate target for Bitcoin mining from 35-37 EH/s to 50 EH/s, thanks to expanded capacity from recent acquisitions, aiming to more than double its mining operations without the need to raise additional ca...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 day ago
BNB Chain, one of the largest smart contracts-enabled ecosystems in the crypto environment, has announced the inclusion of native liquid staking in its BSC blockchain. The new feature aims to allow validators to secure the network and maintain the li...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 day ago
Standard Chartered, which was previously optimistic about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving spot ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications in May, has now revised its prediction. The bank still sees a positive long-term...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 day ago
PRESS RELEASE. When it comes to crypto casinos, Hugewin leads the charge in transforming the online gambling landscape with its innovative approach to cryptocurrency gaming. Offering a diverse array of games, generous promotions, and unmatched custom...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 day ago
Morgan Stanley, a leading global investment bank, is reportedly considering expanding access to bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The firm may soon authorize its approximately 15,000 brokers to actively solicit customer purchases. Morgan Sta...