Anthony Scaramucci, the founder and managing partner of New York City-based investment firm Skybridge Capital, commented on the U.S. Neither the company nor the author is responsible, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods […]
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has some advice on how to get into bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. The Shark Tank star then shared that “his 25-year-old son is completely adept now at all of the ways to own bitcoin — all the ways to trade it, all the ways to own it, […]
Following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rejection of Vaneck’s bitcoin spot market exchange-traded fund on Friday, a number of cryptocurrency advocates discussed the subject this weekend. regulator rejected Vaneck’s bitcoin spot ETF and cited a lack of prevention toward “fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices” in the market. In fact, the Proshares Strategy ETF debut […]
Santander, a leading financial institution in Spain, is preparing to offer a Bitcoin ETF to its customers in the country. This reportedly positions the company to be the only financial institution interested in offering this type of product to its customers in Spain. Spain’s BBVA is already offering bitcoin trading services to its users in […]
He explained that a “whole new class” of mainstream consumers are entering the crypto space because of non-fungible tokens . Now people are using them to discover new music, he described, adding that they are increasingly becoming more of a “super app” that influences consumers’ life. In August, Sheffield was asked whether he thought NFTs […]
The executive noted: “The value of crypto is its network, just like the value of oil is the fact that it’s consumed. Many people have turned from gold to bitcoin amid inflation fears. Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki, for example, has been recommending both bitcoin and gold. Neither the company nor the author […]
In his remarks published by The National News, the billionaire reveals he believes it is wrong for people to make comparisons between gold and bitcoin. As a sign of his endorsement of gold ahead of cryptocurrency, one of the companies that Sawiris backs, AKH Gold, is reported to have signed a deal to explore nine […]
law enforcement agents have “kidnapped” crypto entrepreneur Denis Dubnikov in Mexico, before transferring him to the Netherlands where he was arrested, his lawyer told Russian media. The co-founder of crypto trading platforms Coyote Crypto and Eggchange was first held at the airport in Mexico City while on vacation and then boarded a flight to the […]
Strategists from the bank believe this alternate conception of reality is amassing important interest from companies like Meta and Microsoft, which are already trying to grasp the concept. Morgan Stanley, one of the biggest investment banks in the world, announced it considers the metaverse the next big investment scheme, according to a note directed to […]
While bitcoin has been hovering above the $60K handle for a great majority of the last 28 days, the network’s hashrate has jumped considerably during that time as well. The overall hashrate is 42% higher than it was three months ago and that was roughly a month after China’s crackdown on bitcoin miners. In the […]
In mid-June, the ‘Speedy Trial’ lock-in period for the Bitcoin network upgrade Taproot locked in at block height 687,285 and was mined by the bitcoin mining pool Slushpool. Taproot is expected to activate and go live on the main network on Saturday, November 13, 2021, following the lock-in period this past summer. While Taproot output […]
Two days ago on November 10, a mystery whale transferred 20 block rewards from 2010, which saw the movement of 1,000 decade-old bitcoins worth $68 million at the time of transfer. The day bitcoin reached an all-time price high on Wednesday, November 10, the mystery whale returned for the first time since June 9, 2021. […]
The journalist wrote that compared to the current generation of Antminer S19s, the latest in the series of models has “been greatly improved.” Following Wu’s tweet on November 6, Bitmain hosted the World Digital Mining Summit in Dubai and revealed the firm’s next-generation machine. Bitmain’s new miner will pack a lot of computing power as […]
An unknown investor has proposed to acquire a 51% stake in Africrypt — the collapsed cryptocurrency investment company — for a purchase price of $5 million. According to a report by Moneyweb, Africrypt creditors are set to vote on the compromise offer on November 12, 2021. As previously reported by Bitcoin.com News, Africrypt collapsed when […]
Indonesia’s top Islamic body, the country’s authority on Shariah compliance, has reportedly declared cryptocurrency haram, forbidden for Muslims under Islamic law. The Ulema Council advises the country’s finance ministry and central bank on Islamic finance issues. Meanwhile, the government is pushing to set up a crypto exchange by the end of the year and Bank […]
With the market capitalization of stablecoins expanding at an unprecedented rate, governments and financial regulators worldwide have started focusing on better regulating this rising asset class. The stablecoin market is currently valued at more than $135 billion, with significant chances of explosive growth as it starts gaining mainstream attention from businesses and individuals as an […]
“USDT on Avalanche is an essential building block for DeFi users,” Emin Gün Sirer, the director of the Avalanche Foundation explained in a statement. Over the last 30 days, the native asset on the Avalanche chain has increased in value by 59.9%, and year-to-date, AVAX has swelled by 2,554% in value. Tether’s reserve transparency page […]
The Bank of England governor is not the only one worried about crypto being used in illicit activities. Neither the company nor the author is responsible, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods or […]
Following the string of 20 block rewards spent on Wednesday, an idle bitcoin wallet that was created on July 10, 2013, transferred 2,207 so-called ‘sleeping bitcoins’ worth over $147 million. Neither the company nor the author is responsible, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in […]
Now after the June 9th appearance, on November 10, the mystery whale returned once again to spend another 1,000 bitcoin stemming from 20 block rewards mined more than ten years ago. Last year, following the market carnage on March 12, 2020, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ Bitcoin.com News discovered a large whale spending 20 consecutive […]