DTCC Imposes 100% Haircut on Crypto
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has decided to implement a 100% haircut on all investment instruments backed by...
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Rare ‘Epic Sat’ from Bitcoin’s Fourth Halving Block Sold for Over $2 Million
An “epic sat,” an extremely rare satoshi (the smallest unit of Bitcoin) from the network’s fourth halving block, was recently...
Acinq to Withdraw Phoenix Wallet From US Markets Amid Regulatory Concerns
On Friday, April 26, Acinq announced that its Lightning Network bitcoin wallet, Phoenix, will cease services for U.S. residents from...
SEC Delays Bitcoin ETF Options, With Ethereum ETF in Jeopardy
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed decisions regarding options trading on spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and...
Here’s Why Bitcoin Will Lag its S2F Valuation By 5-10 Years, According to Willy Woo
Bitcoin analyst Willy Woo believes it may take up to a decade before bitcoin (BTC) can achieve the valuation predicted...
Stacks Launches Nakamoto Upgrade to Enhance Bitcoin L2 Functionality
Stacks has initiated the rollout of its Nakamoto upgrade introducing improvements to its Bitcoin layer two (L2) solution. The upgrade...
Jack Dorsey Unveils Block’s New Bitcoin Mining System
Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block, has announced the completion of an advanced Bitcoin mining chip, setting the stage for the...
Bitcoin Market Dynamics Remain Bullish Post-Halving: Bitfinex
The market dynamics for Bitcoin’s post-4th-halving era are currently positive, suggesting that investors anticipate higher prices and miners are adjusting...
Animoca Brands Japan Teams up With Square Enix to Market ‘Symbiogenesis’ and Its NFT Collection
Animoca Brands Japan, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has signed an Memorandum of Understanding with Square Enix to assist in...
Bitcoin Layer-2 Stacks, Elastos, SatoshiVM Skyrocket Post-Halving
Following the latest halving on April 20, Layer-2 solutions like Stacks (STX), Elastos (ELA), and SatoshiVM (SAVM) are outperforming Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Shoots to $66K Post Halving, Shiba Inu (SHIB) Upgrade, and More: Bits Recap April 22
TL;DR Bitcoin’s halving reduced mining rewards, decreasing the new coin supply and historically leading to price rallies, with BTC recently...
Solana Developers Deploy Fixes to Mainnet to Address Network Congestion
Solana developers have successfully pushed a series of fixes to address network congestion issues. On April 15, Solana urged validators...
This African Country Has Banned Bitcoin Mining
Angola has formally outlawed all crypto mining activities, a move communicated by the Chinese Embassy in Angola to its nationals....
Why The Halving Cannot Be Completely Priced In: Bitwise CIO
With the Bitcoin (BTC) halving only hours away, analysts are at odds over whether the one-in-four-years event is already “priced...
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Releases Digital Currency Consultation Paper
The Reserve Bank of Zealand has said the proposed digital version of the country’s physical cash would provide universal access...
Why Investors Must Turn to Altcoins
The cryptocurrency market, particularly Bitcoin, undergoes a transformative phase every four years known as the “halving,” where the rewards for...
Can BTC Hold Above $60K With $1.3B Bitcoin Options Set to Expire?
There are approximately 21,800 Bitcoin options contracts due to expire on Friday, April 19. These derivatives have a notional value...
Recent Analysis Shows Common Transaction Patterns Among Several Bitcoin Mining Pools
A comprehensive X thread by Bitcoin developer and observer 0xB10C has uncovered that several prominent bitcoin mining pools are using...
BlackRock Turned to Bitcoin After Insider Alert on High Inflation
Amid escalating inflation concerns, BlackRock, a leader in asset management, is shifting focus to Bitcoin as a hedge. This strategy...
Ethereum Is More Correlated To Stocks Than Bitcoin: IntoTheBlock
While crypto has long been highly affected by the broader financial market, the price of Ethereum (ETH) appears especially impacted...
More Than 250 Zambian Students Attend Hackathon; Over 100 Earn Smart Contract Development Certification
More than 250 Zambian university students recently participated in an online boot camp and hackathon which saw over 100 earning...
Will Only Four Bitcoin Miners Thrive Post-2024 Halving?
Despite a challenging year for Bitcoin (BTC) miners, the CEOs of leading mining companies remain optimistic as the next Bitcoin...
