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With bitcoin prices on the rise in October, miners are seeing a bit more cash in their pockets compared to the start of the month. The network’s hashprice, which represents the value of one petahash per second (PH/s) of hashpower, has climbed...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Hamster Kombat is preparing to launch its second season, during which the platform aims to achieve integration with third-party gaming proposals. The team behind the game expects to expand beyond Telegram and allow for the sharing of items across gam...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Falconx, a digital assets prime brokerage firm, has launched a platform that automates the conversion of cryptocurrency to USD for miners. This platform aims to streamline the liquidation process, reducing delays and improving efficiency for miners....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Alchemy Pay and Yellow Card have teamed up to make cryptocurrency more accessible in Africa. Alchemy Pay’s on-ramp product will utilize Yellow Card’s payment infrastructure in 20 African countries, allowing users to purchase crypto with t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Key deadlines for crypto-asset regulation are approaching, as Cyprus’ regulator announced that the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) will take effect for service providers by December 2024, with registration closing by October. Provide...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Nigeria’s currency reforms under Bola Tinubu’s government have made the naira one of the most competitive in 20 years, according to World Bank chief economist Indermit Gill. The decision to float the naira and remove fuel subsidies helped...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
A North Carolina man has been indicted for allegedly laundering more than $380,000 in a wire fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice. The suspect is accused of moving illicit funds through payment platforms and cryptocurrency exchanges,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
The Kenyan Revenue Authority (KRA) is tightening its grip on cryptocurrency by proposing a real-time tax system integrated with exchanges. This system would track all crypto transactions, capturing details like time and value for tax collection purpo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
PRESS RELEASE. Solcex, a popular centralized crypto exchange, has recently gained significant traction due to its impressive efforts to enhance the experience of crypto enthusiasts through its platform. The introduction of exciting new features, stra...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Praxis, an organization devoted to developing the first network state, has raised $525 million to finance the construction of its first city. The funding will streamline the construction of Praxis’ vision of a network state, a group of individu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Venmo’s 60 million users can now fund transactions on the Moonpay platform, thanks to a new integration announced by Paypal. U.S. users can use Venmo balances, linked bank accounts, or cards to buy and sell cryptocurrencies through Moonpay, exp...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Cryptocurrency is increasingly integrated into the mainstream as North America continues to lead the global crypto market, receiving $1.3 trillion in onchain value between July 2023 and June 2024, according to Chainalysis. Institutional giants like G...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Global investment bank JPMorgan is bullish on cryptocurrency into 2025, driven by regulatory shifts and geopolitical tensions. Analysts suggest a Donald Trump re-election as the U.S. president could propel BTC higher, reinforcing the “deba...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Former Bitmex CEO Arthur Hayes sees a bitcoin bull market on the horizon, driven by soaring energy prices and rampant inflation as Middle East tensions escalate. He argues that rising costs will send BTC’s value surging in fiat terms, with new...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially appealed the XRP ruling by Judge Analisa Torres, reigniting the legal battle over whether XRP sales on crypto exchanges qualify as securities. The regulator challenges key aspects of th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
A new survey has found that bitcoin usage has dropped to critical levels in El Salvador, with less than 10% of its citizens using it to make transactions. The numbers are surprising to analysts, given the push that President Nayib Bukele has made for...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Kraken has launched KBTC, a wrapped bitcoin product fully backed 1:1 by bitcoin and compatible with multiple networks. KBTC aims to expand bitcoin’s use beyond its native chain and into decentralized finance (defi) ecosystems. Kraken Introduce...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Ethena has proposed integrating its liquidity and hedging engine into Hyperliquid, a layer one (L1) blockchain set to launch its EVM mainnet. The proposal includes adding USDE, Ethena’s stablecoin, within the Hyperliquid ecosystem upon mainnet...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Bitcoin (BTC) enjoyed a 2.20% boost driven by rising spot demand, briefly touching $68,000 before settling at $67,000, according to Singapore-based digital asset trading firm QCP Capital. The firm highlighted strong options activity and inflows into...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Bitcoin prices have jumped by over 5%, reaching a ten-week peak at $67,800, as demand for the digital asset has climbed steadily. This increased interest comes from spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and significant bitcoin accumulation by large inves...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Venezuelans have ramped up the use of Tether’s USDT, as it has become one of the largest sources of dollar liquidity in national markets. While the government has tried to contain the black market exchange rates by injecting dollars into the b...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Earlier this week, the well-known entrepreneur and investor Vinny Lingham, originally from South Africa but now based in the U.S., sparked a conversation on X by sharing his thoughts about Microstrategy. This company holds an enormous amount of bitco...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
In a market always hunting for the next big thing, Pepe Unchained (PEPU) is standing out. With a huge $20 million now raised in its ICO, this new project is continuing to attract attention from investors and analysts alike. And given the development...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
A man from Athens, Alabama, was arrested Thursday for his role in the January 2024 hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account. The hack led to a false announcement regarding bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), temporarily causi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
On Wednesday, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced another high-activity trading session, pulling in $458.54 million in gains. Meanwhile, ether ETFs also saw inflows, with $24.22 million moving into the nine funds. U.S. Bitcoin...