Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Billionaire investor and venture capitalist Tim Draper has reportedly attempted to convince the Sri Lankan government to adopt bitcoin. However, the governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka rejected his recommendation, emphasizing: “Adopt...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Billionaire Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, says it’s “amazing” what bitcoin has accomplished but believes the cryptocurrency is not going to be an effective money, a store of...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The total capacity of crypto mining facilities in Russia has been increasing in the past year, despite the market downturn and sanctions, according to a survey of leading operators. Depressed prices of mining equipment and stronger interest from dome...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The last two mining difficulty changes on the Bitcoin network have driven difficulty to an all-time high, causing a decrease in hashrate and block interval speed. Before the latest difficulty retarget increase of 4.68%, block intervals were faster th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
During the past two weeks, members of the cryptocurrency community have discussed the non-fungible token (NFT) concept known as Ordinals. Since the 3.96 MB block (#774,628) was mined, there has been a significant increase in Ordinal inscriptions on t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
As the artificial intelligence (AI) wars intensify, the AI firm Anthropic has raised $300 million from Google and sources say that the tech giant will get roughly a 10% stake in the AI company. Interestingly, in April 2022, Anthropic raised approxima...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Shiba inu extended recent gains into the weekend, as the meme coin rose to its highest point in four months. Today’s surge saw prices climb by as much as 13%, and comes despite cryptocurrency markets mostly consolidating. Dogecoin also moved higher,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Ethereum continued to trade close to a key resistance level of $1,700 on Saturday, following Friday’s U.S. non-farm payrolls (NFP) report. Yesterday’s report showed that 517,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in January, better tha...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan announced on Feb. 1 that it had raised over $340 million via debt and equity and it expects to raise an additional $60 million from leading international investors. The latest funding round sees MNT-Halan’s valuation...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Financial authorities in Kazakhstan are starting a public consultation on draft changes to the country’s framework for digital-asset trading. The proposals include measures to reduce risks in the crypto market and improvements to the structure of exc...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Samsung, the Korean electronics company, has revealed it is working to build its own metaverse and extended reality devices, hinting at the possibility of the launch of a VR headset in the near future. TM Roh, head of Samsung mobile experiences busin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has shared its fourth quarter results, reporting better numbers than expected. While the company beat revenue estimates, CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared 2023 a “Year of Efficiency,R...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Binance has announced that Indian crypto exchange Wazirx can no longer use Binance wallet services. Zanmai, the operator of Wazirx, has until Feb. 3 “to remove the funds from the accounts that they used for Wazirx’s operations.” The...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis says 2022 was “the biggest year ever for crypto hacking,” with $3.8 billion stolen from cryptocurrency businesses. The firm added that decentralized finance (defi) protocol hacks accounted for 82.1% o...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Binance has returned to the South Korean cryptocurrency market after two years with a “meaningful” investment in a local, licensed crypto exchange. Gopax fell into trouble following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and the bankruptcy f...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
While operations with digital assets are not taxed in Uzbekistan, the government is receiving a growing amount of revenues from the industry. The increase in budget receipts has been attributed to the licensing regime and the introduction of fees for...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Following finder.com’s reports on bitcoin and ethereum predictions, the product comparison site polled 56 specialists in the fintech and cryptocurrency industry to gauge their thoughts on future regulation of crypto exchanges. The experts predi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
A recent report details that Russia’s largest financial institution, Sberbank, plans to launch a decentralized finance (defi) platform in May. Konstantin Klimenko, product director of Sberbank’s blockchain laboratory, said that open testi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Following a request from FTX lawyers to subpoena FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and members of his family, the U.S. Trustee appointed by the Department of Justice has filed an opposition to the request. The U.S. Trustee explained that the mot...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. Foxify have just confirmed a brand partnership with Tyson Fury in an industry leading move. It comes following the hype of the brand reveal in January. The two-time world heavyweight champion is undefeated, with a legion of fans that f...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Shiba inu was one of Friday’s biggest gainers, as the meme coin remained close to a recent three month high. The token has been in the green for the majority of today’s session, despite the global cryptocurrency market cap falling 1.28% at the time o...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Ethereum gas fees have increased 13.71% in the last two weeks, with the average fee rising from $4.52 per transaction to $5.14 per transfer on Feb. 3, 2023. Despite ethereum’s price seeing significant growth this year, its network’s gas...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Bitcoin retreated from a six month high on Feb. 3, as bears reentered the market ahead of today’s U.S. non-farm payrolls (NFP) report. Following a move above the $24,000 level on Thursday, sentiment shifted, as traders prepared for the pivotal...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Pick n Pay, one of South Africa’s leading retailers, reportedly now accepts bitcoin as payment at all its stores across the country. Using the bitcoin lightning network, Pick n Pay’s customers can now buy items such as groceries, airtim...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. KyotoSwap.io is the first decentralized exchange (DEX) on Binance Smart Chain that allows anybody to create a verifiable positive impact at little to no cost. As a result, decentralized finance (DeFi) users can passively contribute to...
