Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
In a surprising turn of events, Ripple CEO has accused the Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler of being hypocritical in his attempt to regulate cryptocurrencies.
Garlinghouse Criticizes SEC Chair
Brad...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Shiba Inu (SHIB), a popular Ethereum-based meme coin has sent the cryptocurrency community and investors into a frenzy as its burn initiative continues to see notable token burns over the past month.
Shiba Inu Performs Another 8 Billion SHIB Burn
Da...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
In 2022, the cryptocurrency realm encountered a major hurdle with the collapse of FTX, triggering industry-wide repercussions. This adversity posed challenges for Solana, one of its standout blockchains, disrupting its course.
Known for its innovatio...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Coinbase recently made a calculated strategic step to expand into European markets by acquiring a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from the Financial Markets Authority (AMF) of France.
The acquisition of the VASP license from the French...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), David Schwartz, Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), shared his predictions for the blockchain industry in 2024 and beyond.
Interoperability As Catalysts For DeFi Growth On The XRPL
According to Sc...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
The CEO of Medici, Edward Boyle, has raised concerns about the low liquidity of Bitcoin (BTC) across leading spot cryptocurrency exchanges like Binance and Coinbase.
Boyle believes this could pose challenges for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs)...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
The crypto world witnessed a significant chapter close on December 20, 2023, as the United States Court of Appeals finalized the forfeiture of 69,370 Bitcoin. This decision, stemming from the notorious Silk Road case, marks one of the most substantia...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
The Shiba Inu community is on a roll with burning SHIB as the initiative continues to see spike after spike. The burn rate has seen a significant increase once again in the last 24 hours as millions of tokens were sent to the burn address.
SHIB Burn...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
In a recent development surrounding the downfall of cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), a court has issued a significant worldwide asset freeze worth $1.14 billion on the fund’s co-founders.
The order, issued by a court in th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has responded to what seems to be a deliberate exclusion of the network from one of the biggest crypto reports of the year. The Messari seventh annual crypto report titled “Crypto Theses for 2024” is a 200-page repor...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
One of the world’s leading blockchain-based payment companies Ripple Labs has been observed making large XRP transactions amid the crypto asset’s recovery from a decline earlier this week.
Ripple Transfers Massive XRP Tokens To Exchanges...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
A Bitcoin cycle analyst has revealed a “cheat sheet” for the cryptocurrency’s price based on the data of an on-chain indicator.
Bitcoin 4-Year Cycles Have Followed An Interesting Pattern
In a new post on X, cycle analyst Root has sh...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
The Terra Classic community led by the L1 Task Force (L1TF) and network validators have continued to devise ways to restore USTC to its dollar peg. As part of their endeavors, they recently introduced a new proposal, which is currently undergoing vot...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
As the countdown continues toward the anticipated approval of Bitcoin ETFs, investors and issuers are anxiously awaiting the decision from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The impending deadline has raised hopes for a successful concl...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
James Seyffart, a prominent research analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence has offered his take on the timeline approval of a Bitcoin Spot Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) and the aftermath of the product.
James Seyffart On Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval Timeline...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
The Cardano Foundation recently sealed a partnership with Petrobras, one of the most prominent oil companies in Brazil. The partnership is, however, an interesting one as many could be wondering why Cardano will partner with an oil company.
Why Card...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, or commonly SBF, had asked Judge Lewis Kaplan to postpone his sentence hearing for four to six weeks, but the judge dismissed his request.
Attorneys for Bankman-Fried’s defense said that more time is required t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
A sanctioned “Russian oligarch”, Mikhail Klyukin, has come under scrutiny for allegedly evading sanctions by selling over £15 million worth of shares in a crypto firm chaired by former UK Chancellor Philip Hammond.
The transaction, which involved tr...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Bartek Kiepuszewski, the co-founder of L2Beat, a portal for tracking Ethereum layer-2 activities, is concerned about the security and consistency of existing off-chain scaling solutions, suggesting that without fraud-proofs, there is room for fraud a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
The XRP price action continues to be a concern for many in the XRP community. Some have gone as far as stating that the crypto token’s price is suppressed. This pro-XRP legal expert, however, thinks otherwise as he provides a different perspective on...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
The expectation of Dogecoin payments on the X (formerly Twitter) platform has ramped up over the last few years, most especially when billionaire Elon Musk took control of the social media platform. But even a year after the was completed, there is y...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
In a high-profile case, a Polish court has pronounced its verdict, finding 14 individuals from Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine guilty of espionage. The alleged spy ring operated within Poland and accepted crypto payments of up to $10,000 to carry out ac...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
Cardano has been one of the fastest-growing decentralized finance (DeFi) networks in recent weeks and this has shone through in the number of transactions being carried out on a daily basis. As this growth ramps up, founder Charles Hoskison has celeb...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
In a series of regulatory achievements, blockchain company Ripple has marked another significant milestone by announcing the inclusion of its Irish subsidiary, Ripple Markets Ireland Limited, in the Central Bank of Ireland’s list of registered...