The publicly traded bitcoin mining company Cleanspark has exercised its option to acquire 100,000 bitcoin mining machines from Bitmain. The firm initially secured the option last year, and the agreement has now been enhanced to include the latest S21 Pro model from Bitmain, which offers 15 joules per terahash (J/T). Bitmain and Cleanspark Seal Deal […]
Anticipation Builds as Bitcoin Stands Less Than 1,400 Blocks From Monumental Halving
According to the latest data, we are now less than 1,400 blocks away from the anticipated Bitcoin halving event, which will decrease the block reward from 6.25 bitcoin to 3.125 bitcoin. Bitcoin’s value soared to a new all-time high on March 14, reaching $ 73,794 per bitcoin, but has since seen a 6.5% decline. …
Grayscale Removes Cardano From Its Crypto Large Cap Fund
Grayscale Investments has removed cardano from its Digital Large Cap Fund. The crypto fund now holds bitcoin, ethereum, solana, XRP, and avalanche. The crypto asset manager also adjusted the holdings of its Smart Contract Platform Ex-Ethereum Fund. Cardano Removed From Grayscale’s Large Cap Fund Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest crypto asset manager, announced Thursday that […]
Banks Seek to Purchase Bitcoin Directly From BTC Mining Firm Hut 8, Says CEOÂ
Per the CEO of Hut 8, a bitcoin mining company listed on the Toronto stock exchange, major financial institutions have made inquiries to purchase bitcoin directly from the firm. Additionally, the Hut 8 executive emphasized the forthcoming halving event’s “big impact,” noting a surge in demand juxtaposed with a reduction in available bitcoins. Financial Giants […]
Binance NFT to Halt Bitcoin NFT Activities, Focus Shifts Away From BTC-Based Collectibles
In a recent announcement by Binance on April 4, 2024, the firm disclosed its decision to halt support for Bitcoin-based Ordinal non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles within its NFT marketplace. The directive from Binance calls for users of its NFT marketplace to withdraw their Ordinal inscriptions by May 18, 2024. Binance NFT Marketplace to End Ordinal […]
W Token’s Rollercoaster Day: From $1.25 Low to $1.66 All-Time High
Following Ethena’s ENA airdrop, the community has shifted its focus on Wormhole’s airdrop W, which has been listed on various centralized exchange platforms and coin market cap aggregators. The new token known as W has seen an extremely volatile day with the price tapping an all-time high at $ 1.66 per coin. Wormhole’s New …
Convicted UK Woman Found With $4B in BTC, the SEC Seeks $2B Fine From Ripple, and More — Week in Review
A London woman has been convicted for money laundering, having been found with over $ 4.3 billion in bitcoin, which she converted into physical assets. The SEC is seeking a nearly $ 2 billion fine from Ripple Labs in a landmark XRP lawsuit, a move Ripple’s CEO deems unprecedented. The activation of a …
$20 Million in Bitcoin Long Positions Liquidated as Price Tumbles From Intraday High
The price of bitcoin saw a significant fluctuation after remaining fairly consolidated over the past two days. After bulls managed to see bitcoin’s price rise to $ 71,754, the value dropped to a low of $ 68,557 per unit shortly after reaching the daily high. Liquidations Rise Following Bitcoin Price Drop Over the …
Mega Whale Moves 2,000 Dormant Bitcoins From 2010 in Third Series of Transfers This Month
On March 1, a well-known colossal whale holding bitcoins from 2010 activated 2,000 dormant bitcoins across 40 transactions in a single block. Just four days afterward, on March 5, this entity once more made waves by transferring 1,000 bitcoins originating from the same year. For the third instance in March, this entity has returned, reallocating […]
Nansen Reports $200 Million Exodus From Kucoin After DOJ Action
Following the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) legal action against Kucoin and its founders, analysts from Nansen specializing in real-time onchain data revealed that Kucoin experienced a withdrawal of $ 99 million in Ethereum-based assets and $ 109 million in outflows from various EVM-compatible chains. Ethereum and EVM Chains See $ 200 Million …
Layer 1 Blockchain Mantra Secures $11 Million from Latest Investment Funding Round
Mantra, the Layer 1 blockchain for real-world assets (RWA), recently raised $ 11 million in an investment round that was led by Shorooq Partners. Mantra said the raised funds will also be used to provide developers with the tools they need to create RWA protocols and to expand the tokenization of these assets. Scaling …
Hedging Shields Portfolios from Whales Known to ‘Sell Their Losses to Retail Investors’ – Robby Greenfield
Despite the notion that portfolio hedging is a preserve for institutional investors, Robby Greenfield, the CEO of Umoja Labs, says even retail investors can use well-known techniques to insulate their crypto portfolios against sudden and steep price swings. The CEO however concedes that many retail investors have not engaged in hedging because such tools have […]
Unlocking Crypto History: 2,000 ETH From Ethereum’s Genesis Days Suddenly Moved
In recent weeks, Bitcoin.com News has chronicled the significant number of dormant bitcoin addresses that have sprung to life in March after years, if not a decade, of inactivity. Similarly, we’ve observed a resurgence of activity from older ethereum addresses. This Saturday highlighted a noteworthy event: an individual who took part in the Ethereum initial […]
Robert F Kennedy Jr Sees Cryptocurrency as the ‘Best’ Inflation Hedge — Says Crypto ‘Takes Control Away From the Government’
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) says cryptocurrency is the “best hedge against inflation.” He stressed that crypto “takes control away from the government and from the monopolistic banking system which uses money printing to shift wealth upward to the oligarchy of billionaires while impoverishing regular Americans.” RFK Jr. Says ‘Crypto Equals […]
From Rollups to Sidechains, L2 Watch Catalogs Dozens of Bitcoin Layer 2 Solutions
In recent years, attention towards layer two (L2) scaling solutions for Bitcoin has persisted, though bitcoin capacity in the Lightning Network has seen a decline. In recent years, other varieties of L2 solutions have emerged, capturing the attention of the crypto community. On March 19, 2024, the lead developer at Blockchair unveiled L2 Watch, an […]