“Ponzi scheme” has become a byword for all manner of financial frauds and monetary scams. When a rapid six month collapse erased $2T (trillion) from crypto market capitalization in 2022, mainstream media outlets were quick to again label cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ponzi schemes. Writing in the Chinese People’s Daily online edition, Shan Zhiguang and He…
Bitcoin was initially designed with a fully fleshed out scripting language, intended to encompass and support any potential safe use case that users could come up with in the future. As Satoshi himself put it before he disappeared: “The nature of Bitcoin is such that once version 0.1 was released, the core design was set…
Moments ago, the Senate passed legislation H.J.Res. 109 that would overturn the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 121, preventing highly regulated financial firms from custodying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The legislation passed with a vote of 60 to 38, demonstrating bipartisan support for the measure. BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Legislation that would overturn SEC rule preventing highly…
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the world’s largest futures exchange, is planning to offer spot bitcoin trading on its platform, according to a Financial Times report. This move would provide major hedge funds and institutional traders with a regulated venue to trade Bitcoin. NEW: 🇺🇸 World’s largest futures exchange, CME Group is planning to launch…
In a new disclosure, investment management company Millennium Management has revealed holdings of almost $2 billion in spot Bitcoin ETFs. This revealing was made through a SEC 13F-HR institutional investment manager holdings report filed today, and disclosure underscores the increasing interest and investment in Bitcoin ETFs by major institutional players. JUST IN: 🇺🇸Millennium Management discloses it holds…
It is no secret that the bitcoin mining industry is being battle-tested in the wake of the fourth halving. Hash price (revenue per terrahash) has reached historic lows as bitcoin’s block subsidy has been slashed. Meanwhile, the post-halving mempool frenzy has waned, adding fuel to the fire on already strained mining operators. Nangeng Zhang, Founder…
El Salvador has mined nearly 474 bitcoins worth around $29 million since September 2021 using geothermal energy from the Tecapa volcano, official data revealed. This boosts the country’s total bitcoin holdings to 5,750 BTC valued at over $360 million. JUST IN: 🇸🇻 El Salvador mined nearly 474 #bitcoin worth $29 million using volcano-fueled geothermal power…
Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment firms, has named a new CEO: Salim Ramji, who previously led BlackRock’s ETF business and helped launch its spot bitcoin ETF, IBIT in January. JUST IN: Vanguard appoints Salim Ramji as a new CEO, a former Blackrock’s #Bitcoin ETF lead. Earlier, Vanguard refused to offer BTC ETF 👀…
Eoneren In one of my recent articles, I discussed the top Bitcoin ETFs available in the market today. Some readers reached out asking about the difference between self custody and ETFs, and whether I recommend either of them. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT) is my top recommendation as far as Bitcoin ETFs go, and…
Conservatism, in the literal and not political sense, has always been a core part of the Bitcoin ecosystem. Satoshi himself was very cautious and thorough in his original design attempts, and developers since have tried to be very cautious and thorough in the development process after his departure. Numerous pieces of technology have been developed…
Today, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) has revealed its substantial investments in Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) through a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the filing, SWIB holds nearly $100 million worth of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT). JUST IN: 🇺🇸 State of Wisconsin Investment Board discloses it…
Ah, the wild west. John Wayne, the Man with No Name, Billy the Kid and Jesse James. The frontier has a way of capturing everyone’s imagination – young and old. The cowboys, the outlaws, the gold prospectors. A land of opportunity and harsh cruelty. Unforgiving yet irresistible. Bitcoin was once such a frontier. The early…
United States President Joe Biden has issued an order prohibiting the acquisition of certain real property by MineOne Cloud Computing Investment I L.P., citing national security concerns. The order, based on findings outlined by the President, aims to safeguard critical assets near Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (Warren AFB) in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The President’s…
For months Bitcoiners have been bitterly debating the Ordinals phenomenon and the large amount of trading activity and congestion they brought to the chain. It’s a very nuanced clash where it’s difficult to find the correct “ideological” response. I won’t be trying to give a definitive answer here, as that’s ultimately up to the community…
El Salvador made history in 2021 by becoming the first country to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender under the leadership of President Nayib Bukele. This groundbreaking decision has enabled significant financial improvements across the small Central American nation. Yesterday, El Salvador launched its website to track its national Bitcoin treasury holdings to further its…
JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in America, has revealed exposure to spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in a newly filed document with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today. Phoenix Trades The SEC filing by JPMorgan Chase provides specific insights into the bank’s exposure to spot Bitcoin ETFs. The bank currently has exposure to spot Bitcoin…
In a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Wells Fargo, one of the largest banks in the United States, disclosed its exposure to spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Wells Fargo bank reveals it has spot #Bitcoin ETF exposure in new SEC filing 👀 pic.twitter.com/H1iY9puKVb — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) May…
Candy Jets, a premier private jet charter service, has partnered with CoinCorner, a prominent Bitcoin services provider, to accept payments in Bitcoin for their luxury travel services, making them one of the first in the industry to embrace this payment method, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. JUST IN: Private jet charter service…
Block CEO Jack Dorsey recently predicted Bitcoin could reach a price of “at least $1 million” by 2030. Since stepping down from Twitter, now X, Dorsey has become a leading Bitcoin advocate, taking part in various Bitcoin and Nostr-related initiatives. JUST IN: Jack Dorsey predicts at least $1 million #Bitcoin price by 2030 🚀 pic.twitter.com/uNukkC4goQ…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial watchdog, is reviewing whether to allow Bitcoin into the region’s €12 trillion mutual fund market. JUST IN: 🇪🇺 EU Securities Authority is exploring adding #Bitcoin and Crypto exposure to the €12T investment market. EU is gearing up 🙌 pic.twitter.com/kVYZrrEFCx — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) May 9, 2024…
The Executive Office of US President Joe Biden has announced its stance on proposed legislation, H.J. Res. 109, that would allow highly regulated financial firms to act as custodians for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US President Joe Biden Administration says Biden would veto legislation that would allow highly regulated financial firms to custody #Bitcoin…
Founder: Evan Kaloudis Date Founded: 2019, block 563345; incorporated in 2023 Location of Headquarters: No HQ; fully remote Amount of Bitcoin Held in Treasury: Not disclosed Number of Employees: 2 Website: https://zeusln.com/ Public or Private? Private On April 26, 2024, Evan Kaloudis drew a line in the sand. In the wake of the news of the Samourai Wallet developers…
Originally published on Unchained.com. Unchained is the official US Collaborative Custody partner of Bitcoin Magazine and an integral sponsor of related content published through Bitcoin Magazine. For more information on services offered, custody products, and the relationship between Unchained and Bitcoin Magazine, please visit our website. The following is an excerpt from “Your Wealth is…
Bitcoin Beach, in collaboration with Geyser and the Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies (FBCE), has announced the Bitcoin Beach Grants round, aimed at advancing Bitcoin circular economies globally. This initiative aims to support emerging Bitcoin circular economies seeking growth through local Bitcoin education, merchant adoption, and community initiatives with Bitcoin. 🌎 Exciting News! Introducing a…
Argentina’s energy sector is increasingly turning to Bitcoin, this time with a state-owned facility using stranded natural gas from oil fields that would otherwise be wasted. JUST IN: 🇦🇷 Argentina state-owned company’s subsidiary will mine $BTC with Stranded Gas: Forbes Eventually, every country will be mining #Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/bu6sCXEUJ1 — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) May 8, 2024…
Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG), a global trading, technology, and investment firm, disclosed that it holds over $1.8 billion in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through a 13F-HR filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), providing a detailed breakdown of SIG’s investment portfolio. The filing reveals the investment firms biggest positions were in Grayscales…
It is often said that Bitcoin allows anyone to be their own bank. If you know anything about Bitcoin’s ethos and underlying tech, you’ve likely heard of this concept before. But do you know exactly how that works and why Bitcoin is more suitable as a store of value than your bank? To get the…
Metaplanet, a decades-old Japanese Public company providing hospitality and technology-related services, recently announced a major strategic pivot – embracing Bitcoin as a core corporate treasury asset. Last month, Metaplanet revealed it acquired over $6 million worth of Bitcoin, marking the company’s foray into digital assets. This mirrors MicroStrategy’s pioneering move to allocate part of its reserves to…
da-kuk In one of my previous articles, I discussed the top Bitcoin ETFs for investors seeking exposure to Bitcoin, excluding the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (NYSEARCA:GBTC) due to its high management fees. Today, I’ll go into detail about GBTC and explain why I believe it’s an inefficient option for Bitcoin exposure. Thesis: GBTC’s high expense ratio…
The Bitcoin network has reached a major milestone, processing its one billionth transaction yesterday, an achievement comes 15 years and 4 months after Bitcoin’s genesis block was mined on January 3, 2009. JUST IN: #Bitcoin has officially processed over 1 billion transactions. pic.twitter.com/bFbSW5NEAW — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) May 5, 2024 At an average rate of…
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“The institutions are coming.” Anyone who’s been in the Bitcoin space for any significant period of time has heard some prominent figure within the space utter this phrase. In August 2020, when MicroStrategy, an American-based business software company, announced it would be purchasing bitcoin to add it to its treasury, many thought that was the…
Fidelity, a major financial services firm, says pension funds are starting to explore investing in Bitcoin, particularly after the approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds earlier this year. BREAKING: Wall Street giant Fidelity says pension funds are beginning to explore #Bitcoin and crypto Gradually, then suddenly 🚀 pic.twitter.com/8vBz4Bf02t — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) May 3, 2024 Fidelity has…
In a Keynote address at MicroStrategy World: Bitcoin for Corporations, MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor delivered a masterclass on corporate finance and the power of bitcoin to supercharge corporate balance sheets. Saylor made a point to emphasize Bitcoin as the single solution for capital appreciation in an inflationary environment. In his speech, Saylor likened the…
Microstrategy’s annual Bitcoin for Corporations conference has kicked off its second day, featuring conversations with leading finance, regulatory and fintech professionals on the future of corporate Bitcoin adoption. Discussions will center around the financial implications of the recently approved Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States, the changing regulatory landscape for Bitcoin, as well as…
A Binance user, after purchasing and withdrawing BTC from the exchange, has lucked upon one of just four extremely rare “Epic Sats” from Bitcoin’s 2016 halving epoch. These special satoshis, categorized by the Ordinals protocol, are considered some of the most scarce and significant in Bitcoin’s history. BREAKING: The first satoshi of #Bitcoin’s second halving block…
Asset management giant BlackRock says it is seeing growing interest in Bitcoin ETFs from institutional players like sovereign wealth funds and pension funds. This comes after a hugely successful debut for BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, iShares IBIT, which was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year. BREAKING: Blackrock says “Sovereign wealth funds, pension…
BNP Paribas, the second largest European bank, has purchased exposure to Bitcoin via a spot ETF, per recent 13F filings with the SEC . The filings show BNP Paribas bought BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT). JUST IN: 🇫🇷 Second largest European bank, BNP Paribas reports exposure to #Bitcoin ETF in 13F filings. It's just…
Korok Ray, Bitcoin researcher and Associate Professor at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, announced plans to launch The Bitcoin Research Institute to drive academic research at the intersection of Bitcoin and artificial intelligence. At the MicroStrategy World: Bitcoin for Corporations 2024 event, Ray made note of Bitcoin’s potential to enable secure multi-party…
MicroStrategy revealed its latest innovation today, a decentralized identity (ID) platform built on the Bitcoin network, named MicroStrategy Orange, at the MicroStrategy World: Bitcoin for Corporations 2024 event. JUST IN: MicroStrategy launches an enterprise platform for building decentralized identity applications on #Bitcoin — MicroStrategy Orange 👀 pic.twitter.com/P5PXz80kSD — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) May 1, 2024 “Today, I’d like to…
Company Name: DEMAND Founders: Alejandro De La Torre and Filippo Merli Date Founded: 2023 Location of Headquarters: Lisbon, Portugal and Florence, Italy Amount of Bitcoin in Treasury: “Currently being bootstrapped” Number of Employees: 2 Website: https://www.dmnd.work/ Public or Private? Private Alejandro De La Torre is deeply concerned that Bitcoin mining is too centralized, and he’s…
MicroStrategy, a leading enterprise business intelligence firm that has emerged as a pioneering Bitcoin advocate among public companies, is hosting its Bitcoin For Corporations conference starting today. The event is taking place May 1 – May 2, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV will feature industry leaders discussing how corporations can adopt Bitcoin as a treasury asset. MicroStrategy…
Hoseki, a leader in Bitcoin and blockchain verification solutions, has unveiled Hoseki Verified, a new verification product aimed at enhancing transparency and trust in the cryptocurrency industry, with a focus on spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) asset verification, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. This public dashboard aims to set a new industry standard…
Major global bank Standard Chartered believes the Bitcoin price could see further downside to around $50,000, according to recent comments. Geoffrey Kendrick, head of forex and digital assets research at Standard Chartered, told The Block: “BTC’s proper break below $60,000 has now reopened a route to the $50,000-52,000 range.” As of writing, Bitcoin is trading under…
Roger Ver, a prominent early investor in Bitcoin and famously dubbed “Bitcoin Jesus,” has been indicted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on charges of mail fraud, tax evasion, and filing false tax returns. Ver was arrested over the weekend in Spain based on these criminal charges, and the U.S. intends to seek his extradition…
Bitcoin and crypto exchange Coinbase has integrated Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, enabling faster and cheaper BTC transactions for its users in the United States (with the exception of New York). As the largest Bitcoin exchange globally by users, trading volume, and custody of assets, Coinbase’s adoption of Lightning is a major win for the Bitcoin scaling solution….
The world witnessed unprecedented power grabs and supply chains disruptions over the past couple of years. The almost perfect alignment between big government, big banks and corporations should be a serious cause for concern across the agricultural sector. These moves represent no less than the most serious threats to our freedom and survival as businesses,…
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The recently approved Hong Kong Bitcoin spot ETFs began trading today, but saw relatively low volume on their first day. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) approved 6 total spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs last week. NEW: 🇭🇰 Opening ceremony of Hong Kong spot #Bitcoin ETFs 👏 pic.twitter.com/ux1eb5PqRn — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) April 30,…