Bitcoin (BTC)

Riot Blockchain – arguably one of the largest and most well-known bitcoin and crypto mining firms out there – is set to acquire Whinstone US, Inc. for approximately $80 million. Through the acquisition, Riot gains access to several of the company’s stock shares, as well as additional assets and operations. In all, the total value of the acquisition is said to be more than $650 million. Riot Blockchain Just Bought Whinstone One of the most significant points of the move...

Bitcoin has been doing extremely well as of late. Late last week, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap briefly rose above the $60,000 line to bring investors into a whole new state of euphoria. As it turns out, many traders are heavily continuing their bitcoin investing given that several analysts are convinced this is just the tip of the iceberg. Bitcoin is expected to continue rising throughout the year, and there are many individuals out there that...

Inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO depuis 1979 pour son exceptionnelle biodiversité, le parc national des Virunga, à l’Est de la République démocratique du Congo, accepte désormais les dons en bitcoin. « Les dons en cryptomonnaie […] aident à conserver les gorilles des montagnes et la riche biodiversité du parc, soutiennent des projets de développement durable, tels que la construction de...

The number of companies filing to receive approval to launch a Bitcoin ETF in the US continues to increase with the addition of Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital. If approved, the Galaxy Bitcoin ETF will trade on the NYSE Arca exchange.  Based in New York, Galaxy Digital is a diversified financial services firm dedicated to the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. The company has made another pro-crypto step by filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch...

The growing anticipation for the 15th Binance Coin burn led to a highly volatile trading day in which the token surged to yet another all-time high of roughly $640 before dumping by over $100 in minutes. Interestingly, the enhanced fluctuations resulted in over $125 billion in BNB liquidated in hours. 15th Binance Coin Burn Incoming Initially, as stipulated in BNB’s whitepaper, the token goes through a burning process every quarter in which Binance buys and destroys BNB worth...

MicroStrategy, a publicly-listed company spearheaded by Michael Saylor, who’s arguably one of Bitcoin’s biggest proponents, will now pay the board fees to its non-employee directors in bitcoin. According to a new filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), MicroStrategy has modified the compensation arrangements for non-employee directors. Per the document, they will “receive all fees for their service on the Company’s Board in bitcoin instead of...

By partnering with a German-based investment firm and Switzerland’s Digital Assets AG, Binance will introduce zero commission tradable stock tokens. Each new coin will represent one share of equity stock and will be fully backed by a depository portfolio of underlying securities. The first such token will be Tesla. Binance Launches Commission-Free Tradable Stock Tokens The leading digital asset exchange, Binance, announced its latest development in a press release shared with...

Apart from surpassing the $1 trillion level, bitcoin’s market capitalization is now worth more than two of the largest financial service companies – Visa and MasterCard – combined. Moreover, BTC’s market cap is also higher than several of the largest US-based banks, including JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Citigroup. Bitcoin Above Visa and MasterCard The previously referred to as “magical internet money” has been on a mind-blowing bull run since early October when it dabbled...

Voilà la dernière mise à jour de notre classement des banques. Ce tableau a été conçu à partir des résultats d’un sondage [1] s’adressant à toutes les personnes ayant utilisé au moins une fois leur compte bancaire pour transférer des fonds afin d’acheter ou de vendre des bitcoins ou d’autres cryptomonnaies. Nombre total de participations (depuis août 2018) : 1722 Nombre total de participations en 2021 (du 01/01 au 10/04) : 844 Ne...

For diehard cryptocurrency investors, the answer to their prayers has typically been bitcoin, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. However, while the currency has been spiking like no other asset, it remains as volatile as ever. Many traders still see bitcoin as risky, and for this reason, stock shares in Coinbase – set to debut on the Nasdaq next week – might be the alternative tool they seek. The Coinbase Stock Is Heading Our Way Coinbase initially announced in late 2020...