Bitcoin (BTC)

Crypto Finance Secures Four BaFin Licences in Germany Crypto Finance AG, part of Deutsche Börse Group, has reached another milestone in its history. The prudentially FINMA-supervised provider of institutional-grade investment solutions, custody, and trading for digital assets has now also secured four licences from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin. The licences for its subsidiary, Crypto Finance (Deutschland) GmbH, include...

Le numéro de février de la revue La Jaune et la Rouge, éditée par l’Association des alumni de l’École polytechnique, est en grande partie consacré à Bitcoin. « Le bitcoin est un objet informatique et cryptographique complexe, clivant et passionnant. Système monétaire décentralisé, autorégulé, opéré en mode pair à pair, il semble devenu plus fréquentable depuis la décision de la SEC (Security and...

Many industry experts have given their two cents on the future of the crypto market in the next 12 months, and most of them lean bullish. The most common reason is Bitcoin. In April 2024, the cryptocurrency will go through its pre-programmed halving, which will slash block rewards in half. This means that the supply available for miners to sell will effectively decrease by 50%. If the demand for it remains the same or it increases, the price will go up – that’s how markets...

The upcoming Bitcoin (BTC) halving is likely a bullish development, but a slew of outside factors mean it likely won’t play out the same as in previous years, according to Grayscale. Last month, the company successfully converted its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into the world’s largest Bitcoin ETF. The introduction of such ETFs, according to Grayscale, may impact Bitcoin’s price as if it were a second halving within a single year. Are Bitcoin ETFs A Second Halving? In a...

Entretien avec Pierre Noizat, CEO et fondateur de Paymium. Réalisation : Maksym ANDRUSHKIV pour @kryptosphere

Le bitcoin, en hausse de plus de 17% en une semaine, a fait aujourd’hui une brève incursion dans la zone des 50 000 dollars, un niveau qu’il avait quitté le 25 décembre 2021. Même si les nouveaux ETF au comptant ont encaissés plusieurs centaines de millions de dollars dans les premières semaines d’échange, les BTC quittant le Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), ont un temps fait baisser le cours qui...

Bitcoin (BTC) broke a two-year high above $50,000 on Monday – the highest recorded price for the leading digital currency since December 2021. The coin’s surge was accompanied by $191 million in liquidations across the crypto market within the past 24 hours. According to Coinglass, over $36 million in crypto shorts have been liquidated in the past hour alone. Across the day, over 57,000 traders have been liquidated. The largest liquidation, however, was for an ETH-USD swap on...

Bitcoin is up by an impressive 14% from the lows placed last Monday but has found resistance at the 2022 highs on its way toward $50,000. Despite this, traders are still incredibly bullish for the number-one-ranked cryptocurrency’s future, believing the Bitcoin block halving will push $BTC beyond its all-time-high price. With the block halving imminent, traders are also positioning themselves into a stake-to-mine ecosystem, capable of delivering significant returns following...

CoinspeakerPopular Bitcoin Proponent Gabor Gurbacs Praises Satoshi Nakamoto’s Disappearance  Due to the anonymity of the Bitcoin creator, many people have come forward to claim his fame. However, no one has successfully proved beyond reasonable doubt that they are Nakamoto.  Popular Bitcoin Proponent Gabor Gurbacs Praises Satoshi Nakamoto’s Disappearance 

Still far short of its 2021 peak of almost $69,000, Bitcoin has been steadily climbing higher despite the ETF-induced correction. This week, it surpassed $48,000 and $49,000, a level not seen in nearly two years, with the $50,000 target now in focus. However, data suggest that there’s a crucial hurdle that Bitcoin needs to overcome before eventually claiming the target. According to the popular on-chain intelligence platform Intotheblock, Bitcoin is eyeing the $50,000 mark...