Bitcoin (BTC)

TL;DR US attorney John E Deaton noticed a potential shift in the SEC’s stance towards the cryptocurrency industry, especially after not leveraging the recent fake BTC ETF news to criticize the sector. Previously, SEC’s Chairman Gary Gensler frequently associated crypto with negative activities. Deaton suggests Gensler’s behavior may be influenced by major institutions’ opinions. Despite a rumor that the SEC approved BlackRock’s BTC ETF application causing a price surge, the...

Investment management giant BlackRock filed an amended version of its spot Bitcoin ETF S-1 application form on Wednesday, following numerous updated filings from rival firms. The updated filing includes five additional pages of text warning of additional risks the fund’s investors may face, including risks related to Bitcoin itself. Bitcoin Lacks Transparency, Says BlackRock In the filing dated October 18, BlackRock modified a risk disclosure related to how its share prices...

Les développeurs de Bitcoin Core viennent d’annoncer la sortie de la version 25.1 du logiciel Bitcoin Core, l’implémentation de référence du protocole Bitcoin. Pour en savoir plus sur les améliorations : https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-25.1.md Pour signaler d’éventuels problèmes : github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues. Il est recommandé de mettre à...

Pour fêter la sortie de la version française de The Timechain Codex, PVH éditions et Découvre Bitcoin organisent un petit événement dans une librairie parisienne. Où ? – Librairie La dimension fantastique, 69 rue de Chabrol à Paris Quand ? – Mardi 24 octobre à 18h00 En présence de Lionel Jeannerat (éditeur) et des contributeurs francophones. Roman graphique illustré par FractalEncrypt,...

Matrixport’s analysis suggests that if Tether’s (USDT) market cap increases by $24 billion, acting as a proxy for potential ETF inflows, Bitcoin’s price could rise to $42,000, representing a conservative estimate. A recent report from the crypto financial services platform Matrixport suggests that the approval of BlackRock’s Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) could propel the price of Bitcoin (BTC) to the range of $42,000 to $56,000. The Impact of BlackRock’s ETF Approval on BTC Price...

Coinbase is looking to expand its footprint in Europe amid more crypto-friendly MiCA laws that will allow it to operate in all 27 EU states under a single license. In a major move, crypto exchange Coinbase Glonal Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) has decided that it will select Ireland as its regulatory hub in the entire EU region. Currently, Coinbase already has its presence in Ireland holding an office in Dublin since 2018. As of now, Ireland employs nearly 100 people in Ireland. Coinbase has applied...

Through Taproot Assets, Lightning Labs is bringing stablecoins to Bitcoin and Bitcoinizing traditional assets including the dollar. Bitcoin layer-2 infrastructure firm Lightning Labs has officially launched the mainnet of Taproot Assets, a protocol that supports the issuance of stablecoins and real-world assets on the Bitcoin and Lightning networks. According to an official announcement, the mainnet release will support functionality on the Bitcoin blockchain, with support for Lightning...

It was disclosed that FTX customers’ money was spent on business investments, political and charity donations, and real estate. Beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange FTX spent customer’s deposits for business investments, political contributions, charitable donations, real estate, and the buyback of shares from competitor exchange Binance. During a hearing on Wednesday at the ongoing Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) trial, professor Peter Easton, an accounting officer hired by the US Department of...

Tesla continues to hold on to its BTC holding having last sold about 75% of it in the second quarter of 2022. It has now been five consecutive quarters that electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has left its sizable Bitcoin (BTC) holdings untouched. That is despite recently spending greatly towards improving its artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions and projects. According to Tesla’s Q3 2023 report that was released on Wednesday, the company still has $184 million worth of...

EOS price remained in a bearish zone and declined below the $0.550 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $0.545 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $0.5475 on the 4-hour chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to decline if it stays below the $0.525 and $0.520 resistance levels. EOS price is struggling below $0.540 against the US...