Bitcoin (BTC)

The federal government is looking to regulate crypto mining in the United States, and Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis isn’t happy about that. Cynthia Lummis Wants to Leave Crypto Mining Alone Since entering Congress in early 2021, Lummis (a republican) has widely been labeled as a friend to crypto given she’s invested in bitcoin before. She’s also developed a new bill that would carve out rules and regulations for establishing all future crypto bills in the U.S. in the...

The efforts to expand Bitcoin development and adoption in Africa and Central America continue. So the market is looking pretty comfortable with BTC after the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and others with crypto exposure. After shocking customers, markets, and regulators earlier last month, their effect on BTC’s market value seems priced into the momentum. While crypto yield scheme crashes and bank runs haven’t been able to keep down bitcoin’s price, something’s pushing it...

Organisé par Antoine Poinsot, cofondateur de Revault, dans le cadre des rencontres proposées par Découvre Bitcoin, le prochain meetup Bitcoin Bordelais aura lieu le 13 avril. « Rendez-vous au Frog & Rosbif, 23 Rue Ausone, 33000 Bordeaux à 18h30. Nous serons normalement dans la salle du fond, un peu plus calme que l’entrée du bar. N’hésitez pas à apporter des livres ou des goodies que vous...

Bitcoin briefly dipped below $28,000 yesterday but has bounced off and currently sits inches above that line. As it happens quite frequently during the weekends, the trading volumes have declined, and even the more volatile by nature altcoins sit rather silent today. BTC Back Above $28K The start of this week saw some massive price fluctuations. It began with BTC’s price drop to $27,200 on Monday after fake news that Interpol had served Binance CEO CZ with a Red Notice....

After severe turbulence in the Bitcoin mining industry last year, there seems to be a significant resurgence since the start of 2023. While it has become even harder to mine BTC, miner revenue has also increased in a much-needed respite for such entities. Bitcoin’s network hash rate, which has been on a steady uptrend, has climbed to another record high of 342.16 EH/s. Foundry USA and Antpool have been dominating the hash rate with 33.9% and 18.7%, respectively. Closely...

Nouvel ajout à la liste des établissements qui acceptent les paiements en bitcoins : Tamarin, bijouterie en ligne spécialisée dans le saphir étoilé. « Nous suivons toutes les étapes de développement du bijou, de la prospection autour des mines jusqu’à la livraison chez vous. De la mine de saphir au doigt de la dame nos bijoux accompagnent et mettent en valeur la somptuosité de nos pierres. Nous ne...

Residents of Egypt are angry after being taken advantage of and falling victim to a cryptocurrency scam last August known as Hogg Pool. Hogg Pool Was Probably Never Real A promotional video for the company said it was founded in the year 2019 in the state of Colorado, though regulators believe this is false information. It was touted as a presenter of crypto and blockchain technology investments. Plans through the company allowing customers to invest their cash and...

The past seven days saw the broader cryptocurrency market cool down a bit, with some of the previous week’s leaders also taking a breather. Namely, Ripple’s XRP was unable to sustain the major gains it posted seven days ago and is lost around 5% throughout this week. It could just be setting itself up for another leg up, though. Let’s dive in. The total cryptocurrency market cap is down about $15 billion in the past seven days, which is indicative of it cooling down. BTC was...

Arthur Hayes says Maelstrom is “patient” and is currently only seeking to invest in projects that can prove their worth. Erstwhile BitMex CEO Arthur Hayes plans to beat returns offered by Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Together with former BitMex head of corporate development Akshat Vaidya, Arthur Hayes founded Maelstrom Capital, a fund they plan would considerably outperform the top two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. The Maelstrom website describes the company as Arthur Hayes’...

The infamous hack of the Mt. Gox crypto exchange in 2014 saw it lose 850,000 Bitcoin (BTC) overnight. The situation around repaying creditors of the defunct Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange has reached yet another chapter. This follows after the just concluded registration exercise where clients who lost funds to the famous Mt. Gox hack were asked to come forward with their repayment information. In its most recent statement,  the exchange has confirmed that the time for registration has...