Bitcoin (BTC)

« Malgré les fortes fluctuations récentes, les cryptomonnaies constituent une véritable révolution. En supprimant les intermédiaires, elles facilitent grandement les paiements et ouvrent de nombreuses perspectives économiques […]. En parallèle, les institutions et les entreprises bancaires et financières poussent pour encadrer ces actifs. Comment résoudre la forte tension entre la protection des...

Mt. Gox creditors could be one step closer to reclaiming their funds after nearly a decade of waiting. This is as the Rehabilitation Trustee has released a deadline for them to select their preferred repayment method. Nobuaki Kobayashi, the man in charge of the Mt. Gox rehabilitation process, published a new update for creditors on Thursday (October 6, 2022). In it, creditors were told that they had until January 10, 2023, to choose a payment option and register payee...

Bitcoin’s price went through a somewhat surprising dip yesterday when the US announced the September job reports, which were better than expected. Most altcoins are also in the red now, with the obvious exception of Ripple. XRP has stolen the show once again, surging by almost 7%. Bitcoin Lost the $20K Mark Ever since the October 3 crash to below $19,000, the landscape around the primary cryptocurrency was quite positive. The asset had bounced off that level and even jumped...

Trygve Slagsvold Vedum – the Finance Minister of Norway – urged the government to scrap its crypto program that allows domestic bitcoin miners to pay a reduced rate on electricity. In his view, the current market conditions and the ongoing energy crisis in Europe are key reasons for this amendment. BTC Miners Should not Be Treated Differently In 2016, the Norwegian government introduced certain energy benefits for data centers, including cryptocurrency miners, by enabling...

The US-based bitcoin miner – Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. – reportedly has exposure of more than $80 million in one of its hosting providers – Compute North. Two weeks ago, the latter joined the list of troubled entities affected by the ongoing crypto winter, filing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Multi-Million Exposure According to a coverage by Bloomberg, the cryptocurrency miner had invested $10 million in convertible preferred stock of Compute North. It had allocated an...

Si les cryptomonnaies ont pu à leurs débuts être souvent associées à des externalités négatives, les récents évènements géopolitiques en Ukraine ou au Liban ont montré des usages plus que pertinents. Le Salvador a même commencé à utiliser le bitcoin comme monnaie officielle. Les cryptomonnaies ne deviendraient-elles pas un outil géopolitique ? Présentation d’Alexandre Stachtchenko pour Bpifrance

Not long ago, Live Bitcoin News published an article talking about the world’s first cryptocurrency insider trading case, which occurred at the hands of a former employee of popular digital currency exchange Coinbase. It now looks like that case has reached a new pinnacle. Former Coinbase Employee May Have Conducted Insider Trades The case involves Ishan Wahi, a former product manager for Coinbase. He is accused of receiving private information about what coins the...

La série documentaire « Le Mystère Satoshi – aux origines du bitcoin » sera projetée gratuitement le 4 novembre à 15h au Forum des images à Paris dans le cadre du festival Vrai de Vrai organisé par la Scam*. La projection sera suivie d’un échange avec Rémi Forte, le réalisateur. Le festival met en lumière les projets ayant gagné une « étoile de la Scam » et remettra un prix du jury ainsi qu’un...

In terms of overall market movements, not much was happening in the past seven days. The total capitalization remained somewhat flat, around $990 million, unable to recover above the coveted $1 trillion mark. Bitcoin’s price, as well as that of the majority of altcoins, also failed to post a significant difference. At the time of this writing, Bitcoin’s price trades at around $19,700 – more or less where it was this time last week. The volatility is currently gone from the...

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