Crypto news

Bitcoin cash price started a fresh decline from the $300 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $255 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support at $255 on the 4-hour chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below the $255 resistance zone. Bitcoin cash price is struggling below the $250 zone against the US Dollar,...

Stablecoin giant Tether quietly bought over $360 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) at the start of the year, according to on-chain data. The purchase brings the company’s total Bitcoin holdings up to 66,400 BTC worth $2.7 billion. Tether’s Massive Bitcoin Buys According to Bitcoin market intelligence provider CryptoQuant, a blockchain address previously identified as Tether’s saw its balance rise from 57,500 BTC to 66,400 BTC on January 4. That’s the largest single-day rise for...

The EU Parliament and Council recently reached a provisional agreement on a list of anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing laws. Although further deliberation on other proposed measures is yet to be had, the new measures will help streamline the efforts of the national financial agencies of EU countries in this area. Although cryptocurrencies are not the main focus of the new laws, the industry is nonetheless explicitly targeted by several of the provisions....

Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management LLC is actively acquiring shares of its recently introduced spot Bitcoin ETF, intensifying the competition among the initial issuers. The ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) divested $16 million from its position in the futures-backed ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) on Tuesday. This move was made to accommodate the purchase of 365,427 shares of the ARK 21 Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB), constituting 1% of the ARKW fund, as per data compiled...

[PRESS RELEASE – Toronto, Ontario, January 18th, 2024] .box is bridging Web3 and Web2 Breaking new ground in the domain name industry, My.box Inc. announces the upcoming launch of its Public Beta on January 18th, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET. This kicks off public availability of the first ever domain name system supported natively by browsers, email, and wallets. The future of digital identity .box domains offer secure and seamless identity on Web3 and Web2. The holder of...

[PRESS RELEASE – Cayman, Cayman Islands, January 18th, 2024] zbyte, the premium Web3 infrastructure platform, is proud to announce the launch of its mainnet and the DPLAT token, a significant milestone in bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3 technologies. zbyte is backed by prominent investors like Cartography Capital and Quarterback Financial. The zbyte mainnet introduces an innovative low-code, no-code module that enables Web2 developers to effortlessly create...

If you’re thinking about buying Bitcoin (BTC), think again: savvy investors are starting to consider MicroStrategy (MSTR) a far more appetizing trade. In a series of posts to X this week, Blockstream CEO Adam Back has argued that shares in the Bitcoin-bullish software business are trading at a massive discount relative to their underlying BTC holdings. MSTR Versus BTC: Which Is Better? MicroStrategy is owned by self-identified Bitcoin maximalist Michael Saylor, and is one of...

Diese Woche findet das Jahrestreffen des Weltwirtschaftsforums (WEF) im schweizerischen Davos statt. Dort wurde heute die Gründung eines internationalen GovTech Centres in Berlin besiegelt. Vor Ort haben Lars Zimmermann, Mitglied des Vorstands GovTech Campus Deutschland e.V., Robert Habeck, Vizekanzler und Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz, und Prof. Klaus Schwab, Gründer und Vorsitzender des WEF, eine entsprechende Vereinbarung für das neue GovTech Centre symbolisch...

In an interview with Bloomberg, Rachel Aguirre, the head of product at BlackRock U.S. iShares, revealed that the firm’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has witnessed a surge in inflows, predominantly coming from retail investors and newcomers to the cryptocurrency space. This revelation follows the impressive performance of IBIT, which has maintained its lead in total volume among U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. BlackRock’s IBIT Records Impressive Inflows As of the third day of trading, data...

The Bitcoin hashrate has experienced a 25% drop since the weekend, raising concerns about the security of the network just ahead of the highly anticipated “halving” event. Data sourced from BTC.com reveals a decline in global hashrate estimates from approximately 600 EH/s on Friday to 450 EH/s by Tuesday. Texas Cold Weather Affects Bitcoin Hashrate The Bitcoin hashrate drop coincided with a weather warning issued by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) for...