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Results released so far show that El Salvador’s incumbent President Nayib Bukele marked a landslide victory, indicating that he could be re-elected for a second term. Bukele’s administration cracked down on gang violence in El Salvador and made history with the adoption of Bitcoin as a legal tender in the country. Another Five Years for President Nayib Bukele In an X post, Bukele declared himself the winner of the Presidential election, which was held on Feb. 4, 2024....

With the fourth halving event scheduled for April this year, speculation about Bitcoin’s future trajectory is rampant. One notable voice in this conversation is Charles Edwards, the founder of hedge fund Capriole Investments, who has made a striking prediction – if Bitcoin’s post-halving returns mimic those of 2020, the market could be witnessing a staggering $280,000 valuation within the next year. 2020: “Worst Bitcoin Bull Market” Matching the exceptional performance seen...

Genesis Global Capital has formally requested authorization from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to proceed with an extensive sale of its holdings. The crypto lender, currently undergoing bankruptcy proceedings, submitted the new motion seeking approval to sell trust assets valued at approximately $1.6 billion. Genesis Seeks Court Approval for Liquidation As per a court filing on February 2, the trust assets comprise approximately $1.4 billion...

Argo Blockchain PLC, a London-based cryptocurrency miner, announced on Monday a drop in Bitcoin production for January, resulting in a 7.81% decline in its shares. The company attributed the decrease in mining output to a 20% decline in daily production compared to December, primarily driven by a 16% drop in Bitcoin-denominated hashprice. Argo Blockchain Shares Dip According to the London Stock Exchange, Argo Blockchain’s shares are down by 7.81% to 14.75 pence each in London...

Last year, the European Union unanimously voted for the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) bill, considered by most to be the first comprehensive piece of legislation addressing the crypto industry as a whole. MiCA is, in itself, part of a larger set of financial laws known as DORA – but it has also given many crypto companies a reason to consider moving the bulk of their operations across the ocean. Several Adjustments to The Bill Although MiCA was published back in June 2023,...

The SlowMist Security team revealed receiving numerous reports of theft. Upon investigation, they found that a significant portion of these thefts were facilitated by deceptive comments under tweets from well-known projects. As such, approximately 80% of comments under tweets from such projects were identified as phishing scam accounts. SlowMist Exposes Phishing Tactics SlowMist also observed multiple Telegram groups engaged in the sale of Twitter accounts, offering some with...

The cryptocurrency market experienced losses of $1.9 billion in 2023 due to hacks, marking a substantial 93.6% decrease from the previous year. While this appears to be a positive trend, further examination reveals a bleaker outlook, with the frequency and sophistication of attacks on the rise, according to blockchain security auditor Hacken. 2023 Sees Onslaught of ‘Sophisticated Attacks’ Hacken’s 2023 security report shared with CryptoPotato revealed that the total amount...

Bitcoin hash rate continues to chart astounding record highs just weeks before the fourth halving. Meanwhile, critics worry Bitcoin mining could be hazardous to the environment. That hasn’t stopped the price from soaring to a multi-year record high of $46,670, 67% of its historical all-time high price of $69,000 in November 2021. However, according to a recent analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Bitcoin miners in the United States alone use as much...

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has recovered after plunging to an undervalued territory a week ago. Amid the price fluctuations, the asset’s demand has remained positive. A weekly report from on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant shared with CryptoPotato revealed that BTC’s price may have bottomed as its latest descent crushed the short-term holders’ unrealized profit margins to 0%. Bitcoin Reaches Undervalued Territory On January 23, bitcoin touched a two-month low of $38,000,...

Binance, the world’s largest crypto trading platform, has announced the launch of a marketplace for inscription tokens to facilitate the buying, selling, and minting of a wide range of such assets. According to a press release seen by CryptoPotato, the Binance Inscriptions Marketplace leverages the application programming interface (API) of UniSat, a Bitcoin inscriptions market and wallet provider, and is hosted within the Binance Web3 Wallet. Binance Launches Inscriptions...