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On Tuesday, the prices of bitcoin and other crypto assets were seen trading at a discount on the Australian arm of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, compared to rival local platforms. As of 1:10 pm, bitcoin (BTC) was trading at A$34,863 ($22,670) on Binance Australia, about A$7,516 ($4,913) lower than the average price on most exchanges, including BTC Markets, where it was trading at A$43,000 ($28,130), Coinjar and Independent Reserve. Other...

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has onboarded Saiffedean Ammous – author of The Bitcoin Standard – as an Economic Advisor to the National Bitcoin Office of El Salvador. In his role, the author will “advise on matters related to various economic policies,” while supporting Bukele’s policy of “economic liberty and bitcoin,” according to a Bitcoin office statement.  Economic Advice From Bitcoiners President Bukele met with the Ammous last week to discuss a range of topics...

Following increased regulatory action from the SEC and other local and global watchdogs, members of the crypto community have been worrying about the industry’s future relationship with the banking sector. Pivot to Europe in The Cards The restlessness surrounding future crypto regulation was amplified following the collapse of both Signature Bank and Silvergate Bank, both of which supplied much of the infrastructure needed to keep the crypto world tethered to the banking...

Chip-manufacturing giant NVIDIA (NDVA) surpassed a $1 trillion market cap, bringing the company’s total value close to that of all cryptocurrencies in the world combined. The company’s stock opened at $405.96 on Tuesday, before rising as high as $416.39 by 9:50 am ET. The 6% pump marked a 52-week high for the company. Shares have since cooled to just $402.53 a piece as of 12:47 pm ET, bringing them slightly below the $404.86 level needed to maintain a $1 trillion value.  The...

Although it was launched less than a year ago in its current version, ChatGPT has already made massive strides in the AI community and has become a go-to chatbot for countless questions and inquiries. However, it’s worth noting that the AI virtual machine is not perfect, makes certain mistakes, and cannot be trusted blindly. No, ChatGPT, BTC Has Not Reached $100K Yet The AI chatbot took the world by storm last year as it managed to answer (almost) all questions and queries it...

Tenet is a layer-1 network that’s focused predominantly on the expansion of use cases related to liquid staking derivatives (LSDs). According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, Tenet has forged a partnership with LayerZero aimed at boosting the adoption of LSDs. LayerZero, in turn, is an omnichain interoperability protocol that’s currently valued at over $3 billion. The first stage of the initiative would be to set up a LayerZero endpoint on Tenet. It will enable...

Indonesian province Bali has stated that tourists are not allowed to make payments with cryptocurrency, warning that violators “will be dealt with firmly.” The government is looking to curb the influx of foreign tourists as a way to tackle problematic foreigners who violate local laws. Offending Foreign Tourists to Face Tough Sanctions Bali will take action against foreign tourists who use cryptocurrency for payment, according to the province’s Governor Wayan Koster, who...

Bitcoin users have registered over 10 million inscriptions into the Bitcoin blockchain using the newly popular Ordinals protocol.  The milestone comes shortly after Ordinals founder Casey Rordamor stepped down as the project’s lead maintainer on Saturday. Ordinals’ Blistering Growth According to data from Dune Analytics, Bitcoin sports exactly 10,018,046 Ordinals inscriptions at writing time – the vast majority of which were recorded over the past month alone.  An inscription...

Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange OKX published its seventh proof-of-reserves (PoR) report in line with efforts to push the new industry standard of transparency and trust within the crypto community. The new report shows that OKX has reserves of $10 billion in bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), Tether (USDT), and other assets. OKX Releases Seventh PoR Report The audit, which was concluded on May 19, 2023, shows that OKX’s current reserve ratios are 103% for BTC, 103% for...

The Biden Administration’s federal budget proposal to charge a 30% tax on all Bitcoin miners in the United States has been scrapped, a national policymaker confirmed on Sunday.  The withdrawal is part of a series of tax-related concessions made by the administration in negotiations surrounding the nation’s fast-approaching debt ceiling. No More Mining Tax Ohio Rep. Warren Davidson shared the text for the newly proposed debt ceiling deal on Sunday – a culmination of...