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An “epic sat,” an extremely rare satoshi (the smallest unit of Bitcoin) from the network’s fourth halving block, was recently sold for over $2 million. On April 25, the crypto mining pool ViaBTC successfully auctioned off “Sat 1,968,750,000,000,000” for 33.3 BTC, approximately $2.13 million, on the cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx Global. ViaBTC’s Rare Satoshi Auctioned CoinEx Global announced that its partner, the ViaBTC mining pool, successfully mined the 840,000th block....

Bitcoin could be headed to $1 million after a tsunami of newly printed cash drives up all asset prices, according to Strike CEO Jack Mallers. The executive, whose payments app lets people remit fiat currency around the world on Bitcoin rails, said in a Friday interview that money printing will be required to bail out the U.S. bond market, which he claims is “in trouble for the first time in modern financial history.” A Recipe For Money Printing According to Mallers, the U.S....

Crypto.com has produced a new commercial with the famous rapper Eminem that’s due to showcase during the NBA playoffs this weekend. The ad follows similar television marketing efforts from Coinbase, indicating that major sports leagues may be rewarming to the crypto industry. Crypto.com’s New Sport Ad Campaign As shared on the famous rapper’s Twitter page on Friday, the ad begins with a bird’s eye view of the Crypto.com Arena – the multi-purpose sports arena in downtown Los...

Bitcoin whales appear to be realizing their profits from BTC’s latest rally, as on-chain analysts have identified a surge in inflows to centralized crypto exchanges. According to a CryptoQuant Quicktake by anonymous crypto analyst Phi Deltalytics, BTC whale inflows to exchanges currently constitute a substantial portion of overall flows to trading platforms. Whales May Be Taking Profits A separate Quicktake from analyst Woominkyu on April 25 revealed that the unrealized...

The predictions for the US economy continue to be gloomy. “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki bluntly stated that the American economy is in a depression. He defined depression as an economy experiencing subpar growth – even though it is technically growing, it’s below its potential. To support his claim, Kiyosaki pointed out that in Q4 2023, the economy grew by 3.4%, but in Q1 2024, it only increased by 1.6%, less than half of the previous quarter’s growth. American...

Blockchain developers have come one step closer to launching rollups on Bitcoin, enabling “unlimited smart contract functionality” and scaling once foreign to the OG crypto network. On Friday, BitcoinOS published the whitepaper for “BitSNARK and Grail”, a system for bridging Bitcoin to layer 2 rollups and blockchains in a trust-minimized way. Rollups On Bitcoin: Is It Possible? The new rollup system is an outgrowth of BitVM – the Bitcoin-based computing paradigm discovered by...

Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has publicly apologized for what he described as “poor decisions” and has taken “full responsibility” for his actions. Meanwhile, Binance co-founder He Yi said that while he acknowledges that CZ may have made mistakes, his biggest one was ignorance. CZ Issues Apology and Appeals for Second Chance Following his November 2023 settlement of charges with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Changpeng Zhao (CZ) is scheduled for...

Crypto industry experts believe Ethereum (ETH) spot ETFs will likely be denied approval for public trading by regulators next month. A denial would likely mean U.S. investors receive no product of the sort until December 2024 at the earliest, putting the digital currency well behind Bitcoin (BTC) in terms of adoption by Wall Street. Why Are Ethereum ETFs Unlikely? Sources contacted by Reuters say the few meetings between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and...

Since the bear market in 2022, bitcoin (BTC) has witnessed substantial pullbacks, losing up to 23% of its value on some occasions. Understanding the depth of these declines could help investors maximize their returns, as rebounds from these drops usually yield substantial gains. According to a tweet by crypto trader and analyst Rekt Capital, accumulating BTC after a pullback of approximately 20% could fetch investors good money as the crypto asset resumes its upward...

Balaji Srinivasan – the popular venture investor and Coinbase’s former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – believes Bitcoin Maximalism is due to gain steam as a philosophical and economic belief system. In a Twitter post on Wednesday, the entrepreneur argued why faith in the existing financial system is bound to erode over time as the U.S. dollar inflation pushes a new generation into Bitcoin. Unstoppable Inflation According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, twelve-month...