Tag Archives: Bitcoin Adoption

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has been on an aggressive Bitcoin buying spree. Earlier this week, it announced adding 21.877 BTC to its stash, bringing its total holdings to 225.611 BTC. At the current price, the Tokyo-listed company now holds Bitcoins worth almost $14.8 million. This investment strategy appears to have paid off as Metaplanet experienced an incredible surge in its shares this year, with a major boost recorded in May after the company announced tapping...

This week was very exciting in terms of developments within the cryptocurrency industry. In the following, we take a look at some of the most important crypto news from the last seven days. Let’s dive in. Most Important Crypto News This Week The list is chronological, starting from June 15th. Crypto Investments Hit $1 Billion in May With Ethereum Dominating. According to a report published by KuCoin Research, the crypto industry saw a public disclosure of around 156...

Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs has revealed that cryptocurrency deposits into crypto addresses linked to Chinese drug precursor manufacturers more than doubled in the first four months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. In 2023, Chinese precursor networks received over $26 million in cryptocurrency, with 97% of the over 120 manufacturers studied offering payment options in digital currencies. Bitcoin Dominates Transactions According to TRM Labs, the overall...

Family offices, known for their entrepreneurial spirit, are embracing new investment opportunities. Though cryptocurrencies account for 5% of portfolios, an allocation that would have been unthinkable a decade ago, they remain strikingly split over the role of the asset class. According to the recently published 2024 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Study, approximately 39% of the surveyed family offices are either actively investing in cryptocurrencies or considering them,...

California-based med-tech company Semler Scientific has announced purchasing an additional 247 BTC for an aggregate of $17 million in cash, inclusive of fees and expenses. As of June 6, 2024, Semler holds a total of 828 bitcoins, which were acquired for an aggregate of $57 million, inclusive of fees and expenses. Preps $150M Bitcoin Warchest In a new filing, the Nasdaq-listed medical manufacturer also revealed looking to raise $150 million to buy more bitcoins in the future,...

CoinspeakerNew Bitcoin Wallet Addresses See Massive Decline, Hit Lowest Point since 2018 Despite the current downturn, there are notable signs that the Bitcoin ecosystem is poised to make a comeback. New Bitcoin Wallet Addresses See Massive Decline, Hit Lowest Point since 2018

It has been over 15 years since Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin to the world, and a lot has happened within this timeframe. From being called a pyramid scheme, rat poison (sq), and proclaimed dead hundreds of times, to becoming a trillion-dollar asset with a dozen exchange-traded funds tracking its performance on the world’s largest financial market. Its adoption curve, which has recently been linked to that of the Internet from 1997, has seen some deviations on its...

A meme began making its way around crypto Twitter earlier this month, pointing out that Bitcoin now has the number of active users that the Internet had in 1997. But the reality is even more interesting: Bitcoin most likely has far more users today than the Internet had the year Amazon debuted on Wall Street. That means Bitcoin investors may be running out of time to capitalize on stellar market returns driven by growth in user adoption. Our Sources: 70M Internet Users 1997 |...

The markets are rallying exuberantly for BTC for a couple of reasons this March. Institutional investors bought deep after the SEC opened up Wall Street access to Bitcoin price exposure through custodial spot ETFs. That only adds to the scarcity shock with the supply halving coming up next month. However, many blockchain crypto trading strategists think it is hard to overstate the importance of the ETF approvals by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The new paradigm does...

Following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of the first eleven spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in the United States last month, Australian retail interest in Bitcoin has experienced a surge. The development has grabbed Australian investors’ attention, with 34% acknowledging awareness of the news. This has increased confidence in Bitcoin, with 25% of locals holding a more positive view following the ETF approval. Increased Ownership and...