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Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss commented on the upgrade, calling it “an incredible milestone” for Ethereum.  Ethereum has breached the $2,000 barrier on the heels of the Shapella upgrade, the first major network upgrade since 2022’s Merge. The second-largest cryptocurrency is currently trading at $2,114, up 6.71% on the day and 13.96% over 7 days, outperforming Bitcoin which is up 2% over the past 24 hours and is now changing hands at $30,839. The Shapella upgrade, a portmanteau...

A Bitcoin futures index in Argentina is a huge relief as the country is currently struggling with high inflation. CNV, The securities regulator in Argentina, has approved a Bitcoin futures index on a local exchange. Following the approval, the Bitcoin futures index will launch in Argentina in May on Matba Rofex. The exchange got the green light to roll out the Bitcoin futures next month, boasting as the first Latin American exchange to onboard such a product. Authorizing the Bitcoin-based...

As per the Department of Justice, the executive took investors money saying that he would invest in high-yielding altcoins but actually used the money for his personal benefits. On Tuesday, April 11, the US Justice Department announced that a former investment banker who served at JPMorgan and the Deutsche Bank will face up to 20 years of jail term for allegedly committing crypto fraud. The DOJ arrested Rashawn Russell, 27, the registered broker, and shall be arraigned soon in the New...

Some of the major features of the lightning network by Lightspark are its security and reliability. It presents itself as a secure infrastructure for enterprise-grade payments. Bitcoin tech infrastructure company Lightspark has unveiled a lightning platform for businesses. Lightspark was created in 2022 to power payments on the lightning network and has been quiet since its introduction last year. The company was developed to “explore, build and extend the capabilities and utility of...

Leading digital asset Bitcoin hit $30K for the first time in almost a year amid prevalent gains in crypto stocks. Crypto stocks are rising, with players Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) and Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) leading gains. The duo is trading up at 11% and 15%, respectively, with prominent coin Bitcoin (BTC) also changing hands at $30K. As it stands, BTC price is up by more than 80% so far this year. Besides MARA and RIOT, other smaller crypto stocks also experienced...

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $28,000 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $28,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance near $28,400 on the 4-hour chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to rise if it stays above the $29,000 support zone. Bitcoin price is showing positive signs above $28,000 against the US Dollar. BTC...

The Chinese tax authority claim Bitmain was issued with a tax violations notice in August last year but has withheld paying individual tax income of about $2.4 million. Bitmain Technologies Ltd., a Beijing-based company that is well known for designing application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chips used in Bitcoin mining, has reportedly been fined approximately 25 million Chinese yuan, equal to about $3.7 million, for allegedly failing to pay personal income taxes in China....

The number 1 cryptocurrency in the world has amassed over 82% gains since the beginning of the year. MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) is a major beneficiary in the latest Bitcoin rally that pushed the crypto asset’s price to a new level. While the crypto market was in the red, many crypto-related stocks. MicroStrategy, which Bitcoin holding is worth 140,000, had a tough time before the recent rally. The company bought its first Bitcoin in August 2020, adopting the top cryptocurrency as a...

Arthur Hayes says Maelstrom is “patient” and is currently only seeking to invest in projects that can prove their worth. Erstwhile BitMex CEO Arthur Hayes plans to beat returns offered by Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Together with former BitMex head of corporate development Akshat Vaidya, Arthur Hayes founded Maelstrom Capital, a fund they plan would considerably outperform the top two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. The Maelstrom website describes the company as Arthur Hayes’...

The infamous hack of the Mt. Gox crypto exchange in 2014 saw it lose 850,000 Bitcoin (BTC) overnight. The situation around repaying creditors of the defunct Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange has reached yet another chapter. This follows after the just concluded registration exercise where clients who lost funds to the famous Mt. Gox hack were asked to come forward with their repayment information. In its most recent statement,  the exchange has confirmed that the time for registration has...