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SEC demands additional millions of dollars from federal budget
SEC demands additional millions of dollars from federal budget

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is asking Congress for an additional $158 million from the federal budget next year to address "significant growth and change in our markets," including the "Wild West of cryptocurrency markets."The March 11 Congressional Budget Justification - a document...

Published at: 2024-03-19


GBTC Grayscale saw largest outflow of funds since its launch
GBTC Grayscale saw largest outflow of funds since its launch

Bitcoin worth more than $640 million flowed out of the spot Bitcoin ETF of crypto asset manager Grayscale on March 18, marking the fund's biggest day of outflows since its conversion to a spot ETF on January 11. In total, Grayscale recorded $642.5 million in outflows on March 18. At the same ti...

Published at: 2024-03-19


Japan's government pension fund will turn to BTC?
Japan's government pension fund will turn to BTC?

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world's largest pension fund, is looking at Bitcoin as a potential diversification tool.On March 19, GPIF officially announced the development of a new long-term investment policy in response to "significant changes in the economy and society an...

Published at: 2024-03-19


Ponzi: court convicts two cryptocurrency promoters
Ponzi: court convicts two cryptocurrency promoters

A New York jury has convicted two former promoters of alleged cryptocurrency mining and trading company IcomTech of conspiracy to commit electronic fraud - both now face a maximum sentence of 20 years for their roles in a Ponzi scheme.On March 14, a New York District Court jury found David Brenda an...

Published at: 2024-03-18


A significant reduction in fees after the Dencun update.
A significant reduction in fees after the Dencun update.

Daily transactions on Coinbase Ethereum Base's Tier 2 network surged to a record 2 million on March 16, just days after the Dencun update.Prior to the update, Base was processing about 440,000 transactions per day. The next day, the number rose to 1.1 million, and continued to grow in the following...

Published at: 2024-03-18


A "pre-halving zone" may begin soon
A "pre-halving zone" may begin soon

According to an analyst, BTC may be just days away from entering the "danger zone" preceding halving - that is, the time when the price has historically fallen in the period preceding halving."In 2 days, Bitcoin will officially enter the 'Danger Zone' [...] where historical pre-halving pullbacks hav...

Published at: 2024-03-18


Bitcoin price drop
Bitcoin price drop

The sharp drop in Bitcoin's price has caused the number of cryptocurrency traders' liquidations to reach $661 million in the past 24 hours, affecting nearly 200,000 traders. At the start of trading on March 15, Bitcoin lost 7.5% in just a few hours, falling from $72,000 to $66,500.The asset reb...

Published at: 2024-03-15


First hours of El Salvador's "BTC moneybox"
First hours of El Salvador's "BTC moneybox"

Just hours after El Salvador publicly announced its decision to store a "large portion" of its Bitcoin (BTC) in a physically secured cold wallet, Bitcoin users have already filled the wallet with their favorite "rare sat" and ordinal numbers.On March 14, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced t...

Published at: 2024-03-15


CCPI revenue growth of 180%
CCPI revenue growth of 180%

Revenues from Chainlink's Cross Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) have increased by 180% over the past two months due to increased adoption of the multi-chain bridging platform.Fee revenue for CCIP rose from a total of about $61,000 in January to more than $171,000 in the first two weeks of Mar...

Published at: 2024-03-15


Dogwifhat (WIF) with new record of price
Dogwifhat (WIF) with new record of price

The price of the Solan-based viral memecoin dogwifhat (WIF) soared another 25%, reaching a new all-time record of $3, as memecoin fans raised more than $700,000 to advertise the token's logo in the Las Vegas sphere."Dofwifhat on the sphere fully funded," wrote cryptocurrency trader Ansem, a leading...

Published at: 2024-03-14


Musk's statement creates euphoria around Dogecoin
Musk's statement creates euphoria around Dogecoin

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has suggested that the maker of its electric cars could add Dogecoin as an official payment method for Tesla cars "at some point."On March 13, Musk spoke to an audience at Berlin's Gigafactory, Tesla's manufacturing facility, during which an audience member asked if Tesla would b...

Published at: 2024-03-14


El Salvador abolishes some taxes
El Salvador abolishes some taxes

El Salvador's Legislative Assembly has approved a measure to reduce income tax on foreign investments and remittances from 30% to 0%, with no effective limits on the amount.President Nayib Bukele broke the news on social media platform X in a March 12 post:"Congress has reformed our income tax law o...

Published at: 2024-03-14


Changes in the price of BTC over the past 24 hours
Changes in the price of BTC over the past 24 hours

Leveraged trades worth more than $361 million were liquidated in the past 24 hours as bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $73,050 before falling below $70,000 on March 12.According to data from cryptocurrency trading and news platform Coinglass , the price fluctuations mostly resulted in the liqu...

Published at: 2024-03-13


Bitcoin Fog founder guilty of money laundering
Bitcoin Fog founder guilty of money laundering

The founder of Bitcoin Fog, a massive $400 million cryptocurrency mixing service, was convicted Tuesday, March 12, by a U.S. district court of money laundering - the latest victory for the government in cracking down on cryptocurrency mixers and their founders. Roman Sterlingov, 35, was found g...

Published at: 2024-03-13


UK Treasury fights back against money laundering
UK Treasury fights back against money laundering

The UK Treasury has published a consultation paper on changes to money laundering regulations that would affect the regulation of crypto-assets in a number of ways. The proposed changes stem from the 2017 review of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Payer Informati...

Published at: 2024-03-13


BTC price exceeds $72,000
BTC price exceeds $72,000

The price of bitcoin has soared, reaching a new all-time record above $72,000, following a record week of inflows into exchange traded products (ETPs).According to a March 11 post by CoinShares analyst James Butterfill, cryptocurrency investment products generated record inflows worth $2.7 billion a...

Published at: 2024-03-12


El Salvador gains from BTC price increase
El Salvador gains from BTC price increase

rategy of buying Bitcoin by President Nayib Bukele has paid off for El Salvador, which is now earning 70% of the average purchase price by dollar cost after the recent Bitcoin rally. According to the Nayib Tracker website, El Salvador's cryptocurrency vault is now at $85 million in profit, and...

Published at: 2024-03-12


Israeli CBDC shekels with interest rates.
Israeli CBDC shekels with interest rates.

The central bank of Israel will support the central bank's new digital currency the Israeli shekel (CBDC), which has an interest rate option.In a March 11 announcement, the Bank of Israel said , its shekel CBDC will be implemented in a two-tier model, with 24-hour instant payments, support for multi...

Published at: 2024-03-12


Effective forecasting or speculation? BTC discussion.
Effective forecasting or speculation? BTC discussion.

Two cryptocurrency influencers on X have urged their watchers to get their hands on Bitcoin, gold and silver, citing the risk of rising government debt in the United States. In a March 11 X post, entrepreneur and business angel Balaji Srinivasan argued that Bitcoin is the only realistic solutio...

Published at: 2024-03-11


Corporations preparing to buy BTC?
Corporations preparing to buy BTC?

In a March 9 investment memo sent to investors, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said Bitwise was engaged in "serious due diligence" discussions with large corporations, major news outlets and institutional consultants looking to increase their exposure to Bitcoin in the coming months.Ho...

Published at: 2024-03-11


Portuguese people decide in elections. Crypto is also among the demands.
Portuguese people decide in elections. Crypto is also among the demands.

Voting ahead of Portugal's general election began on the morning of March 10, 2024, just a month before the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution , which marked the end of the Salazar dictatorship.The elections represent a significant shift in Portugal's political landscape.Former Prime Minis...

Published at: 2024-03-11


SEC puts Bitcoin EFT decision on hold
SEC puts Bitcoin EFT decision on hold

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission postponed decision on approving options trading in bitcoin spot marketBTC exchange traded funds (ETFs) - which could open the door to more institutional capital in Bitcoin.In a March 6 filing, the SEC extended the time to respond to Cboe Exchange and Miami Int...

Published at: 2024-03-08


AI tokens: more interest than real value
AI tokens: more interest than real value

While technologists continue to explore artificial intelligence (AI) use cases across all business verticals, a Coinbase research report suggests that AI-related tokens may now be overvalued, at least in the short to medium term. The growing popularity of generative artificial intelligence has...

Published at: 2024-03-08


Hong Kong launches tokenization project using wCBDC
Hong Kong launches tokenization project using wCBDC

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will launch a project to create a new wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) to support tokenization. Called Project Ensemble, it could result in a "live" CBDC release if there is sufficient interest, the HKMA said in an announcement.The project will...

Published at: 2024-03-08


The effect of the end of the Fed's bailouts
The effect of the end of the Fed's bailouts

Investors in troubled New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) were caught up in the frenzy on Wednesday after the bank's shares plunged 42%, then rose again after investors announced a $1 billion bailout. NYCB is a U.S. regional bank with more than $100 billion in assets, having acquired the once cry...

Published at: 2024-03-07