The long-awaited Bitcoin bonds from El Salvador, dubbed “Volcano Bonds,” are reportedly set to emerge in early 2024, according to reports. A statement from The National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC) dated December 11th said that the Volcano Bond is expected to debut in the first quarter of 2024, after recently being
Total crypto market cap has increased by over 110% YTD, adding over $870B, with a significant 55% gain in Q4 alone, according to a new analysis by Binance Research. This upturn may indicate a change in market patterns, after a long period of inactivity following the cryptocurrency market’s 2021 peak.
An updated spot Bitcoin ETF application was filed to the United States SEC on Friday by VanEck, a mutual fund and ETF management firm. The “HODL” ticker symbol will designate the VanEck spot Bitcoin ETF on the exchange. According to an S-1 filing with the United States SEC on December 8,
On Thursday, the Bitcoin (BTC) rally hit a snag, making way for other major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) to surge to a new 19-month high, spearheading the ongoing crypto market rally. In the past 24 hours, Ethereum (ETH) has witnessed a 6% increase, currently trading at $2,356,
A new citizenship-by-investment scheme in El Salvador has been created. It offers a residence permit and a road to citizenship to 1,000 individuals who are ready to shell out $1 million worth of investment in the nation in Bitcoin or USDT. The cost of citizenship in the Bitcoin-friendly nation starts
From his role as CTO to that of chief executive officer (CEO) of Tether, Paolo Ardoino made the jump on December 1. At a time when the firm is placing a premium on diversity and development, his hiring was meticulously plotted out. Ardoino expects that Tether’s primary business will generate
On Friday, December 1, 2023, a federal judge reprimanded the SEC’s lawyers in a lawsuit involving a cryptocurrency company, dealing another legal blow to the U.S SEC. The court allegedly blasted the SEC for its management of the company’s capital, saying that the agency had fabricated “materially false” claims in
Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, has resigned from office to run for office again. He was the driving force behind the bill that made Bitcoin legal money in El Salvador. After receiving the green light from El Salvador’s legislative assembly, Bukele stepped down as president on December 1st.
Strategy consultant at investment management company VanEck, Gabor Gurbacs, believes that El Salvador may follow Singapore’s model and become a financial hub in the Americas. Gurbacs on a twitter post stated: “I say often to portfolio managers and asset allocators that El Salvador has the potential to become the Singapore
With the approval of a framework for licensing crypto mining activities by the country’s crypto market regulator, crypto mining in Uzbekistan is about to undergo significant change. The National Agency for Perspective Projects (NAPP) in Uzbekistan has issued a rule requiring licensing for crypto mining operations. Thus restricting crypto mining
