Bitcoin has fallen back below the $30,000 barrier, depressing short-term investors who bought in during the recent Bull Run. Perhaps Bitcoin’s volatility is what attracted investors looking to hold for the long haul. Glassnode reports that the number of Bitcoins in circulation held by long-term holders has hit an all-time
Bundle, a social payments app popular in Nigeria, has announced it would be discontinuing its cryptocurrency exchange service. As part of the shareholders’ decision to reorganize the firm to concentrate on Cashlink, Bundle announced on its blog on July 20 that it will halt operations of its exchange services. The
On July 20, a British court accepted an appeal and allowed Craig Wright the ability to present evidence in court to support his claim that the Bitcoin file format is sufficiently well-defined to be protected by copyright. Wright, who has claimed to be Bitcoin’s creator since 2016, filed a lawsuit
An abnormality on the Bitcoin network has been noticed by PeckShield Alert. It took more than an hour to mine a block of Bitcoin (BTC), leaving many transactions in pending condition. PeckShield shared an image showing that the most recent two blocks were mined 95 minutes apart by F2pool and
The United Kingdom’s HM Treasury “firmly disagrees” with a suggestion by the House of Commons Treasury Committee to label cryptocurrency trading as gambling. In May of 2023, a cross-party Committee of MPs recommended the new legislation. In its formal report, the Committee noted that crypto assets had “no intrinsic value”
Kuwait is the most recent country to outlaw any and all cryptocurrency-related activity. Kuwait’s primary financial watchdog, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), published a circular on the oversight and issuance of virtual assets on July 18. In the circular, the CMA stated its commitment to an “absolute prohibition” of all
On Wednesday’s earnings call, CEO and President Adena Friedman said that Nasdaq (NDAQ) will not be launching its planned cryptocurrency custody service in the second quarter of this year. The American stock exchange giant said in September 2022 that it was assembling the necessary infrastructure and regulatory permission to launch
Société Générale, one of the major commercial banks in France, has become the first French company to get a crypto license for its crypto division, FORGE. The most recent development is that SG FORGE received its AMF authorization on Tuesday, July 18. As a result, the crypto department may now
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating around the $29,000 range while several altcoins remain bullish. In the midst of this, a Bitcoin whale made a speculative move during the day, depositing 4,451 BTC, worth over $133.7 million, to Binance. A whale deposited 4,451 $BTC ($133.7M) to #Binance an hour
US Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recently gained attention with his bold Bitcoin-focused policies. Speaking at a Heal-the-Divide PAC event, he stated, “Backing dollars and US debt obligations with hard assets like bitcoin could help… and prosperity.” Kennedy emphasized the potential benefits of his proposal, including restoring strength
