Fri, November 29

Western Union’s Recent Trademark Filing Hints Crypto Foray

Western Union submitted trademark applications for three products on October 18. It formed a partnership with Ripple in 2015 to settle remittance payments. According to trademark applications that Western Union submitted last week, the company may soon begin offering services related to cryptocurrencies. It’s the latest in a series of

October 26, 2022 1 min read

Cash App Now Supports Receiving Bitcoin Via Lightning Network

With this fix, they may use it to get bitcoin as well which was only limited to sending. Over 44 million people use the app every month. Lightning Network Bitcoin transactions are now available to Cash App customers. Today, Cash App Bitcoin Product Lead Michael Rihani tweeted the news, and

October 26, 2022 1 min read

U.S DOJ Charges Chinese Intelligence Officers of Bribing in BTC

Guochun He and Zheng Wang planned to steal sensitive documents. They planned to bribe a United States Government employee with $61,000 in Bitcoin. Two Chinese intelligence operatives have been charged with obstructing justice by the United States Department of Justice. The charges stem from an alleged effort to bribe a

October 26, 2022 1 min read

Tesla’s Bitcoin Losses Reach $170 Million Amid Bear Market

The net loss comes to $106 million at the conclusion of the third quarter. Tesla’s losses did not have a significant impact on the company’s fundamental operations. Tesla, the electric vehicle (EV) maker, has reportedly invested $1.5 billion into Bitcoin since the beginning of 2021, as reported in the company’s

October 26, 2022 1 min read

Kazakhstan Stands Firm as 3rd Largest Bitcoin Mining Contributor

Kazakhstan has kept the position for more than a year since February 2021. The United States is at the top, leading the Bitcoin mining sector. Kazakhstan, a nation in Central Asia known for its oil, has been the third-largest Bitcoin mining contributor since overtaking Russia in February 2021 and has

October 24, 2022 1 min read

Craig Wright Loses Against Hodlonaut in Defamation Lawsuit

On Thursday, court papers showed that Magnus Granath, better known as the Twitter handle “Hodlonaut,” had prevailed in a case he had filed against Craig Wright in Norway. Wright has claimed his identity as Bitcoin’s fictitious inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, for quite some time. Although his claims have been openly contested

October 22, 2022 1 min read

Silvergate Capital Stock Price Plummets 19.5% Post Q3 Report

The current crypto bear market also had a negative impact on SEN. Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN) volumes were lower than the industry average. The stock price of Silvergate Capital Corp (NYSE: SI) has dropped 19.5% over the last five days after the cryptocurrency-focused bank announced a dismal third quarter. Silvergate

October 20, 2022 1 min read

Bitcoin Makes Way Into Guinness World Records (GWR)

According to GWR’s report, Bitcoin is the “First decentralized cryptocurrency.” Bitcoin (BTC) is down 1.08% and is now trading at $19,204. Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto’s cryptocurrency and blockchain network, has been widely praised and acknowledged by both online and offline media outlets.  Because of bitcoin’s status as the “first decentralized cryptocurrency,”

October 19, 2022 1 min read

NYDIG Lays Off Around 110 Employees Amid Crypto Winter

A number of big crypto firms have already announced layoffs this year. New leadership at NYDIG includes Tejas Shah as CEO. NYDIG announced in January that it had secured $1 billion at a valuation of over $7 billion. With the intention of expanding its institutional-grade Bitcoin platform to include Lightning

October 15, 2022 2 mins read

13% of Canada Citizens Hold Bitcoin (BTC) as per Report

13% of Canadians have Bitcoin, up significantly from 5% in 2018-2020. Additional research on Bitcoin has been conducted by the Bank of Canada since 2016. Key figures reflecting Canadians’ preference for crypto assets have been released by the Bank of Canada. As part of its Financial System Review. New statistics

October 15, 2022 2 mins read