Already 100.000 Ordinal-NFT’s on bitcoin, DBS records 80% increase BTC trading and El Salvador opens second Bitcoin Embassy
Photo by Pierre Borthiry – Peiobty on Unsplash Bitcoin NFT protocol Ordinals surpasses 100,000 inscriptions Just five days after reaching 50,000 inscriptions, Bitcoiners using the Ordinals protocol have now inscribed more than 100,000 pieces of data onto the Bitcoin blockchain. Since the project’s launch in January 2023, a seemingly endless stream of pictures, audio files […]
DC raising capital, 11.000 NFT’s minted on bitcoin and final briefs Grayscale in lawsuit against SEC
Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash DCG offloads Grayscale shares to raise capital: Report Cryptocurrency conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG) has reportedly begun to sell its holdings in crypto funds managed by its subsidiary Grayscale Investments as it looks to raise capital and preserve liquidity. According to a Feb. 7 Financial Times report citing seen United […]
Lebanon devalues currency 90%, South Africa retail giant accepts BTC and Strike expands to Phillipines
Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash Lebanon devalues its currency by 90% Lebanon is adopting a new official exchange rate, devaluing its local currency by nearly 90%. The new rate is set at 15,000 Lebanese pounds against the U.S. dollar, according to a January 31 report, which cited a statement from the country’s central bank governor, […]
Blockstream secures funding, banks EU allowed to hold 2% in crypto and Binance linked to money laundering platform
Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash Blockstream secures $125 million in funding for bitcoin mining operations Digital asset infrastructure firm Blockstream has secured $125 million in funding aimed at expanding its bitcoin mining facilities. Blockstream has received the funding in convertible note and secured loan financing, the company announced in a Tuesday press release, adding that […]
Bitcoin bonds approved in Assembly El Salvador, fiat wars with oil trades and Russian stablecoin
Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash El Salvador paves way for first sovereign Bitcoin Bond In 2021, the Republic of El Salvador announced that it would raise $1 billion through bitcoin bonds, also referred to as the Volcano Bonds, because of the use of renewable energy, including that generated from the country’s active volcanoes, to fund […]
FTX discovers $5 billion in digital assets, Group One Trading buys 13,5% of MicroStrategy shares
Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash $5 billion digital assets unearthed by FTX FTX has discovered $5 billion in cash and liquid crypto currencies and is considering a sale. Two months after the financially challenged crypto currency exchange filed for bankruptcy protection, the newly installed leadership of FTX has stated (1) that it has discovered $5 […]
Presidential candidate Argentina pro-bitcoin, 25% crypto taxes in Italy and Iran returns confiscated mining rigs
Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash Leading presidential candidate Argentina preaches Bitcoin Leading presidential candidate Argentina preaches Bitcoin Argentina will elect a new president in October 2023, and there is a real chance that a pro-Bitcoin candidate will be elected as the new head of state. The candidate in question is Javier Gerardo Milei, who is […]
MicroStrategy buys 2.500 BTC, Argo sells biggest facility to Galaxy Digital and BTCcom attacked by hackers
Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash MicroStrategy acquires 2,500 BTC, now holds 132,500 BTC MicroStrategy recently said that it has spent over $55 million to buy almost 2,500 bitcoins over the preceding two months. Following these purchases, Microstrategy is now holding approximately 132,500 bitcoins. Specifically, Michael Saylor’s business paid over $42.8 million to buy 2,395 bitcoins. […]
Biggest miner files for bankruptcy, BlockFi to open platform and Grayscale may sell 600.000 BTC
Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash Bitcoin mining firm Core Scientific filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy It has been reported that Core Scientific, formerly the leading bitcoin mining firm, is now on a downward spiral. US-based publicly listed business apparently plans to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the state of Texas. CNBC was told this to […]
SBF from FTX arrested, Goldman Sachs believes more in gold than bitcoin and Argo warns for bankruptcy
Photo by Art Rachen on Unsplash FTX founder Bankman-Fried in custody after fraud charges, bail denied A Bahamian judge denied FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried bail on Tuesday, hours after U.S. prosecutors accused the 30-year-old of misappropriating billions of dollars and violating campaign laws in what has been described as one of America’s biggest financial frauds. […]