Category Cryptocurrency

In a recent interview with Vishal Sacheendran, Director of MENA and Europe at Binance, he provided insights into the upcoming Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation in Europe. Vishal, who previously worked for a financial regulator in Abu Dhabi, explained…

Nevada’s Financial Institutions Division has taken legal action against Prime Trust LLC, filing a court petition to place the company in receivership. The Division cited concerns about Prime Trust’s unsafe and unsound operations as well as its insolvency. This move…

This is an opinion editorial by Marek Feder, the editor in chief of Investro and a Bitcoin journalist who recently attended the BTC Prague event. Let’s start with a disclaimer: I am not associated with the organizers of BTC Prague…

Riot Platforms, the largest public U.S. Bitcoin mining company in terms of developed capacity, has made a groundbreaking announcement regarding a partnership with Bitcoin ASIC manufacturer, MicroBT. The two major bitcoin companies will bring the production of MicroBT’s ASICs to…

Hong Kong’s leading financial institution, HSBC, has made a significant move by allowing its customers to trade Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This development marks a notable shift in the stance of traditional banks towards bitcoin, as HSBC has previously been…

This is an opinion editorial by Paolo Tasca, a professor, economist and founder of the University College London’s Centre For Blockchain Technologies and the Distributed Ledger Technology Science Foundation. Bitcoin has held its place as the preeminent digital, robust and…

This is an opinion editorial by Konstantin Rabin, a finance and technology writer. Death is not something that many people like talking about all too much, but it is crucial to sit and have a good think about what will…

The Catawba Nation, a sovereign federally recognized tribal government, has established the Catawba Digital Economic Zone (CDEZ), a special jurisdiction within the Catawba Reservation in South Carolina, aimed at empowering emerging digital technology companies, including Bitcoin companies. The CDEZ has…

LDK Node, a new Lightning node library, has been announced, offering developers a simplified and ready-to-go solution for setting up a self-custodial Lightning node. Built using LDK and BDK, LDK Node provides a straightforward interface and an integrated on-chain wallet,…

BitGo’s plans to acquire Prime Trust, a prominent custody firm, have taken an unexpected turn as BitGo recently announced on Twitter the cancellation of the acquisition. The initial announcement had generated excitement within the industry, as the consolidation of these…

Amidst a surge of activity within the ETF space, Valkyrie Investments has made significant moves to establish its presence once again. A Delaware-based subsidiary of Valkyrie Investments Inc. has filed an updated spot ETF proposal, altering the intended exchange to…

“It would be a mistake to leave the Fed with a weak role of stablecoins.” – Jerome Powell, June 21, 2023 On the longest day of the year, Fed Chair Jerome Powell took to the podium to testify before Congress…

WisdomTree, a prominent provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has filed an application seeking approval for the launch of the WisdomTree Bitcoin Trust, to be listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange. This filing comes in the wake of BlackRock’s recent application…

EDX Markets, a new cryptocurrency exchange backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity Investments and Charles Schwab, has quietly entered the market, aiming to attract brokers and investors interested in digital assets. The exchange, which has yet to announce its official launch,…

Given the increasing transaction fees caused by Ordinals activity in the Bitcoin timechain, many Bitcoiners have sought alternative solutions to keep their transaction fees low during these periods. While Bitcoin Layer 2 options like the Lightning Network offer low transaction…

The Spirit of Satoshi, the world’s first Bitcoin-centric AI, has been announced, promising to revolutionize the understanding and accessibility of Bitcoin knowledge. According to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine, “It’s a Large Language Model being built from first…