Category: Cryptocurrency

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) released a “crypto ETN admission factsheet” showcasing its decision to accept applications for Bitcoin exchange-traded notes (ETNs). The move comes as part of the LSE’s efforts to expand its offerings and provide investors with exposure to bitcoin. Bitcoin exchange-traded notes are financial instruments that track the price of Bitcoin and are traded on traditional stock exchanges. By allowing the listing of Bitcoin ETNs, the LSE would be providing investors with an opportunity to gain exposure to BTC through regulated and familiar investment vehicles. “The proposed…

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Michael Saylor, founder and executive chairman at MicroStrategy, spotlighted this in a post on X today. This disclosure follows the company’s announcement on March 4 regarding their intention to invest $600 million, derived from the sale of convertible notes, into acquiring Bitcoin. For the uninitiated, convertible notes are financial instruments that companies use to raise funds. Essentially, they are loans that can be converted into company stock at a later date. MicroStrategy has now announced the purchase of more Bitcoin tokens a few days after the convertible notes disclosure. The…

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The Shiba Inu project has recently announced its foray into a new phase of innovation and experimentation. This development comes as the project becomes one of the initial testers of the DN404 standard, a novel hybrid token standard designed to amalgamate the features of fungible tokens (like those following the ERC-20 standard) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs, as per the ERC-721 standard). The initiative marks a significant milestone for Shiba Inu, reflecting its continuous pursuit of pushing the boundaries within the decentralized ecosystem. The DN404 standard, abbreviated from “Divisible NFT-404,” aims…

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One of the enduring mysteries of the cryptocurrency industry took centre stage Tuesday in a London court where a trial could finally settle the debate over the identity of bitcoin’s founder. Australian computer scientist Craig Wright entered the witness box at the High Court and testified he was the man behind “Satoshi Nakamoto”, the pseudonym that has masked the identity of the creator of bitcoin. Wright has long asserted that he is Nakamoto. A non-profit group of technology and crypto companies is trying to prove he is not. The trial…

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Ferrari has started to accept payment in cryptocurrency for its luxury sports cars in the US and will extend the scheme to Europe following requests from its wealthy customers, its marketing and commercial chief told Reuters. The vast majority of blue-chip companies have steered clear of crypto as the volatility of bitcoin and other tokens renders them impractical for commerce. Patchy regulation and high energy usage have also prevented the spread of crypto as a means of payment. These include electric carmaker Tesla, which in 2021 began to accept payment…

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A trader has transformed an initial $12,000 investment into $1.05 million in just 10 days, primarily through the skyrocketing success of Pepe 2.0. What Happened: Data from Lookonchain shows that the trader initially allocated $90,000 to purchase 7.9 trillion Pepe 2.0 tokens, and subsequently sold 5.2 trillion of the meme coin for approximately $614,000. Pepe 2.0, a token largely introduced within the past week, positions itself as a new iteration of the popular Pepe Coin. Capitalizing on Pepe 2.0’s spike on June 28, the trader flipped $400,000 worth of Bitcoin…

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The European Commission on Wednesday released a proposal for a digital euro that would ensure free access to the CBDC across the bloc and establish a legal framework so that digital euro payments can be made from device to device, both online and offline. “The digital euro would be available alongside existing national and international private means of payment, such as cards or applications and it would work like a digital wallet where people and businesses could pay with the digital euro anytime and anywhere in the euro area,” the…

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As reported by Whale Alert, stablecoin issuer Tether has minted another billion USDT. The event came right in the midst of the Binance USD (BUSD) scandal, which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly seeking to have recognized as an unregistered security. Tether’s CTO, Paolo Ardoino, was quick to announce to the public that the minting of a billion USDT is an authorized but unissued transaction. This amount will be used as inventory for issuance requests in future periods as well as chain swaps, Ardoino stressed. USDT and BUSD…

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Sports merchandise firm Fanatics is divesting its stake in nonfungible token (NFT) company Candy Digital as confidence in the asset class wanes. On Jan. 4, it was reported that Michael Rubin’s sports company Fanatics was offloading its majority 60% stake in the NFT startup. Fanatics was started in 2011 and has become a known name in sports merchandising and e-commerce, valued at $31 billion. However, the crypto bear market has hit the NFT sector hard in 2022, and Rubin’s firm is seemingly now looking to turn away from “standalone” NFT…

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The Dogecoin price rally extended further on Oct. 29 in hopes that the cryptocurrency would get a major boost from Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition. Dogecoin price jumped by nearly 75% to reach $0.146 on Oct. 29, its biggest daily gain since April 2021. Notably, the memecoin’s massive intraday rally came as a part of a broader uptrend that started earlier this week on Oct. 25. In total, DOGE’s price gained 150% during the Oct. 25-29 price rally. The surge was also accompanied by a decent increase in its daily trading…

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On Oct. 29, 2013, a coffee shop in downtown Vancouver, Canada, opened what is understood to be the world’s first publicly available Bitcoin ATM, operated by Robocoin. The crypto ATM saw 348 transactions and $100,000 transacted in its first week of operation. As of Oct. 30, 2022 — nine years and one day on — Robocoin has ceased operations and the first crypto ATM has likely been removed or replaced, but crypto ATMs have continued to increase in number with 38,804 cryptocurrency ATMs in existence today, according to Coin ATM…

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Bitcoin has seen record buying activity as BTC/USD returns to six-week highs. The latest data from on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant shows more BTC leaving major exchange Binance in a single day than ever before. Despite warnings that a macro bottom may not yet have occurred, Bitcoin investors have wasted no time snapping up BTC above $20,000. The past two days’ gains delivered a sea change to exchange user behavior, with BTC balances dropping across the board. As the largest exchange by volume, Binance was of particular interest and saw a…

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Robinhood is handing over the keys to some of its customers’ crypto. The trading and investing company announced Tuesday it will let users hold and custody their own cryptocurrencies and NFTs in a separate, stand-alone app. It’s the latest move in the digital asset space for Robinhood as it reaches for growth beyond stock trading. The company shares are off more than 70% since its IPO. The new app will put Robinhood squarely in competition with Coinbase and start-ups like MetaMask. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called his company’s product the…

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