For years, Bitcoin enthusiasts have been expecting a significant change in the value due to the involvement of institutional investors. The concept was simple: as companies and large financial entities invest in Bitcoin, the market would experience explosive growth and a sustained period of rising prices. However, the actual outcomeContinue Reading
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the iShares Bitcoin Trust, experienced an outflow of $13.5 million on Thursday. This was IBIT’s first outflow since May 1st. Thursday’s outflow was the second ever for the iShares Bitcoin Trust since its launch in January. The ETF has seen consistent inflows almost daily,Continue Reading
A solo Bitcoin miner has made headlines by successfully mining block number 858,978 on the Bitcoin blockchain, earning a reward of 3.275 BTC, valued at $199,098 at the time. The block, mined earlier today, contained 2,391 transactions, according to blockchain data. JUST IN: A solo miner just mined a block worth 3.275Continue Reading
Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn’t want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn’t want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to theContinue Reading
Proton, the Swiss company behind ProtonMail and ProtonVPN, has released a beta version of the newest offering in its suite of products that help to preserve online privacy — Proton Wallet. The wallet is great for those looking to send bitcoin on-chain with relative ease, but it leaves some toContinue Reading
The third edition of NostrWorld’s unconference series took place last week in the picturesque city of Riga, Latvia, bringing together advocates and developers of the Nostr protocol. Spearheaded by Block CEO and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, NostrWorld’s free gatherings are a platform for open-source enthusiasts to exchange ideas, foster collaboration,Continue Reading
Australia’s two spot Bitcoin ETFs—the VanEck Bitcoin ETF and Monochrome’s IBTC—have steadily accumulated Bitcoin holdings since launching earlier this year. The sustained inflows highlight growing Bitcoin demand in the region. The VanEck Bitcoin ETF debuted on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on June 20th after receiving regulatory approval. It hasContinue Reading
Life embodies evolution, change, adaptation, and the willingness to thrive. Throughout history, we have experienced numerous changes that have forced society to evolve, adapt, and grow. From the inception of trading to the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, we have witnessed events that have transformed the world. One of the mostContinue Reading
Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), one of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining companies, has announced plans to expand its recently launched Texas data centre to 400 megawatts. The ambitious phase two scaling highlights GDA’s commitment to Texas as a mining hub, leveraging the state’s renewable energy and pro-innovation policies. GDA’s RowdyContinue Reading
Lightspark, a leading Bitcoin Lightning Network payments company, has announced the launch of Lightspark Extend, its new solution that allows businesses to facilitate instant Lightning payments to eligible account holders in the United States. 🚀 NOW LIVE: Lightspark Extend connects Lightning to eligible US account holders in real-time. With LightsparkContinue Reading
