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blockchain-meets-doom-|-this-week-in-crypto-–-jan-29,-2024

Trezor issues a security alert, Chinese crypto investors are back despite the ban and a classic Video Game has been immortalized on the Dogecoin blockchain. These stories and more, this week in crypto. Volatile Week for Bitcoin’s Price Bitcoin experienced a significant dip, falling below $40,000 for the first time since early December, marking a

china-emerging-as-surprising-source-of-bitcoin-demand

The below is an excerpt from a recent edition of Bitcoin Magazine Pro, Bitcoin Magazine’s premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin market analysis straight to your inbox, subscribe now. Last week, I put the massive buying pressure coming to bitcoin in context, but there is

sec,-doj-charge-individuals-in-$1.9-billion-hyperfund-cryptocurrency-fraud

The SEC alongside the DOJ, has levied serious charges against key figures in a $1.9 billion cryptocurrency fraud scheme involving Hyperfund. SEC and DOJ Crack Down on $1.9 Billion Hyperfund Crypto Fraud The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have taken major legal action against individuals involved in a

tax-revenue-from-cryptocurrency-mining-modest-but-growing-in-kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan’s untapped hydroelectric capacity could make it a future mining powerhouse, but its progress has been slow. The government of Kyrgyzstan collected 78.6 million soms (almost $883,000) in taxes from cryptocurrency miners in the first 11 months of 2023, according to local press reports citing the Finance Ministry. That was a dramatic rise over last

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From balloons in a Thanksgiving Day parade to an entire episode of Futurama — even after a crypto market downturn, digital assets made their way into different parts of pop culture. Society is past when even mentioning Bitcoin or Ethereum on a streaming series would make the news. Still, it’s good to look back on

bitcoin-price-breaks-above-$45k,-days-ahead-of-potential-etf-approval

Bitcoin is trading above $45,000 for the first time in nearly two years as the market gears up for the potential approval of the first spot Bitcoin ETF in the United States. 16116 Total views 17 Total shares The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has broken through $45,000 for the first time in nearly two years

crypto-betting-firm-stake-secures-naming-rights-to-sauber’s-f1-team

Sauber has been rebranded as Stake F1 Team after the crypto betting and casino platform secured naming rights for 2024 and 2025. 156 Total views 1 Total shares Cryptocurrency betting and casino platform Stake will feature prominently in the next two years of Formula 1 after securing naming rights to Sauber’s F1 car. The firm

worldcoin-price-spikes-amid-expansion-in-singapore

WLD price up 10% as Worldcoin opens verification in Singapore. Worldcoin has also seen its World ID-compatible wallet surpass 5 million users and 30 million transactions. Worldcoin price rose to a new all-time high of $4.69 on December 17. Worldcoin (WLD) has increased by more than 10% in the past 24 hours, hitting highs of

bitcoin-etf-is-overhyped?-|-this-week-in-crypto-–-dec-18,-2023

A Ledger library has been compromised, Solana’s phone could pay for itself and influential tech leaders stand behind a new venture. These stories and more, this week in crypto. Ledger Wallets Compromised Leading hardware wallet provider, Ledger had its connector library compromised with malicious code. The library is used by various decentralized apps like SushiSwap

vaneck-releases-new-bitcoin-commercial,-ahead-of-potential-spot-bitcoin-etf-approval

VanEck, a prominent investment management firm, has unveiled a interesting new Bitcoin commercial, stirring excitement and speculation within the Bitcoin community. The release comes amidst mounting anticipation surrounding the possible approval of Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The commercial, showcases a high-quality production recorded at PubKey, a Bitcoin bar

vaneck-director:-people-tend-to-underestimate-long-term-impact-of-spot-bitcoin-etfs

Vaneck’s director of digital assets strategy has explained why people tend to underestimate the long-term impact of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). He believes that upon the approval of a U.S. spot bitcoin ETF by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), “bitcoin’s price trajectory could follow gold’s blueprint from 2004 and the years after, just

major-partners-to-join-the-upcoming-aleph-zero-ctrl+hack+zk-hackathon

Zug, Switzerland, January 2nd, 2024, Chainwire In collaboration with Telekom MMS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, stc Bahrain, Heartcore Capital, Arca Finance, Cardinal Cryptography, and others, the hybrid event offers different tracks with up to $575K USD in bounties and funding opportunities. The Aleph Zero Foundation, committed to the advancement and adoption of the

-major-cryptos-threatened-|-this-week-in-crypto-–-dec-25,-2023

China is back in the crypto game, a new dog plays the same old memecoin trick, and which coin has stolen the show this altcoin season?  These stories and more, this week in crypto. New 4th Largest Crypto Solana’s SOL token surpassed Ripple’s XRP and Binance’s BNB to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency globally. Driven by

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One of us is from Kentucky and the other from China. We both attend Washington and Lee University in Virginia. Last summer, we assisted Professor Seth Cantey, also a co-author of this piece, with research on the roles of bitcoin and Tether in Lebanon. To help with that work, first we had to learn a

75-us-lawmakers-now-support-cbdc-anti-surveillance-bill

Congressman Tom Emmer’s CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act now has 75 cosponsors. “A central bank digital currency is government-controlled programmable money that, if not designed to emulate cash, could give the federal government the ability to surveil and restrict Americans’ transactions,” the lawmaker cautioned. CBDC Anti-Surveillance Bill Gains Support in Congress Seventy-five U.S. lawmakers now support