On Saturday morning, Bitcoin continued to command attention, with a recent price uptick to $63,375. This week, the foremost digital currency has shown resilience, registering a modest 0.22% rise. Currently positioned above a critical pivot point of $61,650, Bitcoin’s trajectory seems poised for further exploration towards $70,000. With a trading volume of around $32.77 billion...
Only a small fraction of French crypto holders have declared their coins to the state, a report claimed – with the government set to take action. Per the French IT magazine Clubic, the Ministry of Public Action and Accounts and the nation’s tax bodies are preparing to act. They have been spurred into action after...
Bitcoin’s price shows a robust ascent, now trading at approximately $63,200, with recent highs of $64,446. This activity is part of a wider trend that has seen the global crypto market cap increase to $2.36 trillion, up over 7% over the last day. The uptick is influenced by the Federal Reserve’s decision, as indicated by...
US Representatives Mike Flood and Wiley Nickel are pressing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve options trading on spot bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs), urging SEC Chair Gary Gensler to address the delay. Flood and Nickel emphasize the importance of explaining the perceived difference in treatment between options for Bitcoin futures ETFs, which...
Volta has raised $4.1 million in seed funding to develop a crypto platform for institutional investors. According to a press release shared with Cryptonews.com, the funding round was led by Fika Ventures and Haven Ventures. Other participants included Soma Capital, Dispersion Capital, and Uphonest Capital. Volta Circuit’s Comprehensive Features This investment aims to support the...
Telecommunications company Vodafone is taking steps to leverage SIM card technology in order to meet the expected surge in demand for crypto transactions on mobile phones. In an interview with Yahoo Finance Future Focus, David Palmer, Vodafone’s blockchain lead, revealed that the company is pushing to advance the use of blockchain technology on mobile devices for managing...
Amidst positive market expectations, Bitcoin (BTC) faces a downtrend, dropping to $62,247 with an intra-day low of $62,007. Global tensions and US Department of Justice actions against crypto founders fuel this decline. Additionally, apprehensions regarding China’s economic stability add to investor concerns. The slump is exacerbated by slowed ETF inflows, as investors withdraw $218 million...
Omnity protocol is launching a new integration for the trading of Runes tokens without ‘risky cross-chain bridges” or any gas or transaction fees. In an announcement, Omnity said its interoperability protocol is built on the Internet Computer (ICP). This is integrated with Runes, an Unspent Transaction Output (UTXO) Bitcoin metaprotocol that allows for the trade...
Bitcoin (BTC) development company MicroStrategy reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2024 of $53.1 million, or $3.09 per share on Monday. In its first-quarter earnings report, the software firm reported operating expenses included impairment losses on the company’s digital assets, which stood at $191.6 million during the first quarter of 2024, compared...
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange today announced the launch of new spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to an official announcement by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs were welcomed on Tuesday, April 30, marking the introduction of the first spot virtual asset (VA) ETFs in Asia....