ARK Invest and 21Shares’ third application for a spot Bitcoin ETF now includes a surveillance sharing agreement. News Join us on social networks ARK Investment Management has amended its spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, making it similar to BlackRock’s recent filing. The amendments include a surveillance …
Monthly archives: June 2023
Girlfriends, murdered kids, assassin androids — is AI cursed?
Artificial intelligence has provided the world with tools that might make life easier. But there has also been a slew of disturbing developments. Opinion Join us on social networks Is artificial intelligence (AI) cursed? It seems to be accelerating us toward a dystopia that humanity isn’t ready for. It’s true that AI has had positive …
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Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy Spends $347 Million Buying 12,333 Bitcoin
Summary: MicroStrategy added to its massive Bitcoin coffers with a $347 million purchase. The company bought an additional 12,333 BTC at an average price of $28,136 per coin, Founder and Chairman Michael Saylor shared. MicroStrategy now owns 152,333 Bitcoins worth approximately $4.6 billion, further solidifying the company as the largest corporate holder of BTC. MicroStrategy …
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ECB expresses support for European Commission’s digital euro proposal
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Longest streak of Bitcoin withdrawals surpassing deposits signals market shift
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Bitcoin accounted for 19% of illicit crypto volume in 2022, down from 97%
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MicroStrategy BTC holdings balloon to $4.6B as firm invests another $372M
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Tether forms agreement with Georgia for development of blockchain industry hub
Tether has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Georgia, as reported by the firm on June 28. The “strategic collaboration” is part of a broader vision to position Georgia as a “central hub for peer-to-peer and blockchain technology,” intended to bring about innovation and economic growth in the region. A flourishing …
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FTX invites investors to register interest to restart rebranded exchange – report
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$27,000,000,000,000 in Institutional Assets Coming Into Crypto Signals New Chapter for Industry: CoinShares CSO
Some of the biggest financial institutions in the world are building bridges into the crypto space and expanding the potential investor pool for digital assets, according to Meltem Demirors, the chief strategy officer at the alternative asset manager CoinShares. Demirors shares a chart with her 257,100 Twitter followers indicating how a select group of large …
How smart people invest in dumb memecoins: 3-point plan for success
Back in 1984, a U.K. television advertisement for Kit Kat chocolate bars was set in a music label’s office where a keen young band played their demo for a bored music executive. Afterward, they were served the famous chocolate bars and the manager said: “You can’t sing, you can’t play, you look awful… you’ll go …
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Open source: Buzzword or real security for crypto wallets?
Open-sourcing crypto wallet designs offers some benefits, but there are trade-offs as well. Analysis Join us on social networks Last month, hardware crypto wallet manufacturer Ledger announced its “Ledger Recover” program designed to allow customers to back up their seed phrases to the cloud and link it with their real-world identity. The announcement was met …
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European Commission aims for universal acceptance with digital euro proposal
With this move, the European Commission aims to open up the payments market controlled by banks, Visa and Mastercard. News Join us on social networks On June 28, the European Commission announced it had proposed a legislative plan for a digital euro, aiming to make it a widely accepted and easily accessible form of payment. The …
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Paxos and MercadoLibre partner up to bring USDP to Mexico
The move provides PAX coin access to Mexico’s 3.1 million-plus cryptocurrency users. News Join us on social networks Blockchain fintech company Paxos and online marketplace MercadoLibre have entered a partnership to bring the Pax Dollar (USDP) stablecoin to Mexico via the MercadoPago payment service on June 28. According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph, …
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Here’s When Bitcoin (BTC) Will Break Above $100,000, According to Crypto Analyst
A widely followed crypto analyst is predicting when Bitcoin (BTC) will likely hit six figures for the first time in its history. Pseudonymous analyst Kaleo tells his 592,400 Twitter followers that he believes Bitcoin will cross the $100,000 level in late 2024 or in early 2025. “When do you think Bitcoin breaks above $100,000? My …
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