Month: March 2023

Bitcoin’s banking crisis surge will ‘attract more institutions’: ARK’s Cathie Wood

boss

The value proposition of Bitcoin (BTC) is on full display amid the current banking crisis, which will only “attract more institutions” to the BTC market over time, ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood believes. Wood shared her thoughts on BTC’s recent price surge in a March 21 Bloomberg interview, stating its price behavior through the crisis “is going to attract more institutions.” “The fact that Bitcoin moved in a very different way from the equity markets, in particular, was quite instructive,” she added. ARK Investment Management CEO Cathie Wood says the…

Magic Eden launches marketplace for Bitcoin Ordinals

boss

Nonfungible token marketplace Magic Eden has launched its own “fully audited” marketplace for Bitcoin Ordinals, leveraging the surging interest in “Bitcoin NFTs.”  The newly launched marketplace allows Bitcoin (BTC) NFT traders to buy and sell Bitcoin Ordinal collections, giving users a similar experience to the one that Magic Eden offers for Polygon, Ethereum and Solana-based NFTs. Extremely excited to announce that @MagicEden is now on Bitcoin. With this, we are simplifying the journey for collectors and creators to get started on Bitcoin – the granddaddy of all chains. Kudos to…

Marta Belcher: Reframing Privacy for the Digital Age

CryptoX – Cryptocurrency Analysis and News Portal Somehow we accept that financial transactions get turned over to the government by default without a warrant, says civil liberties lawyer Marta Belcher, a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival. Source The post Marta Belcher: Reframing Privacy for the Digital Age appeared first on CryptoX. CryptoX Portal

Ethereum Merge Driving a Surge in Demand

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Bloomberg’s Sonali Basak & Emily Chang discuss cryptocurrency market moves and ethereum’s merge driving demand adoption. ▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Youtube version

Japan’s Largest IT Service Provider Fujitsu Files Trademark Covering Crypto Trading Services – Featured Bitcoin News

boss

Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that covers several cryptocurrency services. The application specifically mentions “financial management of crypto assets,” “financial exchange of crypto assets,” and “financial broker services for cryptocurrency trading.” Fujitsu’s Crypto Trademark Application Fujitsu, one of the world’s largest IT service providers, filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week for several cryptocurrency products and services. Fujitsu is Japan’s largest IT service provider. Mike Kondoudis, a USPTO-licensed trademark attorney, tweeted…

North Koreans Attempt to Phish Euler Exploiter of $200M in Crypto, Experts Say

The Ronin hackers’ overtures may be a thinly veiled attempt to trick the Euler hacker into surrendering the private key – and thus the crypto – they stole from Euler Finance, said Hudson Jameson, a former developer at the Ethereum Foundation. But he said the motives behind the on-chain messages remain unclear. Source 200MAttemptCryptoEulerExpertsExploiterKoreansNorthPhish CryptoX Portal

Yellen Says US Could Back All Deposits at Smaller Banks if Needed to Prevent Contagion – Finance Bitcoin News

boss

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the federal government could guarantee all deposits of smaller banks if they “suffer deposit runs that pose the risk of contagion.” The government recently protected all deposits of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank after they failed. U.S. Government Ready to Guarantee More Deposits if Needed U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a speech to the American Bankers Association Tuesday that the government is ready to provide additional deposit guarantees if the banking crisis worsens. Following the failures of several major banks, including…

Bitcoin critic Trump facing indictment after calling for protests

boss

Bitcoin (BTC) antagonist and former US president Donald Trump has recently been trending widely on social network channels, with many calling for his arrest.  #Arresttrump, a new trending hashtag The hashtag #arresttrump has been trending vastly on Twitter. The calls for the ex-president’s arrest were triggered by recent information that he allegedly paid porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about their affair. During the 2016 campaigns, Trump purportedly illegally obscured the payments. The billionaire property developer and ex-commander-in-chief noted that his arrest could be coming soon this week. However,…

Coinbase teams up with Brazilian central bank’s Pix to offer expanded services

boss

Coinbase is expanding its services in Brazil through partnerships with local services, the company announced March 21. Round-the-clock customer support in Portuguese and easier onboarding are among its upgrades. Coinbase has inked deals with Brazilian payment solutions provider Ebanx and Pix, the instant payment app operated by the Central Bank of Brazil. The new partnerships will make it easier to purchase crypto using the Brazilian real, as well as enable deposits and withdrawals from Coinbase accounts in real. Brazilians will also have easier access to opening a Coinbase account.  Coinbase has…

Magic Eden Launches Bitcoin Ordinal Inscription Market, Partners With Hiro, Xverse to Bolster Support – Bitcoin News

boss

On Monday, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Magic Eden announced the launch of Bitcoin Ordinal inscription support. Magic Eden said it has partnered with the wallets Hiro and Xverse to “bring a familiar wallet transaction experience to the marketplace.” Magic Eden’s Decision to Launch on Bitcoin Without Royalty Support and Compete With Emerging Markets Magic Eden announced in a recent blog post that it has added Bitcoin Ordinal inscription support to the NFT marketplace. Last year, the Solana-based NFT market expanded to Polygon and Ethereum. With the addition of Bitcoin,…