Month: April 2023

Onramp Launches First Spot Bitcoin Trust With Multi-Party Custody

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When asked whether Onramp would need SEC approval to start the redemptions and if so why the regulator would approve the plan, Tanguma responded: “It does not require formal approval because bitcoin is a commodity as per the CFTC, not a security. With that, Onramp does plan to work with securities lawyers to get opinion letters in place to reduce the 12-month lock-up period for redemptions, and will work with all regulators to make sure Onramp stays compliant in all jurisdictions where it offers its services.” Original

Zipmex Rescue Investor Reneges on 100% Creditor Payoff Commitment Now Offering 10 to 20 Cents on Dollar

The Zipmex rescue deal was threatened after the investor backtracked on its earlier promise to repay creditors fully.  Amid plans to rescue embattled crypto exchange Zipmex from insolvency, the investor has reportedly reneged on its promised 100% payment. According to reports, Zipmex’s rescue investor now seeks to pay only 10 to 20 cents on the dollar to the exchange’s creditors. This development proves shocking because the ‘unnamed’ investor initially pledged to repay Zipmex’s debts fully. Zipmex’s lawyers, Morgan Lewis Stamford, confirmed the situation in a letter to the Supreme Court of Singapore…

Tesla selling Bitcoin last year turned out to be a $500M mistake

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The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has grown by more than 50% since Tesla unveiled its approximately $1 billion BTC sales in July 2022. In other words, the Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker would have made an additional $500 million if it had waited until today to sell.  Are Tesla’s Bitcoin trades profitable?  Tesla infamously dumped nearly $936 million of its total Bitcoin holdings in Q2/2022, accounting for 75% of its remaining reserves, to secure a $64 million profit. At the time, Bitcoin was trading about 70% lower than its record high…

Enterprises should seek partners and solutions during the crypto winter: Paxos report

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Blockchain infrastructure provider Paxos has recently published a report, that aims at helping the community look beyond the crypto winter and understand how to respond to the current market conditions.  Inside the 20 pages of the Paxos Crypto Winter Report 2023, the infrastructure provider identified several key opportunities for projects during the crypto winter. This includes seeking solutions and finding potential partnerships for their projects. Within the report, Clara Medalie, the director of research at the digital asset data provider Kaiko, said that solutions like stablecoins remain one of the…

Justin Sun Withdrawing Assets after Arrest Rumors Goes Viral

While the reasons for Sun’s recent financial transactions remain unknown, he has responded to the claims with just a comment “4” a number that signifies False News and Fear, Uncertainty and Doubts (FUD) amongst others. On-Chain data from crypto analytics firm, Lookonchain has shown that Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron Blockchain protocol has been liquidating some of his assets over the past 24 hours. According to the data from Lookonchain, the popular crypto innovator transferred a total of 2,200 ETH tokens worth approximately $4.6 million to both Binance…

BTC Nears $31,000, as ETH Hits 11-Month High – Market Updates Bitcoin News

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Bitcoin moved towards the $31,000 mark on Friday, ahead of upcoming retail sales data from the United States. Sales are expected to remain flat, whilst overall consumer sentiment is forecasted to rise to 62.7, from a reading of 62.0. Ethereum extended recent gains, hitting an eleven-month high in the process. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) was once again in the green on Friday, as traders pushed the price close to the $31,000 mark. BTC/USD raced to a peak of $30,848.46 earlier in today’s session, a day after trading at a low of…

Amazon Rolls Out AI Service Bedrock

Amazon Bedrock has multiple use cases, including Text Generation and Chatbots. The burgeoning AI space has welcomed an addition as Amazon launches Bedrock to take on Google and OpenAI. With Bedrock, Amazon Web Services (AWS) users will be able to build out generative AI from foundation models (FMs). ChatGPT is an example of a generative AI model that came with full force and got the world’s attention. Just as OpenAI caused a stir, Amazon is ready to cause a quake with Bedrock. Amazon Announces Bedrock Amazon Bedrock is referred to…