Cathedra Bitcoin Inc. has announced a significant shift in its corporate strategy, moving away from bitcoin mining to focus on growing its bitcoin holdings. The company aims to increase its shareholders’ bitcoin per share through a strategy similar to that of Microstrategy, which has gained recognition for its bitcoin acquisition policy. Cathedra Bitcoin Ditches Mining […] Original
Over the weekend, well-followed X crypto analyst Tyler Durden accused Coinbase of allowing BlackRock – the issuer behind the largest spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund – to borrow bitcoin without providing collateral, which would allow manipulation of the market and profit from the resulting price swings. Original
The dynamics are not necessarily that straightforward, as the prospect of larger cuts could cause a panicky reaction for risk asset prices, K33 Research analysts noted. “Similar large cuts occurred during the 2001 and 2007 recessions, often signaling heightened recession risks in the U.S,” K33 Research said in a Tuesday report. However, those historical comparisons could be misleading, as real rates are at their peak with inflation coming down over the past months allowing a speedier pace of cuts, the report added. Market participants currently see the fed funds rate…
The string of outflows took place alongside a tumble in the price of bitcoin (BTC) during late August and into early September amid uncertainty about the direction of global markets the U.S. presidential election and the upcoming Fed decision on interest rates. For the month of August, bitcoin fell 9% and it plunged even further during the first week in September. The price has rebounded a bit since, returning to $60,000 Tuesday morning for the first time since late last month. Original
When asked if the twins were responsible for getting their dad into crypto, Tyler Winklevoss said the short answer is yes. “When Cameron and I first discovered bitcoin back in 2012, no one called it crypto, it was just bitcoin,” he said. “There was no Ethereum white paper yet, we told our dad about bitcoin shortly after first learning about it, so we were definitely responsible for getting him into bitcoin.” Original
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Este artículo también está disponible en español. Data shows that the sentiment of the Bitcoin market has switched to fear after the retrace. BTC has seen a $58,000 level during the past day. Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index Is Pointing At ‘Fear’ Now The “Fear & Greed Index” is an indicator created by Alternative that tells us about the general sentiment among the investors in the Bitcoin and the wider cryptocurrency market. Related Reading Market sentiment can be helpful to follow as it can reflect the cryptocurrency’s price. It sometimes…
BOB (Build on Bitcoin), a hybrid layer two (L2) solution integrating Bitcoin and Ethereum, has launched BOB Stake, a new one-click bitcoin staking product. The platform allows users to stake bitcoin (BTC) and utilize Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) across decentralized finance (defi) applications. BOB Introduces One-Click Bitcoin Staking Portal and SDK According to the announcement […] Original
“Indeed, nine of the 10 largest (by market capitalization) publicly listed bitcoin mining companies hold less bitcoin per share today than they did three years ago. And as a bitcoin miner ourselves, Cathedra has not fared better by this metric. Meanwhile, other listed companies have adopted an explicit policy of increasing bitcoin per share, most notably MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), and have been rewarded by equity markets,” Cathedra wrote. Source
The company, led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, started purchasing bitcoin in 2020, adopting it as a reserve asset for its treasury. Since then, it has become the largest corporate buyer of bitcoin, accumulating 244,800 BTC, worth roughly $14.2 billion at current prices. Only days ago, MicroStrategy disclosed the purchase of an additional $1.1 billion worth of bitcoin, leaving it with $900 million available under a previous offering. Original