Nine days after publicly listed company Microstrategy purchased 6,455 bitcoins, the firm’s CEO, Michael Saylor, announced the purchase of an additional 1,045 bitcoins. The business intelligence (BI) company now holds a total of 140,000 bitcoins, worth $3.97 billion. Microstrategy Buys Another Batch of Bitcoins Microstrategy has begun acquiring bitcoin (BTC) again, after purchasing 6,455 bitcoins for $150 million on March 27. On April 5, the firm’s CEO announced that it had acquired an additional 1,045 bitcoins, bringing the company’s total holdings to 140,000 BTC. The publicly traded company now has…
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Bitcoin Stamps Emerge as New Image-Storage Trend on the Bitcoin Blockchain, Over 8,000 Stamps Minted So Far – Bitcoin News
After the Ordinal inscription process gained significant traction on the Bitcoin blockchain with more than 800,000 inscriptions to date, a new trend of non-fungible token (NFT) technology has emerged called Bitcoin Stamps. The image-storing technique is a new way of storing images on Bitcoin, and so far, more than 8,000 stamps have been minted. From Ordinals to Stamps: A New Way to Store Images on Bitcoin Materializes Bitcoin enthusiasts have been introduced to a new method of storing images on the Bitcoin network that’s different from the Ordinal inscription process…
Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Turns 48 Today, Coinciding With the Anniversary of FDR’s US Gold Ban – Featured Bitcoin News
According to the P2P Foundation forum, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, has ostensibly turned 48 today on April 5, 2023. More than 14 years ago, Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin to the forum members, noting that the inventor “developed a new open-source P2P e-cash system called Bitcoin.” The Significance of April 5 in the History of the U.S. Monetary System and Its Connection to Bitcoin’s Creator Just over 14 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto registered with the P2P Foundation forum to share information about Bitcoin. According to Nakamoto’s P2P Foundation page,…
XRP Rebounds on Tuesday, as AVAX Hits 1-Week High – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Xrp rose for a second consecutive session on Wednesday, as the token continued to move away from a recent price floor. Since hitting an eleven-month high a week ago, the token has mostly consolidated. Avalanche was also in the green, as prices hit a one-week high. XRP, formerly ripple, was a notable gainer in today’s session, as prices continued to move away from a recent support point. Following a low of $0.4972 on Tuesday, XRP/USD raced to an intraday high of $0.5256 earlier in today’s session. This came as bulls…
China Ready to Talk Asian Monetary Fund to Cut Dollar Dependence, Malaysia Says – Bitcoin News
An idea to establish an Asian Monetary Fund has caught the attention of the Chinese leadership, the head of the Malaysian government revealed. The prime minister believes there is no reason for his country, which is hurting from a strong U.S. dollar, to remain dependent on the greenback. Malaysia Prepares to Trade With China in National Currencies, Limit Reliance on Dollar China is open to talks with Malaysia on a decades old proposal to set up an Asian Monetary Fund that can reduce reliance on the U.S. currency, Malaysian Prime…
BTC Moves Above $28,500 as ETH Nears $2,000 – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Bitcoin broke out of a resistance level of $28,500 on April 5, as crypto markets continued to react to economic data from the United States. Job openings in the U.S. fell below 10 million for the first time since 2021, which comes as employers began to reduce hiring efforts. Ethereum moved closer to $2,000, hitting a fresh eight-month high today. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) broke out of a key resistance level on Wednesday, with traders now targeting a move beyond the $29,000 mark. Following a low of $27,979.75 on Tuesday, BTC/USD…
Embrace the Opportunity to Shape Crypto’s Future – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
As Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) persist in their legal dispute over XRP’s classification as a security, the consequences for both parties and the wider cryptocurrency market cannot be understated. This case offers a unique opportunity to attain much-needed regulatory clarity, which could ultimately promote growth and stability throughout the sector. Ripple should embrace this prospect wholeheartedly. The following opinion editorial was written by Joseph Collement, General Counsel at Bitcoin.com. Recent events, such as a rise in XRP’s value and an increase in open interest in…
ProBit Global Continues to Empower Emerging Crypto Projects With Success of IEO Platform – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. ProBit Global, a top 20 cryptocurrency exchange, looks forward to continued success in launching exciting and promising crypto projects through its IEO platform, while providing its users with unparalleled profit opportunities. ProBit Global remains buoyant on Initial Exchange Offerings While the past few years have seen significant challenges in the cryptocurrency IEO space, ProBit Global has shown no signs of slowing down as the exchange aims to offer its customers and users outstanding value when it comes to budding blockchain-based projects. Since 2019, ProBit Global has…
‘Over-Collateralization Can Help Mitigate the Risk of Stablecoin Depegging’ — Pendulum CTO – Interview Bitcoin News
Despite being touted as a game-changing innovation, the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem is still not connected to fiat rails largely because of regulatory and compliance issues, Torsten Stuber, the CTO at Pendulum says. According to Stuber, the defi ecosystem will succeed in getting more traditional financial institutions on board once “a substantial amount of liquidity needed to facilitate efficient trading” is in place. Defi’s Perceived Lack of Regulation a Barrier to Adoption In addition, Stuber, whose firm uses the Polkadot blockchain to bring fiat networks to the decentralized finance ecosystem,…
Market Analyst Heralds the Collapse of ‘Everything,’ Calls for Hedging in Gold and Silver Before There Isn’t Any Left – Economics Bitcoin News
Egon von Greyerz, market analyst and founder of Matterhorn Asset Management, is predicting the collapse of the central bank system in the next few years due to an increasing issuance of currency and debt. Von Greyerz states that in the face of an economy with no buyers, the only hedge will be tangible assets, including gold and silver. The Collapse of ‘Everything’ Egon von Greyerz, the founder of Matterhorn Asset Management, has recently expressed his worries about the situation of the central banking system in an article titled “The Everything…