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Global Bitcoin payments market projected to reach $3.7B by 2031: Research
The global Bitcoin (BTC) payments market will reach $3.7 billion by 2031, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.3% from 2022 to 2031, with…
S. Korean watchdog goes after crypto whales to ensure AML compliance
South Korea’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), will monitor crypto whales with assets of over 100 million won ($70,000) to prevent…
Pan-African crypto exchange Yellow Card wins virtual asset license
African crypto exchange Yellow Card has received a significant regulatory approval to continue expanding its operations across the continent.Yellow Card has…
Bitcoin ‘6–8 weeks’ from breakout as Hang Seng echoes Lehman Brothers dip
Bitcoin (BTC) waited for cues at the Oct. 24 Wall Street open as expectations of a breakout ran high.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source:…
User pays 1000X fee to send 4 BTC
Fat fingers? A Bitcoin (BTC) user spends over $200 to make a transaction, paying astronomically above the average fee. In a transaction that entered Bitcoin block…
The Madeira Bitcoin adoption experiment takes flight
This spring, the Madeiran archipelago “adopted” Bitcoin (BTC). Madeira’s President, Miguel Albuquerque, was invited onto the stage at Bitcoin Miami 2022 by Jan3…
Web3 grows in online searches as interest in Bitcoin declines: Google Trends
The global crypto community has started to redirect its interest from Bitcoin (BTC) to Web3, according to Google search trends.In order to keep up with…
Least volatile ‘Uptober’ ever — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts the last week of “Uptober” in a firmly average mood as the trading range to end all trading ranges continues to stick.After a welcome attempt…
Fidelity to beef up crypto unit by another 25% with 100 new hires
$4.5 trillion asset management firm Fidelity Investments is reportedly set to hire another 100 people to bolster the firm's growing digital assets division — a…
Crypto platform Freeway halts services citing ‘unprecedented volatility’
Crypto platform Freeway has halted some of its services, citing "unprecedented volatility" in the foreign exchange and cryptocurrency markets in “recent times.”In…
Bitcoin price hits $19.5K into weekly close as trader predicts ‘green week’
Bitcoin (BTC) saw fresh gains on Oct. 23 as the weekend delivered a potential launchpad for the bulls.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source:…
Bitcoin will surge in 2023 — but be careful what you wish for
The Bitcoin (BTC) community is divided about whether the token's price is going to surge or crash in the year ahead. A majority of analysts and technical…
Celsius users concerned over personal info revealed in bankruptcy case
Crypto lending platform Celsius filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 13, 2022. Although the Celsius case involves digital assets, it remains subject to United…
Small Bitcoin investors stop whales from crashing BTC price below $18K
An army of small Bitcoin (BTC) investors has been fighting with their larger counterparts for months to keep the price above $18,000.Bitcoin accumulation strong…
How CZ built Binance and became the richest person in crypto
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the founder and CEO of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance, is one of the most influential crypto personalities today, but his story is a…
Kazakhstan among top 3 Bitcoin mining destinations after US and China
For over a year, the oil-rich Central Asian country of Kazakhstan has maintained its position as the third-biggest contributor to Bitcoin (BTC) mining after…