Bitcoin investment fund opens doors to EU citizenship

Cryptocurrency bulls continued to face stiff headwinds headed into the week of March 14 that began with a vote in Europe about whether or not to outlaw proof-of-work cryptocurrencies, which was ultimately rejected. Despite these pressures, however, several cryptocurrency projects have managed to post gains in excess of 20% on Monday thanks to new partnerships and…

98% of deepfakes are porn AI image generation has become outrageously good in the past 12 months … and some people (mostly men) are increasingly using the tech to create homemade deepfake porn of people they fantasize about using pics culled from social media.The subjects hate it, of course, and the practice has been banned

Jameson Lopp has been on the front lines of the battle between technologists and those who want to preserve Bitcoin as it is since the scaling debates of 2015–2017. The topic arouses such passion that many suspect it was a disgruntled Bitcoiner opponent who called down an armed SWAT team to his home, leading him…

Britain’s tax agency is inviting contractors to provide a tech tool to help Britain’s tax agency combat crypto cybercriminals. What the agency wantsThe technology, which Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) posted on Jan. 17 in an open contract call worth 100,000 pounds sterling, should gather intelligence through cluster analysis. The HMRC’s Cybercrime team hopes this…

After forming successive Doji candlestick patterns on the weekly chart for the past three weeks, Bitcoin (BTC) is on target to end the week on a positive note. This is an early sign that the uncertainty between the bulls and the bears is resolving to the upside.Although the recovery is still in its early stages

In June, Christine Lagarde said a potential MiCA II framework “should regulate the activities of crypto-asset staking and lending, which are definitely increasing.” 660 Total views 25 Total shares Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, or ECB, has once again called regulation and supervision of crypto an “absolute necessity” for the EU in…

Price retracements in bull markets can occur amid an overall macro-bullish backdrop. 1899 Total views 7 Total shares The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped substantially since Jan. 8, totalling a decline of more than $10,000 at time of publication. Retail investors could be part of the rationale behind the drop, according to Nexo CEO…

As Decentralized Finance protocols continue to grow on all fronts, their infrastructure grows alongside them. While the total value of USD locked in DeFi recently hit a new all-time high at $4.23 billion, liquidity issues have also been a challenge and this led to the creation of decentralized liquidity pools like Uniswap and Balancer. These pools…

Thailand has been moving toward a more crypto-friendly stance throughout 2024, approving a Bitcoin ETF, initiating tax breaks for crypto and more.