Bitcoin News Roundup for April 23, 2020

As the bitcoin (BTC) price pushes past $60,000 for the first time since November 2021, The Protocol is covering what's happening on the technology side of Bitcoin, the world's oldest and largest blockchain. Apparently, help is needed with the volunteer job of helping to manage proposals for Bitcoin software upgrades. We've also got an exclusive

The Aptos network is holding a vote on a major upgrade that contains new standards for creating fungible assets, a necessary step for handling on-chain asset classes like tokenized real estate.The package known as v1.5 covers a range of new and updated features to how the Aptos blockchain works and what its builders can do…

Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has been released from prison, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Zhao’s release comes two days ahead of his scheduled release date this Sunday, Sep. 29. The BOP is legally allowed to release prisoners early if their release date falls on a weekend or holiday. In April, Zhao

Geopolitical events and the search for an investment hedge led some traders to say bitcoin could surge in the coming months, despite a recent 10% weekly drop in its value.The correlation between bitcoin and traditional market assets remains high, but some investors see the cryptocurrency as a viable hedge and investment option, with expectations its

Sep 23, 2020 at 09:30 UTCUpdated Sep 23, 2020 at 09:42 UTCThe go-to analytics site for the decentralized finance (DeFi) space has admitted a bug meant it had misreported a crucial metric showing value held on DeFi protocols. DeFi Pulse said on Twitter late Tuesday night that it had identified and fixed a "previously undetected…

The race to launch a Bitcoin ETF reached a bureaucratic crescendo Friday as some of the biggest Wall Street firms finalized their offerings’ paperwork ahead of widely expected, possibly imminent, action from the SEC.Invesco, Fidelity and BlackRock, as well as crypto-focused firms Valkyrie and Bitwise, revealed key details including which companies they would partner with

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service has encouraged public and private sector companies to develop a blockchain-based stock trading system.

markets View Bitcoin’s daily trading volume remains elevated at highs above $10 billion, going against the technical theory that investor interest tends to drop during periods of consolidation. Therefore, the ongoing sideways trading near $3,900 may end with a bull breakout toward the recent high of $4,207. Trading volumes have been strong since the corrective…

The crypto community should use this moment to forget about price fluctuations and engage the world in a discussion about blockchain tech's potential.