Bitcoin OG bets surprising sum on BTC hitting $100K before the halving
Adam Back has joined a growing roster of market commentators who are bullish on the price of Bitcoin ahead of next year’s halving event.
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The pro-democracy, anti-government protest movement in Hong Kong is spurring wider adoption of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC).Yahoo! Finance reported on Aug. 28 that the political upheaval in the city — which has now entered its 12th week — is prompting several local businesses and individuals to switch to using non-sovereign and decentralized digital currencies.Apolitical,…

Senators Stabenow, Boozman introduce crypto bill that extends CFTC’s regulatory powers
United States Senate Agriculture Committee chair Debbie Stabenow and ranking member John Boozman introduced the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act bill on Wednesday. The bill has been expected for several months. Like the Digital Commodities Exchange Act (DCEA) introduced into the House of Representatives by members of the House Agriculture Committee in April, the new…

Four crypto veterans pledge to give at least 1% of their wealth to charity each year
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Bitcoin attacks last resistance before $50K with BTC price daily close now crucial
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The DeFi Hack: What Decentralized Finance Should and Shouldn’t Be
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Satoshi Nak-AI-moto: Bitcoin’s creator has become an AI chatbot
The bot is a ChatGPT model that’s so far only been trained on Satoshi Nakamoto’s public writings and a handful of Bitcoin-related source materials. Satoshi Nakamoto may have effectively disappeared over 12 years ago, but two artificial Intelligence dabblers are seeking to revive the ability to chat with the famed Bitcoin (BTC) creator.On May 31,…

Here’s how Defrost Finance plans to refund users following $12M hack
The Defrost team will conduct a scan of on-chain data to find out who owned what prior to the attack. 95 Total views 4 Total shares Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!Collect this article as NFTAfter recovering the funds lost in a recent flash loan exploit, decentralized leverage-trading platform Defrost Finance is planning to return the…