German gov’t transfers another $52M Bitcoin, threatening more BTC selling pressure

The Spanish-speaking world has seen major cryptocurrency and blockchain developments with a former Bolivian intelligence director claiming that Venezuela is full of secret crypto mining farms, extortionists who request Bitcoin (BTC) finding their way into Spain, and the Fintech Alliance of Latin America preparing a white paper on digital identity.Here is the past week of…

In a recent survey, British adults expressed concerns of personal privacy and government interference on the prospect of a government-backed digital currency. 165 Total views 2 Total shares The results of a recent survey undertaken by Redfield & Wilton Strategies on behalf of Politico suggest that a plurality of the British adult population hold visceral…

The geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in investors seeking safe-haven assets. Contrary to expectations by crypto investors, Bitcoin (BTC) has failed to rise along with gold and it remains closely correlated with the U.S. stock markets.Lloyd Blankfein, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, said that the actions of governments freezing accounts, blocking…

Nearly $4 billion has been staked in Binance’s Sui farming pools in anticipation of the layer -1 blockchain’s airdrop. 784 Total views 4 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTOn May 1, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao issued a warning to Tron founder Justin Sun regarding a deposit of…

With May’s Bitcoin halving event drawing ever closer, Coinbase recently took to pushing the “Bitcoin as digital gold” narrative. In a tweet-storm to promote an accompanying blog-post published Feb. 7, it covered the key reasons why the halving and subsequent supply rate reduction will further cement that link.Scarcity creates valueSince the gold standard was broken…

Bitcoin’s price had just topped $21,000 at the time of writing — meaning around 45% of BTC holders have an “on-paper loss,” according to Glassnode. The majority of Bitcoin has been “hodled” for at least three months in behavior bearing a striking resemblance to previous Bitcoin market bottoms, says blockchain analytics firm Glassnode.In a July…

The institute said it adopted a lightweight and efficient blockchain not intended to be computationally wasteful, where trading can be facilitated at little to no cost. 86 Total views 1 Total shares An Abu Dhabi government-affiliated research center has announced the launch of a new blockchain-powered carbon tracking and trading platform, amid efforts from the

On Jan. 30, the South China Morning Post reported that one of the largest Asian pharmaceutical companies, Zuellig, had launched a blockchain-based system to track the quality of COVID-19 vaccines. Called “eZTracker,” it allows any user to “instantly verify the provenance and authenticity” of vaccines by scanning the QR code on the package. Somewhat surprisingly,…