Is Bitcoin heading back to $90K? Solana ETFs, and more: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 17 – 23

MicroStrategy added almost 9,000 Bitcoin to its holdings in Q3, bringing its total BTC stash to a valuation of around $7 billion. The company highlighted the purchase of 8,957 BTC in its Q3 report on Oct. 28, with the firm’s perma-bull CEO Michael Saylor stating that there is more BTC accumulation to come:“Today, MicroStrategy is…

Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary said that he believes bitcoin (BTC) to be garbage during an interview with finance news outlet CNBC published on May 14.O’Leary founded SoftKey, a company that Owler estimates to have an annual revenue of $29 million. He has also appeared as a host on Shark Tank, an American business reality show…

Speaking before Congress, OCC head Brian Brooks describes the importance of digital asset innovation and the private sector. 1245 Total views 13 Total shares Amid a global race toward central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, the United States needs to focus on the private sector, says Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks. "We have built…

China's central bank aims to challenge the global financial status quo. 513 Total views 19 Total shares The People’s Bank of China is placing a strong emphasis on the geopolitical stakes of the country’s central bank digital currency development.An article published in the PBoC-run magazine China Finance this weekend argued that Beijing should “accelerate the…

Binance’s BNB Chain is set to undergo two hard forks in August 2023 to reduce the possibility of a malicious blockchain reorganization and increase compatibility with other Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchain networks.The Plato and Hertz upgrades are scheduled for Aug. 10 and Aug. 30, respectively, following extensive testing. The Plato upgrade, which has already taken place,…

Atlas Development chief legal officer Oscar Franklin Tan stated that the Wells notice “does everything except provide us with clear rules to follow.”

Insurance tech firm BlockClaim has recently received £500,000 ($627,000) in funding for its blockchain-based claims solution, according to an official blog post on June 17.The firm raised the funds from venture capital firm Amadeus Capital Partners and software firm Pragmatica, in addition to other angel investors.According to the announcement, BlockClaim uses blockchain technology to automate…

After providing initial seed funding to Luno in 2014, Digital Currency Group has acquired the cryptocurrency exchange platform. One of the largest organizations investing in blockchain companies, Digital Currency Group, or DCG, has acquired the British multinational cryptocurrency exchange Luno.DCG first bought a stake in Luno by investing in the exchange’s seed round in 2014.…