Microsoft’s Bitcoin dilemma: Ride $5 trillion BTC wave or avoid risk

December 3, 2024
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Microsoft’s shareholders will soon vote on adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet. Will Michael Saylor’s pitch Orange Pill the tech giant? What are the stakes and risks?

Arthur Hayes, CEO of crypto trading platform BitMEX, has suggested Bitcoin’s current bull run may give way to a price point of $5,000 before heading to $50,000 in 2018, CNBC reports July 19. Commentators have been scrabbling for explanations since Wednesday, July 17, when Bitcoin’s price jumped from $6700 to $7500 in under an hour.…

Europe becomes largest crypto economy with over $1T in transactions — Chainalysis

DeFi has become a major catalyst for Europe’s crypto economy. Large institutions have also upped their share of transactions significantly. 983 Total views 28 Total shares The region of central, northern and western Europe, or CNWE, has emerged as the world’s most active cryptocurrency block, receiving over $1 trillion worth of digital assets over the…

Hackers have started using AI to churn out malware

Researchers at HP found a malware program written by generative AI “in the wild” while investigating a suspicious email.

The Bitcoin revolution: The new ‘Bank of England’ is ‘no bank at all’

As one of the first countries to industrialize in the 1760s, Britain’s manufacturing revolution instigated one of the greatest practical and ubiquitous changes in human history. But even more extraordinary than the cultural shift itself, is the fact that Britain’s industrialization remained way ahead of potential competition for decades. Only in the early 1900s did…

SEC faces accusations of contradiction in Coinbase rulemaking dispute

XRP holder’s lawyer, John Deaton, stated that the SEC’s stance in the Coinbase rulemaking dispute directly opposes the SEC Chairman’s statements during his congressional testimony earlier this year. In the ongoing legal dispute between Coinbase Global Inc. and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the XRP holder’s lawyer, John Deaton, has accused the SEC’s

Crimeware-as-a-service: A new threat to crypto users

Crimeware-as-a-service fuels cybercrime in crypto. Explore its impact, tactics used and key steps to safeguard your wallets and transactions.

Former Binance US CEO joins Hashdex board

Brian Brooks has worked as Coinbase's chief legal officer, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, CEO of Binance.US, and CEO of Bitfury. 6 Total views 1 Total shares Brian Brooks, former Acting Comptroller of the Currency for the United States government, has joined the board of directors for crypto-focused asset manager Hashdex.In a July 20 announcement,…

Will Grayscale be the next FTX?

On Nov. 18, Grayscale, the asset manager running the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) fund, released a statement detailing the security of its digital assets products and affirming that it won’t share its proof of reserves with customers. “Due to recent events, investors are understandably inquiring deeper into their crypto investments,” the statement begins, which is quite…

Bitcoin bulls set to net an $830M profit after Friday’s BTC options expiry

Two or three weeks ago, when Bitcoin (BTC) was trading below $52,000, a trader betting on $65,000 by Oct. 22 would have been considered extremely optimistic. The fact that 98% of the put (sell) options for Bitcoin's weekly options expiry on Oct. 22 has been placed below that price proves that this is true.Fast forward…

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