MicroStrategy buys 2,138 Bitcoin for $209M, yield reaches 74% in 2024

South Africa’s top banker has said that cryptocurrencies are more akin to assets than actual currencies. 408 Total views 4 Total shares Lesetja Kganyago, governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), has argued against classifying crypto as currencies.According to a report by MoneyWeb, the central bank chief likened crypto to assets rather than currency…

There's Bitcoin kabobs, Bitcoin creole, Bitcoin gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried... 329 Total views 2 Total shares Many chain restaurants operated by parent company Landry's will begin to accept Bitcoin as a form of payment for meals.In an interview with CNBC yesterday, Landry's chair and CEO Tilman Fertitta said “80% to 90%” of the…

Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have seen their fair share of controversy, but now they have found their way into the midst of the battle between multi-billion dollar corporations and workers trying to unionize their workplaces in the United States.On his first day back as the CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz promised additional worker benefits to workers…

Hedera Hashgraph believes that enterprise blockchain platforms are not ideal for consensus between corporate actors, launching its consensus as a service model. 832 Total views 32 Total shares Hedera Hashgraph is positioning itself as a “Consensus-as-a-Service” blockchain, serving other enterprise chains with a hybrid network model.The concept was explained by Hedera CEO, Mance Harmon, at…

Bitcoin (BTC) soared above $40,000 on Feb. 28 even though the S&P 500 remained soft. This suggests that the correlation between Bitcoin and the U.S. equity markets may be showing the first signs of decoupling. If bulls sustain the price above $38,500 till the end of the day, Bitcoin would avoid four successive months of…

U.S. lawmakers believe they can find $28 billion worth of infrastructure funding by expanding taxation on crypto transactions. 1007 Total views 8 Total shares Last-minute additions to the bipartisan infrastructure deal in the United States Senate saw lawmakers propose expanded cryptocurrency taxation to raise an additional $28 billion in revenue.The proposal will implement tighter rules…

Meme master ‘Cheezburger’ is releasing a series of NFTs based on his website’s famous captioned ‘lolcat’ photos. 3225 Total views 9 Total shares The original “I Can Has Cheezburger?” meme has become the latest symbol of popular culture to be immortalized as an NFT.The meme’s creator, Eric Nakagawa, announced his foray into a series of…

Martin Shkreli had to forfeit a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album in 2018 — now a judge ordered him to surrender any digital copies until a court case is finalized.

The European Union’s crypto regulation bill, set to be made law following some additional steps, contains a section that could impact many crypto influencers. 276 Total views 4 Total shares The European Union (EU) bill aiming to regulate cryptocurrencies could result in crypto influencers being charged with market manipulation if they fail to disclose potential…