Peter Todd named Satoshi on HBO, Mt. Gox repayment plan deadline postponed, and more: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 6 – 12

There is good reason to be afraid. Previous down markets have seen declines in excess of 80%. While tightfisted hodling might hold wisdom among many Bitcoin (BTC) maximalists, speculators in altcoins know that diamond handing can mean near (or total) annihilation. Regardless of one’s investment philosophy, in risk-off environments, participation flees the space with haste. The…

Bitcoin miners' "market influence" pales in comparison to the ETFs and exchanges when it comes to BTC price pressure, says Glassnode.

In May, the company said it intended to allocate $10 million towards Bitcoin in the second quarter of 2021. 906 Total views 6 Total shares San Francisco-based technology firm Metromile has used 10% of the funds it previously said would be allocated towards crypto to buy Bitcoin (BTC).According to Tuesday's filing from the United States…

The Bitcoin Improvement Proposals 340 through 342 were merged into the Bitcoin codebase on Thursday, signaling that the anticipated Taproot upgrade is ready.Taproot and the associated technology of Schnorr signatures are considered to be the most important upgrade for Bitcoin in the past year. It is primarily a privacy improvement for complex spending conditions on…

A major blockchain identification project backed by South Korean tech giant Samsung is being rolled out for first commercial use.South Korea’s NongHyup (NH) Bank has introduced a blockchain-based mobile ID system developed within a tech consortium established by major local firms including Samsung Electronics and LG Uplus.According to a Feb. 25 report by South Korea’s…

Peirce, sometimes referred to as the Crypto Mom, found the new guidance to be an example of the SEC’s “scattershot and inefficient approach to crypto.” 297 Total views 4 Total shares U.S. companies that safeguard their clients’ crypto-assets received new accounting guidance Thursday in the form of a Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, Staff…

Circle’s USDC is now available natively on Base and Optimism, and Coinbase accounts can transfer the stablecoin to Base for the first time. Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) has launched natively on both Base and Optimism networks, allowing Circle account holders to send USDC stablecoin from their accounts to Base or Optimism. Coinbase has also made

It could be argued that nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have been a concept since 2012. For instance, the inception of “Colored Coins” in 2012 may have laid the groundwork for NFTs today, as this project demonstrated how the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain could be used as a transaction mechanism for real-world assets.Fast forward to 2017, a…

"It’s so critically important that MiCA is pushed through as quickly as possible so we have a regulatory framework within which crypto assets can actually be caught," said Christine Lagarde. 833 Total views 21 Total shares Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has called on lawmakers to approve a regulatory framework on…