Riot acquires 13% Bitfarms stake as CEO decries ‘poison pill‘ strategy

The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya has recently reiterated his negative stance towards central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDC), the New York Times reports Oct. 20.Speaking on Saturday at a meeting in Nagoya, central Japan, Amamiya expressed doubts about the use of CBDCs, claiming that such digital currencies are unlikely to improve the…

Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s cash-settled Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading products “contribute more to price discovery than its related spot markets,” according to findings in a new report by investment firm Wilshire Phoenix.The increasing volumes of crypto derivative products highlight greater participation from institutional investors and this will likely be positive for the entire crypto space.This is…

USDC is now integrated into the banking systems of Brazil and Mexico, allowing businesses to use the USD-pegged stablecoin directly through local financial institutions.

As the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been slowly consolidating over the past few months, altcoins have been taking the spotlight. Recently, massive moves were made by Chainlink (LINK), Zilliqa (ZIL) and Elrond (ERD) and that’s just naming a few of the more popular altcoins.The latter of the three is an IEO (Initial Exchange Offering),…

Harvard University and American clothing company Levi Strauss & Co announced a collaboration with the New America think tank to develop a blockchain factory safety system, Reuters reported on Jan. 24.The new system aims to eventually replace external factory health and safety auditors with a self-reporting infrastructure by the workers. Dr. Eileen McNeely, director of…

Bitcoin may struggle to move above $94,000 after its failed attempt to reclaim the price level two days ago, Bitfinex analysts say. “Any recovery to take the price back above $94,000 might face significant resistance,” Bitfinex analysts said in a March 3 markets report. Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $94,000 on March 2 and has yet

Bitcoin (BTC) will see its future “defined” by Africa, one of its best-known proponents has predicted after completing a tour of the continent. In a tweet on Nov. 27, Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey said that he would return to Africa in 2020 after spending time traveling in Nigeria and Ghana this month. Dorsey highlights Africa’s…

Strategy founder Michael Saylor says the US government should aim to hold a quarter of Bitcoin’s entire supply by 2035, when 99% of all BTC will have been issued. 639 Total views 1 Total shares Strategy founder Michael Saylor has proposed that the United States government aims to acquire up to 25% of Bitcoin’s total