United States government holds $12B in Bitcoin — Arkham Intelligence

July 29, 2024
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Pro-crypto Senator Cynthia Lummis recently announced legislation establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the United States.

"There is also no doubt in our mind that a major central bank will soon launch a digital currency and we expect this to happen within the next three years," said Guardtime. 289 Total views 3 Total shares Research from European blockchain company Guardtime suggests that the current pandemic may have accelerated the launch of…

Ripple contributes another $25M to Fairshake PAC before US midterms

A majority of pro-crypto or crypto-neutral candidates won their races in 2024, many of whom were supported by media buys from PACs like Fairshake.

BTC.top Launches ‘Joint Mining’ Platform, Pitching It as a Cloud Mining Killer

The Chinese mining pool is offering an alternative to cloud mining, charging fees only after their equipment starts to pay for itself. 1347 Total views 14 Total shares China-based mining pool Btc.top wants to upgrade the concept of cloud mining, which allows users to mine crypto remotely by buying a certain amount of hash power…

FTX partners with Paradigm for ‘one-click’ futures spread trading

The global exchange will provide “guaranteed atomic execution and clearing of both legs” for the futures trades on eight cryptocurrencies. 320 Total views 20 Total shares Paradigm has announced the launch of spreads trading in partnership with crypto exchange FTX.In a Friday blog post, Paradigm said under the FTX partnership users would be able to…

Japanese lawmaker ‘Satoshi’ questions gov’t plans for Bitcoin reserve

Satoshi Yamada asked the Japanese government whether it could "convert part of its foreign exchange reserves" into Bitcoin or another token.

Judge rejects class certification in $400M Mt Gox fraud lawsuit

The move awards another victory to former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles. A federal judge has rejected a bid for class certification from clients of the defunct Japanese Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, which was forced into bankruptcy in 2014 following a major hack.Judge Gary Feinerman made the declaration in the U.S. District Court for the…

Waves Enterprise releases blockchain voting platform to the public

Waves Enterprise, the business-focused spin-off of the Waves project, announced on the public release of its blockchain voting system primarily aimed at corporations and board governance.The Waves system uses blockchain at every step of the voting process, as votes are recorded and then counted with full cryptographic guarantees. Homomorphic encryption is used to accurately tally…

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BitMEX pleads guilty to Bank Secrecy Act violation

BitMEX co-founders Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed pleaded guilty to similar criminal charges in 2022 and received probation.

Kiss front man Gene Simmons suggests he’s working to make crypto more accessible

What could the rockstar be cooking up for the blockchain industry? Responding to a tweet from Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of the Gemini crypto exchange, rock star Gene Simmons said he plans to make Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) more easily accessible. "It's easier to buy Bitcoin and Ether if you are already in the old system,"…

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