US Bitcoin reserve has pundits in tailspin as Trump inauguration looms

On a day in which Bitcoin crashed briefly to $30,000 in a rampant bear market, the leading cryptocurrency never got anywhere close to that on Korean exchanges. The so-called “kimchi premium” saw to that, keeping the price of Bitcoin as much as $5,000 above its level on leading U.S. exchanges.The major reason for this kimchi…

Bitcoin (BTC) has slowed down after its sharp relief rally over the past 48-hours, but Ether (ETH) is in no mood to rest as it continues to chase new all-time highs. The biggest altcoin by market capitalization seems to have received a boost from the news of the launch of a 100-million-euro ($120.8 million) digital bond…

The French cybersecurity company Nigma Conseil and the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) have revealed to have collaborated on developing a new blockchain forensics tool. The agreement was signed on Feb. 25 to work on e-Nigma, a proposed compliance tool.E-Nigma provides its users with a way of conducting due diligence investigations in response to Know…

The event saw friendly boxing matches between prominent crypto Twitter entrepreneurs, with RookieXBT taking the WBC Crypto Champion belt. 409 Total views 16 Total shares The World Blockchain Summit in Dubai hosted an exhibition boxing match between top cryptocurrency traders and influencers for the WBC Crypto Belt. The fights were supported by a charity event,…

An unknown wallet benefited from Bitcoin’s low-fee blockchain yesterday with a transaction worth $2 billion. 2752 Total views 27 Total shares Block data from Blockchain.com reveals that a colossal Bitcoin (BTC) transaction worth $2 billion was processed on Monday night. Despite the enormous financial value, the unknown wallet holder only paid 0.00001713 BTC fees equivalent…

Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB) shares his views on stablecoins, the future of crypto assets, and possible digital form of the Euro.Monitoring developments in cryptoOn Sept. 27, in a letter addressed to European parliament member Eva Kaili, ECB president Mario Draghi noted that the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) is…

Gemini follows eToro in integrating Dogecoin, as Ethereum underscores altcoins' Bitcoin-crushing surge. 12889 Total views 46 Total shares Ether (ETH) hit $3,500 on May 4 as the star of this week's altcoin rally battled Dogecoin (DOGE) for returns supremacy.ETH/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewEther doesn't stop at $3,500Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed…

Indian social networking platform Chingari has announced ambitions to revolutionize the experience of its 100 million-user creator economy through the integration of native digital asset, $GARI, and accompanying cryptocurrency wallet via the Solana blockchain.Translating into the word ‘Spark’ in the languages of Urdu and Hindi — a branding visibly consistent with its flame icon —…

NFT-friendly Japanese gaming giant Square Enix has invested 7 billion yen ($52.7 million) into game developer Gumi to create “high-quality” mobile games, blockchain games and a Metaverse initiative, among other things.Gumi mobile games: GumiAccording to a translation of the press release, the partnership will help Gumi tap certain intellectual property from Square Enix, while it has…