Jan3 CEO Samson Mow has said that comparing Bitcoin to crypto is like comparing “an aircraft to a paper airplane.” Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said, “It will be a multichain world.” These opposing statements are the latest front in the longest-running feud in cryptocurrency — the battle between Bitcoin and everything else that followed. For the…

A United Kingdom parliamentary committee in the House of Commons has asked the Bank of England and Treasury to conduct further consultative work to determine the benefits of launching a digital pound. The groundwork and tests related to the launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) incurred significant costs for the Bank of England…

Hashdex, one of the 13 asset managers vying for spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, expects to see the first spot Bitcoin ETF in the United States land by the second quarter of 2024, followed by a spot Ether ETF. “The exact timing of a spot Bitcoin ETF in the U.S. remains unclear, but in 2023, the narrative around…