Sen. Lummis proposes US government purchase 5% of total Bitcoin supply
    28 Jul 2024
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    United States Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced a bill proposing that the US government buy 5% of the world’s Bitcoin supply and hold it for at least 20 years. “It can be used for one purpose, to reduce our debt,” Lummis declared during her keynote speech at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference on July 27 in Nashville, Tennessee. Lummis explained…

    Trump to end war on crypto if elected, says US will be ‘crypto capital of the world’
    28 Jul 2024
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    Former United States president and current Republican candidate Donald Trump announced his intent to make the United States the crypto capital of the world, if elected in November. After taking the stage an hour late, Trump addressed the crowd at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Trump said that he had great respect for…

    WazirX launches fund recovery plan post $230M hack
    28 Jul 2024
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    In a move to address the recent cyberattack that resulted in the theft of approximately $230 million, Indian crypto exchange WazirX has announced a strategy for user fund recovery. The hack, which affected 45% of user funds, has led WazirX to implement measures aimed at minimizing disruption to its users and maintaining the platform’s stability. Approach to…

    Cross-border BTC payments a top priority for Marathon Digital — Bitcoin 2024
    27 Jul 2024
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    Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital is seeking partnerships with blockchain developers to build Bitcoin layer-2 solutions for cross-border BTC payments, Julian Duran, Marathon’s product lead for side chains, said at the Bitcoin 2024 conference on July 26 in Nashville, Tennessee. Cross-border payments are “the biggest use case for blockchain, generally speaking, and especially for Bitcoin,” according…

    SEC approves Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust for Trading on NYSE Arca
    27 Jul 2024
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    The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Grayscale’s newest spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) — Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust (BTC) — for listing on the New York Stock Exchange’s (NYSE) Arca electronic trading platform, according to a July 26 filing. The approval is an important milestone for Grayscale, which announced plans on July 19 to spin off…

    Blackrock foresees “very little interest” in crypto ETFs beyond Bitcoin, Ethereum — Bitcoin 2024
    26 Jul 2024
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    Asset manager Blackrock sees “very little interest” among clients in crypto beyond Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) and doesn’t foresee many crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) outside of those two core digital assets, according to Robert Mitchnick, BlackRock’s head of digital assets, speaking at the Bitcoin2024 conference on July 25 in Nashville, Tennessee. “I would say…