Binance completes integration of Bitcoin Lightning Network

    The news comes less than a month after Binance announced their plans to integrate Bit Lightning Network. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has completed the integration of the Bitcoin Lightning Network on its platform for BTC withdrawals and deposits. The development was confirmed by Binance in a July 17 blog post, where they noted that Binance users can now use the…

    SEC accepts BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF application, signaling regulatory review

    The SEC’s acknowledgment indicates the commencement of the official review process for BlackRock’s ETF proposal. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accepted BlackRock’s application for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) following its acknowledgment of a similar application by Bitwise the day before. The SEC’s acknowledgment indicates the commencement of the official review process for…

    Crypto will transcend international currencies — BlackRock CEO

    Larry Fink states that global investors are increasingly eager to add crypto assets to their portfolios. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has delivered fresh remarks supporting cryptocurrencies’ role in democratizing investing worldwide, pointing to growing interest among the companys clients in digital assets. “More and more of our global investors are asking us about crypto,” Fink said during…

    ‘Altcoin season’ anyone? Bitcoin dominance tumbles after XRP victory

    Bitcoin market dominance briefly dipped below 50% as altcoins deemed securities by the SEC notched double-digit gains. Bitcoin dominance has taken a tumble in the wake of Ripple’s partial victory against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, with a surge in altcoin prices briefly causing BTC dominance to fall under the 50% mark. Bitcoin dominance…

    Bitcoin has entered a civil war — Over ‘art’

    The Ordinals Protocol is generating a circular digital economy where assets are priced, bought and sold via Bitcoin. In an email dated Jan. 17, 1993, Hal Finney — a developer and early contributor to Bitcoin — shared the concept of “encrypted digital cards,” which are now known as nonfungible tokens (NFTs). “Giving a little more thought…

    BlackRock ETF stirs US Bitcoin buying as research says ‘get off zero’

    Bitcoin is a must-own as the world’s only truly scarce asset, analysis argues, as U.S. BTC accumulation takes a leg up. Bitcoin will suck in “all prosperity gains” in future and leave behind those who have no exposure as a result, a new prediction says. In a Twitter thread on July 8, investor Luke Broyles delivered a bold…