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Great Awakenings — Dormant 2012 Bitcoin Wallet’s $5.7M Spend Linked to October’s Initial 2012 Transfer

October 20, 2023 0

On October 19, 2023, a dormant bitcoin address from 2012 sprang to life at block height 812,946, moving 200 BTC worth $5.74 million for the first time in nearly 11 years. This activity coincides with a recent surge of transfers from 2012 addresses, which began in early September. October

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Elon Musk, Mark Cuban Back Supreme Court Case Against SEC

October 20, 2023 0

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban have jointly filed an amicus brief backing the defendants in a Supreme Court case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “It is important that the SEC not be permitted to pick and choose whether parties are granted their constitutional right to jury trials […]

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Matrixport Predicts Bitcoin Surge to $56,000 if SEC Greenlights Blackrock’s Bitcoin ETF

October 19, 2023 0

The cryptocurrency financial services platform Matrixport predicts that bitcoin prices could surge to between $42,000 and $56,000 per unit if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approves Blackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Matrixport Links ETF Inflows to Possible Bitcoin Price Rise In an investor note published on Thursday, the crypto firm

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Largest Clearing House in the US Acquires Digital Asset Firm Securrency

October 19, 2023 0

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., known as DTCC, has acquired digital asset infrastructure company Securrency, according to a Thursday announcement. Securrency will soon rebrand as “DTCC Digital Assets.” Looking ahead, DTCC said it plans to use blockchain technology to integrate digital assets into its current products and services. Securrency Joins DTCC Ranks;

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SEC Drops Lawsuit Against Ripple Executives, All Charges Dismissed — Ripple Calls It ‘a Surrender by SEC’

October 19, 2023 0

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dropped all charges against Ripple’s executives, CEO Brad Garlinghouse and co-founder Chris Larsen. “The SEC made a serious mistake going after Brad & Chris personally — and now, they’ve capitulated, dismissing all charges against our executives. This is not a settlement. This is a surrender by the […]

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Fed’s Powell Hints at Continued Elevated Rates; Fedwatch Tool Indicates Near-Certain Hike Next Month

October 19, 2023 0

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stressed on Thursday the U.S. central bank remains committed to bringing down inflation and will maintain restrictive monetary policy until prices cool. Speaking at the Economic Club of New York, Powell hinted that further interest rate hikes may be appropriate if price pressures persist. Powell Signals for More Monetary Tightening […]

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Stablecoins Built on Bitcoin — Lightning Labs Launches Taproot Assets Mainnet Alpha

October 19, 2023 0

Lightning Labs has released the mainnet alpha of its Taproot Assets daemon, advancing the project that seeks to enable stablecoins and other token assets on the Bitcoin blockchain. The software provides developers with tools to begin issuing and managing assets on Bitcoin and integrating them with the layer-two (L2) network. Lightning Labs Wants to ‘Bitcoinize […]

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Unraveling the Online Legacy of Satoshi Nakamoto: Bitcoin’s Mysterious Creator

October 19, 2023 0

The mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto appeared online nearly 600 times through emails and forum posts. Records of Nakamoto’s writings indicate he was most active in July and August. While Nakamoto covered many topics, Bitcoin’s inventor was notably visible when sharing new release candidates, discussing the addition of password protection to Bitcoin’s JSON-RPC interface, and

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Biggest Movers: SOL Moves Back Towards $25, ATOM Hits 16-Month Low

October 19, 2023 0

Solana snapped a two-day losing streak on Thursday, as bulls pushed price back towards the $25.00 level. The cryptocurrency was unable to move past this level on Monday, which then prompted the aforementioned sell-off. Cosmos continued to edge lower today, falling to its lowest level in 16 months. Solana (SOL) Solana (SOL) was a big […]

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Grayscale Files New S-3 With SEC, Pushing to Convert Bitcoin Trust Into NYSE Spot ETF After Court Win 

October 19, 2023 0

Grayscale Investments, the leading digital asset manager by assets under management (AUM), unveiled on Thursday its latest submission to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This move seeks to list the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) as a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) on NYSE Arca. Grayscale’s latest S-3 submission comes on the heels of Grayscale’s […]