Blockstream, a provider of Bitcoin-powered financial infrastructure, has secured billions of dollars in investment as it prepares to launch its crypto lending funds. The Bitcoin (BTC) developer platform, which raised millions of dollars in debt financing in 2024, also noted that its crypto-backed fund will now go live early April. [...]
El Salvador has increased its Bitcoin reserves, purchasing an additional 1 BTC and bringing its total holdings to 6,101.18 BTC, valued at approximately $527 million. This latest acquisition reinforces President Nayib Bukele‘s ommitment to strengthening the country’s Bitcoin strategy. El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office confirmed the purchase on March 4 [...]
VanEck’s head of digital assets research, Matthew Sigel, has warned that upcoming Solana network upgrades could significantly impact validator earnings while raising centralization risks. Sigel outlined three major proposals — SIMD 096, SIMD 0123, and SIMD 0228 — in a post on X on Mar. 4. These proposals seek to [...]
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Physical Bitcoin may seem like a curious concept to those new to the cryptocurrency world. After all, Bitcoin is a digital asset, right? However, in 2011, Mike Caldwell introduced the idea of physical bitcoins, essentially physical representations of the digital currency. Before this, Bitcoin was strictly a digital currency since [...]
The Bitcoin Volmex Implied Volatility 30-Day Index extended its four-day green streak, reflecting heightened price swings as President Donald Trump’s tariffs unsettled global markets. Bitcoin (BTC) rose 3% to $87,972, pushing the total crypto market capitalization back above $3 trillion. Altcoins posted modest recoveries, with XRP reclaiming its position over [...]
North Korea’s Lazarus Group has reportedly laundered all the 499,000 ETH, roughly $1.39 billion, stolen from the Bybit hack in just 10 days. According to a Mar. 4 post on X by on-chain analyst EmberCN, who has been tracking the stolen funds, much of the Ethereum (ETH) was funneled through [...]
This week’s U.S. job data and Bitcoin’s 10% dip could shape a market bottom, said Fundstrat’s head of research, Tom Lee. Crypto markets bounced last weekend as President Donald Trump teased a U.S. crypto reserve featuring five of the top digital assets by market cap, including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum [...]
The Bank of Israel’s latest report presents an “optimal” digital shekel design, though implementation will depend on collaboration with lawmakers and industry stakeholders. The Bank of Israel has unveiled a preliminary design for the digital shekel, but its launch will depend on further discussions with the government. In the document, [...]
Futures open interest in key cryptocurrencies has fallen sharply, indicating traders are reducing positions amid macroeconomic uncertainty. Crypto traders are scaling back long positions as uncertainty builds, with futures open interest dropping sharply amid trade war worries and the Fed’s tough stance. In a March 4 post on X, Singapore-based [...]
