Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC) will unlikely see its first spot price exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States soon. That is the opinion of trading firm QCP Capital, which in its latest market update on June 22 warned over spot ETFs’ prospects. SEC’s Gensler presents Bitcoin ETF roadblock BTC price action has offered more than 20% gains

Bitcoin (BTC) lingered near $30,000 on June 22 as traders sought opportunities to “buy the dip.” Bitcoin dip-buyers “ready” for $28,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD volatility calming overnight after rapid gains. BTC price performance had impressed the day before, with the largest cryptocurrency returning to the $30,000 mark for the

The Netherlands has welcomed a new equities exchange-traded (ETF) fund that will give investors exposure to a basket of Bitcoin-related company stocks. French investment firm Melanion Capital’s Bitcoin Equities ETF began trading on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange on June 22, introducing an equities-based approach to investing in the Bitcoin ecosystem. BTC NA is designed

Recently renewed optimism for an approved Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) is igniting “The Great Accumulation Race” for Bitcoin, according to industry pundits. Over the past week, Fidelity, Invesco, Wisdom Tree and Valkyrie have followed investment giant BlackRock in applying for a Bitcoin spot ETF with the United States Securities Exchange Commission, which some

A team of researchers from the Bitcoin Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank, have roundly rejected the conclusions reached in a 2022 paper claiming that Bitcoin has an intrinsic scaling problem that will lead to limited adoption in the future. According to the Bitcoin Policy Institute’s researchers, the original paper, dubbed “Bitcoin’s Limited Adoption Problem,”

BlackRock’s application for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) has encouraged other financial firms to follow suit. First, it was the New York-based asset management fund WisdomTree which made a new filing on June 21 for a Bitcoin ETF. This was then followed by investment manager Invesco, which reactivated its application for a spot

Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $30,000 after the June 21 Wall Street open in a triumphant continuation of the week’s gains. Bitcoin price destroys traces of multi-week downturn Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed a new multi-month high of $30,340 on Bitstamp. BTC price action continued to heat up throughout the day as bulls

Crypto mining firm CleanSpark is moving forward with its aggressive infrastructure expansion in the United States by acquiring two Bitcoin (BTC) mining facilities in a $9.3 million cash deal.  According to a June 21 announcement, the two facilities CleanSpark will purchase are turnkey Bitcoin mining campuses in Dalton, Georgia. With turnkey mining, users can buy an

Major hardware cryptocurrency wallet provider Ledger is getting closer to launching its planned solution to allow users to back up and recover a Ledger device seed. Ledger chief technology officer Charles Guillemet took to Twitter on June 21 to announce that the hardware wallet company has open-sourced the Ledger Recover white paper. Today, we are

The world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) conference, Bitcoin 2023, in Miami, Florida, passed without major fanfare this year. Past conferences announced nation-state adoption, massive crypto integrations in the United States, and islands and territories worldwide embracing Bitcoin.  Nonetheless, at Bitcoin 2023, one partnership with a potentially significant impact on the world’s 15th-largest economy flew under the radar.

Among the more memorable displays at Bitcoin 2023 is a real-life toilet with the logos of various non-Bitcoin cryptocurrencies. It’s an ad for a booth selling “buttwipes” that are “moistened with the tears of no-coiners.” The marketing message is clear: Bitcoin is the real thing — everything else is a shitcoin that belongs in the

In the latest episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman explains what’s behind Bitcoin (BTC) reaching 50% crypto market dominance for the first time in two years amid Blackrock’s spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) filing, and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s crackdown on altcoins. According to Pechman, it must be admitted that

The government of China had been trying hard to make people believe that Bitcoin (BTC) would become worthless, but its predictions to date have been far off the mark. The original crypto currency has gained as much as 36% since official statements a year ago that it would become worthless. Amid a wild bear market

Bitcoin (BTC) hit $29,000 on June 21 as largescale buying fueled a fresh sentiment boost. Analyst: $29,000 becoming fakeout “very unlikely” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $29,014 on Bitstamp — its highest since May 7. The pair enjoyed continued buyer interest overnight, this coming on the back of multiple announcements

Bankrupt Bitcoin (BTC) miner Core Scientific filed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. The plan was filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Division. The plan was negotiated with key stakeholders, and according to the filing, the firm is “seeking to build as much consensus as possible” about how

At least two investment firms have made new filings for spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) following investment colossus BlackRock’s move to lodge a similar application for its own spot Bitcoin ETF on June 15.  New York-based asset management fund WisdomTree is the most recent investment firm to lodge a new filing for a spot Bitcoin

On June 20, cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it had commenced operating nodes on the Bitcoin Lightning Network as a crucial step towards integrating it for deposits and withdrawals. In the tweet, Binance acknowledged users who noticed their new Lightning nodes and confirmed their presence. However, Binance highlighted that additional technical work must be completed

Bitcoin (BTC) achieved new highs for the month after the June 20 Wall Street open as observers stayed cautious on market strength. “No meaningful trend shift” for Bitcoin yet Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $27,499 on Bitstamp. The pair saw its highest levels since May 31 as the return of

EDX Markets, a newcomer to the cryptocurrency exchange landscape, has made a notable entry with backing from prominent financial institutions such as Citadel Securities, Fidelity Investments, and Charles Schwab. The company recently unveiled the launch of its digital asset market on June 20, marking its official entry into the industry. According to the announcement, the

What Bitcoin Did podcaster Peter McCormack admits that he has a “weird relationship with Twitter,” as he believes it “brings out the worst in people.” He’s worked hard to build up more than half a million followers to promote his show but still isn’t sure that Twitter is a “net positive” because it “elevates a

Amid lawsuits against United States-based exchanges like Coinbase and Binance.US, an exec at a domestic digital asset firm has noted the legal implications of these recent enforcement actions for the industry. The era of trading cryptocurrencies as non-securities is coming to an end, according to Itai Avneri, chief operating officer at the blockchain trading firm