Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini will soon offer frictionless bitcoin trading in Colombia for customers of the country’s biggest bank, Bancolombia, the company said in a statement Monday. However, it is unclear whether users will be able to withdraw funds — a vital feature Read More
The Bitcoin Water Trust, an exponential growth fund by nonprofit charity: water for providing clean water to people in developing countries, has reached its goal of raising 100 BTC, reported Forbes. The fund received its one-hundredth bitcoin after the Winklevoss Read More
The bitcoin mining industry is booming, and public miners are employing all their efforts to increase daily production and refrain from selling. Marathon Digital, Hut 8, Riot Blockchain, Bitfarms, and HIVE produced a combined total of 1,475 BTC in November, Read More
Marathon Digital Holdings mined less bitcoin in November than in the previous month as maintenance and upgrades to its Hardin, Montana, facility led to a reduction in its hashrate capacity. The miner produced 196 BTC last month, while October had Read More
Goldman Sachs and a handful of other Wall Street banks are exploring ways to do institutional cash loans with bitcoin as collateral, CoinDesk reported. The report cited three people familiar with the plans of a group of tier-one U.S. banking Read More
Fidelity Canada has launched its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) offering in the country, the company said in a statement Thursday. The asset manager, now the largest to offer a bitcoin ETF, has also launched a mutual fund. The Fidelity Read More
Bitcoin is an “off-the-grid” alternative to the traditional financial system, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler said. Gensler joined former SEC chairman Jay Clayton on Wednesday to talk about Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and ETFs. Issuers should “come within the investor protection remit” to Read More
Marathon has expanded its May agreement with Compute North to accommodate more miners in different regions of the U.S. The infrastructure provider will now host and manage over 100,000 of Marathon’s bitcoin miners. Upon full deployment, Marathon’s operations are expected Read More
Bitcoin Miner Griid Infrastructure LLC announced today it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp. to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Adit EdTech will acquire Griid Holdco LLC, a newly formed holding Read More
A bitcoin ETF offering monthly yields has been listed in Canada today. The Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF is live on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BTCY.B. Purpose Investments employs a derivatives-based covered call strategy to pay investors Read More
Invesco has launched a bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe. The Invesco Physical Bitcoin fund is listed on the Deutsche Boerse under the ticker symbol BTIC. The offering is “physically”-backed by bitcoin and tracks the CoinShares reference price index, minus fees. Read More
Ledger has launched the latest version of its Bitcoin application, adding support for partially-signed bitcoin transactions (PSBTs), data Merkleization, and new wallet policies, the company said in a statement. The update enables users to create secure multisignature setups with their Read More
Singaporean Fintonia Group has launched two bitcoin funds for professional investors. The Fintonia Bitcoin Physical Fund purchases actual bitcoin to provide investors with direct price exposure. The Fintonia Secured Yield Fund allows bitcoin holders to obtain cash by putting their Read More
International fair Design Miami will accept bitcoin payments for artwork this year. The fair will be held between December 1 and 5 in Miami Beach, alongside Art Basel. Design Miami has also introduced its companion mobile app, allowing fairgoers to Read More
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, will speak at the world’s biggest Bitcoin conference, Bitcoin 2022 in Miami, Florida. The Central American leader will share his experience in leading his nation to become the first in the world to Read More
The short film “Bitcoin Is Generational Wealth” by Matt Hornick and Tomer Strolight premiered on November 1, 2021, to shed light on the true value proposition of Bitcoin. While many projects in the world today seek to enrich their founding Read More
Bitcoin evangelist Max Keiser got up on stage today at the Labitconf Bitcoin Conference in El Salvador to chat about the role central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) might play in the monetary future of our society and the associated implications Read More
ZEBEDEE partners with gaming studio Viker to bring bitcoin rewards to Android and iOS mobile games. Wheel of Trivia, Wheel of Crypto, and Balls King are already live on both platforms. The partnership is expected to yield two more games Read More
Dr. Saifedean Ammous, author of “The Bitcoin Standard” and “The Fiat Standard,” joined Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, clinical psychologist, best-selling author, and host of The JBP Podcast, to discuss money, economics, incentives, decentralization, Bitcoin, and fiat currency. “Learned a lot,” Read More
The Houston Rockets have partnered with NYDIG in a sponsorship deal paid in bitcoin. NYDIG will become the franchise’s official Bitcoin services provider and Bitcoin platform. The team will provide Bitcoin education programs for the community and bitcoin rewards and Read More
