Bitcoin reaches one billion transactions

United States regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced cryptocurrency will form a priority for its internal examinations this year, according to a press release published on Feb. 12.The CFTC, which has released its examination priorities for the first time in 2019, will include various crypto-related aspects in its Division of Market Oversight…

Bitcoin (BTC) proponents have ridiculed one of the cryptocurrency’s most infamous critics after he delivered a highly bearish price prediction.In a Twitter debate on Nov. 21, commentators joined forces against Peter Schiff, who claimed BTC/USD was set for a dive as low as $1,000. Schiff: $1,000 would “complete the pattern” for BTCArguing current price action correlated…

Peter Wuffli, the former CEO of Switzerland’s largest bank UBS and director at Swiss crypto bank Sygnum, wants to tap the “$220 billion market of institutions and private individuals who already own cryptocurrencies.”Local news outlet SwissInfo reported on Sept. 26 that Wuffli has shown excitement concerning the potential of crypto assets. In an interview, he…

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has emerged as a clear favorite among betters in a proposed “cage match” with Twitter owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. In the 48 hours since the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) challenge was issued by Musk, sports betting firms and odds providers have already delivered preliminary odds for the…

Popular TikTok viral “meme coin” SafeMoon could be vulnerable to malicious exploits by hackers on account of purported security vulnerabilities in its smart contract code.According to a smart contract audit by blockchain security firm HashEx, SafeMoon currently has 12 of such vulnerabilities with five being classified as ranging between being of a “critical” and “high-severity”…

The previous six months should have been extremely beneficial to Ether's (ETH) price, especially after the project's most significant upgrade ever in September 2022. However, the reality was the opposite: between September 15, 2022, and March 15, 2023, Ether underperformed Bitcoin (BTC) by 10%.Ether/Bitcoin price on Bitfinex, 2-day. Source: TradingViewThe price ratio of 0.068 ETH/BTC…

Publishing the ETF applications in the official journal of the U.S. government gives the SEC up to 240 days — until March 2024 — for final approval or denial. 415 Total views 5 Total shares Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications from several firms have been published in the Federal Register, moving them one step along…

The Digital Euro Association sees automated micropayments as a way for Europe to maintain its digital competitiveness, once regulations are in place. 249 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTEurope could lead the world in developing the Internet of Things (IoT) by harnessing the potential of…

Crypto mining firm Riot Platforms seeks to terminate “certain hosting agreements” with Rhodium and requests exemption from any owed power credits to the counterparty. 296 Total views 2 Total shares Crypto mining firm Riot Platforms – formerly Riot Blockchain – is seeking to recover “more than $26 million” in alleged unpaid fees from Texas-based Bitcoin…