Bitcoiner contributes to Julian Assange’s freedom, pays $500K debt in BTC

Bitcoin (BTC) swiftly climbed above $20,000 after the Sept. 30 Wall Street open as end-of-month volatility began. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin volatility back for monthly closeData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining 3% in a single hourly candle to hit local highs of $20,171 on Bitstamp.The move followed predictions from traders,…

The new head of digital assets at Citi’s institutional branch will focus on pursuing connections and investments with clients, startups, and regulators. 983 Total views 36 Total shares American multinational investment bank Citi announced it had appointed Puneet Singhvi to lead the digital assets division of its Institutional Clients Group (ICG) starting on Dec. 1.In…

For someone who devotes so much of his life to Bitcoin and finance — and who has made and lost a small fortune twice now — podcaster Peter McCormack doesn’t actually seem to care that much for money.“I did have a lot of money in my life a couple of times,” says the 42 year…

The Bitcoin market capitalization is once again sufficient to cover the M1 money supply of either Australia or Canada. 1581 Total views 11 Total shares Another day of gains for Bitcoin (BTC) has seen the price of the largest crypto by market capitalization go beyond the $1.1 trillion mark — $1.105 trillion to be precise.This…

The Bank of Russia’s new stock exchange recommendations do not apply to central bank digital currencies and authorized digital assets issued in Russia. 787 Total views 6 Total shares As global cryptocurrency companies increasingly consider going public, the Russian central bank has officially recommended local exchanges to avoid crypto-related listings.The Bank of Russia issued an…

The Monetary Authority of Singapore had its reasons, and there was nothing more it could have done about the FTX threat any way, just like other national regulators. 780 Total views 6 Total shares The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central bank, released a statement Nov. 21 to address “some questions and misconceptions…

The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac) is trialing a blockchain prototype for the automation of funds transfer instructions, business tech news site ZDNet reported on Feb. 24.Austrac — a government financial intelligence agency — is reportedly partnering with the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne to trial the use of blockchain and smart…

Huobi's move follows a similar decision by crypto exchange OKEx, which resolved to dissolve its China-based entity in late June. 532 Total views 20 Total shares Stakeholders in the Chinese firm that was founded to operate cryptocurrency exchange Huobi have resolved to dissolve the entity, according to publicly available records.The firm, Beijing Huobi Tianxia Network…