Georgia opposition debuts civil blockchain project ahead of critical elections

A decade to hyperbitcoinization is "most likely," says Kraken executive Dan Held, a forecast echoed by Unchained Capital's Parker Lewis. Bitcoin (BTC) may be just ten years away from seeing mass adoption in an event known as "hyperbitcoinization."That's according to participants of the Bitcoin 2021 Conference in Miami, who on June 4 delivered surprisingly optimistic…

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) warned the country that Switzerland is particularly prone to money laundering risks for reasons including the use of blockchain technology.In its first-ever yearly risk monitor report — published by FINMA on Dec. 10 — the regulator warns that blockchain and crypto assets exacerbate the country’s already existing money…

Australian billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest is taking Facebook to court over scammy cryptocurrency ads that he alleges used his name to defraud victims.The Fortescue Metals chairman is accusing Facebook of breaching Australia’s money-laundering laws, claiming that it “knowingly profits from this cycle of illegal ads” that it failed to remove. An initial court hearing in…

On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident expert discusses whether Bitcoin’s $28,000 support has a chance amid the recent banking crisis. 588 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTIn today’s Market Report episode, analyst and writer Marcel Pechman discusses whether Bitcoin’s (BTC) $28,000…

The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs could collapse US demand for Bitcoin mining rigs, which would benefit mining operations outside the country as manufacturers will look outside the US to sell their surplus inventory for cheaper, says Hashlabs Mining CEO Jaran Mellerud. “As machine prices rise in the U.S., they could paradoxically decrease in the rest

It’s another win for Bitcoin miners and the environment. A Dutch Bitcoiner has installed a Bitcoin (BTC) miner in a warehouse to replace the heating system powered by natural gas. Why? Because it’s cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and uses solar power.Our latest installation heats a warehouse with electricity instead of natural gas. We’ve installed manual valves…

After two years of experiments, JPMorgan and the Bahraini bank will offer U.S. dollar payment settlement in several countries, with plans to expand to euro service as well. 457 Total views 1 Total shares Bahrain-based Bank ABC will use JPMorgan’s Onyx Coin Systems for blockchain-based cross-border payments in a soft, or limited, launch. The new

The Terraform Labs co-founder has been in Montenegro since his arrest in 2023, potentially facing extradition to either his native South Korea or the United States.