US senator hints Trump’s latest EO could mean the US buying Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC) has staged a smart recovery in the past few days and the interest in the crypto sector seems to be picking up. JPMorgan Chase has added access to a new Bitcoin fund created by New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) for its private banking clients. The increasing number of traditional financial institutions opening up…

ARK Invest sold $12 million in Bitcoin ETF shares while buying $26.6 million in Coinbase stock in April, reacting to market volatility following Trump’s tariffs announcement. 601 Total views 3 Total shares Cathie Wood’s investment firm ARK Invest is showing a mixed reaction to the United States’ latest trade tariffs, offloading shares of its spot

Ravaged by crippling hyperinflation, Iran’s Parliament has sanctioned the redenomination of its fiat — the rial — by replacing it with a new currency called the toman. According to the plan, each toman will be worth 10,000 rials.The redenomination plan effectively removes four place values (four zeros) from the Iranian national currency as part of…

Piedmont winery, Vigneti Massa, is launching the 2018 vintage of its wines with near-field communication (NFC) and blockchain-enabled caps. As reported by The Drinks Business on Jan. 22, Vigneti Massa is the first winery in Europe, and the second globally, to adopt Guala Closures Nestgate technology.Guala developed the technology with Luxembourg-based software company, Compellio. By…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin was involved in a spat with a Bitcoin developer on Twitter yesterday, when he suggested BTC was originally designed to be P2P cash, not digital gold.Replying to Blockstream employee Zack Voell who claimed that Bitcoin was, is, and always shall be digital gold, Buterin pointed out the narrative had changed since…

United-States-based Twitter users had been reporting suspicious data access requests from FTX.US to their bank accounts. 1344 Total views 6 Total shares Plaid is a fintech company that facilitates communication between financial services apps and users’ banks and credit card providers. In FTX.US’ case, its products enable users to allow FTX.US customers to connect their…

Amid a major economic downturn, countries in Latin America (LATAM) are increasingly suffering from money laundering through cryptocurrencies, a new report says.Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) have become a major tool of organized crime groups and hackers in LATAM countries, according to a Feb. 27 report issued by threat intelligence firm IntSights.Titled “The Dark Side of…

Within six years, AI will help humanity reach Longevity Escape Velocity and achieve biological immortality, says futurist Jose Luis Cordeiro.