The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $47,100 on Jan. 8 amidst expectations of spot Bitcoin ETF approvals over the coming days. Bitcoin was priced at $47,162 at 7:15 p.m. UTC. At the time, its market cap is roughly $918 billion. The latest high represents daily gains for Bitcoin and other top-ten crypto assets. Bitcoin (BTC) […]
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Bitcoin developers at Ninjalerts have successfully inscribed the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator on a Bitcoin satoshi, marking a significant advancement in the capabilities of Bitcoin Ordinals. The project was spearheaded by the team at Ninjalerts and aims to redefine the intersection of art, gaming, and blockchain technology in the form of NFTs — […]
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CleanSpark Inc., the third largest public Bitcoin mining company by hashrate, has agreed to purchase up to 160,000 Bitmain S21 miners, according to a Jan. 8 announcement. The move could propel its hashrate to an impressive 50 EH/s over the coming year, marking a substantial leap from its current 10 EH/s. Bitcoin hit a record […]
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Quick Take The nascent year 2024 has marked a significant surge in digital asset investment products globally, amounting to inflows of $151 million in just the first week, as per the analysis by James Butterfill at Coinshares. The Grayscale vs SEC lawsuit seems to have only galvanized investors, leading to a substantial increase in inflows, […]
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VanEck is heating up the competition by seeding its potential spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with a substantial $72.5 million, according to the amended S-1 form filed on Jan. 8. The move is part of a broader strategy among various asset managers who are vying for the attention of investors through competitive fee structures and […]
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler issued a cautionary advisory regarding crypto asset investments just ahead of the highly anticipated spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval deadline. In a Jan. 8 post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Gensler highlighted the risks of investing in cryptocurrencies, citing regulatory non-compliance, volatility, […]
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