Category Crypto

Amidst a surge of activity within the ETF space, Valkyrie Investments has made significant moves to establish its presence once again. A Delaware-based subsidiary of Valkyrie Investments Inc. has filed an updated spot ETF proposal, altering the intended exchange to…

“It would be a mistake to leave the Fed with a weak role of stablecoins.” – Jerome Powell, June 21, 2023 On the longest day of the year, Fed Chair Jerome Powell took to the podium to testify before congress…

WisdomTree, a prominent provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has filed an application seeking approval for the launch of the WisdomTree Bitcoin Trust, to be listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange. This filing comes in the wake of BlackRock’s recent application…

EDX Markets, a new cryptocurrency exchange backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity Investments and Charles Schwab, has quietly entered the market, aiming to attract brokers and investors interested in digital assets. The exchange, which has yet to announce its official launch,…

Given the increasing transaction fees caused by Ordinals activity in the Bitcoin timechain, many Bitcoiners have sought alternative solutions to keep their transaction fees low during these periods. While Bitcoin Layer 2 options like the Lightning Network offer low transaction…

The Spirit of Satoshi, the world’s first Bitcoin-centric AI, has been announced, promising to revolutionize the understanding and accessibility of Bitcoin knowledge. According to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine, “It’s a Large Language Model being built from first…

If you’ve been in Bitcoin longer than a few minutes, then you’ve heard the phrase “be your own bank.” This, of course, is referring to the fact that Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer network, controlled by its users, not a central…

This is an opinion editorial by Prasad Prabhakaran, co-founder of self-custody product company BitHyve and one of the organizers of Bitcoin4India. Ever since I delved into the world of Bitcoin, I’ve been captivated by its promises of decentralization, security and…

This is an opinion editorial by Travis Headley, an emergency medicine physician and medical director of an urban emergency department. As an emergency medicine physician, I witness the impact of various societal factors on the health and well-being of my…

BlackRock, the worlds largest asset manager, has filed an application for a spot Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund).  In their pursuit of a Bitcoin ETF, BlackRock has chosen Coinbase Custody as their trusted custodial solution. The proposed ETF will be benchmarked against…

Bitcoin development nonprofit, Brink, has received a significant financial boost with a pledge of $5 million from Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall organization. The pledge, totaling $1 million per year for the next five years, aims to support Brink’s efforts in funding…

Strike, the global money app, has announced the expansion of its payment service, “Send Globally,” to Mexico, the largest market for cross-border payments from the United States. This move comes as cross-border payments from the U.S. to Mexico reach historic…

This is an opinion editorial by Dr. Riste Simnjanovski, a tenured professor of public administration with California Baptist University. Vinyl records should be obsolete, however Jack White, Ben Blackwell and Ben Swank’s Third Man Records continue to press on, literally.…

Block Green, a Switzerland-based Bitcoin liquidity protocol, and Merkle Standard, a U.S. Bitcoin mining company, have announced a partnership that allows Merkle Standard to utilize Block Green’s platform to hedge future revenue risks and access immediate liquidity at “transparent and…