Jamie Dimon: “Governments should be held accountable for the losses of cryptocurrency investors”
The CEO of investment bank JPMorgan again criticized Bitcoin and said that the collapse of FTX should prompt officials to develop regulation of crypto assets as soon as possible.. Jamie Dimon did not miss the opportunity to once again express his negative attitude towards bitcoin, calling in an int ...
Mike McGlone: “I believe in the success of bitcoin and ether”
The Bloomberg analyst was impressed by the resilience of Bitcoin and Ethereum amid the fall of the crypto market and said that he believes in the future of top digital currencies. Mike McGlone emphasized in an interview that cryptocurrencies, despite a not-too-good year 2022, are becoming more and ...
Michael Novogratz: “The prospects for cryptocurrencies are not very bright”
During an interview on CNBC's Squawk Box program, a well-known cryptocurrency enthusiast and founder of Galaxy Digital said that the cryptocurrency industry is facing serious difficulties. Michael Novogratz Announces He's Not Surprised by Recent Announcement of Significant Staff Reductions ...
Financial giant BlackRock adds BTC to its passive investment fund
Especially for a limited circle of elite clientele, Blackrock has joined forces with the Coinbase exchange to provide institutional investors with the opportunity to invest in crypto assets. The US asset management company has added the world's largest digital currency by market capitalization ...
Bill Miller: “Bitcoin is very different from centralized crypto companies”
The investor and billionaire believes that bitcoin as a project is fundamentally different from centralized cryptocurrency projects and is able to function without failure. In an interview with CNBC, Bill Miller stated that Bitcoin has nothing to do with organizations such as FTX and Celsius Networ ...
Belgian MP: “Experiment with getting paid in BTC was successful”
Belgian MP Christophe de Boekelaer, who was paid in BTC for a year, called his experiment a success, as it raised the awareness of local lawmakers about crypto assets. At the end of January 2022, Christophe De Beukelaer, representing the Humanist Democratic Center (CDH) party, became the first Euro ...
Brother of Helix founder Larry Harmon pleads guilty to stealing confiscated 712 BTC
The brother of the founder of the cryptocurrency mixer Helix, Larry Harmon, convicted of money laundering, pleaded guilty to stealing more than 712 bitcoins previously confiscated by the US government. Gary James Harmon, a 31-year-old Ohio resident, admitted to having embezzled cryptocurrencies tha ...
Hut 8 reported a decrease in the number of bitcoins mined
Canadian mining company Hut 8 reported that 161 bitcoins were mined in December, which is 32% less than the November figure of 238 BTC.. However, Hut 8's business remains resilient. According to a Hut 8 press release, in December, the company’s facilities mined an average of 5.2 BTC.. In Novemb ...
Mark Cuban: “A new blow for cryptocurrencies will be fake trading volumes on exchanges”
The American investor, billionaire and owner of the Dallas Mavericks club believes that high-profile scandals in the cryptocurrency industry will continue in 2023. In an interview with The Street, Mark Cuban noted that most centralized cryptocurrency exchanges continue to inflate trading volumes on ...
Bitcoin at $40,000: Eric Voorhees made a forecast on the timing
The CEO of the ShapeShift cryptocurrency exchange believes that bitcoin will soon begin to rise and by the summer of this year the first cryptocurrency will be worth $40,000. Erik Voorhes made a statement in an interview with Bankless. The businessman believes that bitcoin is ready for a "large-sca ...