Kristalina Georgieva: “Bitcoin is not a threat to the US dollar”
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director Kristalina Georgieva has expressed her view that cryptocurrencies are not a form of currency, but rather an asset class. Consequently, she believes that Bitcoin is highly unlikely to replace the US dollar as the world's dominant currenc ...
BTC Map: The number of merchants accepting Bitcoin soars by 174%
The number of shops, cafes, bars, and other points of sale of goods and services accepting payments in bitcoins has seen a remarkable 174% increase over the past year, according to data from the analytical portal BTC Map.In 2023, the number of establishments accepting b ...
deVere CEO Nigel Green: “BTC will be worth $60,000 in the near future”
In a groundbreaking moment for the cryptocurrency market, the CEO of deVere Group, a financial services company, predicts that the recent approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will push the price of Bitcoin to $6 ...
Minus instead of plus: initial results of trading in spot ETFs
Bitcoin spot ETF trading began on Thursday, January 11. The number of approved exchange-traded funds was 11. The average decline in unit prices, coincidentally, over two days was approximately 11%. Start of trading The anticipation of the emergence of spot ETFs has ...
Bitcoin falls to $41,500 amid weak interest in spot ETFs
The strategy of "buy on rumors, sell on news" seems to have worked once again as the price of Bitcoin dropped to $41,500, despite reaching $49,000 just two days ago. Analysts believe that the decline in the price of the leading cryptocurrency can be attributed to the la ...
Spot Bitcoin ETFs in simple words: what they are and how much they can change the situation on the global crypto market
Spot Bitcoin ETF trading officially began on January 11, with major players like BlackRock, Grayscale, and Fidelity leading the way in total trading volume. On the first day alone, the trading volume for spot Bitcoin ETFs reached an impressive $4.5 billion. The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) from Blac ...
Arkham: North Korean hackers began moving bitcoins from their accounts
Recent data from Arkham Intelligence reveals a surge in activity from the Lazarus group, a notorious faction of North Korean hackers. The group has been orchestrating a series of complex bitcoin transactions, transferring substantial sums between multiple accounts and utilizing ...
Catherine Wood: "Bitcoin will be worth $1.5 million by 2030"
The CEO of ARK Invest, Catherine Wood, exudes confidence in Bitcoin, predicting that the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value could skyrocket to $1.5 million within the next six years. "With the recent approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, we ...
Gary Gensler's vote was decisive in the approval of the Bitcoin ETF
The chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, known for his strong opposition to cryptocurrencies, played a decisive role in the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs. In a document released by the SEC, commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda ...
Vanguard has no plans to launch Bitcoin spot ETF trading
In a recent statement, Vanguard, the renowned international corporation, revealed that it currently has no plans to offer digital asset investment instruments to its clients. As part of the prestigious Big Three U.S. global investment corporations, alongside BlackRock a ...