Bitcoin (BTC)

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Bitcoin Mining Energy to Heat Homes in Finland

A new project in Finland is utilising energy generated while Bitcoin mining to power local heating facilities.

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Bitcoin Hits All-Time High of $71,4K

Bitcoin continues its impressive rally, having risen by 2.62% in the last 24 hours, reaching a new all-time high of $71,415 on March 11, just 36 days before the much anticipated Bitcoin halving event.

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Sustainable Miners to Suffer Less From Bitcoin Halving

Bitcoin halving event is typically a challenging period for the miners, yet those who operate based on energy-efficient models are more likely to keep operations profitable during that time, explain U.S. mining firms.

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Coinbase Commerce Drops Native Bitcoin Support

From now on, to use Bitcoin for payments, shoppers will need a Coinbase account, as the Coinbase Commerce platform no longer supports Bitcoin payments from self-custody wallets or third-party exchanges.

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SEC Officially Approves Spot Bitcoin ETF

After months of application revisions, bilateral meetings and media speculations, the first Spot Bitcoin ETF in the U.S. is finally approved by the SEC. Here’s how the landmark approval relates to public expectations.

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Grayscale Refiles Spot Bitcoin ETF Application

Grayscale submitted an amended S-3 filing that includes a cash-only creation model with the U.S. securities regulator.

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Spot Bitcoin ETF Updates Deadline Set on Dec. 29

The SEC has announced a Dec. 29 update deadline for potential spot Bitcoin ETF providers that wish to receive their approvals in early January.

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Spot Bitcoin ETF Is Inevitable. But Is It a Good Thing?

Spot Bitcoin ETF, or spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, is an investment vehicle allowing ordinary investors to gain exposure to the price movements of bitcoin in their non-cryptocurrency brokerage accounts. Unlike bitcoin futures ETFs, which invest in derivatives contracts based on bitcoin prices, a spot bitcoin ETF directly invests in actual bitcoins as the underlying asset. […]

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MicroStrategy Acquires $5.3 Million More Bitcoin

Chairman and founder of MicroStrategy Michael Saylor, announced the company acquired an additional 155 bitcoin for $5.3 million, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 158,400 BTC. Just over a month prior, the company had purchased 5,445 bitcoins for $147.3 million, positioning itself for significant gains as the price of bitcoin surged in October, reaching $35,000 […]

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SBF’s Crypto Market Manipulations

The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), once a cryptocurrency billionaire now accused of orchestrating multibillion-dollar fraud, is under way in Manhattan’s federal court. Customers of FTX, Bankman-Fried’s collapsed crypto exchange, lost billions in dollars when the firm declared bankruptcy after an $8 billion liquidity shortfall was exposed. The court will decide whether this deficiency is […]