Category: Bitcoin News

The Libyan dinar’s recent devaluation has been blamed on a flood of illicit banknotes exchanged for U.S. dollars. A report identified the Russian state money printer as a potential source of the banknotes, which the Central Bank of Libya has…

The Bank of Israel has initiated the “Digital Shekel Challenge” to explore the potential of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) system inspired by the BIS Innovation Hub’s “Project Rosalind.” Fourteen teams from various sectors have been selected to propose…

While U.S. spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced outflows on Wednesday, bitcoin ETFs saw inflows totaling $44.51 million. Blackrock’s IBIT led with gains of $65.99 million, followed by Ark Invest’s and 21shares’ ARKB with $3.29 million. While Blackrock Captures Nearly…

According to onchain data, a significant whale holding over 92,500 ether moved the funds to an unidentified wallet. Arkham Intelligence data suggests the funds may have been linked to the Ethereum Foundation, though this is not confirmed. Originally, the funds…

The recently completed proof of concept by the Bank of Ghana and the Monetary Authority of Singapore demonstrated that the latter’s central bank digital currency enables cross-border payments, excluding many intermediaries and associated costs. Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) stated that the proof…

CSOP Asset Management, a regulated asset management company, has become the first to launch an inverse Bitcoin ETF in Hong Kong’s markets. This allows traders and investors to speculate on the decline of the cryptocurrency’s value. The product complements other…

Iris Energy Limited has announced an increase in its power capacity at the Childress site in Texas from 600 megawatts (MW) to 750 MW. This expansion follows approval from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and an amended connection…

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced a downturn on Tuesday, with $77.97 million exiting, breaking a streak of 12 consecutive days of inflows. In contrast, the newly launched spot ether ETF counterparts performed better. 3 Bitcoin ETFs Record Outflows…

Metaplanet Inc. announced on July 22 the purchase of an additional 200 million yen worth of bitcoin, amounting to 20.381 BTC. This latest acquisition completes the company’s 1 billion yen ($6.4 million) bitcoin purchase plan, which was initially disclosed on…

Bitlayer Labs, the team behind a Bitcoin layer two (L2) solution utilizing the BitVM paradigm, has successfully raised $11 million in a Series A funding round led by Franklin Templeton and ABCDE. This investment elevates Bitlayer’s total funding to $16…