Category: Bitcoin News

Unlike the U.S. spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the spot bitcoin ETF equivalents experienced inflows during Friday’s trading session, totaling $51.66 million. Four funds recorded inflows, while Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) saw an outflow of $26.55 million. Spot Bitcoin ETFs…

U.S. spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced negative inflows once again, driven by Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust (ETHE) offloading a substantial $356.26 million on Friday. To date, ETHE has recorded more than $1.5 billion in cumulative outflows. Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust Sheds…

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) plans to introduce its wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) by 2029. The Philippine central bank’s CBDC initiative is near its proof-of-concept completion. “This is an innovative payment instrument,” said the BSP deputy governor. “This…

According to the latest Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) study report, the success of artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa hinges largely on the availability of local language data and addressing the AI skills gap. The report urges African countries…

Before former President Donald Trump’s appearance at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, the price of bitcoin (BTC) climbed to an intraday peak of $67,991 per unit. This increase led to the liquidation of approximately $55.21 million in bitcoin short…

Just when you thought the crypto market had seen it all, along comes a project that’s part meme, part Olympics tribute. The Meme Games (MGMES) is generating enormous traction in its presale phase – and just passed the $250,000 milestone.…

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…