Category: Crypto Flash News

The final event of the America Loves Crypto tour took place yesterday in Washington, D.C. as the country counts down to the 2024 election. Speakers including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, ConSensys CEO Joseph Lubin, and Congressman Wiley Nickel (D-NC) addressed…

As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first hardware wallet, it’s remarkable to see how far Bitcoin security has come. From the early days of precarious self-custody methods to the game-changing creation of the Trezor Model One, this revolution…

Germany’s two of the largest five banks, Commerzbank and DZ Bank, are launching Bitcoin and crypto trading services amid growing institutional demand. JUST IN: 🇩🇪 $500 billion Commerzbank to offer #Bitcoin and crypto trading. pic.twitter.com/KrOCOx5N9P — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) September…

Today, history was made as President Donald Trump became the first US president to make a Bitcoin payment. The former President showed up to PubKey, a Bitcoin-themed bar located in the heart of Greenwich Village, New York City, to purchase…

Louisiana State Treasurer, John Fleming, M.D. has announced that the state government will now accept Bitcoin, Bitcoin Lightning Network, and USD Coin, as a valid form of payment for state services. The first cryptocurrency payment was made to the Louisiana Department of…

The Santa Monica-based non-profit Proof of Workforce Foundation has partnered with Bitcoin financial services company Fold and Pickle Pop to organize a Bitcoin-themed Pickleball tournament, offering a $5,000 prize pool for entrants and winners. The tournament is slated to be…

River, a leading U.S. Bitcoin exchange, has launched River Proof of Reserves to provide clients with verifiable proof that their Bitcoin holdings are fully reserved. This sets a new transparency standard for the industry after recent failures of exchanges like…

Today, Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill appeared together in court in the Southern District of New York for a status conference. I attended the status conference for the #Samourai case today on behalf of @BitcoinMagazine. Here’s…

Today, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) announced its most recent round of Bitcoin Development Fund grants, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. 10 BTC, currently worth $590,000 at the time of writing, is being granted across 20…