Trump raises more than $4 million in bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies

Trump raises more than  million in bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies

Republican Presidential nominee and former President Donald J. Trump holds campaign rally at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 20, 2024.  Bill Pugliano | Getty Images News | Getty Images NASHVILLE — Former President Donald Trump is headed to Tennessee this weekend to deliver a keynote address at a major bitcoin conference. … Read more

Grayscale tries to hold lead in ether ETF battle

Grayscale tries to hold lead in ether ETF battle

Representation of cryptocurrency and Gayscale logo displayed on a phone screen. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images For crypto firm Grayscale, it’s deja vu in the ETF market. On Tuesday, the first spot ether exchange-traded funds hit the U.S. The ETFs will invest directly in ether, the cryptocurrency used in the Ethereum network, allowing … Read more

Cryptocurrencies fall on day 1 of ether ETFs as Mt. Gox moves more bitcoin to creditors

Cryptocurrencies fall on day 1 of ether ETFs as Mt. Gox moves more bitcoin to creditors

People walk past a neon sign advertising a Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto currency exchange in Warsaw, Poland on 19 May, 2024.  Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin led the crypto market lower on Tuesday – the first trading day for ether ETFs – as Mt. Gox transferred more bitcoin to creditors and investors … Read more

Texas miners leave crypto for next new wave

Texas miners leave crypto for next new wave

Cattle graze at the Buffalo Gap Wind Power project in Taylor and Nolan counties just south of Abilene, Texas. Robert Daemmrich | Corbis | Getty Images Just off of Interstate 20, in the heart of West Texas, is a town of 125,000 people called Abilene. Once a stopping point along a cross-country cattle trail in … Read more

Ethereum co-founder warns against voting only on ‘pro-crypto’

Ethereum co-founder warns against voting only on ‘pro-crypto’

Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin on Wednesday cautioned against voting for political candidates based solely on whether they have adopted a “pro-crypto” stance. “The game of politics is much more complicated than just ‘who wins the next election’, and there are a lot of levers that your words and actions affect,” Buterin wrote in a blog … Read more

Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright referred to prosecutors

Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright referred to prosecutors

Craig Wright, self-declared inventor of Bitcoin, arrives at federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., on Friday, June 28, 2019. Saul Martinez | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Craig Wright, an Australian man who claimed to be the inventor of bitcoin, was on Tuesday referred to British prosecutors for committing alleged perjury. On … Read more

Crypto is increasingly being used for money laundering, Chainalysis says

Crypto is increasingly being used for money laundering, Chainalysis says

In this photo illustration, a visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is on display in Paris, France, on March 5, 2024. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images Money launderers are increasingly using cryptocurrencies to conceal the origins and movement of illegally-obtained funds, according to a report by Chainalysis. The report, which studied … Read more

Crypto stocks like Coinbase and Microstrategy soar as bitcoin rallies

Crypto stocks like Coinbase and Microstrategy soar as bitcoin rallies

SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 06: In this photo illustration, the Coinbase logo is displayed on a screen on June 06, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. The Securities And Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase for allegedly violating securities laws by acting as an exchange, a broker and a clearing agency … Read more

Bitcoin jumps as markets see increased odds of Trump victory

Bitcoin jumps as markets see increased odds of Trump victory

CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Bitcoin hit a two-week high Monday, as betting markets suggested an increased chance of victory for crypto-friendly candidate Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election. The value of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, was up around 4% at  12:25 p.m. London time, to $62,462.46, according to CoinGecko. The rally … Read more

MicroStrategy sets 10-for-1 stock split four months after bitcoin peak

MicroStrategy sets 10-for-1 stock split four months after bitcoin peak

CFOTO | Nurphoto | Getty Images MicroStrategy, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, announced a 10-for-1 stock split on Thursday. The company said the shares will be split into class A common stock and class B common stock “to make MicroStrategy’s stock more accessible to investors and employees.” The move comes amid a lull for … Read more