Australian Bitcoin miner Iris sets 20 EH/s hash rate target as US mining falters

Australian Bitcoin mining company Iris Energy has outlined ambitious plans to ramp up its hash rate to 20 exahashes per second (EH/s) by the latter part of this year, as detailed in... Read more »

Bitcoin options show long-term bullishness and near-term pessimism

Bitcoin options data, particularly open interest and strike prices, is crucial for understanding the market’s expectations for future price movements. Options are financial derivatives that give the buyer the right, but not... Read more »

Satoshi Trial: Craig Wright confronted on fake evidence, ‘I am better at code than words’

Bitcoin’s origin story took center stage on day two as Dr. Craig Wright, who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, took the witness stand under oath. Wright faces allegations of presenting forged documents... Read more »

How ETFs affected Bitcoin’s supply distribution across cohorts

There has been a significant shift in the distribution of Bitcoin supply since the beginning of the year. While the distribution of Bitcoin holdings is a regular occurrence and follows market cycles,... Read more »

Oobit token soars 31% after securing $25 million in funding led by Tether

Singapore’s Oobit, a mobile payment app, experienced a remarkable 31% surge in its native OBT token following a successful Series A funding round that raised $25 million, attracting key stakeholders, including Tether.... Read more »

Trump calls CDBCs “very dangerous” and labels the power of AI “scary”

Former President Donald Trump expressed significant concerns about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) during an interview on Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures. With the Republican Party potentially... Read more »

FTX files motion to offload $1.4 billion stake in AI startup Anthropic

Defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed a motion seeking court permission to divest its 8% stake in artificial intelligence company Anthropic Holdings. The move is a key component of FTX’s comprehensive plan... Read more »

Spot Bitcoin ETFs rank among largest commodity ETFs by assets held

Several recently launched spot Bitcoin ETFs now rank alongside the largest commodity ETFs in terms of assets under management (AUM). Combining VettaETF’s list of commodity ETFs with its list of blockchain ETFs... Read more »

Crypto scams in 2024: A turn for the better or calm before the storm?

In January 2024 alone, cryptocurrency projects lost $127 million due to hacking and fraud – six times more than in January 2023 and three times more than last December. In the meantime,... Read more »

Super Bowl won’t feature crypto ads in 2024, but two AI ads are planned

This year’s Super Bowl will most likely exclude cryptocurrency-related advertisements, CNN reported on Feb. 2. Paul Hardart, a clinical professor of marketing for New York University’s Stern School of Business, said audiences... Read more »