An online carpet and flooring retailer based in the United Kingdom has bought Bitcoin (BTC) and put it on the balance sheet, following in the footsteps of Tesla, Microstrategy and Real Bedford. Speaking with Cointelegraph, CEO of Flooring Hut, Paul Brewster explained that: “We see it [Bitcoin] as an asset that has probably the best
Month: July 2023
Worldcoin (WLD), a project partly created by OpenAI CEO Sam Alman, launched the token that will be used within the project’s ecosystem on July 24. The project has continuously split opinions from within the crypto space up to Silicon Valley, with some praising the project’s ambition to some calling it “creepy” and “dystopian.” Despite these
Gary Gensler, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), addressed the XRP case and the recent verdict. A U.S. court ruled that the token is not a security, granting a win for payment company Ripple. Related Reading: Ripple CEO Garlinghouse Takes On SEC, Calls Them A ‘Bully’ In Wake Of XRP Ruling The
United States Republican Representative Warren Davidson has spoken out against Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), urging Congress to ban them and criminalize its development. In a July 23 Twitter post, Congressman Davidson accused the Federal Reserve of “building the financial equivalent of the Death Star,” stating that CBDCs corrupts money into a tool for coercion
A dormant Bitcoin (BTC) wallet holding over 1,037 Bitcoin — worth $31 million at current prices — has suddenly awoken after an 11-year slumber, transferring out its entire stash. The 1037 BTC was transferred amid a Bitcoin price of $29,956 and took effect at block height 799701 — approximately 10:51 am UTC on July 22, according to
Stellar (XLM) is basking in the glow of Ripple’s partial win against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), up around 60% since the court ruling on July 13. XRP fuels XLM price rally again XLM price has risen over 60% since July 13, when a federal judge ruled that the XRP sales on public
Several counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas are rushing to pass emergency legislations allowing them to control noise and other activities related to crypto mining before a new state law comes into effect on August 1, according to local media reports. The new state law brings crypto mining facilities under the same regulations applied
Bitcoin (BTC) is struggling to rise above the overhead resistance at $31,000 but a minor positive is that the bulls have not allowed the price to dive below the $29,500 support. This suggests that a catalyst may be needed for the price to break out from its range. On the macroeconomic front, the Federal Reserve’s
Amidst speculations that a potential appeal by the US SEC could negatively impact the crypto market, Pro-XRP lawyer, Attorney John Deaton has made it clear that even in the event of an appeal by the agency, it would not significantly affect XRP holders. After the judge’s ruling stating that the programmatic sale of XRP tokens
Bitcoin (BTC) threatened fresh downside over the weekend as markets geared up for the July 23 candle close. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView $19,000-$23,000 “still on the cards” for Bitcoin Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed acting below $30,000, now set as intraday resistance. July 22 saw a brief dip to $29,640 before
The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR), a United States state agency, warned citizens against rising crypto investment frauds perpetrated over popular social media sites. On June 25, 74-year-old Naum Lantsman lost his life savings — $340,000 — to a crypto scam orchestrated over Instagram and Telegram. The DFR referenced the incident as it stressed
As the tides of the crypto world surge with the force of emerging technologies and continuous innovation, the navigation toward regulatory clarity within the United States has always been a challenging venture. And recent events in the crypto market seem to have set the groundwork for what could be the path to clarity. Ripple’s recent
Terraform Labs faces a “big hill to climb” as the progress of its various projects in development are constantly being impeded by frequent accusations, according to Terra’s new interim CEO Chris Amani. During a July 20 Twitter Spaces, titled A Terra Community Talk, Amani joined several Terra employees to discuss the challenges ahead for Terra
Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block on Jan. 3, 2009, minting the first 50 Bitcoin (BTC) in history and kicking off what would become a billion-dollar industry centered around mining crypto. However, with a cap on Bitcoin supply, the fate of miners after the last coins are issued is unclear. Bitcoin is created through mining,
Conic Finance, a liquidity pool balancing platform for the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve, has suffered an exploit on the Ethereum omnipool. Conic Finance has been exploited for $3.26 million in Ether (ETH), the Web3 risk-alert source Beosin Alert reported on July 21. Nearly the entire amount of stolen cryptocurrency was sent to a new
Top Stories This Week Chair Gensler says SEC reaction to Ripple decision is mixed, still under consideration U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has commented publicly about the recent ruling on the agency’s suit against Ripple, saying the SEC is “still looking at it and assessing that opinion.” Gensler declined to comment further
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