Bitcoin News (BTC)
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and worldwide payment system. It is the first decentralized digital currency, as the system works without a central bank or single administrator. This page is a summary of the latest bitcoin news.
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Bitcoin Dev Ben Allen Gets $100K Grant for Payjoin Privacy Tool
Ben Allen receives a $100,000 grant from Maelstrom to advance Payjoin in Bitcoin development.The funding supports Allen’s work on the Payjoin devkit alongside Dan...
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Bitcoin Surges Past $107,000, Hits Highest Level in Four Months
Bitcoin reached nearly a four-month high over the weekend, trading above $107,000 before a slight dip.Recent gains were supported by increased investor demand and...
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Coinbase Battles $20M Bitcoin Blackmail After Customer Data Hack
Hackers stole customer data from Coinbase and demanded $20 million in Bitcoin for its return.
Coinbase is working with U.S. law enforcement, including the Department...
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Quantum Biopharma Adds $1M in Bitcoin, Crypto; Stock Jumps 25%
Quantum Biopharma increased its cryptocurrency holdings by $1 million, bringing its total to about $4.5 million.The Canadian biotech company plans to stake part of...
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Metaplanet Boosts Bitcoin Holdings to 7,800 BTC, Eyes 10,000 Goal
Metaplanet purchased an additional 1,004 Bitcoin for about $104.3 million.The company’s bitcoin holdings now stand at 7,800 BTC, valued at over $806 million.The average...
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JPMorgan Predicts Bitcoin to Outperform Gold Amid Senate Crypto Bill
Bitcoin’s price rebounded above $100,000 amid high volatility and recent market swings.
JPMorgan analysts switched their outlook, predicting bitcoin will outperform Gold for the rest...
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Bitcoin Surges Past $105K, Nearing All-Time High as Altcoins Rally
Bitcoin climbed above $105,000 for the first time since January, nearing its all-time high.
The cryptocurrency is now only 3% below its record price of...
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Saifedean Ammous Backs Efforts to Make Bitcoin Spam Costlier
Saifedean Ammous supports efforts to make Bitcoin network spam more difficult and costly.GrassFedBitcoin urges the adoption of pull request #28408 for better inscription filtering...
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Triple-A loses $11.8M in treasury wallet breach
Triple-A confirmed unauthorized access to its treasury wallets on Saturday, leading to the loss of company-owned digital assets.The stablecoin...
WEMIX halts services after $724K stablecoin contract breach
An attacker compromised a WEMIX$-linked contract, issuing unauthorized tokens and moving approximately $724,000 in USDC.e.The attacker bridged stolen funds...
CFTC issues second warning to prediction markets in 2024
The CFTC issued a second warning this year against overly generalized self-certification of event contracts by prediction market operators.The...
