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Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, co-founder and CSO of Ledn, a Canada-based bitcoin lending platform, stated that Latam citizens are shifting to elect governments supporting bitcoin as a better money alternative. In an interview with Bitcoin News, Di Bartolomeo stressed that presidents like Bukele in El Salvador and Milei in Argentina have shown Latam that proposals including bitcoin and currency competition can work for the betterment of the people. Lend Co-Founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo: The Upcoming Election Cycle In Latam Will Be Heavily Influenced by Bitcoin Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, co-founder and CSO of Ledn, a Canada-based crypto lending platform, has predicted that…
The recent 9.3% rise in the price of Bitcoin, which pushed it over $67,000 per BTC by the end of the week, has sparked new discussions among financial experts. This is the first significant weekly increase since early March, following a period of decline after an all-time high of $74,000 per BTC was hit. Peter Schiff, a prominent precious metals advocate and cryptocurrency critic, dismissed the significance of Bitcoin’s recovery. He noted that silver has gained more than 21% since the beginning of April, compared to cryptocurrency’s modest gain of less than 2% over the same period. Schiff argued that…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has an estimated net worth of at least $552.86 million as of January 2024, according to a report by cryptocurrency tracking platform Arkham. Buterin, who has been active in crypto for more than a decade, is credited with founding Ethereum. He began working in crypto in 2011, at the age of 17, when he founded Bitcoin Magazine with Mihai Alisie, who would later co-found Ethereum. Besides Bitcoin Magazine, Buterin and Alisie worked on Egora, a decentralized eBay for Bitcoin. Buterin is reportedly unhappy with Bitcoin’s limitations, such as its limited scripting language, which restricts its ability…
In a significant move, a colossal sum of 50 million XRP tokens was mysteriously withdrawn from Binance, the world’s leading crypto exchange. This withdrawal is part of a broader trend of XRP whale activity observed in the last 24 hours, which has seen a surge in large transactions involving the crypto asset. Crypto data tracker Whale Alert reports a massive 50 million XRP being shifted from Binance to unknown wallets in two transactions. A total of 24,887,349 XRP worth $13,076,779 and 25,371,334 XRP worth $13,365,853 were transferred from Binance to unknown wallets in two separate transactions. 
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U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson is allowing U.S. the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit against Binance to proceed. However, Judge Jackson also dismissed certain charges in the case. The SEC accuses Binance of offering unregistered broker, trading, and clearing services for digital asset securities in the U.S. In its ruling, the court upheld charges related to Binance’s initial coin offering (ICO), ongoing sales for BNB, BNB Vault, and staking services, as well as allegations of failure to register and fraud. But Jackson also granted Binance’s motion to dismiss charges concerning secondary sales of BNB and Simple Earn.…
Ethereum gaming platform Immutable announced Tuesday that it has partnered with Marblex, the blockchain gaming arm of South Korean gaming giant Netmarble, with the parties collaborating to migrate the Marblex ecosystem and its top games to Immutable zkEVM. Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, A3: Still Alive, and Meta World: My City will migrate from layer-1 Klaytn blockchain to Ethereum layer-2 network Immutable zkEVM, which is powered by Polygon’s zkEVM scaling tech. “This is one of the most significant partnerships we’ve made to date,” said Immutable co-founder and President Robbie Ferguson, in a release. “South Korea is an exciting hub of…
On June 30, the Ethereum network recorded its lowest fees since 2016. According to data provided by Etherscan, the average gas fee is currently sitting at just 3 Gwei ($0.14), according to data provided by Dune Analytics. Gas fees refer to the cost of various operations on the Ethereum blockchain. By paying gas fees, users help to ensure the security of the network. Apart from incentivizing validators, gas fees are also meant to prevent various spam attacks. During the 2021 bull run, Ethereum’s gas fees were exorbitantly high due to high demand in the non-fungible sector (NFT). This prompted some…
Meme coins deployed on Base rose by 13% over the past 24 hours and are the crypto sector with the highest price leap in this period, according to data aggregator CoinGecko. This is also the sector with the best performance over the past seven days, posting an upside of nearly 52%. The Degen POV (POV) token is the major force driving Base meme coins’ rise, soaring 84.5% in the last 24 hours and over 200% over the last week. Moreover, Base’s famous blue cat Brett (BRETT) is up almost 28% in the daily timeframe. The blue dinosaur Broge has been…
Coin98 Super Wallet has announced its integration with Mint Blockchain, a Layer 2 solution crafted specifically for the burgeoning NFT market. This strategic alliance is poised to significantly enhance the utility and accessibility of NFTs within the Coin98 ecosystem, offering a robust platform for artists and collectors alike. Mint Blockchain distinguishes itself by focusing exclusively on NFT innovations and broader application use cases. Developed on the OP Stack, this Layer 2 network is engineered to push the boundaries of NFT technology, promoting its application across diverse sectors including gaming, digital arts, sports, and real-world asset tokenization. By streamlining the NFT…
Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a notable uptrend this week, propelling the asset’s value to $67,000 as it aims for a new all-time high following a challenging start to May. One prevailing market sentiment suggests that Bitcoin’s next record-high target is $100,000, with speculation mounting that the milestone might be attained during the projected post-halving rally. In line with this sentiment, trading expert TradingShot shared insights in a TradingView post on May 18, drawing from Bitcoin’s technical indicators to outline the potential factors that could drive the asset to $100,000 and a possible timeline. TradingShot’s analysis centered around the inverse head…