Nigerian Microfinance Bank Carbon Acquires Fintech Startup Vella Finance
Vella Finance, a Nigerian fintech startup, was recently bought by the microfinance bank Carbon. The acquisition of the fintech startup...
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Mining Firms Terawulf and Cleanspark Ramp up Hashrates, Boost Financial Footing
This week witnessed significant expansions in the bitcoin mining sector, with two leading firms unveiling substantial increases in their operational...
‘Think of It as Bitcoin’s IPO’: BTC Will Enter New Price Discovery Post ETFs, Says Bitwise
Bitcoin is poised to chart new territory following the success of recently approved exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and the price of...
Justin Sun Unveils Tron-Based Bitcoin Layer Two Roadmap
Tron is embarking on an ambitious journey to transform the Bitcoin ecosystem, as announced by its founder, Justin Sun. Through...
Deutsche Börse Group’s Crypto Subsidiary Granted Four Licenses by the German Regulator
A subsidiary of the German multinational company Deutsche Börse Group has been granted four licenses by the German Federal Financial...
$14M Capital Infusion Catapults Ethena Labs’ Valuation; Stablecoin Ranks 9th Largest
On Friday, Ethena Labs, the creators of the stablecoin USDE, secured $14 million in funding from key investors. Following this...
Is Bitcoin Dogs a good investment in this crypto bull run?
Cryptocurrency prices have moved into a strong bull run recently, helped by numerous catalysts in the industry. After falling to...
Why the SEC Fined Bitcoin ETF Issuer $1.75 Million
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed a $1.75 million fine on VanEck, a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF)...
US EIA Starts Requiring Energy Consumption Data From Cryptocurrency Miners
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), a statistics agency of the U.S. Energy Department, has sent letters to cryptocurrency miners...
Citi Completes Private Market Tokenization Test Using Avalanche
Citi, in alliance with Wellington Management, Wisdomtree, and ABN AMRO, completed a proof of concept for the tokenization of a...
Solana integrates Filecoin to boost its blockchain; Bitcoin Dogs gains momentum
Solana has partnered with Filecoin to boost its blockchain’s reliability and scalability. Bitcoin Dogs has raised over $1.7 million as...
Bluechip Gives Synthetix and Beanstalk Stablecoins F Grades; Tokens Added to the ‘Red Flag List’
On Feb. 1, 2024, the independent, nonprofit stablecoin assessment entity Bluechip made a noteworthy declaration. They officially bestowed an F...
Treasury Official Confirms Crypto Isn’t a Popular Tool for Terrorists — Says They ‘Prefer Traditional Products’
U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Under Secretary Brian E. Nelson has confirmed that terrorists’ use of crypto remains a small...
Blackrock’s Bitcoin ETF Holdings Near 110K BTC
Blackrock has amassed nearly 110,000 bitcoins for its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), since its launch...
MicroStrategy’s BTC Holdings Worth Over $10 Billion
With a total of 190,000 Bitcoins, MicroStrategy’s investment in BTC has surpassed $10 billion. The milestone came after BTC broke...
Bitcoin’s Latest Difficulty Retarget Jumps 8.24%: Miners Navigate the Toughest Mining Landscape Yet
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has hit an unprecedented peak, marking the most significant jump of 2024. On Thursday, at the milestone...
Genesis Approved to Sell $1.6B GBTC Shares
A U.S. bankruptcy judge has granted bankrupt crypto trading desk and lender Genesis permission to sell $1.6 billion worth of...
Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Goes Live on Holesky Testnet, Eyes Mainnet Launch
Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade has successfully navigated the final testing phase on the Holesky testnet, introducing proto-danksharding to dramatically lower transaction...
Shiba Inu eyes the $0.000011 level as Memeinator’s presale approaches $5 million
Key takeaways The cryptocurrency market has been bullish this week and meme coins were not left out. SHIB, the native...
South Korea to Expel Crypto Exchanges Failing to Meet Its Stringent Conditions
Cryptocurrency exchanges that fail to meet South Korea’s stringent operating standards will be expelled from the crypto market, the country’s...
Billionaire Peter Thiel’s VC Firm Bought BTC and ETH Worth $200 Million in Latter Half of 2023
Founders Fund, a venture capital (VC) firm founded by the billionaire Peter Thiel, is believed to have acquired bitcoin and...
Will it rally towards $60k soon?
TL;DR Bitcoin crossed the $52k mark on Wednesday and could be heading towards the next resistance around the $60k level....
