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Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin confirmed on Friday that it had been the victim of a hack resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 bitcoin, or about $305 million. According to…
The company announced that it would start to let customers accept cryptocurrency payments, starting with USDC stablecoins, initially only on Solana, Ethereum and Polygon
Block, the company behind Square, Cash App and other services, announced a new program today allowing merchants using Square’s solutions to convert a percentage of their daily sales to bitcoin.…
Nearly everything else that’s being built on or enabled by blockchains replaces something that’s already being done fairly well.
Bitcoin hits new high, Solana price jumps as memecoins mania rises and Worldcoin faces heat in Spain
Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction — it was an eventful week in the crypto world.
Bitcoin hits new all-time high of $72,700 but one index warns we’re in ‘extreme greed’ territory
The crypto scene continues to remain so hot that bitcoin is hitting one new high after another. It surpassed $72,700 on Monday. This was initially driven by the approval of…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Crypto. It was an eventful week: bitcoin’s price hit a new high, Spain’s data protection authority banned Worldcoin and Binance raised…
It’s been a busy year so far for bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, and it’s only March. The digital currency hit a new all-time high for the first…
Bitcoin jumped and Coinbase’s app crashed, while Aptos eyes Hong Kong and Telegram rolls out rewards with TON
Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto. Here’s the biggest news this week: bitcoin’s price jumped and Coinbase’s app crashed, Telegram rolled out a plan to pay out…
Asymmetric Financial has a plan to unlock Bitcoin’s trillion-dollar potential with dedicated DeFi fund
As the digital asset industry picks up steam again, some crypto funds are looking to home in on specific sectors. Crypto fund Asymmetric Financial is creating its Bitcoin DeFi Venture…
As spot bitcoin ETF volumes continue to rise, Bitwise Asset Management predicts a high ceiling for growth
Bitwise runs the Bitwise Bitcoin ETP, currently the fourth-largest spot bitcoin ETF by market cap. But the road to this point wasn’t easy.
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How low can bitcoin ETF fees drop before it hurts a business?
Some of the approved issuers are taking extra steps to ensure that their product stands out from the pack.
It’s not news that crypto mining takes a lot of energy. Bitcoin alone is estimated to consume 127 terawatt-hours a year. If Bitcoin was a country, it would slot in…
It’s been a long road for spot bitcoin ETF filers — and today the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission finally approved all 11 standing applications from…
It’s been over a decade since the first application for a spot bitcoin ETF was filed. After a number of denials over the years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
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SEC’s X account hacked, sharing ‘unauthorized tweet’ regarding spot bitcoin ETF
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account has been hacked, a spokesperson confirmed with TechCrunch on Tuesday afternoon. “The SEC’s @SECGov X/Twitter account has been compromised. The unauthorized tweet regarding bitcoin ETFs was not made by the SEC or its staff,” the spokesperson said. A similar statement was shared…
We sat down with Valkyrie’s co-founder to chat about why he thinks futures bitcoin ETFs will go away, which spot crypto ETFs could come next, and why the fee wars…
Arkon Energy raises $110M to grow US bitcoin mining capacity, launch AI cloud service in Norway
About $80 million will be used to build new data centers in Ohio, North Carolina and Texas as part of a plan to increase the company’s total megawatts by 130%…
Lolli, a bitcoin and cashback rewards application, has raised an $8 million Series B round, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.
In November, the cybersecurity collective vx-underground wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that unknown hackers were claiming to have breached Coin Cloud, a bankrupt Bitcoin ATM company. According to vx-underground, the…
Bitcoin continues climbing, Block releases hardware wallet, Robinhood expands to EU and VCs may see some relief soon
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. In general, the total crypto market cap steadily rose 14% in the past week as more capital enters the crypto…
Bitcoin’s price surge into year-end has been exceptionally encouraging, as it has been accompanied by the highest trading volume it has seen since November 2022.
Despite its dominant market share in the crypto sphere, Bitcoin has had limited applications compared to other blockchains which have blossomed to facilitate asset transfers in everything from financial products…
Taproot Wizards, a Bitcoin-focused Ordinals project, is trying to change the way the blockchain is perceived.
This week, the cryptocurrency’s price shot to nearly $35,000 per token, further cementing its position at the top of the pile. But will this bull run last?
Trezor, a hardware crypto wallet company, debuted two new products this week at the Bitcoin Amsterdam conference — and we got to take a first look at them. Trezor Safe…
The exact timeline is difficult to predict, but if there’s no “rehearing,” then it will be smooth sailing ahead, Grayscale’s chief legal officer Craig Salm…
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As appeals court rules in favor of Grayscale, a bitcoin spot ETF could be on the horizon
The ruling is in response to Grayscale’s lawsuit against the SEC, which denied the firm’s application to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an ETF.
Bitcoin-focused companies are falling behind as fewer checks are being written, according to Erik Svenson, co-founder and CFO of Blockstream.
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See where six crypto whales’ wallets are putting their assets
These whales are generally risk-off, signaling a conservative mindset.
