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WazirX announces INR withdrawals will resume on Aug. 26

[Aug 23, 2024 6:04 PM] The crypto exchange did not provide a timeline on when crypto withdrawals might resume, citing legal issues.

4,500 Companies Now Pay Their Employees in Bitcoin Using Bitwage

[Aug 23, 2024 1:04 PM] As Bitwage celebrated its 10-year anniversary today, the company highlighted its growth in enabling Bitcoin and crypto payroll solutions. Since 2014, Bitwage has focused on bringing transparency and efficiency to global workforce payments.Bitcoin…

US Bitcoin ETFs Saw the Sixth Consecutive Day of Inflows

[Aug 23, 2024 10:57 AM] US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded their sixth straight day of net inflows on August 23rd, totalling around $65 million. The sustained run of positive flows highlights the growing institutional demand for regulated Bitcoin…

Hong Kong Spot Bitcoin ETFs Saw Highest Inflows in a Month

[Aug 22, 2024 9:49 PM] Hong Kong's spot Bitcoin ETFs saw their largest inflow of funds in over a month today, highlighting growing Asian interest in Bitcoin investment vehicles.JUST IN: Hong Kong #Bitcoin ETFs saw $15 million in inflows today, the highest in a…

Tim Draper Invests in Ark Labs to Make Bitcoin Payments Easier

[Aug 22, 2024 1:00 PM] Bitcoin scaling proposal Ark is getting closer to reality. After a year of research focused on refining the reference implementation, Ark Labs announced today the completion of a $2.5 million pre-seed funding round led by Tim Draper and his firm…

Gryphon Digital Mining Acquires Low-Cost Bitcoin Mining Operations at $0.01/kWh

[Aug 21, 2024 5:59 PM] Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRYP) has taken a big step in lowering its power costs by acquiring Bitcoin mining operations in Louisiana that leverage ultra low-cost electricity at approximately $0.01 per kilowatt hour (kWh). Gryphon…

Theya Introduces Direct-To-Wallet Bitcoin Purchases

[Aug 21, 2024 2:32 PM] Multisig bitcoin vault maker Theya announced yesterday it will enable US users to purchase bitcoin through their app and have it sent directly to self-custody via hardware wallets like Ledger, Trezor, Foundation and ColdCard or through its multisig…

Bitcoin Lightning Startup TMRW Raises $1.3 Million Funding

[Aug 21, 2024 12:31 PM] Miami-based Bitcoin startup TMRW has raised $1.3 million in pre-seed Funding to develop its social payments app powered by the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Maple VC led the funding round, and Bitcoin angel investors like Brad Mills joined the…

Mt. Gox Moves Over $700 Million in Bitcoin

[Aug 21, 2024 12:02 PM] The notorious Mt. Gox exchange has made its first major Bitcoin transaction in weeks, shifting over $700 million worth of BTC to unknown wallets.According to data tracked by Arkham Intelligence, Mt. Gox moved 12,000 BTC worth $709 million to one…

River: A Bitcoin Brokerage Built From The Ground Up

[Aug 20, 2024 8:32 PM] Company Name: RiverFounders: Alexander LeishmanDate Founded: February 2019Location of Headquarters: Columbus, OHAmount of Bitcoin Held in Treasury: Proof of reserves launching soonNumber of Employees: 50Website: https://river.com/Public or Private?…

Ledn Secures Industry First $50M Bitcoin-Backed Syndicated Loan from Sygnum

[Aug 20, 2024 3:02 PM] Ledn, a leading digital lending platform, has officially secured a $50 million Bitcoin-backed syndicated loan from Sygnum, a Swiss digital asset banking group with ~$4.5 billion in client assets, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin…

Metaplanet Buys Additional ¥500 Million Worth of Bitcoin

[Aug 20, 2024 8:50 AM] Metaplanet, a publicly traded Japanese company, has purchased another ¥500 million ($3.7 million) worth of bitcoin. This latest buy comes after the firm secured a ¥1 billion loan last week to acquire Bitcoin.JUST IN: Japanese public company…

Bitwise Acquires ETC Group, Europe's Largest Physical Bitcoin ETP Issuer

[Aug 19, 2024 2:41 PM] Bitwise Asset Management has announced the acquisition of London-based ETC Group, the issuer of Europe’s largest physical Bitcoin ETP (BTCE), according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. This acquisition not only expands Bitwise’s global�

94% of Bitcoin's Supply Has Now Been Issued

[Aug 19, 2024 10:13 AM] A milestone has been reached in Bitcoin's supply schedule - 94% of the total Bitcoin supply has now been issued through mining. Out of a hard-capped total of 21 million BTC, over 19.74 million have been mined so far. Bitcoin's supply is issued…

Bitcoin Non-Profit ₿trust Announces Q3 Grants For Open-Source Developers

[Aug 16, 2024 5:41 PM] ₿trust, an initiative committed to supporting open-source Bitcoin developers based in the Global South, has announced the recipients of its Q3 Starter Grants and the new members of its ₿trust Open-Source Cohort.1/ Announcing the ₿trust Q3…

South Korean Pension Fund Buys $34 Million in MicroStrategy Shares

[Aug 16, 2024 9:28 AM] South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) has purchased $34 million worth of shares in MicroStrategy, the business intelligence firm that has accumulated billions in Bitcoin.JUST IN: South Korean pension fund reports buying $34 million in…

Anchored Coins warns of potential issues for AEUR amid FlowBank collapse

[Aug 15, 2024 6:51 PM] The stablecoin issuer said there was a risk of a “respective loss for the holders of AEUR tokens” due to FlowBank’s bankruptcy in June.

SEC Approves the First Leveraged MicroStrategy ETF

[Aug 15, 2024 11:30 AM] The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the launch of MSTX, the first leveraged single-stock ETF targeting MicroStrategy. The ETF will seek to deliver 175% of MicroStrategy's stock's daily return.JUST IN: SEC approves the first…

Marathon Digital Holdings Buys $249 Million Worth of Bitcoin

[Aug 15, 2024 8:59 AM] Marathon Digital Holdings, one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin miners, purchased $249 million more worth of Bitcoin. This latest acquisition expands Marathon's corporate bitcoin treasury to over 25,000 BTC.JUST IN: Marathon Digital…

Morgan Stanley discloses $188M in BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holdings

[Aug 14, 2024 9:48 PM] The investment firm disclosed to the SEC that it held more than 5.5 million shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust in the second quarter of 2024.

Goldman Sachs Holds Over $400M in Spot Bitcoin ETFs

[Aug 14, 2024 8:50 AM] Goldman Sachs has disclosed $418 million holdings in spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), signalling a growing institutional appetite for Bitcoin exposure.BREAKING: Goldman Sachs reports holding over $400 million in spot #Bitcoin ETFs in…

Ex-Bitfarms interim CEO steps down amid board shakeup

[Aug 13, 2024 7:30 PM] Bitfarms announced a new member and leadership to its board as Riot Platforms’ still appeared poised to replace three members in October.

Bitcoin Pioneer Chun Wang to Command SpaceX's First Mission Over Earth's Polar Regions

[Aug 13, 2024 7:07 PM] Chun Wang, the co-founder of Bitcoin mining pool f2pool and a well-known figure in the Bitcoin community, is set to command SpaceX’s first human spaceflight mission to explore Earth’s polar regions from orbit. Wang, who began mining Bitcoin back in�

Fedi Combines Bitcoin And Other Freedom Tech With Community

[Aug 13, 2024 4:57 PM] Company Name: FediFounders: Obi Nwosu, Justin Moon and Eric SirionDate Founded: June 2022Location of Headquarters: Fully remoteAmount of Bitcoin Held in Treasury: N/ANumber of Employees: 27 full-time employeesWebsite: https://www.fedi.xyz/Public or…

Metaplanet Buys Another ¥500 Million Worth of Bitcoin

[Aug 13, 2024 9:08 AM] Metaplanet, a publicly listed Japanese investment firm, purchased an additional ¥500 million ($3.4 million) worth of bitcoin. This brings the company's total Bitcoin holdings to 303, acquired for ¥2.95 billion ($20 million).JUST IN: Metaplanet�

Marathon Digital Now Stamps All Bitcoin Mined In America as "Made in USA"

[Aug 12, 2024 7:59 PM] Marathon Digital Holdings, a leading U.S.-based Bitcoin mining company, has announced that all Bitcoin blocks mined in America will now be stamped with the label "Made in USA". The company declared on X, "MARA is Team USA, proudly declared in each…

Author Aaron van Wirdum Appointed Bitcoin Magazine Editor In Chief

[Aug 12, 2024 1:00 PM] Bitcoin Magazine is excited to announce that veteran reporter and author Aaron van Wirdum has been named Editor in Chief, a position he formerly held from 2021 to 2022.The appointment follows his sabbatical in 2020 to write “The Genesis Book: The…

Marathon Digital Holdings To Raise $250 Million To Buy More Bitcoin

[Aug 12, 2024 12:46 PM] Marathon Digital Holdings, one of the US's largest publicly traded Bitcoin miners, announced plans to raise $250 million through a private offering of convertible senior notes. The funds will be used primarily to expand Marathon's Bitcoin…

City of Santa Monica Bitcoin Office to Host Open-Source Bitcoin Festival In October

[Aug 9, 2024 4:02 PM] The City of Santa Monica's Bitcoin Office has announced a one-day Bitcoin open-source festival scheduled for October 18th, with the date subject to change. The event, held in partnership with the Proof of Workforce Foundation, aims to provide…

Spot Bitcoin ETFs Saw Largest Inflows in Two Weeks

[Aug 9, 2024 9:55 AM] Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded their largest inflows in over two weeks on Thursday, totalling $192.5 million. This comes after Bitcoin dipped below $50,000 earlier this week amid a global market selloff.NEW: #Bitcoin ETFs saw $192 million in…