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Beck & Bulow Adopts Bitcoin as a Treasury Reserve Asset

[Apr 25, 2024 11:09 AM] Beck & Bulow, a nationally acclaimed meat and seafood company based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has announced its decision to accept Bitcoin as payment online and in-store, as well as include it in their employee 401k program. The company has also…

Franklin Templeton Upgrades $380M Tokenized Treasury Fund to Enable Peer-to-Peer Transfers

[Apr 25, 2024 10:57 AM] The feature helps to expand the utility of the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund's BENJI token and make it more interconnected with the digital asset ecosystem.

Kara Swisher Downplays Crypto's Significance: 'It's Not the Center of Everything'

[Apr 25, 2024 10:32 AM] The author of "Burn Book" says while crypto is important, it's not the center of everything.

One of Only Four Bitcoin "Epic Sats" Just Auctioned Off For Over $2.1 Million

[Apr 25, 2024 10:18 AM] Today, Bitcoin mining pool ViaBTC auctioned off its “epic sat” for a sum of 33.3 BTC, equivalent to over $2.1 million. The auction, conducted on the CoinEx exchange platform, witnessed fervent bidding as collectors and enthusiasts competed for this…

‘Epic Satoshi’ From Bitcoin’s 4th Halving Fetches Over $2.13 Million at Coinex Auction

[Apr 25, 2024 10:09 AM] The renowned ‘epic satoshi’ from the fourth halving block, also known as Sat # 1,968,750,000,000,000, fetched a price of 33.3 bitcoins, valued at just over $2.13 million on Thursday afternoon Eastern Standard Time. This satoshi, the…

Bitcoin Mining Pool ViaBTC Sells 'Epic' First Post-Halving Sat for $2.13M

[Apr 25, 2024 10:06 AM] The pool mined the first block after last week's halving, winning an "epic" sat in the process.

Pension Consultants are Buying US Spot Bitcoin ETFs: 13F SEC Fillings

[Apr 25, 2024 9:36 AM] New 13F filings with the SEC reveal that a major pension consultant, Global Retirement Partners (GRP), is buying into US spot Bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin investors have been eagerly awaiting these SEC filings to gauge the level of institutional interest…

Movement Labs Raises $38M for Rollup Based on Facebook's Move Language

[Apr 25, 2024 8:46 AM] Movement's 21 and 24-year-old co-founders say they are on a mission to "make blockchain security sexy" with the launch of their L2.

Bitcoin Dips to $63K as Rate Cut Hopes Dim Following Disappointing U.S. Inflation Report

[Apr 25, 2024 8:27 AM] Increasing concerns about sticky inflation hit risk assets across all markets including cryptos.

Avail Data Availability Integrated by Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, StarkWare, ZkSync

[Apr 25, 2024 7:00 AM] The chains' users will be able to opt in or out to use Avail for data availability, to stash the reams of data produced for all their transactions taking place.

MicroStrategy Could Merit S&P 500 Inclusion If It Adopts New Accounting Rules: Benchmark

[Apr 25, 2024 6:48 AM]

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops Below $64K, Ether Falls

[Apr 25, 2024 6:21 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 25, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Jebara Igbara, AKA 'Jay Mazini,' Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Crypto-Related Fraud

[Apr 25, 2024 4:49 AM] Igbara perpetrated multiple fraud schemes and scammed investors of at least $8 million.

EigenLayer-Powered Aligned Layer Raises $20M to Make ZK Proofs Faster, Cheaper on Ethereum

[Apr 25, 2024 4:49 AM] The fundraise was led by Hack VC and included contributions from DAO5, L2Iterative, NomadCapital_io, FinalityCap, Symbolic VC and Theta Capital.

Stablecoin Bill Could Be Ready for the U.S. House Soon Says Top Democrat Maxine Waters: Bloomberg

[Apr 25, 2024 1:31 AM] U.S. House Representative Maxine Waters (D-California), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, told Bloomberg Wednesday "We are on our way to getting a stablecoin bill in the short run.”

'Buy Bitcoin' Sign Sold for Over $1M at Auction

[Apr 25, 2024 1:07 AM] Proceeds will go to fund the development of Bitcoin layer-2 lightning startup Tirrel Corp.

Morgan Stanley May Soon Allow Brokers to Pitch Bitcoin ETFs to Customers: Report

[Apr 25, 2024 1:03 AM] The move may bring fresh energy and capital into the spot ETFs.

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Snaps 71-Day Inflow Streak, Data Show

[Apr 25, 2024 12:53 AM] Inflows have slowed this month, taking the wind out of the bitcoin bull run.

Block Unveils Bitcoin Conversion Feature for Square Merchants 

[Apr 24, 2024 7:35 PM] On Wednesday, Block, the financial services firm, disclosed that merchants using Square can convert their daily sales into bitcoin through the Cash App. Block’s founder, Jack Dorsey, revealed this update on X, and as of today, merchants have…

Protocol Village: SEDA, Data and Computation Network, Launches Mainnet Genesis

[Apr 24, 2024 4:19 PM] The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 25-May 1.

OP_CAT Proposal to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin Finally Gets a 'BIP Number'

[Apr 24, 2024 4:03 PM]

Bitcoin Mixing Service Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested, Charged With Money Laundering

[Apr 24, 2024 2:04 PM] In a significant development, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, founders and CEO of the privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet and mixer, Samourai Wallet, have been arrested and charged with money laundering and operating an unlicensed money…

US Authorities Charge Founders of Bitcoin Mixer Samourai Wallet for Laundering Over $100 Million

[Apr 24, 2024 1:34 PM] The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted the founders of Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez, and William Lonergan Hill, on charges of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and laundering over $100 million through illicit…

Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested and Charged With Money Laundering

[Apr 24, 2024 1:10 PM] Federal prosecutors charges Samurai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill with conspiracy to commit money laundering on Wednesday, as the U.S. government continues its approach to prosecuting crypto mixing tools that may be…

The Protocol: Analyzing Runes Impact as Bitcoin Fee Bonanza Fades

[Apr 24, 2024 11:45 AM]

KPMG Survey Finds 39% of Canada’s Institutional Investors Had Exposure To Crypto Assets in 2023

[Apr 24, 2024 11:12 AM] Institutional investors located in Canada significantly increased their holdings of cryptocurrencies in 2023, a survey by KPMG found.

Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Get Official Approval in Hong Kong; 'Potential Fee War' Unfolding, Says Analyst

[Apr 24, 2024 10:37 AM] One of the issuers waived management fees for the first six months, undercutting rival offerings.

Tether's Stablecoin Dominance May Wane Following Proposed U.S. Rules: S&P

[Apr 24, 2024 9:51 AM] The new regulations could offer banks a competitive edge by limiting institutions without a banking license to a maximum stablecoin issuance of $10 billion, the report said.

Former Binance Boss CZ Apologizes, Accepts Responsibility Ahead of Sentencing

[Apr 24, 2024 9:31 AM] Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, has publicly apologized for his past decisions and accepted full responsibility for his actions. This comes as U.S. prosecutors are seeking a 36-month prison sentence for Zhao in connection with compliance…

Jack Dorsey’s Block Is Building a Bitcoin Mining System

[Apr 24, 2024 8:12 AM] The firm also completed the development of its three-nanometer mining chip, which it had been working on since April 2023.