Bitcoin banks are going to happen. We already have a few of them. We’re going to have more of them. Existing legacy banks are going to start offering services. New banks are going to be founded around Bitcoin. This is completely unavoidable at this point. Bitcoin doesn’t scale. Even absent that, people value other services … Read more
Alexander Vinnik, a jailed Russian IT specialist and operator of the defunct crypto exchange BTC-e, is set to return to Russia as part of a prisoner exchange that has allowed school teacher and former diplomat Marc Fogel to return to the U.S. Vinnik Avoids 20-Year Prison Sentence Jailed Russian IT specialist and operator of the … Read more
Key Takeaways Alexander Vinnik was part of a prisoner exchange between the US and Russia, with Marc Fogel returning to US custody. Vinnik pleaded guilty to laundering $4 billion through Bitcoin via BTC-e, facing various extraditions and legal charges. Alexander Vinnik, the operator of defunct crypto exchange BTC-e, has been released as part of a … Read more
Bitcoin corrects after a shocking CPI print, potential BTC miner sell pressure and concerning macroeconomic developments.
Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turogin, both Estonian nationals, agreed to forfeit all claims in digital assets frozen by US authorities as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
The crypto world is advancing fast and some innovative projects are pushing the limits of what blockchain can do. Ripple (XRP) is making global payments faster and cheaper, Ethereum (ETH) continues to lead in smart contracts and DeFi, and Avalanche (AVAX) is improving blockchain scalability with cutting-edge upgrades. On the other hand, PlutoChain ($PLUTO) might … Read more
Some 20 US states are mulling creating Bitcoin reserves, and so is the federal government.
Roger Ver, the cryptocurrency pioneer known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” is fighting against what he calls politically motivated lawfare, urging President Donald Trump to intervene as his extradition to the U.S. looms. Roger Ver Calls on Trump to End Political Persecution as Extradition Looms In a recent Coindesk interview, Roger Ver detailed his battle against what … Read more
EUR/USD gains nearly 50 pips on Wednesday, up around half of a percent. Early losses came from a fresh inflation shock after January’s US CPI print came in hot. Fed Chair Powell’s testimony continues in its second day. EUR/USD clawed back chart paper on Wednesday, rebounding from early losses to reclaim the 1.0400 handle as … Read more
Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s feud goes back a while, but was thrown into the public eye again when Musk made an offer for OpenAI.