VerifiedX Releases VFX SwitchBlade Wallet Featuring First-Mover Bitcoin Utility at BitMart

PRESS RELEASE. The VerifiedX (VFX) Network, VerifiedX.io, has launched its mainnet non-custodial wallet VFX SwitchBlade, which enables full native Bitcoin functionality. The VFX SwitchBlade also supports a ‘first-mover’ fully decentralized and self custodial Bitcoin Tokenization (Verified Bitcoin) with on-chain native features, enabling real day-to-day utility, while solving current frictions for all Bitcoiners globally today. Verified … Read more

Russian Authorities Liquidate 1,032 Bitcoin Seized in Record Bribery Case

Russian authorities seized 1,032 Bitcoin from ex-investigator Marat Tambiev for bribery. He received a 16-year prison sentence and a fine of 500 million rubles. Russian authorities have started liquidating 1,032 Bitcoin worth around one billion rubles. The cryptocurrency was confiscated from Marat Tambiev, a former investigator convicted in a major bribery case. Tambiev took Bitcoin … Read more

Curve Finance Sees Significant Growth With 105% User Increase and Institutional Interest

Curve Finance, a decentralized exchange (dex) focused on stablecoin trading, ended 2024 with $2.4 billion in total value locked (TVL) and a doubled user base, growing from 30,000 in 2023 to 60,000. Bridging Institutional Capital Into the Defi Ecosystem According to a 2024 Curve Finance analysis shared with Bitcoin.com News the decentralized exchange (dex) platform … Read more

Bybit to temporarily suspend services in India 

Bybit will temporarily restrict its services for Indian users starting Jan. 12. This pause comes as the platform completes its registration as a Virtual Digital Asset Service Provider with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit, according to a company announcement.  During this period, Indian users will be unable to open new crypto or fiat trades, access trading … Read more

BTC Nears $95,000 as Data Shows Ripe Buying Period

Economic data and general profit-taking may have dented an early bitcoin (BTC) rally, but data tracking investor behavior indicates buying current price levels could benefit those looking for an entry into BTC markets. Onchain data shows bitcoin’s Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) has crept up to 0.987 as of Friday, suggesting that investors who have … Read more