Bitcoin

Grayscale’s legal head says bitcoin spot ETF approval is a ‘matter of when, not if’

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 said.

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 startups remain undercapitalized as funding drought drags on

Bitcoin-focused companies are falling behind as fewer checks are being written, according to Erik Svenson, co-founder and CFO of Blockstream.

See where six crypto whales’ wallets are putting their assets

These whales are generally risk-off, signaling a conservative mindset.

US DoJ charges two Russians for hacking crypto exchange Mt. Gox

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Russian nationals for hacking and causing the subsequent collapse of Mt. Gox, one of the largest and most popular crypto exchanges. In an unsealed indict

Robinhood’s decision to limit crypto trading makes good sense

Robinhood's decision to drop Solana, Polygon and Cardano simply makes sense: They're just not such a big source of revenue for it.

Take a look at Wolf’s first cohort of Bitcoin-driven startups

Wolf’s demo day was a refreshing change of pace given that a fair amount of the startups were looking to solve real-world problems that exist today.

How Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund is fighting for the future of open source software

A crypto wallet theft lawsuit brought about by a man who claims to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto could jeopardize the future of open source software development. That’s according to the Ja

Crypto exchange Coinbase sues SEC over rulemaking petition

Coinbase has filed a petition to compel the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to respond to a months-old petition that asks whether the securities regulator would allow the industry to be regula

The IRS is sending four investigators across the world to fight cybercrime

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to send four agents who specialize in investigating cybercrime to Australia, Singapore, Colombia, and Germany starting this summer. These four new positions re

Are cryptocurrencies commodities or securities? Depends on which US agency you ask

As the CFTC and SEC diverge over whether cryptocurrencies are commodities or securities, market players feel confusion and want clarity.

Crypto giant Binance resumes withdrawals and spot trading after glitch caused outage

Binance has temporarily suspended all spot trading, deposits and withdrawals on the world's largest crypto exchange citing an "issue."

Magic Eden launches Bitcoin marketplace as Ordinal inscriptions continue to grow

Magic Eden, one of the largest cross-chain NFT platforms, launched a Bitcoin marketplace for digital artifacts, the company shared on Tuesday. “We are already a multichain platform and believe that

Police shut down dark web crypto laundering service linked to FTX hack

An international coalition of law enforcement agencies announced on Wednesday that it had taken down the popular dark web crypto laundering service ChipMixer, seizing more than $46 million in crypto a

Bitcoin rallies over 18% in 24-hour span in wake of SVB crisis

The value of major cryptocurrencies rose Monday in the wake of U.S. government plans to protect SVB and Signature Bank depositors.

Bitcoin and the Lightning Network are moving payments globally

Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast diving deep into the stories, backgrounds and latest news with the biggest names in crypto. For this week’s episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Jack Mallers, the

Bitcoin rewards and NFTs may help grow the blockchain

Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast diving deep into the stories, backgrounds and latest news with the biggest names in crypto. For this week’s episode, I interviewed Alex Adelman, the co-foun

Ordinals creator views his Bitcoin-centric creation as ‘digital artifacts,’ not just NFTs

About 122,500 Bitcoin-focused Ordinals have been inscribed to date as the project gains momentum across the crypto ecosystem.

Bitcoin NFTs are growing quickly as community sees long-term potential

Ordinals, an NFT-like project on Bitcoin, has grown quickly the past month, signaling a possible new frontier for the cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin holding above $20,000 offers miners hope as margins become healthier

Bitcoin has had a strong rally so far this year, and some mining experts see this as an opportunity for the space to stage a comeback.
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