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The pro-bitcoin president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, commenced his second term on June 1 at the National Palace in San Salvador, with his family and a large crowd in attendance. Despite rising economic concerns, Bukele’s popularity remains robust. His administration’s notable policies include adopting bitcoin as legal tender. During his first term, over 80,000 … Read more
It’s scientist versus business mogul as X.com’s biggest nerd fight plays out in real time. Go to Source
Bitcoin traders remain bullish over a BTC price breakout despite months of consolidation — and on-chain data supports them. Go to Source
At this moment, Tesla’s Elon Musk holds the title of the wealthiest individual on the planet, as reported by the Forbes Real Time Billionaires list on June 1, 2024. However, there exists a potential future where Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, could surpass Musk’s fortune. Given the current value of BTC, the price would need to … Read more
Bitmain has announced the release of the Antminer L9, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miner tailored for coins that use the Scrypt algorithm, such as litecoin and dogecoin. The company reports that this new model provides 16 gigahash per second (GH/s) in hashing power and achieves an energy efficiency of 210 joules per gigahash (J/G). … Read more
This weekend, the Singaporean cryptocurrency firm QCP Capital reported a significant drop in market volatility after the approval of spot ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs), despite ongoing catalysts. QCP highlighted that bitcoin is under bearish pressure due to potential new supply from the Mt Gox distribution, estimated at $9.6 billion, and from the DMM Bitcoin … Read more
This weekend, Ethena’s synthetic U.S. dollar stablecoin USDE reached the $3 billion range. As of June 2, 2024, USDE has surpassed First Digital’s FDUSD stablecoin. Ethena’s Synthetic Stablecoin USDE Exceeds $3 Billion Launched in February, the synthetic U.S. dollar stablecoin USDE, which offers yield earnings on holdings, has exceeded the $3 billion threshold. As of … Read more
Republican Senator Ted Cruz from Texas has announced that he purchased three application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin miners. “I just bought 3 Bitcoin miners that started hashing today in Iraan, TX,” the Senator stated on X this week. “I’m proud to join the ranks of Texas bitcoin miners,” he added. Cruz is an ardent advocate … Read more
Notably, Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve center, falls outside the top 15 cities regarding Google search interest for Bitcoin. Go to Source
The Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) protocol, initiated by Bitgo in 2019, holds the title of the largest BTC derivative project by market capitalization, and to date, no other project has exceeded its scale. Nonetheless, the past few years have seen a significant decline in the number of wrapped bitcoins in circulation, with more than 32% of … Read more
