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Deniz Saat

Deniz Saat is an IT services specialist, technical writer and editor for BTC Times. His mission is to onboard as many people as possible into Bitcoin.

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Voyager Digital Suspends All Trading, Deposits, and Withdrawals
Voyager Digital Suspends All Trading, Deposits, and Withdrawals

On July 1st, 2022 Voyager announced that the crypto-only brokerage is temporarily suspending trading, deposits, withdrawals, and loyalty rewards for all customers until further notice. CEO Stephen Ehrlich stated that the decision was made in order to provide Voyager with “more time to continue exploring strategic alternatives with various interested

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Jul 01, 2022
New Samsung Chip Will Help Mine Bitcoin More Efficiently
New Samsung Chip Will Help Mine Bitcoin More Efficiently

Electronics conglomerate Samsung reported that the company will begin trial production on their three nanometer (3nm) chips for application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). ASICs are currently the most efficient way to mine Bitcoin and Samsung’s new chip will help make the process more efficient and faster. According to the report,

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Jul 01, 2022
FTX To Buy Distressed BlockFi at Insane Discount
FTX To Buy Distressed BlockFi at Insane Discount

A term sheet is currently being finalized between derivatives exchange FTX and digital assets platform BlockFi due to extreme market volatility and mismanagement within the company.  According to CNBC, an FTX spokesperson said the company “would not be commenting on the matter.” BlockFi was also unavailable to comment. FTX had

News  -  Business  -  Jun 30, 2022
A Closer Look at Circle’s USDC Operation and Possible Failure
A Closer Look at Circle’s USDC Operation and Possible Failure

Twitter user @CryptoInsider23 posted a thread claiming that Circle’s USDC stablecoin “is on the brink of collapse.” The account explains that they were able to come to this conclusion by looking into Circle’s SPAC IPO filings. From the provided tweet and infographic, Circle is currently paying Signature Bank

News  -  Markets  -  Jun 29, 2022
CoinFLEX CEO Claims Roger Ver Owes Millions to Derivatives Exchange
CoinFLEX CEO Claims Roger Ver Owes Millions to Derivatives Exchange

On June 27th, 2022 a Twitter account by the name of @FatManTerra revealed that an insider within CoinFLEX was allowed to borrow $47 million of uncollateralized USDC as a loan. CoinFLEX stated on June 23rd that their platform would be halting all withdrawals due to the current market volatility. Almost

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Jun 28, 2022
Derivatives Exchange Has Temporarily Frozen Withdrawals
Derivatives Exchange Has Temporarily Frozen Withdrawals

During the market’s recent volatility, a number of companies have experienced liquidity issues because of the sudden downturn in prices across Bitcoin and all other cryptocurrencies.  The latest company to halt withdrawals is CoinFLEX, a derivatives exchange that also offers financial services and crypto yield was founded in 2019

News  -  Business  -  Jun 24, 2022
Binance Temporarily Pauses Bitcoin Withdrawals as Prices Slip
Binance Temporarily Pauses Bitcoin Withdrawals as Prices Slip

In a tweet from Binance on June 13th, 2022, the company stated that they will be temporarily pausing Bitcoin withdrawals on the BTC network due to “stuck” on-chain transactions. The company explained that only the BTC network withdrawals were having issues and that Bitcoin may be withdrawn to the Ethereum

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Jun 13, 2022
New York’s State Senate Advances Bill for Bitcoin Mining Ban
New York’s State Senate Advances Bill for Bitcoin Mining Ban

New York’s State Senate voted to pass bill S6486D which will invoke a two-year moratorium on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining operations that use the Proof-of-Work mechanism to validate transactions. The State Senate voted 36-27 in favor of passing the bill into law. The bill will now be sent to

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Jun 03, 2022
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