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.
A Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is being introduced by Samsung Asset Management in Hong Kong. According to a report by Fortune Korea, the Samsung Bitcoin Futures Active ETF (3135:HK) invests in Bitcoin futures contracts traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in an effort to achieve performance that is
News • Bitcoin • Jan 12, 2023
Cameron Winklevoss, the co-founder of Gemini, has published a letter in which he accuses Genesis and its parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG), of defrauding Gemini and over 340,000 Gemini Earn users. In addition, the letter claims Barry Silbert committed acts of fraud along with other key personnel within
News • Business • Jan 10, 2023
CleanSpark, a publicly traded Bitcoin mining company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, has released their December 2022 Bitcoin mining update along with the CEO’s comments for the previous year. CEO Zach Bradford explained that “among our many accomplishments this year, I’m most proud of increasing our annual Bitcoin
News • Bitcoin • Jan 04, 2023
According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made on December 30th, 2022, investment juggernaut BlackRock (BLK) pledged $17 million to bankrupt Bitcoin miner Core Scientific (CORZ) as part of a new $75 million loan from the miner’s secured convertible note holders. BlackRock is
News • Bitcoin • Jan 03, 2023
According to Brazil’s federal government’s official journal (DOU), President Jair Bolsonaro signed a bill into law on December 22nd that creates a comprehensive regulatory framework for Bitcoin transactions in the country. The bill was passed by Congress in November and was enacted today by President Bolsonaro without any
News • Bitcoin • Dec 22, 2022
In order to restructure its debt, Core Scientific (CORZ), one of the largest Bitcoin miners by computing power, filed for bankruptcy on December 21st, 2022. The downturn in markets has had significant impacts on the business, forcing Core Scientific to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the Southern District of
News • Bitcoin • Dec 21, 2022
With its initial launch, Layer 2 Labs hopes to scale and develop drivechains for the Bitcoin Network. Upon its debut, the company was able to successfully raise $3 million in funding. Layer 2 Labs co-founder and CEO Paul Sztorc stated that the company’s mission is to “make everyone in
News • Bitcoin • Dec 20, 2022
The Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Basel Committee on Banking Supervision recently released a proposed policy that would set a 2% limit on the amount of banks’ Tier 1 capital held in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. The policy has the support of the Basel Committee’s supervisory body, the Group of
News • Bitcoin • Dec 16, 2022