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Sony Group is set to introduce a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange in Japan after acquiring Amber Japan, a local subsidiary of Amber Group. The revamped exchange will be named S.BLOX. In 2023, Sony acquired Amber Japan through its subsidiary, Quetta Web. Previously, Amber Japan was known as DeCurret until

The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) transferred an additional 1,500 Bitcoin, valued at nearly $95 million, to various Bitcoin and crypto exchanges, including Bitstamp, Coinbase, and Kraken, on July 1st. Since June 19th, the German government has moved Bitcoin worth approximately $220 million to different exchanges, according to

Bitcoin's price dropped this week, falling below $55,000 for the first time since February, as the defunct Mt. Gox exchange began distributing billions in owed funds. Mt. Gox announced it has started repayments to creditors, ending years of waiting since its 2014 collapse. The Japan-based exchange will
Bitcoin • Markets • Jul 05, 2024
Bitcoin's price dropped this week, falling below $55,000 for the first time since February, as the defunct Mt. Gox exchange began distributing billions in owed funds. Mt. Gox announced it has started repayments to creditors, ending years of waiting since its 2014 collapse. The Japan-based exchange will
Bitcoin • Markets • Jul 05, 2024
Sony Group is set to introduce a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange in Japan after acquiring Amber Japan, a local subsidiary of Amber Group. The revamped exchange will be named S.BLOX. In 2023, Sony acquired Amber Japan through its subsidiary, Quetta Web. Previously, Amber Japan was known as DeCurret until
Bitcoin • Business • Jul 01, 2024
The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) transferred an additional 1,500 Bitcoin, valued at nearly $95 million, to various Bitcoin and crypto exchanges, including Bitstamp, Coinbase, and Kraken, on July 1st. Since June 19th, the German government has moved Bitcoin worth approximately $220 million to different exchanges, according to
Bitcoin • Politics • Jul 01, 2024
On June 26th, the US government transferred 3,940 Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, Coinbase's platform for institutional trading. This transaction was identified by blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence. The Bitcoin that was transferred had been confiscated from Banmeet Singh, a convicted drug trafficker, earlier in 2024. Singh was
Bitcoin • Politics • Jun 27, 2024
The transfers originated from a wallet linked to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). In 2013, the BKA confiscated nearly 50,000 Bitcoin from a film piracy site. On June 25th, the BKA wallet transferred $24 million worth of Bitcoin across two transactions to Kraken and Coinbase. Additionally, $30
Bitcoin • Business • Jun 25, 2024
The now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has announced it will commence the distribution of assets stolen from clients during a 2014 hack starting in July, following years of delayed deadlines. In a statement posted on the Mt. Gox website today, trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi said, "the Rehabilitation Trustee has been
Bitcoin • Markets • Jun 24, 2024
Global banking powerhouse Standard Chartered is set to introduce a spot trading desk for Bitcoin and Ether, making it one of the first prominent banks to provide direct spot trading services for Bitcoin. Bloomberg reports that the new Bitcoin trading desk, based in London, will begin operations shortly and will
Bitcoin • Markets • Jun 21, 2024
VanEck's spot Bitcoin ETF (VBTC) just launched on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), the country's largest stock exchange. "ASX welcomes VBTC to the exchange!" announced ASX. ASX welcomes VBTC to the exchange! Congratulations to the @vaneck_au team for launching the first crypto ETF
Bitcoin • Business • Jun 20, 2024