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Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex, founded in 2014, has filed for bankruptcy in the state of Delaware. The decision was made following the company's announcement that it would terminate all U.S. operations on April 30th, after being charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
According to a statement released by LCH, the clearinghouse arm of the London Stock Exchange Group, it will provide clearing services for cash-settled Bitcoin index futures and options. LCH stated that LCH DigitalAssetClear, the company’s French division, will finalize trades made on the UK-licensed GFO-X digital asset exchange. Head
A bill has been introduced by a group of U.S. senators, mandating the submission of reports on the adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador. Senators James Risch, Bob Menendez, and Bill Cassidy have proposed the "Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador Act," which requires
News - Bitcoin - May 12, 2023A bill has been introduced by a group of U.S. senators, mandating the submission of reports on the adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador. Senators James Risch, Bob Menendez, and Bill Cassidy have proposed the "Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador Act," which requires
News - Bitcoin - May 12, 2023Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex, founded in 2014, has filed for bankruptcy in the state of Delaware. The decision was made following the company's announcement that it would terminate all U.S. operations on April 30th, after being charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
News - Bitcoin - May 08, 2023According to a statement released by LCH, the clearinghouse arm of the London Stock Exchange Group, it will provide clearing services for cash-settled Bitcoin index futures and options. LCH stated that LCH DigitalAssetClear, the company’s French division, will finalize trades made on the UK-licensed GFO-X digital asset exchange. Head
News - Bitcoin - Apr 13, 2023American Bitcoin miner CleanSpark stated on April 11th that it purchased 45,000 Antminer S19 XP ASIC mining rigs for $144.9 million. According to CleanSpark, Antminer will complete all ASIC deliveries before the end of September. The company currently produces 6.7 exahashes per second (EH/s), and will
News - Bitcoin - Apr 11, 2023The fifth-largest financial services provider in Switzerland, PostFinance, has announced a partnership with regulated digital asset services provider Sygnum Bank to start providing Bitcoin and cryptocurrency services for their customers. PostFinance, which is owned by the Swiss government, will first provide its 2.5 million clients access to purchase, store,
News - Bitcoin - Apr 07, 2023Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been charged by federal prosecutors with attempting to bribe “one or more” Chinese government officials with $40 million in order to unlock $1 billion worth of digital assets that belonged to his hedge fund, Alameda Research. Bankman-Fried currently
News - Business - Mar 28, 2023Fidelity Digital Assets now offers Bitcoin trading to Fidelity Investments customers. The public can now access the Fidelity Crypto platform, which first launched with a waitlist in November 2022. Customers can purchase and trade Bitcoin, but will not be able to transfer funds to a wallet where they have control
News - Bitcoin - Mar 17, 2023