China is busy banning Bitcoin — again. The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, has ordered four state-owned banks as well as major payment service provider AliPay to cut off any Bitcoin-linked transactions. Following a discussion held with a number of financial institutions, the

MicroStrategy now holds more than 100,000 bitcoin, currently worth over $3 billion in value.  The business intelligence firm has long become the largest publicly listed HODLer. Less than a year after its initial $250 million purchase, MicroStrategy has now cracked the 100,000 bitcoin mark, meaning just under 5%

China's crackdown on Bitcoin mining is beginning to materialize as restrictions expand to the Sichuan province, one of the main regions used for Bitcoin mining in the country. On Friday, the Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued a joint notice with the Sichuan Energy Bureau demanding the

Historically, one of the most prominent attack vectors cryptocurrency exchanges have had to deal with were their hot wallets — wallets connected to the internet that hold a certain amount of funds to provide instant liquidity to users in the event of rapid influx of deposits or withdrawals. Being online most

The World Bank will not help El Salvador with its implementation of Bitcoin as legal tender. "We are committed to helping El Salvador in numerous ways including for currency transparency and regulatory processes," a spokesperson from the World Bank is quoted saying, according to a Reuters report. The

The Lightning Network's bitcoin capacity has never been higher than it is today. Over 1,512 bitcoin are now locked up in Lightning channels; 60% more than a year ago. In U.S. dollar terms, that's just shy of $60 million, which, while lower than the

Nothing gets Elon Musk riled up like criticism of his soft weak hands. Amidst rumors that Tesla had further reduced its exposure to Bitcoin, Musk took to Twitter to deny selling at the peak. He reiterated a positive stance on the cryptocurrency, stating that Tesla would resume acceptance of bitcoin

In August of last year, MicroStrategy set off what resembles a movement of institutions to get skin into the Bitcoin game. After Michael Saylor's firm bought its first $250 million worth of bitcoin, it took mere months for various public companies to follow suit; soon, even banks began