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El Salvador unveiled a website to monitor its national Bitcoin treasury holdings, enhancing its dedication to Bitcoin transparency through a partnership with the Mempool Open Source Project. El Salvador now has its own @mempool space where anyone can check out our #bitcoin treasury holdings. See details in the next post.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial watchdog, is evaluating the possibility of integrating Bitcoin and crypto into the region's €12 trillion mutual fund market. ESMA is soliciting feedback on broadening the range of permissible assets for Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) has disclosed significant investments in Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) through a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the filing, SWIB holds nearly $100 million worth of BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT). This disclosure positions SWIB as
News • Bitcoin • May 14, 2024The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) has disclosed significant investments in Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) through a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the filing, SWIB holds nearly $100 million worth of BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT). This disclosure positions SWIB as
News • Bitcoin • May 14, 2024El Salvador unveiled a website to monitor its national Bitcoin treasury holdings, enhancing its dedication to Bitcoin transparency through a partnership with the Mempool Open Source Project. El Salvador now has its own @mempool space where anyone can check out our #bitcoin treasury holdings. See details in the next post.
News • Bitcoin • May 13, 2024The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial watchdog, is evaluating the possibility of integrating Bitcoin and crypto into the region's €12 trillion mutual fund market. ESMA is soliciting feedback on broadening the range of permissible assets for Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable
News • Bitcoin • May 09, 2024Roger Ver, known as "Bitcoin Jesus" and a notable early Bitcoin investor, has been indicted by the Department of Justice on charges including mail fraud, tax evasion, and filing false tax returns. Ver was arrested in Spain over the weekend on these charges, and the U.S. plans
News • Bitcoin • Apr 30, 2024Fernando Nikolić, the director of marketing and communications at Blockstream, has launched a new website dedicated to archiving popular Bitcoin memes and cultural references. Called Know Your Bitcoin Meme, the site features a gallery of several thousand viral images, credited to users of X (formerly Twitter). In a statement to
News • Bitcoin • Apr 26, 2024According to Infobae, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is allegedly insisting on modifications to El Salvador's pro-Bitcoin legislation, which is complicating the nation's efforts to obtain a $1.4 billion credit line. In 2021, El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as legal tender under President Nayib Bukele'
News • Bitcoin • Apr 12, 2024El Salvador became the first nation to declare Bitcoin as legal tender and to integrate a Bitcoin strategy into its national treasury, resulting in an accumulation of over $400 million in Bitcoin holdings. Under the leadership of President Nayib Bukele, legislation was enacted in 2021 to legitimize Bitcoin as legal
News • Bitcoin • Mar 26, 2024El Salvador has recently taken significant steps to assert direct control over a large portion of its Bitcoin reserves, a move that commenced on March 14th, 2024, by transferring substantial Bitcoin holdings to cold storage within the nation. https://twitter.com/nayibbukele/status/1768425845163503738 This transition, which follows the implementation
News • Bitcoin • Mar 18, 2024