Bloomberg Analysts: Spot Bitcoin ETFs Now Have 75% Odds of Launching This Year
Today, Bloomberg ETF analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart raised their odds of a spot Bitcoin ETF approval by the SEC to 75% by the end of this year, and 95% by…
‘Cryptosovereignty’: Erik Cason’s New Book Decrypts The Power Of Bitcoin
Erik Cason started his Bitcoin journey in 2012, setting in motion a trajectory that would lead him to working at Coinbase, where he spent four years democratizing access to Bitcoin.…
X (Twitter) Obtains License To Store, Transfer, And Trade Bitcoin And Crypto
Rhode Island has officially approved a license requested by Twitter Payments LLC, X’s payment branch, to be able to store, transfer, and exchange Bitcoin and other digital assets on behalf of its users.…
Grayscale Wins Its Lawsuit Against The SEC Over Converting Its Fund To A Spot Bitcoin ETF
Today, it was announced that the DC Circuit court of appeals is vacating SEC’s denial of Grayscale’s $GBTC conversion into a spot Bitcoin ETF. “We agree,” said Circuit Judge RAO. “The denial…
US Treasury And IRS Propose Regulations On Bitcoin & Crypto Transactions By Brokers
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have jointly announced a set of proposed regulations focusing on the sale and exchange of digital assets…
CoinCorner And Lolly Partner To Introduce Bitcoin Payments Alongside Traditional Methods
CoinCorner, a global leader in Bitcoin and Lightning Network services, and Lolly, the hospitality software house, have joined forces to bring Bitcoin payment functionality to the LollyPoS platform, according to a press…
Blockstream’s Core Lightning Integrates Splicing Feature
Blockstream has introduced the ‘Splicing’ feature in its Core Lightning implementation, enabling liquidity changes to Lightning channels, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. This comes on the heels of ACINQ’s implementation of Splicing…
Shareholder Campaign Fights To Reclaim Customer Bitcoin In Grayscale Lawsuit
Introduction A group of shareholders of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) have banded together in the first-of-its-kind activist campaign organized through X (formerly Twitter). Their goal: bringing legal action against…
Bitcoin ATM Company ByteFederal Officially Launches In Australia
Bitcoin ATM network company ByteFederal Australia has officially launched in Australia, according to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine. “The launch of ByteFederal Australia marks an exciting milestone in our mission…
Unchained Surges With 170% Growth in Bitcoin Loan Activity During The First Half of 2023
Unchained, a leader in financial services tailored for bitcoin holders, has seen a 170% upsurge in loans backed by bitcoin from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2023,…