Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, the largest pension fund in the world, is willing to learn more about Bitcoin as a potential diversification tool.
World’s largest pension fund explores diversifying into Bitcoin Worldcoin says it’s legal in all countries it operates in despite Spanish ban Worldcoin operates “lawfully in all of the locations in which it is available” and is designed to fully comply with related laws, the firm said.
US prediction market Kalshi to take bets on Bitcoin and Ether CFTC-regulated prediction market Kalshi will allow users to place bets on when Bitcoin will hit $100,000 and whether it will reach $150,000 in 2024.
Top FTX claim holder Attestor sues seller amid Bitcoin rally London-based Attestor has filed a lawsuit against FTX claims seller Lemma after making a 200% profit on the purchased FTX claims stash.
Binance-incubated platform NFPrompt reports losses to hackers The hackers illegally accessed funds on NFPrompt, including a portion of the NFP treasury and ecosystem fund.
Coinbase Wallet quietly integrates Blockaid security tool Coinbase Wallet integrated Blockaid’s transaction simulation and validation five months ago to better protect users from bad actors.
BlockShow X BlockDown Asia 2024 and Cointelegraph Accelerator to connect startups and VCs at Startup Connect BlockShow X BlockDown Asia 2024 and Cointelegraph Accelerator are set to host Startup Connect in Hong Kong, offering a platform for Web3 and crypto startups to engage with leading venture capitalists.
Nigeria presses Binance for user data on 100 top local users Nigeria may seek a $10 billion fine from Binance as retribution as the country believes they “really messed up” the local economy.
Binance execs detained in Nigerian capital despite country exit Senior Binance execs Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla have been detained at a government property since Feb. 26.
Tether stablecoin USDT is coming to Celo blockchain Tether has entered a collaboration with Celo to enable “sub-cent transaction fees” for USDT and facilitate feasible microtransactions.
Bitcoin price ATH in memes: ‘Same same, but different’ Explore a collection of Bitcoin memes marking its latest all-time high (ATH) of $70,199.
Pro-Bitcoin Senator Cynthia Lummis pushes stablecoin bill Pro-Bitcoin Senator Cynthia Lummis is drafting regulations for stablecoins after attacking major stablecoin firm Tether in 2023.
BlackRock wants to buy spot Bitcoin ETFs for global allocation fund BlackRock’s Global Allocation Fund aims to buy the company’s own spot Bitcoin ETFs as well as BTC ETFs by other issuers.
Cryptography startup Zama raises $73M to protect data privacy Multicoin Capital and Protocol Labs led a $73 million raise for a new cryptography startup which aims to make the “entire internet encrypted end-to-end.”
Bitcoin and gold broke new price records on the same day The new all-time highs marked the first time Bitcoin and gold hit new records simultaneously since the emergence of BTC.
Terra founder Do Kwon wins appeal against US extradition The latest overruling by the Appellate Court of Montenegro marks another event in the long history of Kwon’s extradition process after his arrest in March 2023.
Binance to cease all Nigerian naira transactions by March 8 Binance will suspend all services involving the Nigerian naira later this week after facing issues with local financial regulators.
Deutsche Börse launches spot cryptocurrency trading platform Launched jointly with the custody provider Crypto Finance, the DBDX offers an ecosystem for crypto trading, settlement and custody for institutions.
Tether launches recovery tool to migrate USDT between blockchains Tether will allow users to move their USDT between blockchains if any of the operated blockchains become unresponsive.
Hong Kong SFC blacklists fake crypto exchange websites According to blockchain security experts, it might not be that easy to detect if a crypto website is fake, especially for new visitors.
Bitcoin passes new all-time high in euros as price reaches $65K Bitcoin has passed a new all-time high against the euro, breaking a value of 60,000 euros for the first time in history.
ARK dumps first Coinbase and Robinhood shares since January Spot Bitcoin ETF issuer ARK Invest sold $34 million in Coinbase shares amid the stock breaking new highs in 2024.
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF passes 100K BTC under management Investors keep accumulating spot Bitcoin ETF shares as combined daily inflows broke another record at $631.3 million.
Crypto greed index hits highest level since Bitcoin’s $69K ATH The last time the Crypto Fear and Greed Index scored 79 was in mid-November 2021 when Bitcoin was on track to hit $69,000.
Institutions double down on AI in trading — JPMorgan survey AI is regarded as the most impactful technology shaping the future of trading, according to 61% of 4,010 institutional traders surveyed by JPMorgan.
U.S. Bitcoin ETFs make up to 15% of BTC spot trading — Coinbase Ether strength is one of the three current key themes in the crypto industry alongside DeFi growth and selling pressure on Bitcoin miners, Coinbase analysts say.
Montenegro court revokes Do Kwon extradition, accepts appeal The Appellate Court of Montenegro previously canceled Kwon’s extradition approval to either the United States or South Korea in mid-December 2023.
Spot Bitcoin ETF ‘superior’ to gold ETF — Core Scientific founder Physically backed Bitcoin ETFs, like the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF, are safer than any other ETFs due to their unique accounting system, Core Scientific founder Darin Feinstein believes.
South Korean crypto criminals face life imprisonment Criminals that make more than 5 billion won ($3.8 million) in illegal crypto profits are facing life sentences in South Korea.
Genesis bankruptcy plan overpays customer claims, DCG says According to DCG, Genesis’ proposed bankruptcy plan pays creditors “hundreds of millions of dollars more” than the amount of the petition.