Foundry mined over a third of all Bitcoin blocks in the past week

Foundry USA and AntPool have been dominating the Bitcoin mining ecosystem in recent weeks. Foundry USA is the largest mining pool, contributing over 34% of the total blocks mined in the past week. This is a remarkable achievement, given the size and decentralization of the Bitcoin mining industry. Such a high market share shows just how much of the hash...

FCA struggles with crypto ads as UK looks to encourage crypto compliance

The United Kingdom faces mounting challenges in regulating crypto advertising as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) grapples with widespread violations, the Financial Times reported...

Bitcoin vulnerable to macro developments, risks consolidation as volatility dips – Bitfinex

Bitcoin (BTC) has been down roughly 5% over the past 24 hours and remains below the key $100,000 price level — trading at $99,692.42...

Bitcoin L2 Stacks faces 5 hour outage halting transactions

Stacks, a layer-2 blockchain built on Bitcoin, has faced a significant outage lasting over four hours. According to its status page, the network ceased producing...

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MARA CEO touts Bitcoin’s long-term benefits for retail holders, predicts $200k by year-end

MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel believes institutional involvement will significantly increase Bitcoin’s value, positioning the flagship crypto as a long-term growth asset. Speaking in a Jan. 2 interview with FOX Business, Thiel encouraged retail investors to adopt a steady, long-term investment strategy by regularly purchasing small amounts of Bitcoin. Thiel noted that Bitcoin has only seen annual declines thrice over its...

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StanChart recommends buying Bitcoin below $90,000, reaffirms $200k year-end price projection

Bitcoin (BTC) is currently under pressure from macro risks and any retracement below $90,000 presents a “medium-term” buying opportunity, according to Standard Chartered head...

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Grayscale files to convert its XRP into an ETF

Grayscale filed a 19b-4 Form with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to trade its XRP Trust on Jan. 30, which equates to converting the product to an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The trust was introduced on Sept. 12 and currently...