Bitcoin Whales Buy $1.34 Billion In BTC In One Day – Is Return To $70,000 Imminent? | Bitcoinist.com

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Following rumors of a potential Ethereum spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval, the Bitcoin price made a run at its current all-time high of $73,737. While the momentum was not sufficient to push the premier cryptocurrency to a new record price, BTC still managed to cross the $70,000 level for the first time in over a […]

Bitcoin Money Launderer Sentenced To 6 Years Behind Bars In $6B Scam | Bitcoinist.com

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A recent report by the Financial Times reveals that a British-Chinese woman, Jian Wen, has been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for her involvement in laundering Bitcoin (BTC) allegedly derived from a £5 billion fraud in China.  Wen, aged 42, was convicted in March of one count of money laundering on […]

Trump Adopts Bitcoin, ETH, XRP, Dogecoin, SHIB For Donations

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Former US President Donald J. Trump has announced that his campaign will accept donations in Bitcoin and various cryptocurrencies, marking a significant milestone as the first major party Presidential nominee to employ this strategy for fundraising. The announcement came via an official campaign press release. The Trump campaign’s new fundraising initiative integrates the use of […]

Crypto Institutions Gobble Up Billions In Bitcoin ETFs, Stockpiling 250,000 BTC – Details

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The tides are turning in the cryptocurrency world, with institutional investors making a big splash in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) while retail investors seem content to bob on the sidelines. A recent report by IntotheBlock paints a picture of a two-tiered market, where hedge funds and even pensions are accumulating Bitcoin through ETFs, but the […]

Bitcoin Whales Balance Returns To Pre-FTX Collapse Levels – Impact On BTC Price? | Bitcoinist.com

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Heading into the year 2024, Bitcoin spot ETFs (exchange-traded funds) and the halving event were arguably the biggest narratives in the crypto space. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first BTC spot products in the US early on, driving the coin’s price to a new all-time high. The halving event, on the other […]

Bitcoin Bull Brandt Burns Schiff: “Stop Betting On Dead Horses!”

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The world of finance is no stranger to colorful characters, and this week, the gloves came off between two titans with opposing views on Bitcoin: Peter Brandt, a crypto bull, and Peter Schiff, a Bitcoin skeptic. Their battleground? Social media, of course. Schiff Touts Silver’s Shine, Brandt Calls It Something Else Schiff, a long-time gold […]

Crypto Influencer ‘T.J. Stone’ Pleads Guilty To $1M Wire Fraud Scheme | Bitcoinist.com

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In a Brooklyn federal court on Thursday, crypto personality Thomas John Sfraga, also known as “TJ Stone”, pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges for defrauding over a dozen victims out of more than $1.3 million. Fictitious Scheme Exposed According to the US Department of Justice, from 2019 to 2022, Sfraga “falsely” presented himself as the […]

Bitcoin Mining Crisis: The Bullish Signal You Can’t Ignore

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On-chain data suggests the Bitcoin “Miner Price” metric has fallen under the BTC Electrical Cost. Here’s what happened next the last few times. Bitcoin Miner Price Has Declined Below Electrical Cost For Fifth Time Ever In a new post on X, Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards has pointed out a development that has recently occurred […]

Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF Position Exposed: Filing Discloses $270 Million In Holdings | Bitcoinist.com

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In a recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Morgan Stanley, the American multinational investment bank and financial services company, disclosed its substantial investments in the newly approved Bitcoin ETF market. The bank’s filing revealed holdings in two prominent Bitcoin exchange-traded funds: Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and Ark Invest’s ETF. Morgan Stanley’s […]

Bitcoin ETF Deadline Ends With A Bang: Institutions Buy Big

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The curtain fell on the first-quarter 13F filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, and the reports revealed a seismic shift in institutional investment patterns toward spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with Millennium Management emerging as a frontrunner in this new asset class. Millennium Becomes The King Of Bitcoin ETFs Millennium […]

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Treasury Surpasses $350 Million With 5,750 BTC Acquisition | Bitcoinist.com

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El Salvador has once again made headlines as it announced its ownership of 5,750 Bitcoin (BTC), which is valued at approximately $353 million based on current market prices, according to Bloomberg.  This revelation comes after the National Bitcoin Office launched a tracking website, developed in collaboration with mempool.space, to provide transparency regarding the treasury’s BTC […]

Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitfarms Axes CEO Amidst $27 Million Lawsuit | Bitcoinist.com

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Toronto-based Bitcoin mining company Bitfarms has announced the termination of its interim president and chief executive officer (CEO), Geoffrey Morphy after he filed a $27 million lawsuit against the company.  According to Bloomberg, the lawsuit alleges breach of contract and “wrongful termination” and seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Bitfarm believes the claims are without merit […]