Solana decentralized exchange Jupiter moved fast to help Sloth-themed Slerf meme coin presale buyers who got burnt. Meow, the pseudonymous co-founder of Jupiter, said late last night that after joining an X space with the Slerf community, the exchange “will be donating current and ongoing SLERF limit order & DCA fees to the SLERF presale participants.” That’s because on early…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the launch of the second phase of the pilot of its CBDC, the digital Hong Kong dollar (e-HKD). This new phase will focus on furthering the research on already examined use cases for the currency, including programmability and tokenization, and adding new, not previously explored use cases. Hong Kong […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/hong-kong-launches-second-phase-of-its-cbdc-pilot-program/
Grayscale Investments’ Chief Legal Officer announced that the firm has submitted a revised Form 19b-4 for spot Ether exchange-traded funds. The officer, Craig Salm, stated that investors are seeking access to ethereum via a spot Ethereum ETF. Listing on the NYSE Grayscale Investments, a digital asset management firm, recently submitted an amended Form 19b-4 filing […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/grayscale-investments-submits-revised-application-for-spot-ethereum-etf/
Bitcoin’s price on Bitmex plummeted to $8,900 in a flash crash late Monday, diverging significantly from the global average price of around $67,400, due to large sell orders on the XBT/USDT pair. Bitmex is investigating the incident, which involved over 850 BTC being sold, causing the dramatic price drop while other exchanges showed prices well […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/flash-crash-on-bitmex-sends-bitcoin-tumbling-to-8900/
Standard Chartered has raised its bitcoin forecast, predicting that the cryptocurrency’s price could reach $250,000 next year and $150,000 this year. The bank also adjusted its ether forecast as it anticipates the approval of a spot ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in May. Standard Chartered’s Revised Bitcoin Price […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/standard-chartered-raises-bitcoin-target-btc-could-hit-150k-this-year-250k-next-year/
PRESS RELEASE. Coinme, a leading cryptocurrency cash exchange in the U.S., announced today the addition of over 9,700 physical Bitcoin ATM locations to the Bitcoin.com site and map finder. Coinme powers thousands of Coinstar Bitcoin ATMs across the country, where customers can turn cash into crypto in mere minutes. “We’re excited to now be discoverable […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/coinme-adds-9700-coinstar-bitcoin-atm-locations-to-bitcoin-com-as-new-featured-partner/
The real-world assets platform, Gluwa, is exploring the potential to assist in the development and launch of Liberia’s central bank digital currency. To increase the likelihood of the digital currency’s success, Gluwa is also considering the launch of a satellite-based internet service. Making the Digital Currency Compatible with Liberia’s Mobile Money System Gluwa, a real-world […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/real-world-assets-platform-gluwa-considers-developing-liberias-cbdc/
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance who stepped down as CEO in November in a settlement over federal money laundering charges, announced plans Monday to launch a new nonprofit online education platform called Giggle Academy. “Let’s make basic education accessible and entertaining to children all around the world,” he wrote on Twitter, noting that Project Giggle is…
Binance CEO Richard Teng now expects the price of bitcoin to surpass his earlier estimate of $80,000 this year. The executive anticipates continued significant inflows into U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as endowments and family offices increase bitcoin exposure in their investment portfolios. Binance CEO Teng’s Bitcoin Price Prediction Binance CEO Richard Teng shared […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/binance-ceo-now-expects-bitcoin-price-to-top-earlier-estimate-of-80k-this-year/
Riding high on its soaring stock price and the red-hot artificial intelligence boom, Nvidia on Friday announced several initiatives to further capitalize on AI, including a coalition to build better humanoid robots, a new Blackwell computer chip, and a part to play in the development of Apple’s Vision Pro spatial computing platform. The announcements flowed from a two-hour keynote delivered…
