The Republican Party has secured a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, completing a sweep of the 2024 elections that saw Donald Trump return to the presidency and Republicans gain control of the Senate. A GOP victory raises optimism within the crypto industry, where participants anticipate a friendlier regulatory environment under the new administration. The House majority was solidified…
Odell Beckham Jr. is having the last laugh about his Bitcoin bet in 2021. The Miami Dolphins wide receiver took to social media Wednesday to remind everyone about his decision to receive his $750,000 Rams salary in Bitcoin three years ago. “Who said taking my Rams salary in Bitcoin was dumb again?” Beckham said Wednesday afternoon as Bitcoin traded above…
Mara Holdings continues to grow its bitcoin bag despite lower than projected Q3 earnings. Digital Assets Remain Key for Mara Holdings Mara Holdings’ earnings report revealed the company added 8,280 bitcoin to its already existing portfolio of 18,467 bitcoin in Q3. This raised its total bitcoin holding to 26,747 BTC. The latest addition to its […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-mining-company-mara-holdings-now-holds-26747-bitcoin-q3-earnings-report-reveals/
Meme coin PEPE has outperformed Dogecoin (DOGE) in weekly gains after major crypto exchanges announced plans to list the token as meme coins continue to swell on a Republican victory and a broader market rally. The announcement of Pepe’s listings sparked immediate market reactions. In just a few hours, the token’s market cap briefly surged past $10 billion, while Dogecoin’s…
A group of JENNER memecoin buyers sued Caitlyn Jenner, claiming she made “false and misleading statements” about the token, which they allege is an unregistered security. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/caitlyn-jenner-sued-jenner-memecoin-buyers?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Sberbank CEO Herman Gref announced that using cryptocurrencies as a payment method within Russia is currently prohibited by law and is unlikely to be allowed in the near future. Speaking at the “FI day. Blockchain: on the edge of a new financial era” conference in Moscow, Gref clarified that while Russia’s new legislation permits the […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/inside-russias-crypto-rules-sberbank-ceo-reveals-key-insights/
“We’ll get there in 2026 or 2027” if the current rate of AI advancements continues, said Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/human-level-ai-as-early-as-2026-anthropic-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Authorities in Grant County, Indiana, have recovered $36,000 in a cryptocurrency scam involving Prateek Jain, a 33-year-old man from Kolkata, India. Jain faces charges of felony fraud and money laundering after allegedly convincing a Marion, Indiana resident to deposit funds into a bitcoin ATM as part of the scam. The case, initially reported to the […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/an-elusive-indian-suspect-at-the-center-of-indianas-crypto-fraud/
A 32-year-old woman has been charged with murdering Mirshahi. However, it isn’t confirmed whether the case has ties to his involvement with crypto. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/abducted-crypto-influencer-found-dead-montreal-park?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
The Solana wallet provider has patched the dodgy update, but that may not help users who have lost their seed phrases and have already installed the previous patch. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/phantom-issues-emergency-patch-after-ios-update-knocks-users-from-wallet?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
