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Bitcoin-Based Digital Art Image ‘Genesis Cat’ Sells for $254K in Sotheby’s Auction

The sale of the digital image from the Taproot Wizards project came as popularity surges for the NFT-like creations minted atop the Bitcoin blockchain's Ordinals protocol. All in, some...

The SEC Goes Back to Court

A week after approving many spot bitcoin ETFs, the SEC faced Coinbase and Binance in court.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Pulls Back to $42K; Venezuela Shutters Petro Crypto Project

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 15, 2024.

Venezuela Ends Controversial Petro Cryptocurrency: Reports

President Nicolas Maduro launched the Petro (PTR) in Feb. 2018 to support the nation's currency, the bolívar, in the face of an economic crisis exacerbated by U.S. sanctions.

SEC Says Other Systems Secure After X Account Hack

The regulator's latest update on the hack suggests it never lost access to the account.

Steward of Bitcoin Software Explains Why She Nixed an Acrimonious Code Debate

"All it was doing was generating noise," the Bitcoin Core maintainer Ava Chow says of Luke Dashjr's pull request, which would have severely curtailed the use of Ordinals inscriptions,...

Bitcoin ETFs Stir Optimism, Ambivalence and Dread Among Crypto’s Staunchest Supporters

They make the asset class "less of a scary concept" to mainstream audiences, bitcoin advocate Jameson Lopp said.

Bitcoin ETF Approval Marks Conclusion of a Decade-Long Journey

Much has changed since the Winklevoss filed unsuccessfully for the first Bitcoin ETF in July 2013.

Why Is a Bitcoin ETF a Big Deal? The Gold Revolution Helps Explain

Over $100 billion is now stashed in gold ETFs that trade in the U.S., the world's largest capital market. Will bitcoin ETFs grow to this size?

Crypto Boosters Attack SEC For ‘Manipulating’ BTC Market After ETF Tweet

Lawmakers and crypto boosters are asking questions about how the SEC's X (formerly Twitter) account was compromised, leading to a bogus tweet on Tuesday.