Scammers Use Deepfake Elon Musk Video to Steal Crypto During Bitcoin 2024 Event
Although the Bitcoin 2024 event has wrapped up, the past three days have seen a deepfake Elon Musk “double-your-money” scam on Youtube. Posing as the official Bitcoin 2024 livestream, the scam has tricked unsuspecting users into parting with their crypto assets. Over the weekend, multiple deepfake livestreams featuring Musk were active, with one specific video […]
Latam Insights: US Department of State Acknowledges Bitcoin Helped Revive El Salvador’s Tourism, Paraguayan Government Dismisses Power Fee Hike Concerns
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The U.S. Department of State states bitcoin helped drive tourists to El Salvador, Paraguay dismisses concerns about power fee hikes for bitcoin mining activities, and Salvadoran basic goods’ prices reach record highs. US […]
Vivek Ramaswamy Predicts Trump’s Crypto Advantage and Harris’ Digital Asset Policy
Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate, has predicted that former U.S. President Donald Trump will gain support from pro-bitcoin and pro-crypto voters while Vice President Kamala Harris will “scramble to come up with some phony ‘digital asset’ policy framework to pander to pro-crypto voters.” Trump has embraced a pro-crypto stance, pledging support at the recent […]
Vaneck Predicts Bitcoin Could Reach $2.9 Million by 2050
Asset management firm Vaneck released a report projecting bitcoin could reach $2.9 million per coin by 2050, becoming a global medium of exchange and reserve currency. The report suggests bitcoin could settle 10% of global international trade and 5% of domestic trade, with central banks holding 2.5% of their assets in BTC. Scalability challenges are […]
Ripple CEO Suggests Vice President Kamala Harris Steer Clear of Anti-Crypto Rhetoric
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has criticized Congressman Brad Sherman’s anti-crypto comments, urging Vice President Kamala Harris to distance herself from such views. The Ripple executive warned that opposing cryptocurrencies is equivalent to opposing innovation, benefiting Republicans who support technological progress. He emphasized the need for the U.S. to align with other advanced economies with clear […]
Who Will Replace Gensler? Winklevoss Urges Crypto Industry to Demand SEC Chair Decision Before Election
Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss has urged the crypto industry to demand to know who the next U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair will be before the election. He also urged crypto supporters to “demand that both parties embrace our industry, treat it fairly, and do everything in their power to ensure that America is […]
SEC Greenlights NYSE Arca to List Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust
The SEC has approved NYSE Arca’s proposal to list and trade shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust. Grayscale’s new trust will feature competitive fees. “This approval order is based on all of the exchanges’ representations and descriptions in their respective amended filings, which the Commission has carefully evaluated,” said the securities regulator. SEC Approves […]
Ron Paul Champions Liberty and ‘Competing Currencies’ at Bitcoin 2024
Ron Paul, former U.S. congressman and well-known advocate for liberty, shared his thoughts on bitcoin and monetary policy during an interview with Bitcoin Magazine editor Pete Rizzo. Paul emphasized the importance of liberty and sound money principles while expressing cautious optimism about bitcoin’s future. Freedom Advocate Ron Paul Pushes for Sound Money Principles Freedom advocate […]
Sleeping Bitcoin Wallet From 2017 Moves 121.63 BTC Worth $8.25M After 7 Years
On July 28, 2024, bitcoin was trading at $67,872 per coin when a dormant bitcoin address created in 2017 transferred 121.63 BTC, now valued at $8.25 million, after more than seven years. Dormant Bitcoin Address Transfers $8.25M This Sunday, at block height 854,349, btcparser.com’s Bitcoin blockchain parser identified a transfer from a 2017 address, moving […]
190 to 450 Terahash: Microbt Unveils Powerful M6XS+ Miners at Bitcoin 2024
At the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, the Chinese bitcoin application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Microbt introduced its new line of M6XS+ miners. These miners offer a hashrate ranging from 190 terahash per second (TH/s) to 450 TH/s, with an efficiency of 17 joules per terahash (J/T). Microbt Reveals Cutting-Edge Whatsminer Rigs Microbt, the developer […]
