South African firm Altvest adopts Bitcoin strategy and buys first BTC
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16h05 ▪ 4 min read ▪ by Evans S. Michael Saylor proposes a bold vision: the United States should acquire 20% of the circulating bitcoins. During a speech at CPAC, he claimed that such a strategy could not only strengthen the dollar but also allow for the repayment of the national debt. Behind this financial…
February 24, 2025 07:07:08 UTC Infini Hack: $50M USDC Stolen in Major Security Breach Hong Kong-based digital bank Infini suffered a breach, losing nearly $50 million in USDC. The hacker exploited a single private key, stealing USDC in two batches, swapping it for DAI, then converting to ETH via Tornado Cash. Notably, the attacker was…
12h05 ▪ 6 min read ▪ by Nicolas T. The giant Fidelity has published an optimistic report on the Lightning Network, a network that enables instant and nearly free bitcoin transactions. What is the Lightning Network? It is a secondary network anchored to the Bitcoin network that increases transaction throughput and payment privacy. The Lightning…
North Korean hackers have started laundering stolen Bybit funds, with blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic tracking over $140 million in initial transactions designed to obscure the money trail. The stolen funds are being systematically moved through anonymous exchanges before being converted to Bitcoin, a process that makes it harder to trace and recover the assets, the…
Bitcoin prices haven’t reacted the way one would think amid a seminal moment for the crypto industry. Prices for the lead digital asset continue to experience selling pressure despite President Donald Trump moving to create a bitcoin (BTC-USD) reserve late last week. The US government will retain the estimated 200,000 bitcoin it has already seized…
In 2024, Bitcoin (BTC -2.36%) soared past the $100,000 mark for the first time in its history. But that may just be a stepping stone to its ultimate destination: the $1 million price level. According to Cathie Wood of Ark Invest, Bitcoin is now on pace to hit the $1 million price point by the…