Roman Martinez, one of the co-founders of the Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador, claimed that “a lot of Bitcoiners” are considering the country as a place to resettle in response to international regulatory crackdowns on crypto. Speaking to Cointelegraph at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27, Martinez said some people who […]
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University of Wyoming launches Bitcoin Research Institute
The University of Wyoming is launching the UW Bitcoin Research Institute in August. The new institute aims to provide “high-quality peer-reviewed” studies about Bitcoin. Bradley Rettler, a Bitcoin activist and Associate Professor at the University of Wyoming, announced the new institute on X on July 28. He will serve as the institute’s director. Rettler described the current […]
Is Grayscale Bitcoin Trust a Millionaire Maker?
This unique ETF has created life-changing wealth for investors. Will it continue? Cryptocurrency is becoming increasingly common in investing circles and is arguably an asset class worth including in any long-term portfolio. But crypto is still a Wild West of sorts; there are seemingly endless options, few regulatory guardrails, and highly public instances of fraud […]
The state of Michigan invests part of its retirement funds in Bitcoin.
The world of traditional finance continues to open up to Bitcoin. In this dynamic, the Michigan state retirement system has just invested $6.6 million in the leading crypto via the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF. This decision marks an important step in the institutional adoption of digital assets. A trend that is accelerating Michigan’s investment, although […]
Trump cites China competition in vowing to create bitcoin ‘stockpile’
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 27 (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told a bitcoin conference on Saturday that the U.S. must dominate the sector or China would, his latest move to court advocates of cryptocurrency, which Beijing has restricted and which he once dismissed as a “scam.” Speaking at the Bitcoin 2024 convention in Nashville, […]
Harris scrambles Trump’s crypto play
Former President Donald Trump’s effort to cement his candidacy with the cryptocurrency industry – and shake it for campaign cash — is starting to be complicated by a new X factor: the ascension of Kamala Harris. Trump’s Saturday appearance at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville is the latest sign that a second Trump term […]
No BTC strategic reserve announcement from Sen. Lummis — Bitcoin 2024
United States Senator Cynthia Lummis delivered her highly anticipated address at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville alongside Senator Tim Scott. However, the presentation did not feature the rumored introduction of legislation establishing Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset of the US. The Wyoming Senator criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission for regulating the industry […]
What Would Trump Announcing a U.S. Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Mean?
Nashville, Tenn—Former President and current GOP candidate Donald Trump is slated to speak at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference on Saturday afternoon, and rumors are swirling about what crypto policies he might propose. What has been speculated about the most is whether he will announce that, if elected, he planned to create a bitcoin strategic reserve […]
ETH ETFs launched in ‘weak market’ and could pressure Bitcoin — Analyst
A Bitcoin analyst thinks spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may have launched too early and could threaten Bitcoin’s price if no new capital enters the market. “It would have been better to only have the BTC ETF in 2024,” Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards told Cointelegraph. He argues that the new Ether ETFs will only […]
Trump raises more than $4 million in bitcoin, other digital coins as crypto support pays off
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Former President Donald Trump is headed to Tennessee this weekend to deliver a keynote address at a major bitcoin conference. It’s looking like he’ll be in front of a favorable crowd. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, has raised more than $4 million from a mix of digital tokens, a campaign aide told CNBC. […]