As geopolitical developments in the Middle East continue to intersect with cryptocurrency markets, claims that Iran demanded Bitcoin payments via the Strait of Hormuz have attracted attention. According to an analysis, if the current ceasefire continues and Iran were to demand transit fees in Bitcoin for oil tankers, the country could earn approximately 4,000 $BTC
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson, a controversial figure in the cryptocurrency sector, said that revealing the identity of Bitcoin’s anonymous founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, would pose a serious threat to the Bitcoin protocol. Hoskinson, in a live broadcast, argued that Bitcoin’s greatest strength is “the fact that its founder is unknown.” Stating that “it’s a very good
Ripple’s David Schwartz saw the headline and could not resist. “Finally we have the definitive answer that will certainly end the debate forever,” the Ripple CTO wrote on X after the New York Times published what it described as an 18-month investigation into the identity of Bitcoin’s creator. Whether that was genuine acknowledgement, dry sarcasm
Bitcoin’s next big move may have less to do with crypto fundamentals and more to do with the direction of oil prices. The leading cryptocurrency by market value has rebounded to $70,900 from early-week lows near $67,000, tracking a broader risk-on move after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire late Tuesday that
Following multiple requests from the US Senate Banking Committee for research on stablecoins, the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) has published a study concluding that stablecoins and their yields pose no threat to bank deposits. According to the report, eliminating interest on stablecoins would increase banks’ lending capacity by a mere 0.02% (roughly
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