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Sen Elizabeth Warren Concerned About Fidelity’s Bitcoin-401K Plan

Senator Elizabeth Warren, along with fellow Democrat Senator Tina Smith, has questioned Fidelity’s plan to allow investors to put bitcoin into their 401(k) retirement savings accounts, following similar concerns raised…

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Crypto Exchange Binance Approved by French Regulator as a Fully Regulated Digital Asset Service Provider

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has received regulatory approval from the French financial regulator to operate as a registered digital asset service provider. “Binance will significantly scale our operations in France to…

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Bitcoin Miners Reach the Halfway Point to the Next Block Reward Halving

On May 5, 2022, at block height 735,000, the bitcoin mining pool Poolin mined the 105,000th block reward since the last halving. The mined block also represents the halfway point…

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Elon Musk Secures Funding From Crypto-Friendly Binance, Sequoia, Fidelity to Buy Twitter

Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has secured $7.139 billion in new financing commitments to fund his acquisition of Twitter, including from several pro-crypto companies. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance, for example,…

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Gucci to Accept Crypto Payments in Retail Stores

High-end fashion house Gucci will begin accepting cryptocurrencies at some of its stores this month, including bitcoin, ether, dogecoin, and shiba inu. The company plans for all of its directly…

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Luna Foundation Acquires $1.4 Billion in Bitcoin, Decentralized Reserve Stash Rises to 80,394 BTC

According to a report published on Thursday, the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) explained that it acquired 37,863 bitcoin worth more than $1.4 billion through two over-the-counter deals. The LFG now…

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