Nearly everyone is familiar with bequeathing physical and financial assets, but the process of transferring cryptocurrency after you die might not be as popular. Typical assets include tangible items such as cash, property, jewelry and art, in addition to stocks and bonds. Recently, more and more people are adding digital assets to their portfolios, usually […]
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Bitcoin Soars Above $103,000 in Record-Smashing Run
The original currency notched a new all-time high on Wednesday, breaking through the psychological barrier of $100,000 and then climbing even higher. The surge comes amid a climate of broader exuberance in the crypto industry, which is anticipating that the election of Donald Trump will lead to looser regulation and more blockchain innovation in the […]
Continue ReadingMeta Removes Millions of Accounts Pushing ‘Pig Butchering’ Investment Scam
Meta said Thursday that it removed more than 2 million accounts this year that sought to trick internet users around the world into forking over their money in fake investment schemes, part of a rise in criminal activity across the web. The accounts are linked to so-called pig butchering schemes, in which criminal organizations make […]
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SEC Sued by 18 States for Overstepping on Crypto Regulation 18 Republican Attorney Generals signed the lawsuit against the SEC and five of its commissioners for going after crypto companies and preventing the States from formulating their regulations. The lawsuit alleged that the agency’s crackdown on crypto companies goes against constitutionally bestowed powers to the […]
Continue ReadingCrypto’s Millions Yield Win
Republican Bernie Moreno unseated the incumbent Democrat in Ohio’s senate race, a major win for crypto companies that had funneled millions of dollars into his campaign. Moreno, a car dealer and blockchain entrepreneur, defeated Sherrod Brown late on Tuesday, putting the GOP on track for a Senate majority. Brown, a crypto skeptic and the chairman […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin Nears $70K
Bitcoin Nears $70K Amid Record Open Interest at $40B as Trump-Harris Election Nears Bitcoin’s price rose by 1.5% in 24 hours, with significant increases in futures open interest, indicating continued money flow into the market. The crypto market saw broad gains with Solana (SOL) and other major cryptocurrencies rising, fueled by speculative trading and thematic […]
Continue ReadingDonald Trump’s Crypto Coin
Former president and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is launching a crypto coin tomorrow, but the cryptocurrency is significantly different from many others in the crypto market. Trump will be offering a token for World Liberty Financial (WLFI), which is a decentralized finance platform. The waitlist opens tomorrow at 8 a.m. ET in what Trump has […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin Climbs to More Than One-Week High
Bitcoin touched $61,000 after Donald Trump’s defiant response to an assassination attempt spurred speculation that the pro-crypto former president’s chances of winning reelection have climbed. The largest digital asset rose as much as 2.2% on Monday and changed hands at $60,850 as of 7:03 a.m. in Singapore, the highest level in more than a week. […]
Continue ReadingTrump To Address Bitcoin Conference
Former U.S. president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will speak at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27, the organizers of the conference said on Wednesday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Trump, who is running against Democratic President Joe Biden in November’s U.S. election, presented himself during a San Francisco fundraiser in June as […]
Continue ReadingKabosu, The Dog Behind the ‘Doge’ Internet Meme, Has Died
Kabosu, the shiba inu dog whose quizzical expression starred in an array of “doge” internet memes, has died, its owner said Friday. A picture of Kabosu with a slight side-eyed look went viral around 2013 on Tumblr and various online chatrooms, before it became known as “doge,” one of the most iconic and recognized images […]
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