MicroStrategy beat the S&P 500 with its bitcoin investment

MicroStrategy has outperformed the S&P 500 index thanks to its investment in bitcoin (BTC), according to data revealed by Michael Saylor, the company’s CEO. Since adopting BTC as part of its corporate strategy in August 2020, the company has seen over 1,000% growth in its stock performance. MicroStrategy’s performance not only outperformed the S&P 500. … Read more

Catizen, the trendy game on Telegram, launches its native token and airdrop

Key facts: CATI has already been listed on Binance, OKX, Bybit and Bitget, among others. The platform has 9 million users on Telegram and 3 million on the social network X. Catizen, a trending web3 game based on the concept of play-to-earn (play to win, P2E) officially launched its token native, CATI. This platform, created … Read more

Ethereum will let others pay for your gas after Pectra update

Among a host of improvements focused on improving the usability of wallets, the update Pectra will allow sponsorship of network tariffsIn other words, the user will be able to transact on Ethereum with insufficient balance. This solution, which is still in development, will follow on from the EIP-3074 standard, which allows users of externally owned … Read more

Fractal Bitcoin can now be mined alongside Bitcoin

Key facts: Merged mining allows miners to mine two cryptocurrencies at the same time. Fractal Bitcoin, a BTC sidechain, launched its mainnet on September 9. ViaBTC, one of the most recognized cryptocurrency mining pools, announced the launch of merged mining for Bitcoin (BTC) and Fractal Bitcoin (FB). This initiative, also called combined mining, will allow … Read more

Popcat, the memecoin that leads the weekly price increase

Popcat, a Solana network cryptocurrency, leads the weekly rise of memecoins in the top 100 by market capitalization. In the past 7 days, the digital asset whose icon is a kitten named Oatmeal Its price has risen by more than 35% since was listed on Krakena cryptocurrency exchange. Since the announcement, the Solana network memecoin’s … Read more

Solana price rises ahead of Firedancer’s imminent arrival

Key facts: In the last 24 hours, Solana cryptocurrency increased by 9%. Firedancer tests promise to process over 1 million transactions per second. Solana (SOL), the native cryptocurrency of the eponymous network, has seen a significant increase in its price, up 9% in the last 24 hours. The price of SOL went from 138 to … Read more

Hong Kong may influence China to open its doors to cryptocurrencies: Chainalysis

Key facts: Hong Kong accounts for East Asia’s largest year-over-year growth in cryptocurrency usage. Chinese people are using cryptocurrencies to preserve their wealth, the company says. Hong Kong has emerged as an epicenter of bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency adoption in the Greater China region, according to a recent report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. In … Read more

Germany closes 47 bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges

German authorities have closed 47 bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrency exchanges, claiming they are linked to criminal activity. The operation was carried out by the Frankfurt am Main public prosecutor’s office in collaboration with the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime and the Federal Criminal Police Office. These exchanges, according to the authorities, facilitated anonymous transactionswhich … Read more

More than 20,000 bitcoin options are about to expire

Key facts: The ratio of put options to call options is at 0.86. BTC has been performing reasonably well from September until now. This Friday, September 20, the Bitcoin (BTC) options market is facing a significant event: 20,200 BTC options are about to expire. This is no small event, considering that the notional value of … Read more

Banking giants want to compete with bitcoin with a new payment system

Key facts: The Agora project is promoted by the central banks of 7 countries, including Mexico. Addressing cross-border issues is the main objective of the project. 40 of the world’s largest and most important financial institutions have agreed to join the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in launching a new payments system based on blockchain … Read more