An anonymous Bitcoin donor dramatically changed Julian Assange’s fate by contributing over $500,000 in Bitcoin to help cover his hefty debts. This generous donation, combined with other contributions, allowed Assange to pay off the costs of his chartered flight and legal settlements, ensuring he could return to Australia debt-free after
Marathon Digital Holdings launched a project on May 31, 2024, to recycle heat from its 2-megawatt data center in Satakunta, Finland, heating a town of 11,000 residents. Leading Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA) today unveiled a creative pilot project to recycle heat produced by Bitcoin mining and
Based on BitInfoCharts’ Bitcoin Rich List, the 15 most valuable Bitcoin addresses are provided, with 34xp4vRoCGJym3xR7yCVPFHoCNxv4Twseo topping the list with 248,597 bitcoins. When receiving bitcoins, a Bitcoin address is a special identification made up of 26 to 62 alphanumeric characters. On the Bitcoin network, these addresses operate as the transaction’s
Wall Street anticipates Ethereum reaching $14,000 by 2025, as BlackRock’s dominance in cryptocurrency ETFs grows, with Larry Fink shifting focus to tokenizing ether following recent approval of a spot ETF. Just over a week after Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenschein abruptly resigned amid persistent, relentless outflows (thanks to GBTC’s 1.5% in
In November last year, researchers Joe Grand and Bruno, using insights into a flawed password generator, successfully cracked an 11-year-old password, unlocking Michael’s $3 million cryptocurrency wallet initially thought irretrievable. When “Michael,” a cryptocurrency owner, reached out to Joe Grand two years ago asking for assistance in regaining access to
According to monitors, North Korea has stolen $3.6 billion in crypto assets from cryptocurrency companies between 2017 and 2024, with $147.5 million stolen through the virtual currency platform Tornado Cash in March alone. According to private work by UN sanctions monitors reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday, North Korea laundered $147.5
FTX’s bankruptcy is yielding an unexpected outcome and creditors could receive up to 142% of what they are owed. This remarkable recovery is due to FTX’s asset liquidation and the recent cryptocurrency boom. When the cryptocurrency market was experiencing a massive comeback in March, we made a joke about the
According to data provided by Triple-A, as of 2023, the UAE and Vietnam lead the list of countries with the highest rates of crypto ownership, while India, China, and the USA top the list in terms of the total number of crypto owners. According to the percentage of the population
When asked about the potential reliability of cryptocurrencies compared to gold, Paul Goncharoff, chief manager of Goncharoff LLC, expressed uncertainty about whether Bitcoin will become as stable as gold. This month, the prices of Bitcoin (BTC) and gold have both reached all-time highs. The value of an ounce of gold