The largest federation of trade unions in the US says it has “serious concerns” about the Senate’s draft bill to regulate crypto, claiming it lacks worker protections and poorly regulates the sector. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) opposed the Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA), arguing in a letter to…
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Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States clocked their second-biggest day of inflows in history as Bitcoin notched a new record high on Monday. The 11 US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a cumulative $1.18 billion in inflows on the day, second only to Nov. 7, 2024, when the ETFs raked in $1.37 billion after…
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Gold prices have come within a few dollars of a milestone all-time high of $4,000 as investors escape to safe-haven assets — a trend that also looks bullish for Bitcoin. Prices for futures for gold tapped $4,000 per ounce for the first time early on Tuesday morning, while spot prices reached an all-time high of…
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Bitcoin could be poised for further gains in the weeks ahead after clocking a new record high on Sunday, according to analysts. “Now that we’ve made new ATHs in an impulsive manner, the next leg to $150k+ has begun,” opined crypto analyst ‘CrediBULL Crypto’ on Sunday following Bitcoin’s (BTC) surge to a record high of…
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The amount of Bitcoin held on centralized exchanges has plunged to a six-year low as the asset climbed to a new all-time high. Bitcoin notched a new all-time high on Sunday morning, reaching a little over $125,700 on Coinbase, according to Tradingview. Its previous peak was $124,500 on Coinbase on Aug. 14. Bitcoin (BTC) pulled…
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Michael Saylor’s digital asset treasury firm, Strategy, has just hit a new all-time high in crypto value, now worth more than several leading banks and equivalent to the gross domestic product of some nations. “Our journey began with $0.25 billion in Bitcoin — and an immediate $0.04 billion unrealized loss,” said Saylor on Thursday, noting…
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Crypto markets have surged over the past day, culminating in a seven-week high for Bitcoin as the historically bullish month of October begins. Bitcoin (BTC) prices have skyrocketed 4% over the past 24 hours, with the world’s leading digital asset hitting $119,450 on Coinbase in early trading on Thursday, according to TradingView. This is the…
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Messaging app Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov says he invested in Bitcoin when the cryptocurrency was in its infancy and has since used his holdings to fund his lifestyle. “I was a big believer in Bitcoin since more or less the start of it. I got to buy my first few thousand Bitcoin in…
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Bitcoin Core developers have released the second test version of their controversial Bitcoin Core v30 update, set to usher in a new wallet format and non-monetary data inclusion sometime in October. A new release candidate of Bitcoin Core (v30.0rc2) is available for testing, the Bitcoin Core Project stated on Sunday, labelling it as a “new…
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New York’s crypto hub ambitions could be set for uncertainty after New York City Mayor Eric Adams dropped out of his reelection bid on Sunday. In a video on X on Sunday, Adams cited financial struggles stemming from his dismissed federal bribery case and the withholding of public funds. “Despite all that we have achieved,…
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