The Bitcoin network witnessed its first halving in 2012 when the Bitcoin’s issuance rate was reduced from 50 BTC to 25 BTC per mined block. The last two halvings occurred in 2016 and 2020, significantly slashing Bitcoin’s issuance rate to the current 3.125 BTC.
Today’s newsletter centers around Bitcoin’s fourth halving is set to occur tomorrow. There has been plenty of coverage and price predictions. Mick Roche from Zodia Markets provides a straightforward explanation of how the Bitcoin halving works, why it matters, and how it could potentially impact bitcoin’s price.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has officially approved the United States’ first regulated spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) — just one day after a false announcement posted from the SEC’s official Twitter account wreaked havoc on markets.
The statement issued by the Central Bank of Ghana suggests that neither this investment scheme nor the Promoters of the company have obtained the approval of the Bank of Ghana, to operate in the banking and payment services sector.
The Central African Republic has officially become the second country to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender.
The statement issued by the Central Bank of Ghana suggests that the cryptocurrency nor the promoting company has no approval from the Central Bank of Ghana to operate in the Ghanaian banking and payment sector.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has reportedly decided to shut down cryptocurrency automatic teller machines in the city-state.
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is putting more effort into increasing compliance in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Russia and Ukraine
The Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) has fined Binance Turkey 8 million lira (nearly $750,000) after the crypto exchange failed the financial watchdog’s audit for monitoring Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance.
Payments giant Visa is launching new consulting and advisory services in a move to help its clients navigate the world of cryptocurrencies.
