Bitfarms Exits Latin America with $30M Sale as Stock Jump 11%
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Bitfarms sold its 70 MW Paso Pe site in Paraguay to Sympatheia Power Fund for up to $30 million. This sale completes Bitfarms’ full exit from Latin America, ending all regional operations and ownership. CEO Ben Gagnon confirmed plans to reinvest proc…
Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 12:20 pm / permalink 17429 / 3 stories in 2 months
Bitcoin Miner Slowdown May Be Setting Up the Next Bullish Phase
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Hashrate fell ~4%, the sharpest pullback since April 2024 amid tighter markets Past hashrate contractions often preceded stronger 90- and 180-day returns ahead Rising power costs squeezed margins, forcing high-cost miners to shut rigs fast Institutio…
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 5:20 am / permalink 17231 / 6 stories in 2 months
Crypto exchange HashKey's shares fall 5% on trading debut in Hong Kong
Sam Reynolds / coindesk - Investors questioned whether Hong Kong’s dominant licensed exchange can turn surging volumes and regulatory advantage into sustainable profits.
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 1:20 am / permalink 17055 / 3 stories in 2 months
Bitstack Raises $15M To Build Europe’s Bitcoin Savings App
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Paris-based Bitcoin savings app Bitstack has secured $15 million in a Series A funding round led by 13books Capital, with continued support from existing investors including AG2R LA MONDIALE, Plug and Play Ventures, Serena, Stillmark and Y Combinator. Acc…
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1:21 am / permalink 16466 / 5 stories in 3 months
European cops shut down crypto mixing website that helped launder 1.3 billion euros
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / techcrunch - Europol announced the seizure of Cryptomixer’s official website, as well as 25 million euros and 12 terabytes of data from the mixer's service.
Back to Top / Monday, December 1, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 16447 / 8 stories in 3 months
Bitcoin is sliding again as traders brace for a pivotal week of US data
Alex Daniel / qz - Important economic figures due in the next few days could help determine whether Bitcoin will stabilize or if it could still fall further
Back to Top / Monday, December 1, 2025, 9:22 am / permalink 16437 / 8 stories in 3 months
Bitcoin Continues Steep Decline, Down 34% Since Early October
Matt Novak / gizmodo - The crypto bros are tired of winning.
Back to Top / Friday, November 21, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 16178 / 5 stories in 3 months
Bitcoin has sunk to a six-month low amid jitters over the Fed
Alex Daniel / qz - Traders have reacted to renewed uncertainty over whether the central bank will cut interest rates at its next meeting in December
Back to Top / Monday, November 17, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 16033 / 4 stories in 3 months
Bitcoin Drops Below $95,000 Amid Concerns About Interest Rates and AI Investments
PYMNTS / pymnts - Bitcoin reportedly declined for a fourth day on Friday (Nov. 14), dropping as low as $94,491.22 early in the day. Week to date, the cryptocurrency was down nearly 9%, CNBC reported Friday. The report attributed Bitcoin’s decline in part to investors selli…
Back to Top / Friday, November 14, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 15973 / 3 stories in 3 months
Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire
Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg / wired - Officials in the US and UK have taken sweeping action against “one of the largest investment fraud operations in history,” confiscating a historic amount of funds in the process.
Back to Top / Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 15135 / 4 stories in 4 months
Block Pushes Past Payments Into Bitcoin, Banking and BNPL
PYMNTS / pymnts - Block, owner of Square and Cash App, is betting that the future of money won’t look a lot like its past. [contact-form-7] Per its executive remarks during Thursday’s (Aug. 7) second-quarter 2025 earnings call, the FinTech platform’s ambitions are larger t…
Back to Top / Thursday, August 7, 2025, 9:20 pm / permalink 11902 / 3 stories in 6 months
Bitcoin surges past $122,000 ahead of US “crypto week”
Ann O’Dea / siliconrepublic - Bitcoin has had a further surge in recent days, ahead of the so-called “Crypto week” in the US which starts today, hitting $122,000 in Asian trading this morning.Read more: Bitcoin surges past $122,000 ahead of US “crypto week”
Back to Top / Monday, July 14, 2025, 3:20 am / permalink 9980 / 4 stories in 7 months
Bitcoin flies to new all-time highs, topping $118,000 as institutions pile into ETFs
cnbc - Bitcoin and ether ETFs saw their second biggest day of inflows ever as investors built on this week's rally and pushed prices to new records overnight.
Back to Top / Friday, July 11, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 9859 / 3 stories in 7 months
Bitcoin Hits $112K But Something Feels Off
Luc Olinga / gizmodo - The world’s most famous cryptocurrency just hit a new all-time high, but don’t call it a comeback just yet.
Back to Top / Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 9747 / 2 stories in 7 months
Driver's license numbers, addresses leaked in 2024 bitcoin ATM company breach
therecord - Bitcoin Depot, which operates cryptocurrency ATMs across North America, says information belonging to more than 26,000 people was breached in an incident last year.
Back to Top / Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 9724 / 3 stories in 7 months
Core Scientific shares surge 33% on report of buyout talks with CoreWeave
cnbc - Core Scientific shares jumped 33% after a report that CoreWeave is in talks to acquire the bitcoin miner.
Back to Top / Thursday, June 26, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 8940 / 2 stories in 8 months
Bitcoin price rises as Israel-Iran ceasefire begins, and Senate unveils major crypto bill
cnbc - Bitcoin rose in trading on Tuesday after Israel and Iran ceasefire, as senators introduced a major crypto bill, and bitcoin treasuries' boom continues.
Back to Top / Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 8:20 pm / permalink 8759 / 3 stories in 8 months
GameStop invests half a billion dollars in Bitcoin
In a move that further blurs the lines between gaming and finance, GameStop has purchased over $500 million in Bitcoin. The decision underscores the retailer’s unconventional embrace of cryptocurrency, leaving investors to marvel at this daring, head-scratching blend of gaming passion and financial speculation.
Back to Top / Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 5956 / 4 stories in 9 months
Trump Media Moves to Fund Bitcoin Treasury with $2.5 Billion
In a surprising twist, Trump Media is set to raise $2.5 billion to create a substantial Bitcoin treasury. This bold move blurs the lines between politics and digital finance as the company embarks on an unconventional strategy to leverage cryptocurrency in its financial arsenal.
Back to Top / Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 10:15 am / permalink 5781 / 9 stories in 9 months
Bitcoin Breaks Records, Surpassing Historic Highs
Bitcoin has blasted past prior records to hit a new all‐time high, provoking both awe and skepticism in investment circles. The digital currency’s meteoric ascent challenges traditional safe havens, leaving conventional investors to question if their gold is finally growing rust.
Back to Top / Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 5164 / 1 stories in 9 months