News with the tag "bitcoin owners"

Bitcoin ( BTC ) has recorded a historic run in 2024 , culminating in the asset reaching the $100,000 milestone, driven by strong interest from both institutional and retail investors. As Bitcoin hits new highs, its ownership dynamics have shifted, largely due to regulatory changes, depicting a diver...

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Microstrategy, believes the U.S. government should hold the majority of the world’s bitcoin, arguing this would strengthen the U.S. dollar. Drawing parallels to historic acquisitions, he views bitcoin as a critical asset for the future. Saylor emphasized: “The c...

In a recent development in the ongoing legal dispute between Craig Wright and the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), UK Judge James Mellor has made a decisive move. Judge Mellor ordered the freezing of $7.6 million of Craig Wright’s assets worldwide. This action was taken to prevent Wright from tra...

The number of global crypto owners surged 34% in 2023, reaching 580 million by December, a new report shows. In particular, bitcoin ownership surged 33% while Ethereum saw an even steeper rise of 39%. The report pinpoints the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the Bitcoin Ordi...

In light of recent physical assaults targeting bitcoin owners, Jameson Lopp, co-founder of Casa, revealed a substantial list of such attacks on crypto holders, tracing back to 2014. Lopp’s research points out that the list, documenting over a hundred physical assaults, likely represents just a fract...