Florida is moving to integrate bitcoin into its financial strategy, with a new bill proposing the state invest public funds in cryptocurrency as a hedge against inflation. Florida Explores Bitcoin Adoption for State Reserves Florida State Senator Joe Gruters filed a bill on Friday that would allow the state’s chief financial officer to invest public
Binance crypto exchange lists $TST token, even though Binance co-founder clarified that the token was not backed by Binance or any Binance official. Introduction: Test ($TST) is a new meme token in the crypto space that grabbed popularity among Chinese crypto investors. This token was randomly created by a BNB chain community member to test
Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji’s social media account was recently hacked by crypto scammers who promoted a fake digital asset, the “Tanzania token.” Tanzania Token The social media account of Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji was recently hacked by crypto scammers, who promoted a fake digital asset to his 2.2 million followers. The scammers used a deepfake
A landfill in Newport, Wales, where James Howells accidentally discarded a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins (now worth approximately $750m or £620m) is scheduled to close in 2025-26. Howells’ attempts to sue the council for access to the site or compensation were unsuccessful. The council is planning to cap and close the landfill, which has
US Sovereign Wealth Fund could stockpile Bitcoin, Satoshi’s $108 Billion bitcoin vault, Ripple rides ETF surge and regulatory shifts, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review David Sacks, known as Trump’s “Crypto Czar,” has suggested that the U.S. sovereign wealth fund could potentially hold Bitcoin. Arkham Intelligence’s latest findings reveal a massive
Bitcoin’s price on February 9, 2025, stood at $96,413. It has a market cap of $1.911 trillion, a 24-hour trade volume of around $23.62 billion, and an intraday price range between $95,782 and $97,317. Bitcoin Bitcoin‘s 1-hour chart reflects a period of consolidation following a drop from a local high of $100,185 to a low
Non-fungible token (NFT) analytics reveal that NFT sales faltered in early February, with $119.49 million recorded during the first week of the month—a 33.73% contraction compared to the preceding seven-day stretch. Digital Collectible Buyers and Sellers Slide Significantly Data sourced from cryptoslam.io illustrates a pronounced cooling in the digital collectibles arena. Weekly figures slumped to
Public Citizen has urged the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether President Donald Trump violated gift solicitation laws by promoting his memecoin. Memecoin Launch Amounts to Solicitation, Says Public Citizen A consumer advocacy group, Public Citizen, has urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate whether President Donald Trump violated gift solicitation laws
Missouri doubles down in proposing bitcoin adoption by introducing House Bill 1217. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ben Keathley, creates a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Fund so the state can invest in and hold bitcoin as part of its portfolio. If passed, Missouri would join a growing number of US states exploring bitcoin to hedge against
Kanye West revealed that he received a proposal to fake the launch of a meme coin associated with his name and later claim that his social media account was hacked. The performer stated that he rejected this offer and ceased working with the individuals involved. Ye Rejected Fake Meme Coin Hack Proposal: ‘Coins Pray on