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Brazilian lawmaker introduces bill to regulate Bitcoin salaries

Brazilian lawmaker introduces bill to regulate Bitcoin salaries

Brazilian lawmakers are considering new legislation that would officially authorize employers to pay salaries to employees using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Federal deputy Luiz Philippe de Orleans e Bragança has introduced a bill proposing regulation of crypto payments for wages, remunerations and labor benefits. Filed on March 12, the bill PL 957/2025 legalizes voluntary and partial salary […]

Bitcoin : Une baleine parie 368 millions de dollars sur la baisse du BTC

Un pari risqué. Les investisseurs crypto sont en pleine attente des décisions de la Réserve fédérale américaine (Fed) concernant les taux d’intérêt. Avec comme principal résultat de venir ajouter encore un peu d’instabilité sur les marchés. Une occasion que certains traders semblent toutefois bien décidés à saisir. Comme par exemple cette baleine du Bitcoin qui […]

ETF Bitcoin : Les sorties de capitaux récentes effacent les gains des derniers mois

Un ETF Bitcoin qui fait du surplace. L’approbation historique des ETF Bitcoin au comptant par la SEC des États-Unis a marqué un tournant décisif dans l’adoption institutionnelle des cryptomonnaies. Toutefois, ces véhicules financiers ne sont pas exempts de volatilité et le marché des ETF Bitcoin a récemment connu une période de sorties nettes de capitaux, […]

Wemix denies cover-up amid delayed $6.2M bridge hack announcement

Wemix denies cover-up amid delayed $6.2M bridge hack announcement

Wemix Foundation CEO Kim Seok-hwan said they had no intention of concealing a hack on its bridge, which led to over $6 million in losses. In a press conference, Kim reportedly said there was no attempt to cover up the incident, even though the audience pointed out the announcement was delayed. On Feb. 28, over […]

Bitcoin aux USA : Un « péché par négligence » selon le gouverneur de la Banque de France

La BCE alerte les USA. La cryptomonnaie est-elle un facteur de risque pour l’économie mondiale ? La question mérite d’être posée et les réponses varient en fonction des interlocuteurs. Pour François Villeroy de Galhau, gouverneur de la Banque de France et membre du Conseil des gouverneurs de la Banque centrale européenne (BCE), la réponse est […]

Peak 'FUD' hints at $70K floor — 5 Things to know in Bitcoin this week

Peak 'FUD' hints at $70K floor — 5 Things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin (BTC) heads into FOMC week in a cautious mood, with multimonth lows still uncomfortably close. BTC price action preserves $80,000 support as upside liquidity looks ripe for the taking. The Fed is the center of attention with a decision due on interest rates and traders eagerly scanning Chair Jerome Powell for dovish signals. A […]

Victim of a crypto scam? Here’s what to do next

Victim of a crypto scam? Here’s what to do next

Beware of various forms of cryptocurrency scams Cryptocurrency scams can manifest in various forms, often preying on the lack of regulation and the complexity of blockchain transactions.  You must be aware of common tactics used in cryptocurrency scams. These include: Phishing scams: Attackers send fraudulent emails or messages that mimic legitimate cryptocurrency platforms. Victims may […]

Bitcoin To $10 Million? Experts Predict Explosive Growth By 2035

Bitcoin To $10 Million? Experts Predict Explosive Growth By 2035

In a new publication titled The Mustard Seed, Joe Burnett—Director of Market Research at Unchained—outlines a thesis that envisions Bitcoin reaching $10 million per coin by 2035. This inaugural quarterly letter takes the long view, focusing on “time arbitrage” as it surveys where Bitcoin, technology, and human civilization could stand a decade from now. Burnett’s […]

Bitcoin : La Banque centrale de Corée du Sud reste prudente sur l’intégration de BTC dans ses réserves

Alors que le monde entier s’interroge sur la place des cryptomonnaies dans les réserves nationales, la Corée du Sud semble adopter une approche prudente. Malgré les appels de certains législateurs et lobbyistes pro-crypto, la Banque de Corée a déclaré qu’elle n’avait pas encore discuté ou examiné l’inclusion de Bitcoin dans ses réserves de change. La […]

8000 BTC perdus dans une décharge : Ce malheureux du bitcoin saisit la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme

James Howells, l’homme qui a accidentellement jeté un disque dur contenant 8 000 bitcoins dans une décharge en 2013, vient de perdre son appel devant la Cour d’appel du Royaume-Uni. Malgré cette décision, Howells ne compte pas abandonner et envisage de porter l’affaire devant la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme (CEDH). Les points clés […]

Bitcoin le 17 mars – Un BTC qui se stabilise au-delà des 80 000 $

Malgré la baisse du marché crypto en 2025, ce bull run n’est pas le pire de l’histoire. En effet, certains experts estiment qu’il y a eu des événements positifs sur le long terme qui sont bien plus importants qu’une simple baisse sur le court terme. En plus de cela, après une correction sévère, le roi […]

Bitcoin : 21 000 mineurs de BTC bloqués par un hébergeur, la justice tranche

La société de minage de Bitcoin (BTC) Consensus Colocation a obtenu une ordonnance restrictive temporaire contre son fournisseur d’hébergement, Mawson Hosting, qui avait bloqué l’accès à ses 21 000 mineurs de bitcoins en raison d’un litige sur des frais impayés. La justice a donné raison à Consensus, et Mawson n’a plus le droit d’empêcher l’accès […]

Le fondateur de Telegram Pavel Durov autorisé à quitter la France

Liberté conditionnelle. Arrêté en août 2024 par les autorités françaises, le fondateur de Telegram, Pavel Durov, a été mis en examen pour « complicité dans la diffusion d’images sexuelles d’enfants et d’autres crimes tels que le trafic de drogue sur l’application de messagerie ». Assigné à résidence en France depuis cette date, il vient d’obtenir […]

Trump’s second ex-wife calls for end of prosecution against Roger Ver

Trump’s second ex-wife calls for end of prosecution against Roger Ver

US President Donald Trump’s second ex-wife, Marla Maples, has shown support for ending the country’s case against early Bitcoin advocate Roger Ver, known as “Bitcoin Jesus.” “Sharing more re [regarding] the call to dismiss the prosecution against Roger Ver,” Maples said in a March 16 X post, sharing a video created by an organization aimed […]

OKX suspends DEX aggregator to stop ‘further misuse’ by Lazarus

OKX suspends DEX aggregator to stop ‘further misuse’ by Lazarus

Crypto exchange OKX has temporarily paused its decentralized exchange aggregator to prevent “further misuse” by North Korean hacking collective Lazarus Group. “Recently, we detected a coordinated effort by Lazarus group to misuse our defi services,” said OKX on March 17. “After consulting with regulators, we made the proactive decision to temporarily suspend our DEX aggregator […]

Solana’s 5th birthday: From pandemic origins to US crypto stockpile

Solana’s 5th birthday: From pandemic origins to US crypto stockpile

Layer-1 blockchain Solana is celebrating its fifth year since its mainnet launch in 2020 — becoming one of the biggest chains by transaction activity and one of few select cryptocurrencies included in a proposed US digital asset stockpile.  Since the first Solana block was built on March 16, 2020, the network has processed more than […]

Bank of Korea to take ‘cautious approach’ to Bitcoin reserve

Bank of Korea to take ‘cautious approach’ to Bitcoin reserve

The Bank of Korea says it is taking a “cautious approach” to potentially including Bitcoin as a foreign exchange reserve. Officials from the Korean central bank said in a March 16 response to a written inquiry that they have not looked into a potential Bitcoin (BTC) reserve, citing high volatility.  Responding to a question from […]

Crypto users report new scam emails spoofing Coinbase, Gemini

Crypto users report new scam emails spoofing Coinbase, Gemini

Crypto users have reported a rise in scam emails made to look like they’re from crypto exchanges Coinbase and Gemini that attempt to get users to set up a new wallet with pre-generated recovery phrases controlled by scammers. In several examples posted to X, the email claims to be from Coinbase, asking users to transition […]

Crypto platform Debiex must pay $2.5M in CFTC ‘pig butchering’ case

Crypto platform Debiex must pay $2.5M in CFTC ‘pig butchering’ case

Crypto platform Debiex has been ordered to pay around $2.5 million after it failed to respond to a US Commodity Futures Trading Commission suit accusing it of being a romance scam ring. Arizona federal court Judge Douglas Rayes on March 13 granted the CFTC’s earlier motion for summary judgment in its case and ordered Debiex […]

Bitcoin landfill man loses appeal, says he has one ‘last legal option’

Bitcoin landfill man loses appeal, says he has one ‘last legal option’

A UK man’s bid to obtain a permit to search a landfill for his hard drive — holding private keys to 8,000 Bitcoin — has been rejected by the UK Court of Appeals. “Appeal request to the Royal Court of Appeal: refused,” Howells said in a March 14 X post. “The Great British Injustice System […]