Wow, it has been a long time since I wrote about crypto, as I enjoyed some holiday away from the keyboard. What happened in crypto over the past 4 weeks? Bitcoin value goes up and down between $102K and $110K for now. Altcoins started to rally. Trump and crypto — he will eventually end up in prison because of it. The hackers from the Lazarus Group got hacked after one of them forgot to use the VPN. What else? Read below:
- Bitcoin: And there it is, BTC finally smashing pumpkins through the $110K barrier. Cantor Equity Partners acquired $458M worth of BTC as part of the planned merger with Twenty One Capital (a BTC investment firm backed up by Tether, Bitfinex, and Softbank. El Salvador BTC holdings show a $357M paper gain. JPMorgan Chase is set to allow its clients to buy Bitcoin, despite CEO Jamie Dimon’s continued criticism, and it is set to allow its wealth and trading clients to use crypto-linked ETFs as collateral for loans. Pakistan is allocating 2000 megawatts of electricity in the first phase of a plan to power Bitcoin mining and AI data centres, a part of a broader push to legalise crypto, attract foreign investment and create high-skilled jobs, according to the country’s finance ministry. The medical equipment manufacturer Semler Scientific raised its total holdings to over 4200 BTC. Jack Dorsey’s Block is bringing BTC payments to…