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ForkLog 17 20.03.2025

Donald Trump Urges Congress to Pass Stablecoin Legislation

U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Congress to pass legislation regulating stablecoins. He made this statement during his speech at the Digital Asset Summit 2025. According to him, “stablecoins will enhance the dominance of the dollar.” Trump also criticized banking discrimination against cryptocurrency companies, known in the industry as “Operation Chokepoint 2.0.” Earlier, journalists […]

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ForkLog 11 19.03.2025

Federal Reserve Maintains Key Rate, Bitcoin Reacts with Volatility

On March 19, the United States Federal Reserve kept the key interest rate unchanged within the range of 4.25–4.5%. The decision aligned with market expectations and the consensus forecast of analysts. “The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2% over the longer run. Uncertainty regarding the economic outlook has […]

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ForkLog 14 19.03.2025

BlackRock Sees Potential Recession as a “Major Catalyst” for Bitcoin

A potential recession in the United States could trigger the next bitcoin bull run due to liquidity injections and fiscal measures, according to BlackRock’s head of digital assets, Robert Mitchnick. “If you look at bitcoin fundamentally on a long-term basis, it really seems like an asset that should be uncorrelated or even inversely correlated against […]

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ForkLog 15 17.03.2025

British Man to Appeal to ECHR Over Lost Hard Drive Containing 7500 BTC

The Royal Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom has rejected James Howells’ request for permission to search a landfill for his hard drive containing 7500 BTC (approximately $621.9 million). The plaintiff announced this on X. Appeal request to the Royal Court of Appeal: refused The Great British Injustice System strikes again… The state always […]

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ForkLog 94 17.03.2025

Jameson Lopp Proposes Burning Quantum-Vulnerable Bitcoins

Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp has opposed the recovery of lost bitcoins through quantum computing, suggesting instead that they be burned. In my latest essay I weigh in on the controversial issue of how to deal with quantum vulnerable bitcoin in a post-quantum future. After great consideration, I think it’s best if we burn quantum vulnerable […]

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ForkLog 12 16.03.2025

21Shares to Liquidate Two Crypto ETFs

Amidst a market downturn, asset manager 21Shares is liquidating two ETFs linked to Bitcoin and Ethereum futures. The funds in question are the ARK 21Shares Active On-Chain Bitcoin Strategy ETF (ARKC) and the ARK 21Shares Active Bitcoin Ethereum Strategy ETF (ARKY). Trading will continue until the market closes on March 27, with liquidation tentatively scheduled […]

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ForkLog 17 12.03.2025

Starknet to Bridge Ethereum and Bitcoin Ecosystems

Developers of the Ethereum-based L2 network Starknet plan to make the protocol an execution layer for Bitcoin, uniting the ecosystems of the two largest blockchains. 1/ Bold new narrative: Scaling Bitcoin + Ethereum together Starknet will become the first L2 to settle on both Bitcoin & Ethereum, bringing the two largest blockchain ecosystems on a […]

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ForkLog 128 11.03.2025

Solo Miner Strikes Bitcoin Block with $299 Device

On March 10, a solo miner successfully mined block #887,212 on the Bitcoin network using a home setup Bitax with a hash rate of 480 GH/s. The reward amounted to 3.15 BTC, or approximately $250,000. Data: X. According to CKPool administrator Con Kolivas, the odds of calculating a block with such power are one in […]

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ForkLog 23 11.03.2025

Experts Question Bitcoin’s Status as Digital Gold

Gold remains a reliable safe-haven asset, while Bitcoin continues to behave like high-risk tech stocks during periods of market instability. This conclusion was reached by experts surveyed by The Block. Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, highlighted the accumulation of “warning signals” indicating the possibility of continued sell-offs in the stock market. The executive pointed […]

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ForkLog 24 11.03.2025

Arthur Hayes Predicts Bitcoin Dip to $70,000 Before Recovery

The price of the leading cryptocurrency is likely to plummet to $70,000, according to former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes. Source: X. He stated that a “36% correction from the peak of $110,000 is standard for a bull market.” Hayes noted that further growth in Bitcoin is possible only if the global market situation worsens. This […]

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ForkLog 75 11.03.2025

Study Reveals Only 4% of Global Population Owns Bitcoin

Currently, a mere 4% of the world’s population holds digital gold, according to a study by River. The highest concentration of holders is in the United States, where 14% of people own bitcoins. Analytical data indicates that North America leads in cryptocurrency adoption among individuals and organizations. The least developed market is Africa, with only […]

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ForkLog 16 11.03.2025

Mt. Gox Transfers $931 Million in Bitcoin

On March 11, the bankrupt exchange Mt. Gox transferred 11,501 BTC (~$905 million) to an unknown address “1Pazv…R9pYj”, according to Arkham Intelligence data. An additional ~332 BTC (~$26.13 million) was sent to the platform’s cold wallet — “1Jbez”. Both amounts remain untouched. March 11, 2025 | 10:57Update: Mt. Gox transferred another 332.059 BTC ($26.67 million) […]

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