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World Famous UFC legend Jorge Masvidal recently became the first fight promoter to award contestants with Bitcoin. Masvidal immediately paid fighters following the event through ledgers pre-loaded with Bitcoin. Cryptocurrency Meets The MMA World The fighting event– Gamebred Fighting Championships– was held Friday, October 1st, and featured a new fighting format: Bare-Knuckle fighting. Fighters were free to utilize a range of fighting styles from boxing to Jiu-jitsu – without glove protection. At the end of the night, event organizers awarded…

Edward Snowden– a former member of the CIA and famous whistleblower– recently reflected on one of his one-time Bitcoin purchases. He shows amazement at Bitcoin’s immense growth despite China’s complete ban, which he says “only made bitcoin stronger.” Snowden’s Admiration for Bitcoin Snowden’s comments came in response to one of his former tweets from March of 2020. At the time, Bitcoin underwent a steep price fall of over 50%, from around $9000 to under $4000 in just two days. Snowden…

The Securities and Exchange Commission still shows no urgency to approve a Bitcoin ETF. They have extended their review of four proposed crypto funds by well over a month, citing the need for further review. Hesitancy on a Bitcoin ETF According to a filing from the SEC this week, the affected funds include the following. The Global X Bitcoin Trust, The Kryptoin Bitcoin ETF The Wisdomtree Bitcoin Trust The Valkyrie XBTO Bitcoin Futures Fund. Global X approval has been delayed…

Roughly $6 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) could fall into the hands of thousands of Mt. Gox creditors around the world. It may happen next month when a bankruptcy case in Japan concludes. The Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange case resolution could create a lot of new bitcoin millionaires. That is because a more significant percentage of the 36,800 creditors of Mt. Gox has payout claims in bitcoins. These creditors have been waiting for almost a decade for reimbursement. Japan-based Mt. Gox…

This news article has been updated with General Bytes' response and their findings following Kraken's vulnerability report.   Kraken Security Labs, Kraken's security arm, recently released a report regarding General Bytes BATMtwo Bitcoin ATMs. The group alleges several security vulnerabilities with the machines, including both hardware and software issues. Shortly afterward, General Bytes responded to the report, confirming some of Kraken's findings while objecting to others. Vulnerabilities Identified By Kraken Kraken released its security report in a blog post on…

El Salvador has continued to stay fresh among crypto investors. The country made a landmark decision to approve Bitcoin as a legal tender earlier this month. However, El Salvador isn’t stopping there. The government has found another frontier to conquer - the mining space. Turning Volcanoes to Money On Tuesday, El Salvador’s president Nayibb Bukele teased a coming geothermal crypto mining operation. Bukele shared a video on Twitter. In it, he revealed progress with work on the facility. The proposed…

Cryptocurrency investors continue to push for approval for exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The battle has been raging on for years, but there are positive signs of progress. The latest sign came from Gary Gensler, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Slow and Steady for the SEC Earlier this week, Gensler prepared comments for a Financial Times conference. In his remarks, the SEC chairman said he would support futures-backed Bitcoin ETFs. These ETFs have backing from Bitcoin futures instead…

Recently collected data shows Moderna (MRNA), a pharmaceuticals firm, outperformed bitcoin by 243.87%. The data came from a year-to-date basis based on Finbold's Bitcoin ROI tool. It also showed the role of the firm in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rising popularity of Bitcoin has put it in a position of competition with traditional stocks. However, despite the surging value of this cryptocurrency in 2021, select stocks from the conventional sector have outperformed the asset. The Coronavirus pandemic increased…

According to President Nayib Bukele, more than 2.1 million Salvadoran citizens are using the Chivo Bitcoin wallet. The mass adoption has more users than any bank in El Salvador. In approximately three weeks since parliament legalized Bitcoin in El Salvador, it has taken root in the economy. Bitcoin as a Legal Tender El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America but with a significant population. Earlier this year, it made history when it legalized Bitcoin as a legal tender…