Bitcoin

Crypto traders in Iran found trading with Binance for years despite US sanctions.

With Bitcoin’s popularity growing, it means more miners will try to validate transactions, which will increase the difficulty level; more power will be used to keep the Bitcoin network going.

Prof. Amir Yaron spoke of the recent collapse of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at a recent conference, reflecting on the Bank's stance on such currencies.

We are at the beginning of a great cycle of institutional adoption of crypto, and contrary to the recent flight-to-cash, we will see a lot more institutional capital pouring into crypto.

Bitcoin, the biggest cryptocurrency BTC= was last down 7.3% to $19,085, having earlier touched $18,732, its lowest since December 2020.

The company’s platform could come in handy in the coming weeks or even months as the crypto market regains its footing.

The Israel Bitcoin Association (IBA) and the Israeli Crypto Community (ICC) hosted a conference on March 10 regarding cryptocurrency and regulation in Tel Aviv.

In the past five years, Monero's market cap - the total value of all the coin out there - has pinballed from $100 million to $6.8 billion to $3.4 billion now.

In the five days since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, bitcoin BTC=BTSP has risen 13%.

While crypto experts aren't seeing crypto as a safe haven amid the Ukraine-Russia crisis, a new crypto assets law may be announced in Russia this week that could shape the global scene.