Belarusian-Latvian entrepreneur Aliaksandr Klimenka was apprehended on December 21, 2023, in Latvia by US authorities. He now faces charges of money laundering conspiracy and operating the unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e.
According to financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, the forthcoming Bitcoin halving could render at least eleven prominent mining corporations, including names like Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms, unprofitable under the current BTC prices. The most severe impacts are anticipated for Argo Blockchain and Hut 8.
Since their launch, spot Bitcoin ETFs, excluding GBTC, have collectively amassed over 100,000 BTC. Contrastingly, Grayscale has dumped 80,000 Bitcoins in the same timeframe.
