Crypto Custodian Ledger to Let Users Buy Bitcoin, Ether Through PayPal Account

Hardware wallet maker Ledger has partnered with payments giant PayPal to allow users to buy crypto in its Ledger Live app through their PayPal accounts, the companies announced Wednesday.

Timeline of Bitcoin, Ethereum

A dormant Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) wallet, featuring 1,005 BTC (equivalent to $29.7 million), has sprung back to life after lying dormant for almost 13 years. What Happened: This awakening of a long inactive wallet from the early days of Bitcoin has sparked widespread speculation and intrigue.

Coinbase has received approval to offer Bitcoin and crypto futures to investors in the US. Approval means Coinbase's US customers now have access to federally-regulated crypto futures trading, according to details the cryptocurrency exchange shared early today.

“Rich Dad Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki on Tuesday expressed his opinion on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and predicted scenarios where apex crypto can breakout. What Happened: Kiyosaki believes that Bitcoin will reach $100,000 in value.

Widely followed analyst Jason Pizzino is bullish on Bitcoin (BTC) as the flagship crypto asset trades in a narrow range for days. In a new video, Pizzino tells his 289,000 YouTube subscribers that Bitcoin could climb by over 40% from the current level between now and September of 2024.

A court in Brazil has found Johann Steynberg, the mastermind of the bitcoin ponzi scheme Mirror Trading International (MTI), guilty in a case in which he is accused of using a forged identity document. The court, however, commuted Steynberg's three-and-a-half-year sentence to a fine of just over $31,000.

Despite his previous skepticism about cryptocurrencies, former U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly holds more than $5 million in an Ethereum wallet. This puts Trump, who is bidding to return to the White House in 2024, near the crypto “whale” category.

Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream is buying mining rigs it hopes will appreciate after the next halving. The company expects a sizeable asset price rebound after Bitcoin (BTC) software cuts block rewards to 3.125 BTC.

The path to government control with central bank digital currencies is becoming clearer as cash is being stealthily removed by banks. ESG is the excuse Despite government saying that cash will be around for a very long time yet, steps are being taken to broaden our “cashless society”, as bank branches close and ATMs are being taken away.

As the sideways trading trend continues in the cryptocurrency market, data shows that around 80% of all Bitcoin (BTC) holders (specifically holding the unspent amount) are currently in a state of profit, which increases the risk of a sell-off for the flagship decentralized finance (DeFi) asset in the near term.

Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is witnessing some intriguing and potentially alarming trends. While ETH long liquidations are growing in size, open interest in the cryptocurrency is simultaneously skyrocketing.