The hacker accused the wallets of involvement in hacking activities and alleged that they are controlled by Russia's Foreign Military Intelligence Agency (GRU), Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), and Federal Security Service (FSB).
A recent evaluation conducted by participants of Apple's Beta Software Program showed that the beta version of the upcoming macOS update, macOS Ventura 13.4, no longer contains the crucial cryptocurrency document.
Traditional banks struggled with issues of liquidity and insolvency in March, and Bitcoin has been the biggest beneficiary of this issue.
The news came directly from the horse's mouth, particularly from Mahindra group Chairman Anand Mahindra, whose statement suggested that the automaker' decision to embrace cryptocurrency could be a potentially game-changing move.
"Cyber-criminals should heed this message: we will follow the money and hold you accountable... no matter how long it takes," said Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
"Investors transfer tokens from exchange wallets to their personal wallets when they intend to hold them (or HODL), indicating a potential decrease in sell pressure."
Bitcoin has given birth to more investors turning into long-term holders.
Kennedy Jr. alleged that the current administration has relentlessly launched a "steady barrage of hostile broadsides against cryptocurrencies."
Unfortunately, while Brian Armstrong seemingly confirmed the integration of the Bitcoin Lightning Network on Coinbase, he did not provide more details about it.
The government's plans for the creation of a CBDC greases "the slippery slope to financial slavery and political tyranny," the aspiring U.S. presidential candidate said.
"While trying to fix my printer today, I discovered that a PDF copy of Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin whitepaper apparently shipped with every copy of macOS since Mojave in 2018," American technologist Andy Baio said.
An analyst said that the situation is "more indicative of the institutional reluctance to offer liquidity in the space," adding that "a lot of crypto firms don't want to get caught in the middle of a battle between US regulators and exchanges."
"When you put out a seemingly unachievable goal, the innovation that happens can be incredible," LunarCrush CEO Joe Vezzani said.
How and why Bitcoin is managing to stay buoyant in this harsh environment is a mystery to many.
Saylor, who is now MicroStrategy's executive chairman, started investing in Bitcoin in August 2020 and said that the acquisition was part of the company's strategic focus.
Bullish bitcoin has been a surprise winner of the banking blowout.
"Next Saturday, the BTC Monthly Candle will have closed above the Macro Downtrend to confirm a new Bull Market," a crypto analyst said.
A crypto analyst mentioned altcoins and noted that the tokens' rally could happen when Bitcoin dominance retraces on its way to soaring over 52%.
The Federal Reserve once again raised interest rates by 25 bps during its meeting on Wednesday with FOMC chair Jerome Powell noting that "we no longer expect that ongoing rate increases will be appropriate."
"MicroStrategy has survived a crypto ice age and now has an opportunity to take advantage of growing interest in DeFi and all the other crypto protocols with better growth potential," a senior market analyst said.
Bitcoin investors are now bullish, especially as former Coinbase Chief Technology Officer Balaji Srinivasan predicted that the impending global banking crisis could take the world's largest crypto asset to $1 million in less than 90 days.
"In February, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 6.0 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted," the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
"Banks must be trusted to hold our money and transfer it electronically, but they lend it out in waves of credit bubbles with barely a fraction in reserve," Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto said in a blog post.
The latest movement of Bitcoin from the authorities' wallet addresses seemingly spooked investors who are worried the government would make a sellout of the crypto asset in the open market.
"Notwithstanding a regulatory framework around stablecoin, they're going to be commodities in my view," the CFTC chairman said.
Riot Platforms is following in the footsteps of Marathon Digital, Silvergate and Hive Blockchain in delaying filings.
"Our corporate strategy and conviction in acquiring, holding, and growing our bitcoin position for the long term remain unchanged," Microstrategy CFO Andrew Kang said.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Jan. 31, Tesla disclosed that it had recorded a gross impairment loss of $204 million to Bitcoin in 2022.
Since the start of the new year, Bitcoin showcased an impressive price rally soaring from its previous price of below $17,000 to around $23,000 these days.
Market intelligence platform Santiment, in a report last week, identified nine undervalued crypto assets in terms of short-term and long-term returns.
