Bitcoin News and Finance: What You Need to Know

Worldcoin, the biometric ID and digital wallet project, will now allow Minecraft server integration through one of its apps. A plugin called Luckperms, a Minecraft server mod, lets server admins tackle the bot problem by only giving access to the server to World ID-verified users. Minecraft to Integrate Worldcoin for ID Verification Purposes Worldcoin, the iris-scanning ID and digital wallet program, can now be integrated with Minecraft, the award-winning Microsoft-owned game, through one of its apps. Worldcoin’s inclusion in the game is focused on dealing with the “griefing” problem, which happens when a bot user joins a server to ruin the gaming experience. Through Luckperms, a Worldcoin app, server admins can leverage World ID to establish a set of permissible actions that only verified users can perform, leaving unverified users unable to access these features until they verify with World ID. The feature would be available by installing a plugin in the Minecraft server, and us...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly set a deadline of Dec. 29 for spot bitcoin ETF applicants to finalize their filing amendments. According to reports, the SEC has told spot bitcoin ETF issuers that applications that are fully updated and filed by this Friday will be considered in the first wave of its spot bitcoin ETF decision. SEC’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Deadline The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly instructed spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applicants during their meetings last week to finalize the amendments to their registration statements (S-1s) by Dec. 29 to be considered in the first wave of spot bitcoin ETF decision. Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terrett shared on social media platform X on Dec. 24: Confirming the date for final amendments to all S-1s by Friday the 29th. The SEC has told issuers that applications that are fully finished and filed by Friday will be considered in the first wave. Anyone who is not...

The famous author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has shared how he made most of his money. He stressed that the future of stock and bond markets will depend on startups in resources, not Silicon Valley technology startups, predicting that resources will be “the coming boom in the investment world.” How Robert Kiyosaki Made Most of His Money Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has revealed on social media platform X how he made most of his money. Rich Dad Poor Dad is a 1997 book co-authored by Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. It has been on the New York Times Best Seller List for over six years. More than 32 million copies of the book have been sold in over 51 languages across more than 109 countries. The renowned author shared on Dec. 24 that the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) is coming up on Jan. 20-21, where he will be one of the keynote speakers, as per the event’s website. Explaining why he believes this event is the “most important investor conference...

Three days ago, on Dec. 23, 2023, Bitcoin marked its 27th and final difficulty adjustment for the year. This year witnessed 27 shifts in epochs, with the most substantial one on Jan. 15 at block 772,128, seeing a surge in network difficulty by 10.26%. Bitcoin’s Year: 20 Ups, 7 Downs Total 74% Difficulty Surge By Jan. 4, 2024, it’s anticipated that Bitcoin will undergo another uptick in mining difficulty . This metric, changing every 2,016 blocks or roughly two weeks, maintains the average interval between blocks at approximately 10 minutes. It does so regardless of the fluctuating mining power within the network. This mechanism stabilizes the issuance rate of new bitcoins, enhancing network security by making block discoveries more challenging as the hashrate either increases or decreases. Throughout 2023, the network experienced a total of 27 difficulty changes , comprising 20 increases and seven decreases. The most notable hike was on Jan. 15, rocketing by 10.26%. Conversely, th...