
Calls mount for Louisiana state to buy Bitcoin following BlackRock divestment
Louisiana will pull $794 million from BlackRock over its support of ESG principles. Some say the state should allocate funds into agenda-free Bitcoin.
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The Poolin Bitcoin mining pool sees a sharp drop in hash rate and block rewards following a freeze on withdrawals due to liquidity problems.

The Nomad Bridge and Wintermute hacks account for 79.85% — $350 million — of all recorded losses.

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The 355 BTC Riot produced in September brings the company's total holdings to 6,775 BTC.

Prior to Feb. 2021, GBTC was trading at a premium of up to 20%. As of Sept. 30, the share price has slipped into the discount area with its current price of $12,508 (priced with a -36.2% discount).

Hoskinson predicted that more wrapped Bitcoin would be on other blockchain networks in the next five years.



