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In a recent interview with Rug Radio, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said he believes Bitcoin (BTC) could top between $500,000 to $1 million in this cycle. Hitting $1 million from current price levels would translate to a rally of about 961%. Also Read: The Real Currency Set to Replace the U.S. Dollar Is Already Here Bitcoin’s Timeline to $1 Million Source: Watcher Guru Binance founder CZ is not the only crypto personality to predict BTC hitting $1 million. While CZ’s timeline is rather short, others anticipate BTC hitting the seven-figure mark over a few years. According to Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood, BTC could hit the $1 mark by 2030. Wood cites institutional adoption, corporate treasury investments, and interest from nation-states as potential drivers for the price spike. Also Read: Here’s Why Donald Trump Supports The Cryptocurrency Market Twitter (now known as X) Jack Dorsey also anticipates BTC to hit the $1 million mark by 2030. Dorsey highlighted the ecosystem...

Craig Wright has seemingly taken the first steps to challenge the verdict of the Crypto Open Patent Alliance’s (COPA) contempt of court case, according to sources familiar with the proceedings.  According to patent attorney David Pearce, who cites people directly involved with the case, documents filed with the court by Wright earlier this month are likely an application for permission to appeal. Pearce told Protos, “I’m aware from Wright’s very brief comments and, more reliably, from someone I know involved in the COPA v Wright case that he has submitted something to the Supreme Court. “This would have to be an application for permission to appeal, following the decision of the Court of Appeal refusing his permission to appeal there.” Pearce adds however that, if this is indeed the case, the application won’t get far . “The problem is that any appeal to the Supreme Court is legally barred, so Wright is inevitably going to get his applicati...

Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous founder of Bitcoin, overtook Michael Bloomberg to become the world’s 16th-richest person as Bitcoin surged past $106k to a new all-time high earlier today, and coming close to Microsoft founder Bill Gates The pump in the Bitcoin price to a new ATH took the value of Satoshi’s BTC hoard past $106 billion, according to a post on X by DeFi Planet. BREAKING: AT $106k, $BTC CREATOR SATOSHI NAKAMOTO IS THE WORLD'S 16th RICHEST PERSON HE JUST PASSED MICHAEL BLOOMBERG 🔥 pic.twitter.com/RIwNob71zs — DeFi Planet (@PlanetDefi) December 16, 2024 While Bitcoin pared gains after hitting its new record high of $106,488.25 and traded at $104,282.77 at 9.29 a.m. EST, the earlier ATH also took Satoshi to within a whisker of the $107 billion fortune held by Bill Gates. Speculation About Satoshi’s Identity Continues Speculation about the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto continues, with an HBO documentary earlier in the year concluding t...