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The Bitcoin price has experienced ongoing volatility since our previous market update, marked by several steep corrections. One of the causes might be the news surrounding Mt. Gox, as it was announced that the long-lost bitcoins will be distributed to rightful owners sometime this month. In 2014, Mt. Gox was the leading Bitcoin exchange with 70% of all Bitcoin volume. More selling pressure might come from Bitcoin miners, as the total Bitcoin supply held by miners shows a significant decrease.

Rotterdam, 30 May 2024 - The leading asset manager Blockrise today introduces its new website. This renewal is designed to increase accessibility for new Bitcoin investors and aligns seamlessly with the launch of an extensive education section on the website. This initiative underscores Blockrise's commitment to sharing accurate information about crypto assets and promoting the adoption of Bitcoin.

Last week, Arnhem Bitcoinstad celebrated its 10th anniversary with the event Adopting Bitcoin Arnhem. Enthusiastic Bitcoiners from all over the world came to Arnhem to celebrate this milestone. Blockrise was proudly involved as a sponsor, and CEO Jos Lazet was invited to speak.

On April 20 at 2:09 AM, the 840.000th Bitcoin block was mined, marking the fourth Bitcoin halving. The inflation of Bitcoin has now been halved for the next four years, from 900 to 450 new bitcoins per day. Due to this special event, the pressure on the Bitcoin network temporarily increased, causing transaction fees to rise to €200 per transaction. Within a few days, this normalised, and transaction fees have since dropped back to less than €1.

The BCNL Foundation recently announced a new edition of the Dutch Blockchain Days. This event will take place on 19 June 2024 at the Meervaart Theatre in Amsterdam. This year, Blockrise will have its own booth and our CEO Jos Lazet will participate in a panel discussion.

Blockrise recently participated in a trade mission to London, a significant event that brought together key players from the crypto, financial, and regulatory sectors from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Organised by

Blockrise is constantly evolving. We make many improvements on the backend, but this time we have made a front-facing update for our mobile app that is immediately visible to our clients. This update is focused on improving client insights into their Bitcoin and Ethereum positions, and crypto asset management portfolios.

We are proud to announce our involvement as co-sponsors and co-initiators of BitFest, an event on 20 April at Circa Amsterdam. BitFest marks the celebration of the fourth Bitcoin halving, which is expected sometime in April. Hundreds of guests from around the world are expected to attend this halving party. Blockrise will be the official countdown partner and set the clock on the big screen.

Last week we attended the Delft Career Days, formerly known as De Delftse Bedrijvendagen, with some of their staff. Our representatives from various disciplines met numerous enthusiastic students from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) there. The Delft Career Days enabled us to have valuable conversations with future talent from various technical disciplines.

Blockrise, as an active member of the Verenigde Bitcoinbedrijven Nederland (VBNL), has been working closely with the Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken (NVB) over the past few months to draft the introduction of the Sector Standard for crypto service providers.