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Bitcoin’s Third Largest Wallet Changed Hands, but Onchain Data Shows It’s Likely the Same Owner
4.12.2022
Last year and during the first half of 2022, speculators assumed the third-largest bitcoin address was a ‘mysterious whale,’ even though the wallet had shown strong characteristics of being a cryptocurrency exchange. The address known as “1P5ZED” has since been replaced...
A16z's Largest Crypto Fund Loses 40% Value in First Half of 2022: Report
26.10.2022
Andreessen Horowitz's flagship crypto fund has cratered by more than 40% in the first half of this year, according to Wall Street Journal, which cites people familiar with the matter
CoinLoan Sees Robust Growth in the First Six Months of 2022 Despite Tough Market Conditions
27.9.2022
CoinLoan, one of the pioneers that started providing crypto loans, has published its performance report for the first six months of 2022. The tough market conditions had little impact on the business, as the report revealed robust growth throughout the reporting period. Compared to Q1 and Q2...
Number of Youtube Crypto Stream Scams and Fake Domains Explodes in H1 2022
19.9.2022
A report issued by Group-IB, a Singaporean cybersecurity company, has found that the number of cryptocurrency scams that use fake domains has exploded during the first half of 2022. The number of these domains has grown fivefold, and most of these campaigns, though registered with Russian...
China’s Yuan Continues to Depreciate Against Greenback, Real Estate Crisis Exposed 2 Decades of Accumulated Risk
26.8.2022
China’s sovereign currency, the yuan, has slid significantly in value during the last few months as it has shed 8% against the U.S. dollar during the first half of 2022. China’s fiat currency is currently the weakest it has been against the U.S. dollar in roughly two years. Amid...
Bitcoin Miner Genesis Digital Assets Secured 708 MW in Capacity During the First Half of 2022
12.8.2022
This week the bitcoin mining company Genesis Digital Assets announced that the firm has secured 708 megawatts (MW) in capacity and revealed plans to create 130 full-time jobs in the United States. The chief operating officer at Genesis, Andrey Kim, said the firm has been pleased with “the...
Report Shows Crypto Startups Raised $30.3 Billion in H1 2022, Exceeding Total Raised in 2021
7.8.2022
While cryptocurrency markets have seen poor performances during the first two quarters of 2022, a recently published fundraising report authored by Messari researchers notes that $30.3 billion was raised by crypto projects and startups during the first half of 2022. The $30.3 billion raised across...
Crypto users spent $2.7B minting NFTs in first half of 2022: Report
2.8.2022
Over 1 million unique wallet addresses were involved in the minting process, signaling that nonfungible token market activity remained strong
Crypto VC Investments Drop 26% in First Half of 2022
15.7.2022
Investments totaled $9.3 billion versus the $12.5 billion in last year’s period, but the number of deals increased
Bitso Processed $1B in Crypto Remittances Between Mexico and the US in First Half of 2022
16.6.2022
The company hopes to capture 10% of global money transfers to the Latin American country by 2023
Crypto Exchange Kraken Pledges Over $10 Million to Support Ukrainian Users
11.3.2022
Kraken is planning to hand out more than $10 million in aid for clients affected by the military conflict in Ukraine. The amount covers the fees paid by Ukrainian residents in almost a decade and will also include those withheld from Russian traders in the first half of 2022. Kraken Exchange...