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South Korean Police Arrest Suspected OTC Crypto Thief
5.1.2024
Source: spaxiax/Adobe South Korean police have arrested a man they suspect of stealing cash as part of a bogus over-the-counter (OTC) crypto exchange. Per the broadcaster KBS, police officers in the town of Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, said they had arrested a man “in his 20s” on theft-related...
SEC Sees Surge in Spot Bitcoin ETF Securities Registrations as Approval Deadline Approaches
5.1.2024
Five spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applicants have filed to register their funds as securities with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as the approval deadline draws near. While some interpret this development as approval confirmation of spot bitcoin ETFs by the...
SEC Meets With Major Exchanges to Discuss Spot Bitcoin ETFs — Analysts Expect Imminent Approval
5.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has met with officials from major exchanges to discuss spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Sources close to the proceedings say the securities regulator could begin notifying issuers of spot bitcoin ETF approval on Friday and trading could...
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Pumps Towards $45,000 as Reporter Claims SEC to Approve “Multiple” BTC ETF Applications – News Expected as Soon as “Tomorrow”
4.1.2024
The Bitcoin (BTC) price rose as high as the $44,800s on Thursday, with bulls eyeing a retest of the $45,000 level following reports that the US SEC is to approve multiple spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) applications, with news expected as soon as tomorrow. It was TechCrunch’s senior...
Bitcoin’s Obituary Bounce — Decline in ‘Death Calls’ Signals Resilient 2023
4.1.2024
Following numerous proclamations of bitcoin’s demise in 2021 and 2022, totaling 47 and 27 on the Bitcoin Obituaries list respectively, a mere eight declarations were noted in 2023. The final one emerged at the year’s end, attributed to crypto advocate Arthur Hayes, who warned that...
Bitget’s Resilience and Growth Strategy in the Crypto Bear Market: Gracy Chen Explains
4.1.2024
Source: Bitget Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget went forward with key investments amid the digital asset winter setting the tone for favourable market conditions in the future. In a Jan 4 interview with Colin Wu, the Bitget executive explained the role the exchange took in the bear market,...
Binance Labs Invests in Memeland’s Native Ecosystem Token Memecoin (MEME)
4.1.2024
Source: Pixabay / Binance The investment arm and incubator of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Binance Labs, has invested in the Memecoin (MEME) token. According to an announcement on January 4, Binance Labs revealed that it has invested in the naive ecosystem token of Memeland, a project...
Huobi Korea Announces Closure Citing Challenging Business Environment
4.1.2024
Source: Adobe South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Korea has announced the shut down of its services with effect from January 29, 2024. The decision comes in response to what the company described as a challenging “business environment.” Established in 2017, Huobi Korea...
CoinDCX Co-Founder addresses CoinDCX App scam news
4.1.2024
Sumit Gupta recently released an official tweet to clarify the recent news regarding fraud on the CoinDCX app. The co-founder and CEO of CoinDCX started the tweet by acknowledging the reports related to unethical acts related to the exchange. However, Sumit quickly clarified that no such incident...
Bitcoin Price Prediction: JPMorgan Talks ETF, Cipher Buys Miners Amid Drop
4.1.2024
The cryptocurrency world is abuzz with significant developments as Bitcoin grapples with market volatility. On Thursday, Bitcoin’s price saw a notable decrease, dropping by nearly 4.50% to $43,000. Amidst this price fluctuation, major financial players like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs...
Tuttle Capital Files for Six Leveraged and Inverse Bitcoin ETFs with SEC
4.1.2024
Source: DALL·E Tuttle Capital Management has filed for six new Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On Jan.3, Tuttle Capital filed three separate N1-A filings with the SEC. The company’s proposed Bitcoin ETFs are structured to offer leveraged...
dYdX Reveals Post-Mortem Findings: Identifies Attacker and Considers Legal Measures
4.1.2024
Image Source: Unsplash Decentralized exchange dYdX has released a post-mortem report detailing the “targeted attack” it experienced on its v3 platform in November. The attack resulted in a $9 million loss from its insurance fund, which represented approximately 40% of its total...
SEC Will Approve Spot Bitcoin ETF to Maintain Regulatory Control Over Crypto Industry, Analyst Says
4.1.2024
Investment bank TD Cowen predicts the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will approve a spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the Jan. 10 deadline as a “political necessity.” The bank’s analyst believes that the SEC needs to “cement its role as a crypto...
Whales Market Announces the Launch of Its Revolutionary Dapp and Token on the Solana network
4.1.2024
Whales Market, a new OTC decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Solana blockchain, has achieved a significant milestone with the launch of its decentralized application (Dapp) and the introduction of its native token, $WHALES, on Mainnet. This launch marks the latest venture from the LootBot team...
Matrixport Founder Jihan Wu Addresses Spot ETF Report Responsible for Market Crash
4.1.2024
Source: X / @JihanWu Crypto tycoon and Matrixport co-founder Jihan Wu addressed concerns surrounding the company’s report predicting the rejection of spot Bitcoin ETF applications by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Bitcoin’s price dropped as much as 9% on Wednesday as...
Robert Kiyosaki: Our Leaders Will Drive Us Into Depression, War — Reiterates Bitcoin Buy Recommendation
4.1.2024
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has warned that our leaders will drive the U.S. economy into an economic depression and a war. The famous author has reiterated his recommendation to buy bitcoin amid high anticipation of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving spot...
Peter Schiff Expects Spot Bitcoin ETFs to Bring Speculator Sell-Off, Minimal Institutional Demand
4.1.2024
Economist and gold bug Peter Schiff expects the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to be a nonevent. The crypto skeptic explained that there is “really no need for a bitcoin ETF, as you can buy and store bitcoin yourself...
Michael Saylor Selling $216 Million of Microstrategy’s Shares, Plans to Buy More Bitcoin
4.1.2024
Microstrategy’s executive chairman, Michael Saylor, is selling $216 million of his company’s shares, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The pro-bitcoin executive intends to use some of the proceeds to acquire additional bitcoin for...
Mystery Wallet Rockets to Top 10 Bitcoin Holders With 8,888 BTC New Year’s Gain
3.1.2024
A bitcoin wallet, believed to be linked to Tether, the leading stablecoin issuer, has ascended to become the tenth largest holder of bitcoin. This elevation occurred after an accrual of 8,888 bitcoin from Bitfinex as the year concluded. Presently, the wallet’s holdings total around 66,465.20...
Matrixport Report Says SEC Unlikely to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETFs in January, Price to Drop Below $40,000
3.1.2024
The crypto financial services platform Matrixport has said it does not see the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approving any spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund in January. In its latest report, the crypto platform said it foresees the price of bitcoin dropping “back to...