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Unstoppable Domains and The Sandbox Partner to Launch New Metaverse Experience + More Crypto News
22.1.2024
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: Unstoppable Domains Partners with The Sandbox to Launch Metaverse Experience Stablecoin Trading Volumes Increased 27% in December, Highest Level...
BNB Smart Chain Sees 85% Decline in Losses to Security Incidents in 2023: Report
22.1.2024
A security report published today revealed losses incurred on BNB Smart Chain in 2023 reached over $161 million, compared to $1.1 billion in the previous year. The security report was published by AvengerDAO in collaboration with Hashdit, Certik, Ancilia, and Salus Security. Despite the decrease...
Why Should Rollbit ($RLB) Investors Move To The New Scorpion Casino Coin?
22.1.2024
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content. The Rollbit Coin (RLB) has been one of crypto’s biggest success stories in 2023, rising by more than 5,000% since the beginning of the year. With the recent better times in the crypto market,...
Scammers Use Meme Coin Mania to Defraud 42,000 Victims and Amass $32 Million: Blockfence
22.1.2024
A group of fraudsters has managed to deceive over 42,000 victims, accumulating a staggering $32 million in a series of crypto scams that began in April 2023. What makes this scam unique is the use of a method that even fooled some of the industry’s renowned “rug pull detectors,”...
Value Locked in Defi Surpasses $57 Billion, Securing Over $20 Billion in 3 Months
21.1.2024
Data from defillama.com reveals that over the past 93 days, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) protocols escalated from $37.46 billion on Oct. 20, 2023, to the present $57.74 billion. Notably, 57.3% of the total value in defi is anchored in the Ethereum blockchain, while...
Heightened Bitcoin Fees and Erratic Mining Revenues Herald Murky Shift as Halving Nears
20.1.2024
Recent statistics reveal that for the past 75 days, starting from Nov. 6, 2023, the average transaction fee on the Bitcoin network has consistently stayed over $5. Additionally, since Dec. 4, 2023, these fees have predominantly been over $10, with a single exception occurring when it briefly fell...
Chainalysis Reveals Decline in Crypto Crime, Shift to Stablecoins in 2024 Crime Report
20.1.2024
Chainalysis’ latest report reveals a dual trend in the 2023 crypto crime landscape: a notable decrease in overall value of criminal transactions and a surprising shift from bitcoin to stablecoins as the preferred medium for illicit activities. 2024 Chainalysis Report Reveals a Decline...
Tokenized Asset Coalition Expects Tokenization to Grow in 2024
20.1.2024
The Tokenized Asset Coalition (TAC), a membership organization that promotes the institutional adoption of tokenization practices to bring real-world assets to the blockchain, has published its State of Tokenization report. The document explains that 2023 saw the birth of a tokenized risk curve...
Moonwell’s Bold $2.3M Plan to Counter Frax Hack Debt Sparks Controversy
19.1.2024
Moonwell, a decentralized finance (DeFi) borrowing and lending protocol, is facing controversy over its proposal to use $2.3 million worth of digital asset collateral to offset bad debt from Frax Finance (FRAX) pools due to a hack nearly two years ago. In a plebiscite held on December 31, 2023...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Prediction as BTC Bounces From $40,500 Support and ETH Recovers – Sell-Off Over?
19.1.2024
Bitcoin (BTC), the foremost cryptocurrency, witnessed a notable downturn, dipping below the $42,000 threshold on Friday. This marked its steepest fall since December 2023. The current price of Bitcoin stands at $41,332.95, with a 24-hour trading volume of approximately $26.61 billion. Ethereum...
The Top 10 Most-Played Games On Steam Deck: December 2023 Edition
19.1.2024
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Elektrika poprvé porazila benzín. Tesla Model Y je nejprodávanější evropské auto roku 2023
19.1.2024
Co experti predikují už od podzimu, se pomalu potvrzuje. Automotive News Europe má k dispozici informace o 97 % prodejů v zemích Evropské Unie (plus ESVO a Velká Británie) a jasně z nich vyplývá, že Tesla Model Y je nejprodávanějším autem za rok 2023. Je to první elektromobil, první vůz střední
Rok 2023 byl nejteplejším v historii měření: Kde bylo nejtepleji?
19.1.2024
Rok 2023 se zapsal do historie jako rok s nejvyšší známou průměrnou teplotou v historii měření. V některých částech světa se přitom oteplilo opravdu razantně
Over $24 Billion in Cryptocurrency Received by Illicit Addresses in 2023, Down 40% from 2022: Chainalysis
18.1.2024
Crypto research firm Chainalysis revealed that at least $24.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency was sent to illicit wallet addresses in 2023, encompassing addresses associated with sanctions, terrorist financing, and scams. The figure is considered a conservative estimate, and Chainalysis expects...
Hogwarts Legacy Just Broke A 14-Year Games Industry Streak
18.1.2024
According to newly released data, 2023's best-selling video game was Hogwarts Legacy from WB Games. And that means that for the first time in over a decade, the top-selling game of the year wasn’t another Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, or other Rockstar-published game. Read more
Tokenized Funds Skyrocketed to $800M Value in 2023, Sparked By US Treasury Tokenization: Moody’s
18.1.2024
The growing trend of tokenizing traditional assets has caught the attention of legacy financial institutions. According to a recent report by Moody’s, a leading investment risk assessment firm, the value of tokenized funds has surged from $100 million at the beginning of 2023 to approximately...
Bitcoin Mining Using Sustainable Energy With a Record High of 54.5% in 2023
18.1.2024
Sustainable energy use for Bitcoin (BTC) mining reached an all-time high of 54.5% in 2023, a 3.6% increase throughout the calendar year. The analysis, conducted by The Bitcoin ESG Forecast, compared Bitcoin’s sustainable energy mix to other industries using publicly available data over...
Crypto Crime Amounted to Over $24B in 2023: Chainalysis
18.1.2024
The figure is nearly 40% less than that of 2022, however it is only provisional, Chainalysis stressed
Thailand’s SEC Eases Investment Restrictions in Select Digital Assets
18.1.2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand has updated the criteria for investing in digital tokens, easing some restrictions. In a meeting held on March 2, 2023, the SEC Committee approved the principles for improving investment criteria and related criteria for digital asset...
Former Bithumb Chairman Acquitted in $100M Fraud Case in Second Trial
18.1.2024
The former chairman of Bithumb Holdings and Bithumb Korea, Lee Jeong-hoon, has been acquitted for the second time in the $100 million fraud case. The recent decision by the 5th Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court follows Lee’s earlier acquittal in January 2023 on comparable charges...