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Binance Shocks Crypto World with Temporary Halt on US Bank Transfers – Here's What's Going On
7.2.2023
Binance has announced that it is temporarily suspending US dollar withdrawals and deposits for international customers beginning February 8.
In a Monday tweet, the largest crypto exchange in the world said that they "will temporarily suspend all USD bank transfers" starting Wednesday. Other...
Binance to temporarily suspend bank transfers in US dollars beginning Feb. 8
6.2.2023
The announcement came without warning two days in advance, but it does not apply to Binance.US users, so only 0.01% of active users will be affected
Crypto Exchange Binance to Suspend US Dollar Bank Transfers This Week
6.2.2023
The suspension is expected to last at least two weeks while the exchange finds a new banking partner
Ethereum Network’s Rising Gas Fees in 2023: A Balancing Act of Growth and Cost
3.2.2023
Ethereum gas fees have increased 13.71% in the last two weeks, with the average fee rising from $4.52 per transaction to $5.14 per transfer on Feb. 3, 2023. Despite ethereum’s price seeing significant growth this year, its network’s gas fees have also seen a similar increase. As...
Alameda Research Seeks $446 Million Over Alleged ‘Preferential Transfers’ to Voyager Digital
31.1.2023
On Monday, Alameda Research Ltd. filed a legal complaint against Voyager Digital LLC and HTC Trading Inc. in the U.S. bankruptcy court. The complaint alleges the defendants received preferential transfers of property from Alameda Research and the plaintiffs are seeking to recover approximately...
FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Removal of Bail Restrictions on Crypto Asset Transfers
28.1.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder of FTX, is seeking access to crypto assets associated with FTX and Alameda Research, according to a letter written by his attorney, Mark Cohen. Cohen insists that the existing bail conditions “related to crypto asset transfers should...
California DMV Is Putting Its Titles on the Blockchain
28.1.2023
The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in California is running a project to digitize all of its titles and put them on a blockchain. The project, which will use the Tezos blockchain and has the assistance of Oxhead Alpha, a crypto dev company, aims to allow users to transfer titles as NFTs in...
Binance Processed $346 Million for Crypto Exchange Bitzlato, Report Claims
26.1.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reportedly processed nearly $346 million in crypto transactions for Bitzlato, the coin trading platform that was shut down in an international law enforcement operation. U.S. authorities say the world’s largest trading platform for digital assets was among...
Ethereum Could Benefit From Stealth Addresses Implementation, Says Vitalik Buterin
23.1.2023
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a research post that suggests using stealth addresses to enhance privacy-preserving transfers. Buterin detailed that stealth addresses can be implemented fairly quickly today on Ethereum and would significantly boost user privacy on the blockchain...
Binance Banking Partner to Ban Crypto Trading Transfers Under $100K
22.1.2023
Clients of one of the banks facilitating fiat operations with Binance will not be able to trade crypto through SWIFT transfers of less than $100,000. The transaction minimum, aimed at reducing exposure to digital assets, will be introduced by the financial institution in February. Bank Working With...
Binance's SWIFT banking partner set to ban USD transfers below $100K
22.1.2023
Binance stressed that credit and debit card payments will continue to be accepted and that non-USD bank transfers would still be processed through the SWIFT payment system
Combined Transactions on Arbitrum and Optimism L2 Chains Outpace Ethereum’s Daily Transfer Count
16.1.2023
Since The Merge, Ethereum’s onchain fees have been considerably lower. However, combined transaction volume on layer two (L2) chains Arbitrum and Optimism has outpaced Ethereum’s onchain transaction output. On Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, Ethereum processed 1.10 million onchain...
First Mover Americas: Another FTX Insider Is Talking, Bloomberg Says
10.1.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Jan. 10, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
First Mover Americas: DCG Probed For Genesis Transfers
9.1.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Jan. 9, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Nomad exploit wallet address transfers $1.5M to Tornado Cash
9.1.2023
The wallet address related to the $190 million hack transferred more than 1200 Ether to the sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash
Report: Federal Prosecutors in New York Probe Digital Currency Group and Subsidiary Genesis
7.1.2023
Following accusations from Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss in an open letter to Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert, a report citing “people familiar with the matter” states that federal prosecutors from New York are scrutinizing transfers between Digital Currency Group...
Unreported Transactions Linked to Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Revealed by Onchain Investigation
5.1.2023
According to onchain research, wallets connected to Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder of FTX, transferred a significant number of previously unreported transactions across various blockchains. The transfers were discovered by Conor Grogan, a director at Coinbase, and while most of...
‘Ultra Sound’ Money — Simulation Shows Ethereum’s Inflation Rate Is Significantly Lower Using Proof-of-Stake
29.12.2022
Its been 105 days since Ethereum transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain to a proof-of-stake (PoS) network and the number of Ethereum validators is set to surpass 500,000 in 2023. According to metrics, Ethereum’s issuance rate of new coins has dropped considerably and only...
$1.7M in Quadrigacx Bitcoins Move, Court Trustee EY Says Transfers Were ‘Unauthorized’
21.12.2022
On Dec. 19, the Twitter account Zachxbt revealed he discovered five cold wallets from the now-defunct Quadrigacx crypto exchange move 104 bitcoin. The following day, ‘big four’ accountancy firm EY, Quadrigacx’s bankruptcy court trustee, explained it did not authorize...
EY Says It Is 'Aware' of 'Unauthorized' Quadriga Wallet Transfers
21.12.2022
Big Four auditor EY said in a statement that it was "aware" of the bitcoin transactions moving out of Quadriga's cold wallets