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Genesis Seeks Green Light from Bankruptcy Court for $1.4 Billion GBTC Share Sale
4.2.2024
Crypto lender Genesis Global Capital, currently undergoing bankruptcy proceedings, has requested permission to sell trust assets worth approximately $1.6 billion. In a motion filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, the firm sought approval to sell assets held...
Veteran Investor Jim Rogers on Crypto: Bitcoin Unlikely to Become Money, Governments Favor CBDCs
3.2.2024
In a new interview, Jim Rogers, who helms Rogers Holdings Inc. and was a co-creator of the Quantum Fund alongside George Soros in the 1970s, shared his observation of “various signs that something is going to go wrong soon” within the U.S. economy, predicting an impending recession....
Bitfinex Securities Launches in El Salvador
3.2.2024
Bitfinex has launched Bitfinex Securities El Salvador S.A. de C.V., its securities tokenization services company in the country. The exchange, one of the first regulated digital asset service providers in El Salvador, expects its proposal to be well-received among potential customers and...
Singapore Police Warn About ‘Crypto Drainers’ Stealing Cryptocurrencies From Wallets
3.2.2024
Singapore’s Police Force and Cyber Security Agency (CSA) have issued a joint warning about “crypto drainer” malware, which steals cryptocurrencies from wallets. As digital assets become more popular, “Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging crypto drainers to target...
Project Mbridge Reaches Milestone: First Digital Dirham Cross-Border Settlement Goes Through
3.2.2024
The first cross-border digital dirham payment was completed by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of the UAE, using the Mbridge platform, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) liquidity and interconnection tool. The settlement involved sending 50 million...
Genesis Settles SEC Lawsuit for $21 Million Over Unregistered Securities
2.2.2024
Facing charges from the SEC over its crypto lending practices, Genesis has agreed to a $21 million settlement. This move aims to close a chapter of legal challenges following the company’s bankruptcy filing last year amid a wider crypto market collapse. Genesis Strikes $21 Million Deal With SEC...
Andrew Tate’s Crypto Proposal Suffers Early Death and Draws Criticism From Industry Experts
2.2.2024
Social media influencer Andrew Tate stirred controversy in the crypto space after revealing plans to launch a digital coin with a now-deleted February 2 X post. The social media influencer has since deleted the post, however, stating that it was just a “joke.” Andrew Tate’s $100M...
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Surpasses Grayscale In Daily Trading Volume
2.2.2024
The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) was overtaken in daily trading volume by BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF for the first time on Thursday, highlighting the legacy fund’s shrinking dominance over the Bitcoin (BTC) market. The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) processed $300 million in trades, versus $290...
Thailand’s SEC Orders Zipmex to Suspend Trading and Brokerage Services
2.2.2024
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission instructed cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex to temporarily suspend its digital asset trading and brokerage services beginning February 2. In a February 1 announcement, the SEC said that Zipmex has been given a 15-day period to fix its financial position...
Crypto Market Anticipates Release of $900M in Vested Tokens in February
2.2.2024
The digital asset market is anticipating the release of approximately $900 million in vested tokens in February. Various projects, including Avalanche, Aptos, The Sandbox, Optimism (OP), and Sui (SUI), are preparing to unlock tokens. Vesting refers to locking digital assets for a predetermined...
Marathon Digital Snaps Up Two Bitcoin Mining Sites From Hut 8 For $13.5 Million
2.2.2024
Marathon Digital will acquire two of Hut 8’s Bitcoin mining sites for $13.5 million under an agreement announced February 2 in a press release. Marathon Digital Buys Out Site Management Rights Top Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 said in the release that it’s relinquishing Bitcoin mining sites...
U.S. Government Charges Trio Responsible for FTX’s Missing $400 Million, Cite FTX SIM Swap Attack
2.2.2024
New D.C. court filings from January 24 revealed that three people have been charged with stealing more than $400 million worth of digital currency from FTX in a November 2022 FTX SIM-swapping attack. A Years-long FTX SIM Swap Scheme Robert Powell, Carter Rohn, and Emily Hernandez have all been...
BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Now Holds $3 Billion in BTC
2.2.2024
Source: DALL·E BlackRock’s recently launched iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), a spot Bitcoin ETF, just hit a new milestone. As of Friday, it holds just over 70,000 BTC tokens, worth just north of $3 billion at the current Bitcoin price around $43,200. ???? JUST IN: BlackRock now holds 70,005 $BTC...
A Bitcoin ETF Will Never Be Your Bitcoin
2.2.2024
Bitcoin ETFs give investors exposure to price movements but not to the financial ownership and sovereignty that makes crypto different from other financial assets, says Pascal Gauthier, Chairman and CEO at Ledger
Bitcoin ETF Provider Valkyrie Adds BitGo as Second Custodian in Risk Mitigation Move
2.2.2024
The digital asset investment firm has become the first of the ETF providers to diversify custody of its coins by tapping BitGo's expertise in addition to Coinbase
Cardano Price Prediction as Analysts Anticipate Surprising Rally – Will ADA Defy Market Trends?
2.2.2024
  Source: AdobeStock / RareStock Cardano (ADA) has recently demonstrated remarkable resilience, overturning its previous downtrend to secure a 16% increase, settling at $0.52 after a brief descent to $0.43 on January 23. This fluctuation was primarily attributed to the broader market’s...
Some Retailers May Be Done Selling Physical Xbox Games
2.2.2024
Preservation is a nightmare in the games industry, especially as some 87 percent of retro games are swiftly vanishing with the passing of time and many recent games get unceremoniously killed off for…reasons. It seems things may only get worse before they get better, as there are now indications...
Blackrock’s IBIT Bitcoin Reserves Soar, Securing 70,005 BTC Valued at Nearly $3 Billion
2.2.2024
According to the latest metrics, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust, commonly referred to as GBTC, saw a decline of approximately 9,520.27 bitcoins, valued at around $410 million, between Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2024. During a two-day period, Blackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF)...
What Influences Spot Ether ETF Approval?
2.2.2024
After the buzz around Bitcoin spot ETFs, all eyes are on a possible Ethereum ETF. The SEC has already delayed decisions on applications from Grayscale and Blackrock. Meanwhile, Fidelity’s proposal, submitted in November, faces a crucial March deadline. But, what are the chances of these...
Bitcoin bull case: ETF adoption, shifting flows, and macro trends
2.2.2024
Bitcoin has been at the center of the stage since the time the US SEC approved ETF applications. In all honesty, BTC never really left the limelight. If anything, the approval has helped it gain more attention worldwide. Crypto enthusiasts are optimistic that the token will rise in the coming days...