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41% of top ZK airdrop wallets have already sold everything: Nansen
18.6.2024
The data covered the “top 10,000 addresses” that received zkSync’s new ZK token, though that only makes up 1.4% of the total wallets eligible for the ZK airdrop
Korean Exchanges Set to Reevaluate Over 600 Listed Virtual Assets
18.6.2024
South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges are set to reevaluate more than 600 digital assets, and those failing this process will ultimately be delisted. Once the process is completed, crypto exchanges will be required to conduct maintenance reviews quarterly. The reputation of the issuers and user...
Tanzania Targets Crypto Traders With Proposed Income Tax Act Amendment
18.6.2024
Tanzania plans to amend its Income Tax Act to tax crypto trades. The proposal includes a three per cent withholding tax on income from digital asset transactions. Digital platform owners or facilitators of digital asset transfers will act as withholding agents. Foreign citizens operating such...
Wasabi Wallet Lead Developer: ‘Bitcoin Developers Are Failing El Salvador’
18.6.2024
Adam Ficsor, the lead developer of Wasabi Wallet, a privacy-centric Bitcoin wallet, has revealed his position regarding the slow adoption of Bitcoin in El Salvador. In a recent interview, Ficsor stated that Bitcoin developers have failed El Salvador, having been unable to improve the situation...
Financial Stability Board Emphasizes Need for Global Crypto Regulation to Prevent Arbitrage
18.6.2024
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Plenary met in Toronto on June 14 to discuss various financial stability issues. Key topics included the financial stability outlook, lessons from the March 2023 banking turmoil, and enhancing the resilience of non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI). The...
Fidelity’s Director of Global Macro Sees Bitcoin as ‘Exponential Gold’ on Store of Value Team
18.6.2024
Fidelity Investments’ Director of Global Macro sees bitcoin as “exponential gold” and “an aspiring player on the store of value team.” According to his analysis, bitcoin’s price is “driven primarily by the growth in its network, which is in turn driven...
SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Chief Departs After 9 Years
18.6.2024
The head of the Crypto Asset and Cyber Unit at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Division of Enforcement has left the agency after nine years of service. Under his guidance, the SEC took many enforcement actions against crypto firms, including major crypto trading exchanges...
JPMorgan Questions Sustainability of $12 Billion Crypto Inflows
18.6.2024
JPMorgan analysts have raised concerns about the sustainability of the $12 billion year-to-date inflow into crypto assets, given the current high bitcoin prices relative to production costs and gold. The substantial inflows this year have been primarily driven by spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds...
Crypto Super PAC spends $2M on attack ad targeting NY lawmaker
17.6.2024
Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman in New York’s 16th Congressional District has voted against three pro-crypto bills in the last 30 days
Venezuela Likely to Keep Using Crypto to Bypass New Set of US Sanctions
17.6.2024
According to Venezuelan dissidents and cryptocurrency analysts, the government of Venezuela is likely to keep using crypto to bypass the returning sanctions on oil and gold activities. Even when Nicolas Maduro’s administration seems to have been affected by corruption cases involving crypto...
US-Listed Bitcoin Miners Hit Record Market Cap of $22.8 Billion, JPMorgan Says
17.6.2024
As of June 15, U.S.-listed bitcoin miners have reached a record market capitalization of $22.8 billion, according to global investment bank JPMorgan. This surge is led by significant gains in stocks like Core Scientific, Terawulf, and Iren. The overall sector market cap has increased by 24% since...
Crypto trading firm Cumberland secures New York BitLicense
17.6.2024
The New York State Department of Financial Services lists 33 companies holding licenses, allowing them to offer crypto-related products and services
US Supreme Court to Hear Nvidia’s Bid to Dismiss Crypto-Related Lawsuit
17.6.2024
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Nvidia’s appeal to dismiss a securities fraud lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors about its sales to the cryptocurrency industry. Nvidia’s appeal follows a lower court’s decision to revive a class-action lawsuit. The suit...
Coinbase International announces support for pre-launch market
17.6.2024
Users will be able to trade futures of soon-to-be-listed tokens and coins on the exchange
Digital Asset Funds Witness Major Shake-up Amid Fed’s Hawkish Stance: Coinshares
17.6.2024
Digital asset investment products have seen substantial outflows totaling $600 million, marking the most significant withdrawal since March 22, 2024. According to Coinshares and lead researcher James Butterfill, this exodus is attributed to a hawkish Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) stance...
Crypto Trading Firm Cumberland Acquires New York's BitLicense
17.6.2024
The firm said it's one of the only principal trading firms to hold the state's crypto license
Cumberland Earns Bitlicense, Bolstering Institutional and OTC Crypto Services
17.6.2024
According to an X post on Monday, the cryptocurrency trading division of DRW Holdings, known as Cumberland, has been granted a Bitlicense by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Cumberland DRW Secures Bitlicense Cumberland, a trading desk that provides institutional...
Bitcoin’s New Normal: Prices Over Five-Digits for 28% of Its Lifetime
17.6.2024
Over the past week, bitcoin has declined by 4% against the U.S. dollar from June 9 to June 16, 2024, yet it has surged over 152% in the past year. This year, bitcoin has maintained a position above the $60,000 mark for a record-setting 107 days so far. Bitcoin’s Resilient Streak: Maintaining...
Crypto-Sec: $11M Bittensor phish, UwU Lend and Curve fake news, $22M Lykke hack
17.6.2024
UwU Lend exploited twice and the “10% CRV burn” story invented by a scammer, TAO holder phished for $11M, Lykke hack cover-up: Crypto-Sec
Bitwise predicts the potential of Crypto and AI growth
17.6.2024
According to the report, the integration of crypto and artificial intelligence will have a big impact on the economy. The American spot Bitcoin ETF provider made the forecast at an annual conference in Austin. The conference witnessed the exchange of innovative ideas like the future of blockchain...