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South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Reinstates Commission Fees After Four Months
6.2.2024
The South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb ended its four-month campaign of commission-free crypto trading on February 5. Per Insight Korea, Bithumb began charging a 0.04% fee “for all crypto transactions starting from February 5.” Bithumb vs Upbit: South Korean Crypto Exchange Rivals Go to War?...
Blockchain Parser Discovers Strange Spending of $58.7M Worth of Sleeping Bitcoins From 2017
5.2.2024
In the past week, several strange movements of dormant bitcoins have captured the attention of onchain analysts, with nine transactions on Jan. 31, 2024, mobilizing 726 bitcoins that had been stagnant since Mar. 30, 2016. Merely two days after, a staggering 1,210 bitcoins, originating from...
An Overview Of The Bitamp Bitcoin Wallet For Bitcoin Enthusiasts
5.2.2024
  Bitamp Bitcoin wallet is a popular non-custodial wallet that allows users to have complete control over their Bitcoins. Being non-custodial and open-source, it ensures top-notch security and privacy for Bitcoin transactions. Let’s explore the key benefits and features that make Bitamp...
Nobody’s Mint Tops NFT Volume Charts + More NFT News
5.2.2024
The non-fungible token (NFT) market is having (mostly) a good day, with several collection making it to the NFT news rounds. The sales volume is up 28% to $35,570,470 over the past 24 hours, according to CryptoSlam. Buyers are down 4%, and sellers are up 9%. Transactions are down 7%. As for...
1,210 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2016 Stir After Years of Inactivity, Following Previous Day’s Mysterious Movements
2.2.2024
On the final day of January 2024, a series of nine enigmatic transactions emerged from wallets established in 2016. Subsequently, another tranche of 15 transactions from wallets created on that same day in 2016 moved a total of 1,210.41 bitcoin, valued at $52 million. This marked the first movement...
User Interface Bug in Friend.tech Caused Traders to Overpay 187 ETH for ‘Keys’
2.2.2024
A bug in the user interface implementation of Friend.tech has led to traders overpaying for ‘keys’ on the platform. In a recent post on X, security researchers Pawel Wylecial and ‘E.Laszlo’ said the bug arises from the user interface caching information before transactions...
Doodles and G-shock Join in an NFT Collab + More Top 10 News
2.2.2024
Over the past 24 hours, the non-fungible token (NFT) market sales volume has slightly decreased, less than 2%, to $35,310,744, with several big developments making NFT news rounds. Buyers are up 8%, sellers 3%, and transactions 9%, according to CryptoSlam. Most of the top 10 collections by sales...
Bybit Provides NFT Ticket Marketplace for Robbie Williams’ Virtual Concert + More Top NFT News
1.2.2024
The non-fungible token (NFT) market has seen a good start to the month, with green numbers topping the NFT news cycle. The sales volume is up nearly 11% to $34,925,836. Buyers and sellers are up 1%, and transactions have increased 14%. When it comes to specific collections, among the top 10...
Russia Open to the Use of Crypto in Foreign Trade Says Central Bank Governor
1.2.2024
The Russian Central Bank is discussing the possible use of central bank digital currencies as a payment method in foreign trade, according to Elvira Nabiullina, the bank’s governor. Nabiullina stated that while Russia is opposed to the use of crypto payments in domestic transactions, the country...
China’s AML Legal Framework Set to Target Cryptocurrency Transactions in Major Update
1.2.2024
As part of its ongoing efforts to modernize financial regulations, China is revising its Anti-Money Laundering laws to include stringent measures against cryptocurrency-related transactions. This revision, the first since 2007, aims to plug the legal gaps exploited in the burgeoning world...
China Gears Up for Updated Crypto AML Laws: Report
31.1.2024
China is reportedly planning to enhance surveillance over the burgeoning crypto sector, by amending its anti-money laundering (AML) laws to include crypto transactions. A group of executives, chaired by Prime Minister Li Qiang discussed the ‘revised draft’ of the AML regulations on January 22....
Bitcoin Ordinals Will Play a Pivotal Role in 2024 + More NFT News
31.1.2024
This non-fungible token (NFT) day starts with a drop in the sales volume. It is down 10% over the past 24 hours to $31,192,652, according to CryptoSlam. NFT buyers are down 9% and sellers 5%. Transactions have also dropped by 5%. Among the top ten collections by sales volume, AINN BRC-20 NFTs...
Korean Crypto Exchanges Block Romance Scammers’ Access to Digital Assets Worth Over $82 Million
31.1.2024
South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have successfully stopped romance scams and voice phishing criminals from siphoning digital assets worth over $82.6 million in the past year. The exchanges attribute their success in blocking criminals to abnormal transaction detection systems, which assist...
Visa Partners with Transak To Enable Direct Crypto-to-Fiat Transactions
30.1.2024
Visa, a global payment giant, is further advancing its foray into cryptocurrency adoption by collaborating with Web3 infrastructure provider Transak. The partnership aims to introduce a new method for exchanging cryptocurrencies for fiat currencies without relying on centralized exchanges. ????...
Monthly NFT Sales on Bitcoin Fall 62% + More NFT News
30.1.2024
There has been a lot of greenery on the non-fungible token (NFT) charts over the past 24 hours. The total sales volume is up 12.5% to $34,820,790, per CryptoSlam. Buyers, sellers, and transactions are all up 3%-8%. The top collection by sales volume today is LockDealNFT, with $2.7 million. It’s...
Stellar Development Foundation Votes to Delay Protocol 20 Upgrade Amid Bug Concerns
30.1.2024
The Stellar Development Foundation wishes to put a hold on the upcoming Protocol 20 upgrade of the Stellar blockchain network, originally scheduled for January 30. This decision follows the discovery of a bug that could impact the Soroban smart contract transactions. Stellar Development Foundation...
South Korean Crypto Exchanges Blocked $82m Worth of Romance Scam Transactions in 2023
29.1.2024
South Korean crypto exchanges say they blocked over $82 million worth of transactions linked to romance scams last year. Per Seoul Shinmun, the crypto exchange Coinone claimed catfishing and other romantic scams that make use of crypto were now “rampant” in South Korea. Coinone said that it...
Decentralization to Secure Crypto Assets: Interview with Billy Mullins
29.1.2024
MatterFi, a decentralized digital asset wallet solution focused on security and efficiency, seeks to raise the bar regarding custody integration, faster transactions, and wider crypto adoption. In a recent press release, the company announced Billy Mullins as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO)...
Sleeping Bitcoin Wallets Awake: Over $14 Million in BTC Moved From Long-Inactive Addresses
28.1.2024
Based on the latest onchain data, on Jan. 27, 2024, a wallet established on Aug. 28, 2013, transferred 115.50 bitcoin valued at $4.84 million, marking its first activity in more than a decade. Furthermore, two dormant accounts from 2017 also executed transactions on Saturday, moving a total...
Crypto Forensics Breakthrough: Finnish Authorities Trace Monero in High-Profile Hack
28.1.2024
The National Bureau of Investigation in Finland has reportedly made significant progress in tracing Monero (XMR) transactions as part of an ongoing investigation into the criminal trial of Julius Aleksanteri Kivimäki. Kivimäki stands accused of hacking a private mental health firm’s database...