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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,”...
Crypto Firm USI Tech Founder Horst Jicha Arrested for Alleged $150 Million Fraud
22.1.2024
Horst Jicha, the founder of crypto firm USI Tech, has been arrested and charged by U.S. authorities for his involvement in an alleged $150 million international fraud scheme. According to a recent release published by the U.S. Depoartment of Justice (DOJ), Jicha, a 64-year-old German national,...
Tokenized Real-World Asset Platform Ondo Finance Announces Expansion into Asia Pacific
22.1.2024
Tokenized Real-World Assets platform Ondo Finance has officially announced its expansion into Asia Pacific with the inauguration of its first office in the area. However, the firm did not disclose the country or the city where the office has been opened. Ondo Finance, currently holds 40% of...
Russia’s Nornickel Using ‘Digital Assets’ to Pay Employee Dividends
22.1.2024
Source: Alex J/Adobe The Russian metal mining giant Nornickel (Nornickel Norilsk) says it will start paying its employees dividends with “digital financial assets.” The firm’s board of directors has approved a program that will see employees receive around $10.40 per share. And, according to...
Spartan Group’s Report Reveals Bitcoin’s Untapped Potential via Emerging Layers
20.1.2024
A new report details how Ordinals and other layer-two innovations can reshape Bitcoin’s role in the digital economy, moving it beyond just a store of value. New Report Outlines How Bitcoin Can Evolve to a Multi-Layered Ecosystem The “Bitcoin Layers” report, produced by...
Former LedgerPrime Employees Launch Split Capital Hedge Fund Focused on Liquid Tokens
19.1.2024
Former employees of crypto trading firm LedgerPrime have unveiled a new hedge fund named Split Capital, focusing on liquid tokens. Split Capital’s founders include Zaheer Ebtikar, Michael Churchouse, and Nai Boonkongkird, with Shiliang Tang, former chief investment officer at LedgerPrime...
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Attracting European Bitcoin ETPs – CoinShares Analyst
19.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock/Luisa Spot Bitcoin ETFs are already grabbing the headlines, according to a recent CoinShares report released on January 15. In the blog post, the digital assets investment firm revealed a $1.18 billion inflow into the crypto space in the past week. Turning its searchlight into...
Bitcoin Could See a “Nice Slug” of Gold’s Trillion-Dollar Asset Value, Cathie Wood Says
19.1.2024
ARK Investment Management CEO Cathie Wood believes Bitcoin (BTC) could soon be nearly as valuable as gold, according to a recent interview she conducted with Brazilian financial markets information firm, InfoMoney. As good as gold? “Gold is a trillion-dollar asset out there, and we do believe...
Franklin Templeton Eyes Broad Crypto Expansion Beyond Bitcoin, Foresees More ETP Filings
19.1.2024
Franklin Templeton’s Head of Digital Assets, Sandy Kaul, foresees an increase in filings following the recent approval of 11 new spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Kaul highlighted that the firm, managing $1.5 trillion in assets, recognizes the “potential of this whole crypto...
Trader Uses Banana Gun Sniping Bot To Make $7M Off SatoshiVM Token Launch
19.1.2024
A crypto trader has managed to secure a profit of $6.77 million in just three hours after the launch of the SatoshiVM token. According to an X post published by blockchain trading firm Lookonchain, the trader used the “Banana Gun” sniping tool to purchase SatoshiVM before it launched....
Hong Kong Financial Services Firm Unveils Plans to Launch Region’s Premier Spot Bitcoin ETF
19.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock Hong Kong-based Venture Smart Financial Holdings Limited (VSFG) is gearing up to seek approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for the introduction of a Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF). JUST IN: HONG KONG'S VSFG PLANS TO LAUNCH SPOT #BITCOIN ETF IN...
Grayscale CEO: Most of 11 Approved Bitcoin ETFs Won’t Survive + More Crypto News
19.1.2024
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: Grayscale CEO: Most of 11 Approved Bitcoin ETFs Won’t Survive Hong Kong Firm Set to Apply for Spot Bitcoin ETF ‘Bitmain is a Hidden Self-mining Giant’...
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Accused of a Pump and Dump Scheme, HUT Shares Plummet
19.1.2024
Bitcoin miner Hut 8 has been accused of hiding stock ownership in a perceived pump-and-dump scheme. The accusation comes from an unconfirmed report by JCapital Research. In a Jan 18 release, the firm leveled accusations against the Bitcoin miner stemming from its recent partnership with US Bitcoin...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Buys Another $15M of its Spot Bitcoin ETF Shares
19.1.2024
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has continued to buy its own ARK 21Shares spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) worth $15 million. Cathie Wood and Ark Invest's trade activity from today 1/18 pic.twitter.com/zFT4XXbstM — Ark Invest Daily (@ArkkDaily) January 19, 2024 According to Ark Invest...
Crypto Exchange Gemini Secures Registration in France — Now Operational in Over 70 Countries
19.1.2024
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is now registered as a digital asset service provider in France. The crypto firm explained that following the launch of its EU headquarters in Ireland in 2022, “Gemini is now operational in more than a dozen EU countries and more than 70 countries worldwide...
Ark Invest Diversifies Crypto Holdings, Buys $15.9 Million of Its Own Spot Bitcoin ETF
19.1.2024
Ark Invest has transitioned $15.9 million from the Proshares Bitcoin Strategy ETF to its in-house Ark 21shares Spot Bitcoin ETF. Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Redirects Millions to In-house Bitcoin ETF Ark Invest, led by fund manager Cathie Wood, has made several trades based around bitcoin...
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...
In Social Media Buzz, Investment Giant Franklin Templeton Commends Ethereum and Solana’s Advances
18.1.2024
Based in San Mateo, the prominent investment management firm, Franklin Templeton, has been actively posting about digital assets on social media following the recent approval of its new spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The firm’s U.S. X account now sports a modified logo featuring...
dYdX Overtakes Uniswap as Daily Trading Volumes Hit $757 Million
18.1.2024
Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform dYdX market has moved past Uniswap as the largest decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) by trading volumes. Recent data from crypto analytics firm Cointelegraph shows an increase in the trading volume of dYdX v4 over Uniswap’s v3 in the last 24 hours....
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...