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Whale Watch — $2 Billion in Bitcoin Awakens, Shifting From Long-Term Hibernation
17.1.2024
Arkham Intelligence reports that approximately $2 billion worth of bitcoin, stored in five distinct addresses, experienced movement on Jan. 16, 2024, for the first time since their initial deposit in 2019. Each of these addresses obtained their funds from wallets established on Jan. 15, 2019...
Grayscale Sees Over $477 Million Bitcoin Exodus as Blackrock and Fidelity ETFs Bolster Holdings
17.1.2024
Recent data reveals that since the update on Grayscale’s website three days prior, the firm’s most recent figures indicate a significant reduction in its holdings, with over 11,189 bitcoin, valued at approximately $477 million, being withdrawn from GBTC’s reserves....
Reddit User Loses $250,000 in ETH to Crypto Airdrop Scam — How Can Investors Stay Safe?
17.1.2024
Fake crypto airdrops are luring unsuspecting investors with promises of free tokens in order to steal funds. Image by Iftikhar Alam, Vecteezy. A Reddit user recently fell victim to an elaborate cryptocurrency phishing scam, losing the equivalent of $250,000 in ether (ETH) after responding to a fake...
5 Top Cryptos To Diversify Your Value Investment Portfolios in 2024
17.1.2024
The top crypto projects to diversify investment portfolios in 2024 include Solana, Neon EVM, Celestia, XAI, and Bitcoin Minetrix. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, DALL-E 3. With 2024 promising to be a monumental year for cryptocurrencies, many investors are looking to diversify their investment...
$9.6 Billion in 3 Days — ETF Analyst Highlights Remarkable Early Success of Bitcoin ETFs
17.1.2024
On Tuesday, the third day of trading for the U.S.-based spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), there was a noticeable decrease in activity with trading volumes falling by 37% from the levels seen on Jan. 12, 2024. The day concluded with most funds slightly over 1% lower against the U.S. dollar...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Balances Above $42,000 Amidst Downtrend Signals
17.1.2024
Bitcoin has been holding steady above the $42K zone and over the past hour, the leading crypto asset has changed hands for $42,425 to $42,597 on Wednesday morning around 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The digital currency’s market valuation on Jan. 17, 2024, is around $835 billion with $25.65...
Nigerian Crypto Startup Reveals Closure of $2.3 Million Strategic Funding Round
17.1.2024
The Nigerian crypto startup revealed on Jan. 16 that the firm had closed a $2.3 million strategic fund to finance the acquisition of operating licenses from different African regulators. Canza Finance said it hopes the new licenses and the defi platform will help it achieve its goal of lowering...
Circle Report Shows USDC Navigating Challenging Waters in 2023
17.1.2024
Despite a challenging 2023 with a substantial decline in circulating supply, a Circle report claims USDC emerges resilient, experiencing a surge in real-world applications and a decrease in speculative trading. A Resilient Year for USDC Amidst Market Shifts Circle, the issuer of the USD Coin...
Tether Criticizes UN Report for Ignoring USDT’s Role in Helping Developing Economies
17.1.2024
Tether, the issuer of the stablecoin USDT, has blasted the findings of a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime study which ignore the stablecoin’s “role in helping developing economies in emerging markets.” According to Tether, the stablecoin’s use of public...
Ripple President Monica Long: It’s ‘Critical’ for Crypto to Be Represented at Davos
17.1.2024
Monica Long, president of financial and cryptocurrency services company Ripple, has given her take on the presence of cryptocurrency industry actors at the World Economic Forum (WEF) event at Davos. Long stated she considers it “critical” for the cryptocurrency industry to...
South Korea Mulls Issuing Crypto Mixing Regulations to Curb Money Laundering
17.1.2024
Financial authorities are preparing to issue cryptocurrency mixing-specific regulations in South Korea to stop criminal groups from using these tools to launder funds obtained illegally. The Korean authorities are discussing whether to allow virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to reject...
Google Cloud Joins Flare Network Causing FLR Jump
17.1.2024
Google Cloud enters the blockchain infrastructure industry by joining Flare as a network validator and infrastructure provider, causing Flare’s token FLR to jump in price. Flare Network Welcomes Google Cloud, FLR token surges Google Cloud has joined the Flare network as a network validator...
Ripple CEO Blasts Gary Gensler as ‘Political Liability’ — Says New SEC Chair Will Be Good for the American People
17.1.2024
The CEO of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, has slammed the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, as a “political liability.” Emphasizing that Gensler is not acting in the interests of the people or the long-term growth of the economy, the Ripple executive said:...
Analyst Advises Investors to Buy the Bitcoin Dip — Predicts ‘Asymmetric Upside Ahead’
17.1.2024
A senior analyst with global asset management firm Alliance Bernstein has recommended that investors buy the bitcoin dip and focus on “the new bitcoin adoption cycle.” His advice followed the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Elon Musk Still Owns ‘a Bunch of Dogecoin’ — Spacex Owns ‘a Bunch of Bitcoin’
17.1.2024
Tesla CEO and Spacex chief Elon Musk has revealed that he still owns “a bunch of dogecoin,” affirming his commitment to keep buying and supporting the meme cryptocurrency. Musk additionally revealed that his company Spacex still owns “a bunch of bitcoin.” Elon Musk...
Skybridge Founder Expects Bitcoin to Surpass $170,000 Next Year
17.1.2024
Skybridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci expects bitcoin’s price to surge past $170,000 next year if the price of the cryptocurrency remains at the current level until the halving in April. He expects Bitcoin halving, as well as surging institutional demand for newly listed spot bitcoin...
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire: ‘Stablecoins Are Set to Change the Financial System Forever’
17.1.2024
Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, a stablecoin company, has declared that blockchain systems are the new infrastructure layer of the internet and that stablecoins are at its core, providing value that is “nearly instant, nearly free and global in scale.” Allaire believes this tech...
Bitcoin Hits Peak Interest on Google Trends Following SEC’s ETF Approvals
16.1.2024
In the week spanning Jan. 7th to the 13th, 2024, Google Trends revealed a peak interest score of 100 for the search term bitcoin. A closer examination of Google Trends over the past three months highlights that this interest surged to its apex on Jan. 11. This was the day after the U.S. Securities...
Samourai Wallet Unveils Privacy-Enhancing BTC to XMR Atomic Swaps in Beta Launch
16.1.2024
According to the Samourai Wallet developers, the beta release of bitcoin/monero atomic swaps has been launched, marking an exciting development in privacy-preserving techniques. This new release of the desktop application streamlines the process of securely swapping bitcoin and monero via the...
Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Foresees Bitcoin Rally at Next Halving, Affirms Tether’s Reserves are Solid
16.1.2024
Howard Lutnick, CEO of the renowned financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald, recently shared his insights on bitcoin and tether during an appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday. Lutnick drew parallels between the fervor around spot gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and...