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FinCEN Links More Than $5 Billion in Bitcoin Transactions to Ransomware
19.10.2021
FinCEN, the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, linked more than $5 billion in bitcoin transactions to the most common ransomware variants out there. The organization stated in a report issued last week that the mean average total monthly suspicious amount of ransomware transactions...
St. Louis Fed’s James Bullard Would ‘Support Starting the Taper in November’ to React to Inflation
14.10.2021
St. Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard told the press on Tuesday that he thinks the U.S. central bank needs to wind down the buying of $80 billion worth of monthly bond purchases. Bullard says he would support tapering starting as early as November, in order to “react to possible...
Is Ethereum Losing Momentum? Some Metrics Suggest It Is
12.10.2021
ce of Ethereum’s native ETH token has risen 6% to USD 3,457 at 13:19 UTC.The monthly gain compares to a stronger 30-day rise of 27% for BTC, which has brought the price of the number one cryptocurrency above USD 57,000, and within a relatively short distance (it's still down by 11%) of its al
Analyst nails Bitcoin monthly close 2 months running — his October target is $63K
1.10.2021
Bitcoin price action exactly conforms to PlanB's predictions for a second time, and if history repeats itself, BTC/USD should be at $63,000 by the end of the month
BTC price reclaims $42K as infrastructure bill vote, monthly close loom for Bitcoin
29.9.2021
Limp Bitcoin price action precedes two potential watershed moments on lower timeframes as September draws to a close
BTC price loses $42K after fresh rejection puts focus on 'worst case' Bitcoin monthly close
28.9.2021
It's all to play for as Bitcoin price action lingers above $40,000, but predictions are already in of a dip even lower
Ohio man pleads guilty to fraud over $30M crypto scam promising 15% monthly
10.9.2021
Michael Ackerman faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted of fraud following his guilty plea
Robinhood Launches Recurring Crypto Buy Feature to ‘Help Smooth Out Price Swings’
10.9.2021
On Wednesday, the stock and cryptocurrency trading platform Robinhood rolled out recurring crypto investments and now customers can purchase as little as $1 in crypto commission-free daily, weekly, biweekly, or monthly. The company’s announcement discusses the strategy of investment called...
Metamask Surpasses 10 Million Monthly Active Users, Climbing 1,800% in 12 Months
31.8.2021
On Tuesday, the noncustodial digital currency wallet Metamask announced that the platform has surpassed 10 million monthly active users (MAUs). Year-to-date, Metamask has seen 19x growth since July 2020 as MAUs climbed 1,800% in 12 months. Metamask Hits Over 10 Million Monthly Active Users...
FTX.US Acquires LedgerX, MetaMask Gets 10M Monthly Users + More News
31.8.2021
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FTX.US, US-regulated crypto exchange and the American affiliate of global FTX International, announced that it has agreed...
MetaMask surpasses 10M monthly active users as DeFi continues to surge
31.8.2021
Demand for noncustodial wallets continues to surge amid the DeFi and NFT booms. MetaMask has been a primary benefactor, as active monthly users have grown 19-fold in just over a year
Bitcoin slides with S&P500 as Fed signals tapering $120B monthly bond purchases
19.8.2021
The benchmark cryptocurrency retreated alongside risk-on markets as investors shifted their exposure to the U.S. dollar
Ukraine Shuts Down Crypto Exchangers Sending Money to Russian Wallets
12.8.2021
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has closed down a number of “underground” crypto exchangers in Kyiv. Officials say the platforms have been making a million dollars in monthly turnover and allegedly sending money to digital wallets operated by Russian payment providers....
7 NFT Markets Saw Over $356M in Monthly Value Transferred — Opensea, Axie Infinity Eclipse Competition
8.8.2021
The quantity of monthly USD value transferred from seven leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces has reached a total of $356 million during the first week of August. Currently, the project Cryptopunks is leading the pack when it comes to NFT project sales. Meanwhile, the marketplace Opensea...
Huobi Stablecoin Issuer Publishes Attestation Reports Tied to HUSD Reserve Backing
6.8.2021
The crypto financial services company Huobi and the firm’s stablecoin issuer Stable Universal have published monthly HUSD attestation reports. The audits indicate the funds that back Huobi’s stablecoin are kept in cash in U.S. money market accounts in order to ensure the 1:1 ratio with...
Precious Metals Firm Kitco Launches Gold-Backed Tokens Built on Ethereum
5.8.2021
On August 4, the precious metals firm Kitco Gold announced the launch of a gold-backed stablecoin which will leverage an audit process via Cohen & Company with monthly attestation reports. Kitco has partnered with Tradewind Markets, First Digital Trust, and Stably, an asset tokenization...
Manga Editors Explain Why Official Cosplay Looks Different
5.8.2021
Monthly Action magazine publishes Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, a manga about a maid-outfit-wearing dragon who lives with a computer programmer named Kobayashi. The editorial department thought a good way to promote the manga would be with an official cosplay by Enako.Read more
Bitcoin outflows from centralized exchanges surge to 100K BTC monthly
3.8.2021
Centralized exchanges have experienced their heaviest week of Bitcoin withdrawals since November 2020
Bitcoin bulls control Friday's $1.7B monthly options expiry
29.7.2021
Bitcoin's surge above $40,000 boosted the bulls' advantage in this month's $1.7 billion options expiry
Gold Spikes Higher as Fed’s Minutes Report Looms, Central Bank Bullion Purchases Begin to Swell
6.7.2021
After a long break, monthly purchasing data shows that central banks are buying gold again. The World Gold Council says throughout March and April, the organization recorded a higher level of central bank monthly gold purchases and the latest data from May shows the exact same trend. Gold Rises...