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Publicly Listed Bitcoin Miners Soar in 2023 — Marathon Leads With 767% Surge
28.12.2023
Since the year began, both bitcoin and the broader crypto economy have risen a great deal in value, with bitcoin climbing over 150% since Jan. 1, 2023. Yet, an impressive 11 out of 13 bitcoin mining firms listed on Nasdaq have seen even more substantial triple-digit increases this year. Topping...
Altcoin Fortunes Declined When Paired Against BTC in 2023 Despite Crypto Market Surge
27.12.2023
Over the past year, bitcoin surged by 153%, with numerous other digital currencies also seeing substantial increases. Yet, assessing the top cryptocurrencies in relation to bitcoin’s performance, the annual shifts present a distinctly varied perspective. 2023 Sees Altcoins Lag Behind...
Hacking Incidents Decreased for First Time Since 2021, Still $2 Billion in Crypto Assets Stolen in 2023
27.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens Despite losing around $2 billion to crypto thefts, 2023 saw a slight decline in hacking incidents targeting the cryptocurrency industry. According to a recent report from De.FI, a prominent web3 security firm known for its REKT database, hackers managed to pilfer...
MS Wallet Drainer Has Siphoned Over $58 Million Using Google and X Phishing Ads
26.12.2023
A recent report from Scam Sniffer, an anti-scam solution, revealed that MS Wallet Drainer, a cryptocurrency malware tool, has managed to siphon over $58 million in crypto since March. The drainer uses Google search and X ads phishing links as a distribution vector and has affected over 63,000...
Is BONK Going to Zero? BONK Price Drops 3.9% as Latest Meme Coin Surges Past $4.4 Million Milestone
25.12.2023
In the unpredictable landscape of cryptocurrency, Bonk (BONK) has emerged as a remarkable new entrant. As the first dog-themed coin on the Solana blockchain, BONK has swiftly ascended to an impressive $1 billion market capitalization, a milestone achieved within an astonishingly short period since...
Frog-Inspired Meme Token PEPE Drops to Fifth Place Amidst Dog-Centric Competition
25.12.2023
While the meme coin pepe (PEPE) has risen by 29% in the last month and boasts a significant increase since its inception, a six-month review reveals a decline of over 8% in its value. Furthermore, despite its previous standing as the third-largest meme token in terms of market capitalization, PEPE...
2023 Marks Bitcoin’s Spirited December Surge: A Glimpse Into Crypto’s Festive Frenzy
25.12.2023
On Nov. 26, Bitcoin.com News highlighted the crypto community’s anticipation and hope for a ‘Bitcoin Santa Claus rally’ to manifest this year. Following the data collected from Dec. 1 to Dec. 24, 2023, the recent increase of 15.93% against the U.S. dollar has been recorded...
ZA Bank Supports Over 80 Web3 Companies with Commercial Banking Services
25.12.2023
  Hong Kong-based ZA Bank announced that it has been providing support for over 80 web3 companies since early this year. This is in line with its vision for “Banking for Web3,” which it introduced in April. Among these companies is OKX Hong Kong, and ZA Bank serves as the banking...
MINA Price Prediction: Mina Protocol Up 14.8% in 24 Hours – Going Higher in 2024?
25.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / lilyl Ever since breaking the downtrend in late October this year, the Mina Protocol has gone from strength to strength. Currently ranking #64, MINA has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion. Its price was up nearly 15% in 24 hours at one point. It’s currently up 76.3%...
Study: Nvidia Stock and Bitcoin the Top Two Performing Assets in 2023
25.12.2023
With its U.S. dollar value having risen by nearly 160% since the start of the year, bitcoin is set to end 2023 as one of the best-performing assets. Only semiconductor giant Nvidia’s stock has outperformed the top crypto asset in 2023 so far. Key moments such as Blackrock’s spot...
Japanese Cabinet Approves Tax Reform Eliminating Unrealized Crypto Gains Tax for Companies
25.12.2023
The Japanese government has approved a tax reform that removes some crypto taxes for corporations and conglomerates. The reform, discussed since early December, removes the unrealized gains taxes on crypto holdings for companies, paving the way for them to hold crypto assets more consistently....
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits Record 72 Trillion Amid Hashrate Surge and $600M Spent on ASICs in December
24.12.2023
On Dec. 23, 2023, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty soared to a record level at block height 822,528. The difficulty surged by 6.98%, marking the most substantial escalation in nine months, since March 23. This increment set a new precedent, making the discovery of block rewards more arduous than...
Crypto Expert Chosen by Erdogan for Turkey’s Central Bank Board
24.12.2023
Image Source: Pixabay Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed professor Fatma Ozkul, an expert in crypto assets and blockchain technology, to the central bank’s rate-setting committee. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, the nomination of Ozkul was announced in a decree...
Forecast Frenzy — Bitcoin Price Predictions Surge as 2024 Approaches
23.12.2023
As 2023 winds down with bitcoin soaring by 165% since January, numerous luminaries, visionaries, speculators, and market players predict that the leading cryptocurrency’s value will soar even higher in 2024. This week, Markus Thielen, leading Matrixport’s research division, shared...
In the First Q of ‘24, the US SEC Sent to Me an ETF with Bee-Tee-Cee and 20 Crypto Jokes
23.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Chayko This is your weekly digest of top crypto news from Cryptonews.com, followed by a collection of 20 hand-picked crypto jokes. __________ This week in crypto: crypto! Bitcoin’s market cap increased by a peak of 172% in 2023, BTC struggled a bit for direction,...
Retik Finance (RETIK) Presale stage 2 sold out, more than $1.4 Million raised with ease
22.12.2023
Introduction Since the inception of the cryptocurrency market on May 22, 2010, marked by the purchase of two pizzas with 10,000 bitcoins in Florida, USA, the sector has seen remarkable growth. What began as a nascent market has ballooned into a colossal industry with an estimated value of around...
Supply of Stablecoins on Ethereum Protocol 30% Lower Than in 2022 — Study
21.12.2023
The supply of stablecoins on the Ethereum chain has dropped by more than 30% from the peak of $100 billion to $66 billion since 2022. The study data shows BUSD and USDC as the two stablecoins which caused the overall market value to fall from $139 billion to $129.5 billion. Tron Stablecoin Supply...
Stablecoin Dominance Hits Lowest Since December 2021 Despite Record Monthly Supply
21.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock The entire stablecoin market cap dominance fell to 8.07% in December, recording the lowest market share since December 2021, despite adding the largest monthly supply last month since February 2022. The total market capitalization of stablecoins rose 3.43% to $128 billion...
XCAD Network launches SocialFi app
20.12.2023
‘Influencers like Mr Beast & KSI Back project allowing Influencers to issue ‘private keys’ With some saying a ‘confirmed’ bull-market as Bitcoin crossed over $40,000 for the first time since last year, trends like Socialfi seem to continue to keep growing. Although some...
ARK Invest Sells Another $5.52M in Coinbase Shares as COIN Surges 107% Since November
20.12.2023
Source: Adobe / piter2121 Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest sold another 34,261 Coinbase shares worth $5.5 million on Tuesday as the price of the largest US-based crypto exchange’s shares topped $160, witnessing over 107% rise since early November. COIN is already up 5% in the pre-market today. Ark Invest...