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US Jury Convicts Two in $8M Crypto-Linked Dark Web Drug Scheme
29.5.2024
A federal jury in Salt Lake City convicted Oluwole Adegboruwa and Enrique Isong, foreign nationals, of multiple drug-related charges. From 2016 to 2019, they generated over $8 million in cryptocurrency, including bitcoin and ethereum. Adegboruwa operated under the names “King Odua”...
Ripio CEO: Brazilian Companies Are Paying Chinese Suppliers With Cryptocurrency
29.5.2024
Sebastian Serrano, CEO of Ripio, one of the largest exchanges in Latam, stated that Brazilian companies were already harnessing cryptocurrency to pay their Chinese suppliers. In an interview, Serrano asserted that Latam countries harnessed crypto in different ways and that Argentine companies...
AI tokens slide as Nvidia jumps 7% — but ‘don’t expect that to last’
29.5.2024
AI crypto tokens are “quiet now,” bleeding red across the board, but a crypto trader says that won’t last
Ethereum Futures Open Interest Hits All-Time High Following ETF Approvals
29.5.2024
Ethereum has experienced a significant increase since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a group of spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This week, ether reached a high of $3,980 per coin, which is approximately 18.4% below its all-time high. Amid fluctuating prices...
Tokyo-Listed Metaplanet to Buy Additional Bitcoin for Its Treasury
29.5.2024
Metaplanet, a publicly traded corporation listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, announced on Tuesday that its board of directors passed a resolution to purchase an additional 250 million yen (approximately $1.6 million) worth of bitcoin. For BTC held for long-term purposes, the company explained that...
Riot Proposes Acquisition of Bitfarms to ‘Create the World’s Largest Publicly Listed Bitcoin Miner’
29.5.2024
Riot Platforms has announced a proposal to acquire Bitfarms to create “the world’s largest publicly listed bitcoin miner.” This offer includes cash and Riot stock, representing a 24% premium. Despite the initial rejection from Bitfarms’ Board, the proposal will be directly...
Blackrock’s IBIT Nears Grayscale’s GBTC in Bitcoin Reserves
28.5.2024
According to the latest statistics, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced ten consecutive days of positive inflows. Notably, during a third of those days, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) faced outflows and neutral activity. Conversely, Blackrock’s IBIT...
SHIB Explodes on Solana – Discover the Next Crypto Set to Go Viral
28.5.2024
In the latest Solana meme coin pump, the new token SHIB on Solana has exploded overnight. This article will provide an analysis of SHIB on Solana’s current price trends and look to see whether an innovative new meme coin, PlayDoge, represents a more promising investment opportunity at this time....
HTX Exchange Surpasses Coinbase In Spot Trading Volumes
28.5.2024
On May 27, HTX passed US-based Coinbase in daily spot trading volumes for the first time, marking a significant milestone. This development underscores HTX's increasing market presence and impact, signalling a significant shift in the global crypto trading platform hierarchy.
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New Play to Earn Meme Coin PlayDoge Raises $200,000 in Presale, Can it Challenge Floki Inu?
28.5.2024
A new Doge meme coin called PlayDoge has exploded onto the scene after raising $200,000 within minutes of the start of its presale. Doge meme coins are big in crypto and have been for some time now, and so too is play-to-earn (P2E) focused GameFi crypto. Those two observations mean that PlayDoge...
UK Digital Bank Blocks Clients From Performing Crypto Transactions
28.5.2024
The London-based digital bank Kroo has barred its clients from engaging in cryptocurrency transactions, joining other U.K.-based banks in this decision. The bank cites the increasing cases of online fraud incidents involving cryptocurrencies as the reason for this move. Kroo to Decline...
Argentina crypto group plans to set up a blockchain valley in Buenos Aires
28.5.2024
The crypto coterie in Argentina plans to set up a blockchain valley in Buenos Aires as a part of its Crecimiento movement, with a following of 500 individuals. The coterie consists of all the eminent players within the country’s ecosystem. Some of these notable figures include Diego Guitérrez,...
South Korean Bitcoin Premium Rises to 2.23% Amid Market Volatility
28.5.2024
This week, bitcoin’s price briefly exceeded $70,000 per coin before declining after the movement of Mt Gox bitcoins, yet the premium for bitcoin in South Korea has significantly increased. Having fallen below the 1% range, the premium on South Korean exchanges has now climbed to 2.23%....
Ethereum Price Prediction as ETH Approaches $4,000 Level – Here is the Next Key Level to Watch
28.5.2024
While pulling back a little on Tuesday after nearly touching $4,000 on Monday, the Ethereum (ETH) price looks likely to continue trending to the upside, as the crypto continues to benefit from tailwinds relating to last week’s SEC approval of Ethereum ETFs.
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Ethereum Price Prediction as ETH Approaches $4,000 Level – Here is the Next Key Level to Watch
28.5.2024
While pulling back a little on Tuesday after nearly touching $4,000 on Monday, the Ethereum (ETH) price looks likely to continue trending to the upside, as the crypto continues to benefit from tailwinds relating to last week’s SEC approval of Ethereum ETFs.
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Solana Passes Proposal to Assign 100% of Priority Fees to Validators
28.5.2024
Solana validators have voted to pass Solana Improvement Document number 96 (SIMD-0096), which proposes that 100% of priority transaction fees will be awarded to validators. This breaks the current model that passes only 50% of these funds to validators, while the other half gets burned. According...
Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced to 7.5 Years for Criminal Charges
28.5.2024
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison by Judge Lewis Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York after pleading guilty to criminal charges, including engaging in an unlawful political influence campaign and operating...
$2.7B worth of electricity spent on US Bitcoin mining in 2024 — analyst
28.5.2024
Miners' profitability were slashed after the Bitcoin Halving event in April dropped rewards from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC per block
Best Crypto to Buy Now May 28 – Notcoin, Celestia, Chiliz
28.5.2024
As crypto markets succumb to sell pressure on Tuesday as US markets reopen following the longer Memorial Day holiday weekend amid jitters about the sale of Mt Gox Bitcoins, traders are hunting for altcoins gems that could still provide short-term upside and be the best crypto to buy now.
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Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Gets 7.5 Years In Prison
28.5.2024
Former FTX executive and Sam Bankman-Fried associate Ryan Salame has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for criminal charges stemming from his time at the crypto exchange following a Tuesday morning hearing at Manhattan federal court.
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