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Coinbase Now Allows Millions of Customers to Buy Cryptocurrencies With Paypal
30.4.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase now allows its U.S. customers to buy cryptocurrencies with Paypal. Millions of customers can now purchase up to $25,000 a day of cryptocurrencies with their Paypal accounts. Coinbase Adds Paypal as Funding Source for Users Coinbase announced Thursday that Paypal...
BSC-Based Uranium Finance Attacked, Millions on the Move
28.4.2021
Decentralized finance (DeFi) project on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Uranium Finance, reported that it has suffered a security breach - with millions of dollars in ethereum (ETH) on the move and laundered through a popular privacy tool.
"Uranium migration has been exploited, the following...
Former Employees From Major South Korean Firms Quit Their Jobs After Pocketing Millions in Crypto Profits
24.4.2021
South Korea’s crypto-sphere has been witnessing a volatile environment in terms of regulatory moves, as bitcoin prices and other altcoins are also having wild moves. Such a scenario hasn’t stopped the country’s middle class to profit from the crypto market, even with very...
Top Streamers Lose Millions Of Followers After Twitch Cracks Down On Viewbots
16.4.2021
It’s no secret that Twitch has a problem with viewbots, which are fake viewers that artificially inflate streamers’ numbers. They’ve been part of the ecosystem for years, both as a means of making streamers look more popular than they are and, more recently, a tool trolls use maliciously to try...
Millions of Swedish savers have exposure to Bitcoin via state pension fund
15.4.2021
Five million Swedes have indirect exposure to Bitcoin through the shares held by state pension fund AP7
Coinbase Employees Get Extra Millions That Might Be Spent on BTC and Alts
14.4.2021
Source: Instagram, Coinbase
Hundreds of Coinbase employees have been handed shares worth thousands of dollars ahead of the crypto exchange giant’s direct listing – expected to be completed today, money that might well be used to invest in bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins.
Over 1,700 employees have been...
Bitcoin Hits New ATH Above USD 62K, Liquidating Millions In Shorts
13.4.2021
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC) has started discovering its new all-time highs (ATHs), moving above USD 62,000 for the first time in its history and liquidating almost USD 200m in short trading positions in one hour.
A the time of writing (08:25 UTC), BTC is trading at around...
British Authorities Take Down Dark Web Ecstasy Gang, Seize $5.8M in Drugs
6.4.2021
The string of dark web gangs being cracked down by law enforcement is still alive across the world. Recently, the British authorities dismantled an unnamed dark web band known for selling ecstasy and gathering millions of dollars worth of crypto. Gang Sold Ecstasy, Amphetamine, and Diazepam...
Irish Police Investigate Massive Bitcoin Scam That Allegedly Stole Millions From High-Net-Worth Individuals
2.4.2021
Irish police are on high alert due to the rising number of cases related to a bitcoin-related scam targeting high-net-worth people in the country. The situation has become worrisome because suspicious high-value transactions have already been noticed by authorities. Authorities Already Searched...
Digital Euro Summer, Enjin Filled With Millions, Biden's USD 2T Tax Plan + More News
31.3.2021
Joe Biden. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/joebiden
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The President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has stated that...
Bitcoin to Be Worth Millions by 2023, ETH Above USD 2K by 2022 - Kraken CEO
31.3.2021
Jesse Powell, CEO of Kraken. Source: a screenshot, Instagram/krakenfx
The CEO of major crypto exchange Kraken, Jesse Powell, predicted that the price of bitcoin (BTC) could be in the millions by the end of 2022, while by the end of 2021, ethereum (ETH) will rise above USD 2,000. That said, his...
Paypal Enables Cryptocurrency Payments at Millions of Stores With ‘Checkout With Crypto’ Launch
30.3.2021
Payments giant Paypal has launched the “Checkout With Crypto” service to allow consumers to make payments at millions of merchants using cryptocurrencies in their Paypal wallets. “This is the first time you can seamlessly use cryptocurrencies in the same way as a credit card or...
Instagram Influencer Charged for Allegedly Stealing Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin From Followers
27.3.2021
A popular Instagram personality has been charged in the U.S., accused of stealing bitcoins worth millions of dollars from his followers. He allegedly convinced the “victims to sell him their bitcoin at attractive, but inflated, values” but he never wired them the money for the coins...
US Authorities Indict a Canadian Telecom Provider in a Crypto Money Laundering Case With Encrypted Phones
23.3.2021
A communications provider is in legal trouble with the U.S. authorities for a money laundering case involving cryptocurrencies. A federal court incited Sky Global for allegedly having facilitated criminal organizations to launder millions worth in crypto. Sky Global Is Also Accused of Remotely...
NFTs Are Selling for Millions, But How Do You Tell a Diamond From a Dud?
20.3.2021
A fragment of 24 Hours in The City That Never Sleeps by Frank Ape. Last sold for ETH 5 (USD 9,144). With a non-fungible token (NFT)-based digital artwork selling for USD 69.35m, you’d be forgiven for assuming that most NFTs are worth a small — or large — fortune. However, for every...
Want to Mint and Sell an NFT? These Tools Can Give Anyone the Skills to Issue NFT Assets
17.3.2021
Non-fungible token (NFT) assets have taken the world by storm, as popular NFT artists are making millions from their blockchain-backed designs, music, and collectibles. As the trend continues to become more popular by the day, swarms of people are wondering how they can create their...
Elon Musk Is Selling an NFT — Offers Pour in Worth Millions of Dollars
17.3.2021
Telsa’s new Technoking, Elon Musk, said that he is selling a song about NFTs as a non-fungible token (NFT). Many people have expressed their interest in buying it on social media. Artist Beeple made him an offer for $69 million and bids for his tweet on Valuables are up to $1.121 million....
A Variety of Popular Celebrities Are Selling NFT Collections and Raking in Millions
15.3.2021
In 2021, celebrities have been flocking to the cryptocurrency space in great numbers, and the non-fungible token (NFT) asset craze has swelled with luminaries as well. During the last few weeks, musicians, artists, professional sports players, and more have dipped their toes into the NFT ecosystem....
NFT special! Beeple’s millions, Banksy profits, problems for Kings of Leon: Hodler’s Digest, March 7–13
13.3.2021
Major Israeli Investment House Invested $100 Million in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Fund in December 2020
12.3.2021
One of the biggest asset managers in Israel allocated millions of dollars into the shares of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). Altshuler Shaham is now gaining exposure to bitcoin by investing $100 million in shares, according to a local media outlet. Altshuler Shaham Currently Holds $150M...