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Cryptocurrency Investment Funds See Record $2.45 Billion Inflows, AUM Taps $67 Billion
19.2.2024
Cryptocurrency investment funds recorded $2.45 billion in inflows in the last seven days as Assets Under Management (AUM) surged.
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Taproot Wizards Reveal Bitcoin’s Onchain Payment Struggles During $15M Sale
19.2.2024
Sending bitcoin onchain remains a poor payment experience despite the hype surrounding the leading crypto asset, according to Taproot Wizards founder Udi Wertheimer. In a recent post-mortem of a high-volume sale using bitcoin, Wertheimer detailed several pain points with onchain payments including...
Edward Snowden Calls Bitcoin the “Most Significant Monetary Advance Since The Creation of Coinage”
19.2.2024
Whistleblower Edward Snowden ignited controversy with his claim that Bitcoin represents the most significant monetary advance since the creation of coinage. His views sparked heated debate surrounding Bitcoin's role in finance and its relationship to government regulation.
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FixedFloat Hit by $26M Crypto Heist: Bitcoin and Ether Stolen
19.2.2024
The automated DeFi exchange, FixedFloat, was targeted in a hacking incident that resulted in the loss of 409 Bitcoin (valued at approximately $21.3 million) and 1700 ETH (worth around $4.9 million). This breach was reported by the blockchain cybersecurity Twitter account Officer’s Notes, under...
Canada’s EQ Bank Partners with Trulioo for Biometric Identity Verification + More Crypto News
19.2.2024
Crypto news today: Trulioo joins hands with the digital platform of Canada’s challenger bank, ChainLight reveals a new database that enables users to track all Web3 hacks, and spot volumes rise for the fourth consecutive month.
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Sui Network Records $593 Million TVL as Wider Market Taps $72.7 Billion
19.2.2024
As bullish pressure ignites, the Sui network recorded a massive spike in transactions and TVL alongside the broader crypto market. New market data from decentralized finance (DeFi) on-chain analytics firm DeFiLlama shows an uptick in volumes from different metrics in the Layer 1 network. On Feb...
Blockchain Basics Act Introduced in Ohio, South Carolina, and Mississippi
19.2.2024
The Blockchain Basics Act, a series of regulations aimed at safeguarding people’s cryptocurrency rights at a state level, has been introduced in three more U.S. states: Ohio, South Carolina, and Mississippi. With this move, similar cryptocurrency regulation has been introduced in seven states...
Web3 Social Media Platform beoble Secures $7 Million Seed Funding From Samsung, Hashkey, and Others
19.2.2024
Hong Kong-based Web3 social platform beoble has closed its seed funding round, bringing in a total of $7 million from a diverse group of investors including Hashkey, Samsung, DCG, DWF Ventures, Nomura Laser Digital, Cypher Capital, and Blockchain Founders Fund. This latest funding comes three...
Web3 Social Media Platform beoble Secures $7 Million Seed Funding From Samsung, Hashkey, and Others
19.2.2024
Hong Kong-based Web3 social platform beoble has closed its seed funding round, bringing in a total of $7 million from a diverse group of investors including Hashkey, Samsung, DCG, DWF Ventures, Nomura Laser Digital, Cypher Capital, and Blockchain Founders Fund. This latest funding comes three...
Sotheby’s EtherRock Auction Closes Wednesday, Expected to Fetch Over $600K
19.2.2024
Sotheby’s, the 279-year-old British auction house, is expected to close the sale of an EtherRock (EthRock) non-fungible token (NFT) on Wednesday, in a sealed bid auction. The decentralized prediction market website Polymarket reflects that there is a 57% chance that the EtherRock NFT will sell...
Virginia Proposes a Mere $17,192 a Year for New Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Commission
19.2.2024
The money is set to cover the costs associated with having meetings including travel expenses
Legendary Investor Stanley Druckenmiller Dumps Big Tech, Bets on AI and Gold
19.2.2024
Stanley Druckenmiller, the legendary investor who was part of George Soros’ Quantum Fund, has dumped traditional tech stocks while putting funds into gold mining companies and artificial intelligence (AI) shares. According to filings, he sold Amazon, Alphabet (Google), and Broadcom stocks...
Y Combinator, Startup Incubator Behind Airbnb, Coinbase, and Stripe, Looks to Invest in Stablecoin Finance
19.2.2024
Y Combinator (YC), the Silicon Valley incubator, has listed stablecoin finance as a category in its new and updated list of areas it would like to deploy funds in
Solana announces Filecoin integration, boosting FIL by 7%
19.2.2024
Solana announces integration with Filecoin. This has contributed to the FIL price increase, which was about 7% as of Saturday’s most recent report. Enhancing blockchain security, achieving scalability, and bolstering decentralization for Solana are the goals of the integration. Furthermore...
Virginia Senate Committee Recommends Annual Funding for New AI and Crypto Commissions
19.2.2024
A Virginia Senate Committee has put forward a recommendation for an annual combined fund allocation of $39,240 to support two recently established commissions focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency. The proposal, presented by a Subcommittee of Virginia’s Senate Finance...
Sui Overtakes Aptos, Cardano in Value Locked; Sees $310M Inflow in 30 Days
19.2.2024
Sui, the layer 1 blockchain built by a group of former Meta (META) employees, has experienced a cascade of inflows this month in a spike that has seen it overtake Cardano, Near and Aptos in terms of total value locked (TVL)
Cathie Wood’s ARK Offloads $90M Coinbase Shares Amid Slew of Analyst Upgrades
19.2.2024
ARK offloaded Coinbase shares from ARK Innovation ETF, ARK Next Generation Internet ETF, and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF
Y Combinator Expands Focus to Include Stablecoin Startups
19.2.2024
Y Combinator identified 20 specific areas in its latest Request for Startups list, potentially signaling upcoming investment trends. The venture fund, known for backing early-stage tech startups, highlighted stablecoin finance as one of its key investment areas. Stablecoins are a type...
VanEck Fined by SEC for ETF Marketing Blunder
19.2.2024
VanEck has been fined $1.75 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after failure to disclose a social media influencer’s role in the launch of an exchange-traded fund (ETF). In March 2021, Van Eck launched a “Social Sentiment ETF” trading under the ticker “BUZZ.” The ETF tracks...
Japanese Government Plans to Relax VC Crypto Investment Rules
19.2.2024
VC crypto investment rules could be relaxed in Japan, where the government plans to allow venture capital firms to invest in Web3 companies. Per an official release from the nation’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, and the media outlet CoinPost, the cabinet has approved a move that could...