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US Deputy Treasury Secretary Implies Some Crypto Firms Refuse to Stop Illegal Fund Movements
27.10.2023
The US government is increasing its efforts to combat cryptocurrency criminal funding, especially in response to terrorist attacks in Israel. The world’s largest economy has expressed concerns that some crypto firms are not doing enough to prevent illegal funds flowing to bad actors. Speaking...
Chainlink leads the market with 61% weekly gain — What’s driving LINK price?
27.10.2023
LINK price pulled off a shocking double-digit rally over the past week, but exactly what is behind the move?
Terrorism Funding Claims Contradicted by Lack of Evidence for Substantial Crypto Donations to Hamas
27.10.2023
Blockchain analytics company Elliptic refuted claims on Wednesday that Hamas received millions in crypto donations in the months leading up to its attack on Israel earlier this month. Elliptic stated in a blog post that there is “no evidence to support the assertion that Hamas has received...
Gumi Cryptos Capital and Arcane Group Lead $5.4M Investment in Moonveil Web3 Game Studio – Crypto Gaming Making a Comeback?
27.10.2023
Web3 game studio Mooveil has announced the successful completion of a pre-seed/seed round fundraising, securing a total of $5.4 million in investments. The funding round was led by Gumi Cryptos Capital and Arcane Group, two prominent players in the crypto investment landscape. In addition...
The Hamas Funding Story Is Why Crypto Is Sick of the Mainstream Media
26.10.2023
Erroneous reports of crypto funding Hamas are yet to be corrected by the WSJ. No wonder people in the Web3 distrust the role of reporters in establishing truth in the world
Blockchain Forensics Firm Elliptic Challenges Reports on Crypto’s Role in Terrorism Funding
26.10.2023
Recent reports suggesting that crypto has played a significant role in terrorism funding have been debunked by blockchain forensics firm Elliptic. According to a report by Elliptic published this week, the transparency and traceability of the blockchain make it challenging for terrorist groups like...
Bain Capital, Polychain, Lead $6M Funding Round For Privacy Protocol Firm Nocturne Labs
25.10.2023
Other investors included Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Bankless Ventures and HackVC
Is Bitcoin SV Going to Zero? BSV Price Falls as Bitcoin Takes Off and Viral New Project Secures $700,000 in Funding
25.10.2023
As the brief upsell in Bitcoin price action gives way to a typical alt season surge, Bitcoin SV (BSV) is entering retracement following a -4% drop - leaving some dejected bag-holders asking 'is Bitcoin SV going to zero'?
This comes following the emergence of a golden cross pattern on October...
Bitcoin's Surging Perpetual Funding Rates Make Arbitrage Trades Attractive
25.10.2023
The funding fee arbitrage involves selling perpetual futures while simultaneously buying the cryptocurrency in the spot market. The strategy currently offers an annualized yield of over 10%
BTC price pullback after $35K? Bitcoin funding rates turn 'grossly positive'
24.10.2023
Bitcoin may see a deeper retracement at the hands of positive funding rates and a lack of bid liquidity below BTC price, the latest market takes suggest
Is It Too Late to Buy Solana? SOL Price Blasts Up 25% as New Crypto Telegram Gambling Platform Raises $1.45 Million in Funding
24.10.2023
Solana (SOL) has blasted-up +25% in an impressive pump, as crypto markets come alive following bullish Bitcoin price moves the $31,000 level - but with Solana rising, is it too late to buy SOL?
Indeed, Bitcoin's strong performance so far this week - fuelled by positive sentiment surrounding...
Former Israeli Military Intel Personnel Launch New Crypto Firm Blockaid with $33 Million in Funding – What Does it Do?
24.10.2023
Web3 security company Blockaid said it has emerged from stealth with $33 million in funding to protect users from fraud, phishing, and hacks.
The company, founded in September 2022, concluded its series A funding round, bringing the total raised to $33 million, led by Ribbit Capital and Variant...
U.S. Lawmakers Press Biden Administration to Address Hamas' Crypto Funding
23.10.2023
The U.S. government is tightening trade restrictions on Hamas-related to entities as Congress presses the Biden administration to do more about the terrorist group’s sources of crypto funding.
On October 17, over 100 senators petitioned U.S. Treasury and White House officials highlighting...
Is It Too Late to Buy Chainlink? Link Price Rockets 11% as Surprising New Meme Coin Secures $650,000 in Funding – What's Going On?
23.10.2023
After more than 15-months of tight ranging price action, Chainlink (LINK) has shot-up +11% in a potential break-out trend, yet, as the underwater LINK army goes on parade - is it too late to buy Chainlink?
The past year of trading has seen leading Oracle Chainlink trapped between $5.50 and $9.50...
MetaMask security partner Blockaid secures $33M funding
23.10.2023
In conjunction with the $33 million raise, Blockaid said it’s coming out of stealth with customers like MetaMask and OpenSea
Web3 Security Firm Blockaid Raises $27M to Help Tackle Industry's 'Never-Ending' Challenges
23.10.2023
The New York and Tel Aviv-based company said it would use the funding to scale its product, customer base and team to address the industry’s security challenges
SynFutures Decentralized Exchange Secures $22 Million Investment Led by Pantera Capital – Crypto Funding Making a Comeback?
20.10.2023
The decentralized derivatives exchange SynFutures has announced the closure of a Series B funding round that raked in $22 million.
The round was led by Pantera Capital, a significant player in the crypto investment space, and saw participation from SIG DT Investments, a subsidiary of...
Coinbase: ‘Overwhelming Majority’ of Terror-Related Funding Still Funneled via Traditional Financial Systems
20.10.2023
According to Coinbase, an overwhelming majority of terror-related funding is still done via traditional financial systems. The crypto exchange suggested that terrorist organizations that do receive crypto funding normally use “offshore entities” when attempting liquidate such digital...
DEX Platform SynFutures Secures $22M in Series B Funding Round Led By Pantera Capital
20.10.2023
Permissionless perpetual trading platform SynFutures has recently secured $22 million in a Series B funding round.
Dan Morehead’s Pantera Capital led the investment round. But other participants include Hashkey Capital, SIG DT Investments (a subsidiary of Susquehanna International Group)....
Hamas Crypto Funding Likely ‘Overstated’ – Chainalysis
19.10.2023
Reports of many millions going to Hamas and other groups are based on faulty analysis, the forensics firm said