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Coinbase Vaults Beyond 1 Million Bitcoin Mark, Stash Valued Over $52 Billion
17.2.2024
On Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, bitcoin’s value hovered between $51,850 to $52,350, with onchain insights from Arkham Intelligence revealing that the Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange giant, Coinbase, now possesses over 1 million bitcoin. Based on the current market prices, the stash secured by...
Bitcoin ETFs Gobble Another $477 Million Despite Rising GBTC Sales
16.2.2024
Bitcoin spot ETFs in the United States absorbed another $477 million in net flows on Thursday, maintaining record growth despite a revival of outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). Data compiled from BitMEX Research shows that Bitcoin ETFs have absorbed over $400 million of flows...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as Michael Saylor’s BTC Holdings Reach $10 Billion – Will He Sell?
16.2.2024
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin investment has soared beyond the $10 billion mark, owning over 190,000 BTC as Bitcoin’s value climbs past $50,000. This achievement underscores MicroStrategy’s confidence in Bitcoin’s long-term prospects and its utility as an inflation hedge. Since...
Nearly Two-Thirds of Crypto Projects Meet their Demise, New Research Finds
16.2.2024
Nearly two-thirds of crypto projects to launch in the past several years have met their demise, according to a recent analysis of over 12,000 cryptocurrency projects. The report, conducted by AlphaQuest and Storible, found that 72% of projects born during the 2020-2021 bull run have failed....
US Lawmaker Raises Concerns Over Elizabeth Warren’s Crypto Bill’s Impact on Counter-Terrorism Efforts
16.2.2024
A US official has raised concerns about a provision in Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposed bill on digital assets. During a hearing on “Crypto Crime in Context” held on February 15, Representative French Hill and other lawmakers questioned crypto experts about the implications...
U.S. Regulators Do Have Some Control Over Stablecoin Tether: JPMorgan
16.2.2024
USDT's appeal relative to other stablecoins will likely diminish as regulations will require more transparency and compliance with new anti-money laundering standards, the report said
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Holdings Now Worth Over $10 Billion
15.2.2024
MicroStrategy, the largest corporate owner of bitcoins, possesses over $10 billion worth of the cryptocurrency as of Thursday morning. According to MicroStrategy’s Q4 2023 Financial Results presentation, published on February 6, the company has made a profit of over $4 billion on its Bitcoin...
Solana Mobile Processed Over $20 Million in Payments Using USDC With No Processing Fees
15.2.2024
Solana Mobile, Solana Labs’ smartphone subsidiary, processed over $20 million in payments in alliance with Shopify and USDC, the second-largest dollar-pegged stablecoin. Anatoly Yakovenko, a co-founder of Solana Labs, explained that 51% of Chapter 2’s payments were completed using USDC...
YouTuber KSI Accused of Pump-and-Dumps + More NFT News
15.2.2024
Top NFT news today, February 15, 2024: ZachXBT and Coffeezilla accuse KSI of pump-and-dumps, Pandora’s sales volume over the month is nearly double that of Ordinals, and Pudgy Penguins floor price flies high. NFT Market Data The non-fungible token (NFT) market sales volume is just slightly down...
Over 1 Million Telegram Users Sign Up on NEAR Protocol’s Self-Custodial Wallet in 10 Days
15.2.2024
Over 1 million Telegram users have created wallets using HERE, the self-custodial wallet designed for the NEAR Protocol (NEAR), within a span of just 10 days. In a recent note shared with Cryptonews.com, NEAR said users had already created 300,000 wallets within the first 48 hours of its launch...
Court Frees Genesis to Sell GBTC Shares Worth $1.3B to Compensate Clients
15.2.2024
Genesis Global obtained bankruptcy court approval on Wednesday to sell its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares. The bankrupt crypto lender can now sell its 35m GBTC shares worth over $1.3b as part of efforts to reimburse customers. In a Feb. 14 hearing conducted via Zoom, Judge Sean Lane signed...
Bitcoin Ransomware Takes Down 100 Romanian Hospitals Offline, Hackers Demand 3.5BTC
15.2.2024
More than 100 hospitals in Romania were affected by a crypto ransomware attack on Tuesday, the National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) confirmed. The unidentified perpetrators have demanded 3.5 Bitcoin (BTC), or about $180,000, to decrypt the data. The ransomware took down over 100 hospitals...
Ethereum Restaking Draws $4.4 Billion to EigenLayer Amid Surging Interest
14.2.2024
Over the past 10 days, EigenLayer witnessed a major increase in inflows, receiving over $4.4 billion with its Ethereum restaking feature as a key contributor. According to data from DefiLlama, there is now $1.93 billion worth of wrapped ether tokens locked on the protocol, as well as $2.73 billion...
Crypto Phishing Group Angel Drainer Reportedly Steals $400,000 From 128 Wallets
14.2.2024
Phishing group Angel Drainer stole over $400,000 from 128 crypto wallets after deploying a malicious vault contract yesterday. According to an X post published on February 13 by blockchain security firm Blockaid, Angel Drainer employed a new attack vector that exploited Etherscan’s...
BlackRock’s IBIT Extends Spot Bitcoin ETF Lead With More Than 100,000 BTC Under Management
14.2.2024
Data published on February 13 revealed that BlackRock’s IBIT spot Bitcoin ETF had amassed over 100,000 bitcoins, positioning the firm as a clear leader in the closely contested sector. Here’s everything you need to know. 105,280 BTC Locked In Worth $5.1 Billion According to official...
Crypto Exchanges Reported Over 16,000 Flagged Transactions to South Korean Authorities
14.2.2024
South Korean crypto exchanges reported over 16,000 transactions to local authorities in 2023, an increase from previous years. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) released a breakdown of its efforts to tackle money laundering and other illegal financial threats involving crypto assets....
Ripple to take over Standard Custody & Trust Company
14.2.2024
Ripple, a market leader in enterprise blockchain and cryptocurrency services, will acquire the certified platform for digital assets Standard Custody & Trust Company. This exemplifies Ripple’s commitment to regulatory compliance, enabling the organization to expand its existing product...
Starknet's STRK Could Debut With Market Cap of Over $1B, Aevo's Pre-Launch Futures Suggest
14.2.2024
Starknet is set to launch its native token STRK through an airdrop of 728 million coins on Feb. 20
Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Reaches Highest Level in Over 2 Years, Tops $21 Billion
14.2.2024
The notional open interest, which represents the dollar value locked in active Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts, has surged to its highest level in more than two years. According to data by CoinGlass, the open interest in both perpetuals and standard futures has surpassed $21 billion, a level last...
New Crypto Mining Sensation BlockDAG Coin Expected to Surge 100x to $0.05, Beats Bitcoin and Litecoin Returns
14.2.2024
Crypto mining has quickly gone from an obscure industry to an industry so big that Bitcoin (BTC) mining alone consumes over 0.6% of the United States’s electricity, not to mention other minable coins such as Litecoin (LTC). Similarly to investing in energy stocks, mining crypto pits the allure...