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Investigation Reveals El Salvador Misused One-Third of $600 Million COVID Relief for Bitcoin
1.11.2023
The COVID-19 pandemic plunged El Salvador into economic turmoil in 2020, causing GDP to plummet nearly 8% and leaving many struggling to survive the strict lockdown measures. So when the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) approved a $600 million loan in 2021 to provide relief...
Bitcoin’s Black Swan — A Retrospective on 2020’s ‘Black Thursday’
30.10.2023
Almost four years have elapsed since the market crash of March 11, 2020, widely known as “Black Thursday.” During that turbulent period, the value of bitcoin plummeted by more than 50% in a 24-hour span, reaching $3,867 per unit. This ominous date, etched indelibly in financial...
Bitcoin Is Up Over 120% From 2022’s Lows – Here Is How High It Could Pump This Bull Market
30.10.2023
Just under one year ago, the Bitcoin (BTC) market was in turmoil as panicky investors dumped their holdings in wake of the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. On November the 21st 2022, the BTC price hit its lowest level since late 2020 under $15,500, marking a 77% pullback from...
CME Emerges as Second-Largest Bitcoin Futures Exchange, Approaches Top Spot
30.10.2023
The regulated Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is steadily climbing the ranks as one of the largest Bitcoin futures and perpetual futures exchanges in a development reminiscent of the early stages of the 2020-2021 bull run. With a notional open interest (OI) of $3.54 billion, CME has surged from...
Standard Chartered-Backed Crypto Custody Zodia Launches in Hong Kong
30.10.2023
Zodia Custody, the crypto security firm owned by British banking giant Standard Chartered, is expanding its services to Hong Kong. Zodia Custody’s foray into Hong Kong marks its latest stride into the Asia-Pacific region after announcing plans to expand into Singapore last month. Established...
International Police Take Down Capcom Hackers
24.10.2023
A hacker gang that breached various high-profile companies like computer component manufacturer ADATA and video game publisher Capcom within the last several years has been arrested by an international police force, according to law enforcement agency Europol.Read more
Crypto VC funding falls to 3-year lows as market rout continues
5.10.2023
Venture capitalists are doing fewer deals and the average deal size is getting much smaller, according to researchers
Lido, Coinbase, and Rocket Pool Corner 89% of Ethereum’s Booming $20 Billion Liquid Staking Market
3.10.2023
Since 2020, applications for liquid staking on the Ethereum blockchain have seen steady growth, and as of the first week of October 2023, a total of 23 liquid staking derivatives (LSD) platforms hold 12.4 million ether, valued at over $20 billion. Currently, the top three LSD protocols hold sway...
Bitcoin UTXOs echoing March 2020 'black swan' crash — New research
10.9.2023
BTC price performance may be weathering a storm not seen since COVID-19 sparked a 60% drawdown three-and-a-half years ago
The Great Shift to Self-Custody: 800,000 BTC Worth Over $20 Billion Pulled From Exchanges in 3 Years
3.9.2023
Over the past three years, there’s been a notable movement in bitcoin holdings. Since September 1, 2020, a whopping 804,000 bitcoin, equivalent to $20.79 billion, has been pulled from centralized exchanges. Notably, 184,000 BTC of that sum, valued at $4.75 billion, was withdrawn in just...
Bitcoin velocity hits lows last seen before Q4 2020 BTC price breakout
26.8.2023
Bitcoin investors sit on their hands at $26,000 — can a velocity rebound reproduce the kind of breakout seen three years ago?
Kim Dotcom-Backed Crypto Startup Bitcache Liquidated in New Zealand
15.7.2023
Bitcache, a crypto startup backed by Kim Dotcom, has been liquidated, reportedly over unpaid legal fees. Phil Creagh, an Auckland lawyer who acted as Bitcache’s director until Sept. 2020, is reported to have applied for the startup’s liquidation on May 24. Bitcache’s Unpaid Legal Fees A...
Bitcoin Exodus: Over 855,000 BTC Withdrawn From Exchanges Since July 2020
12.7.2023
According to current data, about 2,086,034 bitcoins were held on exchanges as of July 11, 2023. This figure is 154,160 bitcoins less than the number held on centralized trading platforms 72 days earlier, on April 30. The number of bitcoins on exchanges has significantly dropped since July 31, 2020...
Africa’s Crypto Market Grew by 1,200% Between 2020 and 2021 — Study
1.7.2023
Between the years 2020 and 2021, Africa’s cryptocurrency market grew by more than 1,200% while Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania now all feature in the global top 20 for crypto adoption, according to the latest Emurgo State of Web 3.0 in Africa report. Africa’s Share of Global...
2020 Twitter Hack Mastermind Gets Five-Year Sentence for Crypto Theft
26.6.2023
A culprit in the infamous 2020 Twitter hack who phished thousands of dollars in Bitcoin from Twitter users has been sentenced to five years in prison for his crime, as well as for a separate SIM swapping scheme. ...
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2020 Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years on Crypto Theft, SIM Swapping Scheme
23.6.2023
Joseph O'Conner, a British man who made roughly $900,000 in an elaborate Twitter hack and a separate crypto-related SIM-swapping scheme, received a 5 year sentence from a federal judge on Friday, Inner City Press reported
3 Bitcoin price metrics showing 'insane' similarities to 2020 breakout
15.6.2023
Bitcoin remains bullish — and arguably more so than ever — depending on which BTC price metrics are used to assess it
Tether’s game plan in El Salvador: Why invest in Volcano Energy?
9.6.2023
Stablecoin issuer Tether is making a strategic investment in energy production and Bitcoin mining to support El Salvador’s adoption of BTC
SEC’s Binance.US Probe Started in 2020, Court Filings Show
7.6.2023
The securities regulator detailed evidence of hundreds of millions of dollars in profiteering by the crypto exchange as they seek to freeze assets of the company
Report: Binance Controlled Bank Accounts Belonging to Its US Affiliate Between 2019 and 2020
6.6.2023
Between 2019 and 2020, crypto exchange Binance controlled bank accounts belonging to its U.S. affiliate including one holding funds of American clients, a new Reuters report has said. According to the report, employees of the crypto exchange’s U.S. affiliate had to get Binance executive...