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Time to Sell $LINK and Buy This New Presale Coin Instead?
20.12.2023
Strategic investment decisions are a crucial factor for making it as a cryptocurrency investor. You must always be on the lookout for the best cryptocurrencies to buy, and know when to switch from one coin to another. Currently, with coins like $LINK declining sharply and falling below...
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Poised to Tap $30 Trillion Market, Says Grayscale CEO
20.12.2023
Grayscale Investments expects the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow the $30 trillion advised wealth market to gain exposure to bitcoin. “I do think there is a lot of optimism in the market,” said...
Banks Flock to Chinese Digital Yuan Pilot – 60 Now Offer CBDC Wallets
20.12.2023
Source: Sean K/Adobe Nine more banks have joined China’s digital yuan pilot, bolstering the number of banks offering CBDC wallets to 60. Per Beijing Business Today (via Sohu), the latest batch of commercial banks to join the pilot include three big city-based banks and six rural banks. City-based...
ETHW Core Team Dissolved Just Weeks After Pleading for Funds to Maintain Servers
20.12.2023
The Ethereum Proof of Work (ETHW) core development organization has been dissolved to help the protocol achieve full autonomy. In late November, the ETHW team pleaded for $200,000 in funding to maintain servers and recruit part-time engineers. ETHW Core team’s development approach has been...
Bitcoin Reaches New All-Time High In Options Open Interest
20.12.2023
Demand for Bitcoin options is soaring, with average daily open interest on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) touching an all-time high of $1.9 billion as of December. According to CoinGlass, the last high for CME open interest was in April at $1.68 billion, when the U.S. banking crisis a month...
Best Crypto to Buy Now December 19 – Sei, Injective, VeChain
19.12.2023
Sei, Injective, and VeChain price momentum make them potential choices for the best cryptos to buy now, while new presales Sponge V2 and Bitcoin Minetrix gain their own momentum. Image by cryptonews.com. The SEI price has risen more than 50% over the past two days to reach a new all-time high. With...
Coinbase 2024 Outlook Marks End of Crypto Winter, Ordinals Leading NFT Shift, Heralds Era of Prosperity
19.12.2023
As the crypto market navigates through a transformative era, Coinbase’s 2024 Crypto Market Outlook provides insights and predictions. The report, encompassing data up to November 30, 2023, delves into pivotal crypto market shifts and institutional practices. Coinbase’s 80-Page 2024...
Crypto Derivative Platform Hegic’s Profitable DeFi Strategy Could Spark Probe From SEC – Here’s Why
19.12.2023
Source: Adobe Hegic, a crypto derivatives trading platform, may have just exposed itself to an insider trading probe from the U.S. government following a profitable but sketchy trade with an affiliate company. The platform recently scored $17 million when its pseudonymous founder, Molly Wintermute...
Blockchain Association’s Employment of ‘Small Army’ of Former Security Officials Angers US Senator Elizabeth Warren
19.12.2023
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has criticized the Blockchain Association’s use of former security officials to push back against her attempts to link crypto to terrorism funding. Warren claimed that the ease with which U.S. officials can leave their positions in government to work as lobbyists shows...
7RCC Applies for an ESG-focused Spot Bitcoin ETF
19.12.2023
Source: iStock/pichet_w Asset manager 7RCC has formally submitted a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As detailed in the proposal filed on December 18, the ETF...
BloXroute To Reject All OFAC-listed Transactions, Sparks Censorship Debate
19.12.2023
Source: Pixabay BloXroute, a blockchain infrastructure company offering DeFi tools, has announced that its relays will begin declining transactions that include addresses listed under U.S. sanctions. “Effective immediately, all bloXroute relays will reject block bids if they contain OFAC...
UK Treasury Unveils Regulatory Framework for Digital Securities Sandbox
19.12.2023
Source: Pixabay The UK Treasury has revealed its regulatory framework for a Digital Securities Sandbox under the Financial Services and Markets Act. In a memo published on Monday, the UK Treasury explained that the purpose of these regulations is to establish a regulated setting, enabling both...
Vitalik Buterin’s $1 Million Ethereum Transfer to Coinbase Sparks Speculation
19.12.2023
Monitoring of high-profile crypto addresses by onchain analysts has recently revealed that Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, transferred 500 ETH, valued at slightly over $1 million, to Coinbase. This action is part of a pattern, following Buterin’s previous transfers to exchanges...
Atomic Wallet Announces Bug Bounty Program, $1 Million Up for Grabs
19.12.2023
Atomic Wallet has announced the launch of a public bug bounty program featuring a $1 million prize pool in the hopes of making the app “an even more secure experience for users.” Up to $1 million on the table According to a recent press release from the noncustodial wallet interface, the bug bounty...
Crypto Asset Manager HashKey Capital Secures CMS License from Monetary Authority of Singapore
19.12.2023
Image Source: HashKey Group HashKey Capital’s Singapore subsidiary has obtained a central bank license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. On December 19, HashKey Capital Singapore announced that it had been granted a full Capital Markets Services (CMS) license by the Monetary Authority...
Crypto Whales are Accumulating This AI Crypto Token Before it Lists on Exchanges – Here’s Why
19.12.2023
Crypto whales are stocking up on the AI crypto token yPredict in anticipation of major price gains when it lists on exchanges. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, DALL-E 3. Keeping an eye on whale activity in the crypto market can lead to promising opportunities. These influential traders and investors...
SEC’s Preference Prevails: Blackrock Adopts Cash Model for Spot Bitcoin ETF
19.12.2023
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has acquiesced to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s preference for the cash creation model rather than the in-kind model for its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). “Blackrock has gone cash only. That’s basically...
Hacker Seeks to Sell Access to Binance’s Law Enforcement Request Panel for $10K in BTC
19.12.2023
Source: Pixabay An unidentified individual on the Breach Forums platform is attempting to sell access to Binance’s law enforcement panel for $10,000. The user, with the username “Miembro,” posted on Breach Forums claiming to have access to Binance’s Data Request Portal....
GameSwift Introduces GS Pay To Bridge The Gap Between Web2 and Web3 Payments
19.12.2023
PRESS RELEASE. The GameSwift team is proud to introduce GS Pay, a revolutionary payment system and bank card that seamlessly converts in-game treasures into real money, unlocking a world where gaming fuels real-life purchases. As the gaming sector continues its exponential growth, the lines between...
Technical Glitch Leads to 50% Drop in Zilliqa On-Chain Transactions – What’s Going On?
19.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Alexander The Zilliqa blockchain is grappling with a “critical situation” resulting in a significant disruption to its network. Developers announced the presence of a “technical issue” on social media platform X on Monday, saying it has led to...