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Banks Will Invest in Blockchain When They Make Money from Bitcoin ETF + More Crypto News
11.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Antonio Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: Banks Will Invest in Blockchain When They Make Money from Bitcoin ETF – Swarm Markets Prometheum’s Digital Asset...
StarkWare CEO Uri Kolodny Steps Down Due to Family Health Issue
11.1.2024
Stablecoin Issuer Circle Internet Files for IPO
11.1.2024
The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering hasn't been set
Protocol Village: Mobile Gaming Studio AOFverse Gets Grant from Arbitrum Foundation
11.1.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 11-17
Blockchain Association to Elizabeth Warren: Crypto Can Potentially Disrupt or Compete With ‘Too Big to Fail’ Banks
11.1.2024
The Blockchain Association has rejected U.S. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s claims that former security officials collaborating with it seek to weaken the country’s “ability to catch and prosecute America’s enemies.” According to the nonprofit organization, ex-U.S....
Ben Franklin's Laser Eyes Suggest a Tough – and Quirky – Battle for Bitcoin ETFs
11.1.2024
Franklin Templeton, the $1.5 trillion asset manager, gave its famous logo a glowing, crypto-y tweak after the SEC approved bitcoin ETFs, possibly girding for a tough battle with BlackRock and other Wall Street giants
Elon Musk Tips Use of Bitcoin On Mars, Highlights Possible Challenges
11.1.2024
Elon Musk. Source: a video screenshot, Elon Musk Zone / YouTube Tesla CEO Elon Musk says there’s a possibility cryptocurrencies could be utilized on Mars as he answers questions about what he would use on the planet. Speaking in an X (formerly Twitter) space, “Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB)...
Vitalik Buterin Advocates for Modest Gas Limit Increase in Ethereum Network
11.1.2024
Ethereum. Source: Adobe Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has recommended a “modest” increase in the gas limit to enhance the potential throughput of the Ethereum network. During a Reddit ask-me-anything (AMA) organized by the Ethereum Foundation’s research team, Buterin...
Decentralized Platform Aave Wins Community Votes to Onboard PYUSD Stablecoin
11.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Sundry Photography Aave, a decentralized platform that allows users to borrow/lend crypto, might consider adding PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoins to its Ethereum pool. The platform proposed its plans to integrate PYUSD stablecoin in December, seeking community vote. The voting window...
Bitcoin ETF Frenzy Brings Windfall Volume to Decentralized Predictions Platform Polymarket
11.1.2024
Polymarket saw betting contracts worth more than $5.7 million change hands on Wednesday
Bitcoin ETF Approval Is Likely to Benefit Institutional Investors: Goldman Sachs
11.1.2024
ETFs offer better investor protection, increased liquidity and lower tracking error than close-ended funds and trusts, the report said
Robinhood Set to List Spot Bitcoin ETFs ‘As Soon As Possible’
11.1.2024
Source: DALL·E To better integrate cryptocurrencies into traditional finance, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev announced that the platform will list the newly approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) swiftly. According to Tenev’s recent social media post, Robinhood is excited about the Securities...
Binance Spot Market Share Spiked First Time in Months as BTC Futures Products Rise: CCData
11.1.2024
Source: Adobe The cryptocurrency market recorded massive gains towards the end of 2023 in several areas as the uptick in asset prices was seen in centralized exchange numbers, institutional funds, and decentralized applications (dApps). A Jan 10 market report by cryptocurrency research firm CCData...
CoinGecko Faces Brief Compromise as Phishing Scam Targets X Account, Warns Users Against Suspicious Links
11.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens Cryptocurrency data aggregator CoinGecko experienced a security breach when their account fell victim to a phishing attack. During a brief period on January 10, a phishing scam link was posted on their X account, falsely informing users of a CoinGecko token...
VanEck Launches Pro-Crypto Ad Campaign; Arbitrum and Borroe Finance Anticipate Significant Gains
11.1.2024
VanEck, a renowned asset management firm, has stirred the crypto market with its latest move – launching a pro-crypto advertisement titled “Born to Bitcoin.” This strategic decision comes amidst their pending application for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund with the U.S. Securities...
Police Catch South Korea’s ‘$3.5m Nursing Care Fund Crypto Thief’
11.1.2024
Source: papii/Adobe Police in the Philippines have arrested a South Korean man suspected of stealing some $3.5 million from a nursing care fund – and spending the money on crypto. Officers think the 44-year-old man, unnamed for legal reasons, embezzled the money from April 2022 to September 2022....
Ripple Labs Initiates Plan to Repurchase $285 Million Stake from Early Investors
11.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock Cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs has announced its plans to repurchase shares worth $285 million from early investors and staff. ???? #Ripple to buy back $285 million of its shares, valuing company at $11 billion.#crypto — Aman????Sai (@amansaiofficial) January 10, 2024...
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Retains New Counsel, Files Notice in Federal Court Ahead of Sentencing
10.1.2024
Source: A Video Screenshot, YouTube / CBS News Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried has informed the federal court that he has retained new counsel ahead of his sentencing hearing for seven criminal charges. Additionally, SBF’s legal team submitted a sealed document indicating...
Unveiling a Hidden Crypto Gem: Lucky Block V2 Emerges as iGaming Game-Changer
10.1.2024
Wednesday 10th of January – Lucky Block Casino has released a new updated whitepaper jam-packed with new utility features for the newly integrated $LBLOCK V2 token that runs on the Ethereum blockchain. $LBLOCK V2 has begun trading with newly fueled liquidity provision on the Uniswap...
Bitcoin ETF Listings Will Be Quick but Money Flows Could Take Months: 21Shares Co-Founder
10.1.2024
Ophelia Snyder says it is impossible to conceptualize the changes in bitcoin trading volumes likely through ETF inflows