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Scaramucci Urges Crypto Community to Support Biden Over Trump at Digital Assets Event: Report
7.2.2024
Former White House Director of Communications Anthony Scarmucci urged the crypto community to support current President Joe Biden over Republican frontrunner Donald J. Trump during a February 1 appearance at a Duke University digital assets event. Scaramucci Warns Trump is Bad for Crypto According...
Ransomware Payments Hit Record $1 Billion in 2023: Chainalysis
7.2.2024
Criminals made off with a staggering $1 billion in cryptocurrency ransomware payments in 2023, per the latest insights from Chainalysis’ 2024 “Crypto Crime Report.” The report highlights a surge in sophisticated attacks targeting high-profile institutions and critical...
Prometheum, the Only SEC-Registered Crypto Company, Launches First Product: Ether Custody Service
7.2.2024
Prometheum, the only digital asset service provider registered with the US SEC, will offer its first crypto product in March: Ethereum custody, according to a report by Fortune. It is potentially big news for the industry. A successful launch could end up clarifying Ethereum’s status as...
South Korea Exchange Association Petitions OKX for Offering Services Without Approval
7.2.2024
A group of cryptocurrency exchanges known as the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) has reported rival OKX to the financial authorities in South Korea. According to a Feb 7 report, OKX faces regulatory scrutiny by South Korean authorities after a report that it targeted local traders without...
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Shares Slide as CEO Departs Weeks After Short-Seller Report
7.2.2024
Former CEO Jamie Leverton is succeeded by president Asher Genoot
Canada Market Favors Crypto and Blockchain Investments Over Others in 2023
7.2.2024
Although investments in Canadian fintechs slowed down in 2023, crypto and blockchain-related investments dominated the scene. KPMG’s global Pulse of Fintech report published Tuesday found that VC-backed investments comprised over three-quarters of all deals, totaling 83 transactions valued...
MicroStrategy Bolsters Crypto Holdings with 31,755 Bitcoin Purchase in Q4 2023
7.2.2024
MicroStrategy has announced the purchase of 31,755 Bitcoin at a cost of $1.25 billion in Q4 2023, increasing the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 190,000 units. MicroStrategy’s Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results report detailed the extensive acquisition and demonstrated...
Solana Back Online After 5-Hour Service Disruption
7.2.2024
Operations on the Solana network have resumed following a minor disruption on Tuesday. Commencing at 09:53 UTC, the outage persisted for some 5 hours. The Solana team said it is investigating the root cause and will soon share its report on the matter. Block production on Solana mainnet beta...
Web3 Game Developer Wemade Reports Widening Losses in Q4 2023
6.2.2024
South Korean Web3 game developer Wemade has disclosed a significant increase in operating and net losses in the fourth quarter of last year, as per its latest earnings report. According to the report released on Tuesday, the Kosdaq-listed company’s net loss surged to 189.5 billion won ($142.6...
Bitcoin ETFs Trigger Massive Miner Outflows, Over $1 Billion Moved to Exchanges
6.2.2024
Bitcoin miners reportedly sell their asset reserves or leverage them to upgrade their capacity as inflows to cryptocurrency exchanges continue. A new report from Bitfinex Alpha Market shows Bitcoin ETF approvals by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) impacted miners’...
Haru Invest Execs Arrested in South Korea for Allegedly Stealing $828M Worth of Crypto: Report
6.2.2024
The platform paused withdrawals and fired 100 employees last June citing issues with service partners
Inflows of US Digital Asset ETFs Hits Total of $7.7B in Four Weeks
5.2.2024
Digital asset management funds are still on a record rise. So far, the crypto-backed investment products have recorded $7.7 billion in total inflows in the US, according to a February 6 CoinShares report on crypto-backed investment funds. CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill shared...
Top Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools – POP, INEDIBLE, BEBE
5.2.2024
Top Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools A surging US Dollar Index (DXY) and rising US government bond yields on Monday in wake of fresh hawkish commentary from the US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the weekend and last Friday’s bumper US jobs report is capping gains in major cryptocurrencies...
Best Crypto to Buy Now February 5 – ENS, GNO, LINK
5.2.2024
ptoA surging US Dollar Index (DXY) and rising US government bond yields on Monday in wake of fresh hawkish commentary from the US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the weekend and last Friday’s bumper US jobs report is capping gains in major cryptocurrencies on Monday, though Ethereum Name...
Kotaku Asks: How Do You Feel About Xbox Games Potentially Coming To PlayStation?
5.2.2024
Recent reports suggest that Xbox Studios games like Starfield, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Hi-Fi Rush are coming to PlayStation 5 (and Switch, in Hi-Fi Rush’s case). Though some old quotes from Xbox’s big boss Phil Spencer made it clear this was always a possibility, the notion that...
Digital Asset Investment Fund Record $708 Million Inflows as AUM Hit $53 Billion
5.2.2024
Digital asset investment funds have seen an increase in inflows across seven days following a market rebound after days of sell-offs. A new CoinShares Weekly Crypto Asset Flows Report shows massive inflows into Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, raising yearly entries to $1.6 billion....
BlackRock and Fidelity Bitcoin ETFs Dominate Top 10 January Inflows with Massive $4.8B Surge
5.2.2024
BlackRock and Fidelity’s spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have emerged among the top 10 funds with the highest inflows in January. According to a report from Morningstar research analyst Lan Anh Tran, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) secured the eighth position...
Hacker Reportedly Breaches Law Enforcement Systems of Binance & Coinbase
5.2.2024
Recent cybersecurity breaches have targeted the law enforcement request systems of prominent tech giants including Google, Meta, and TikTok, and major crypto exchanges like Binance and Coinbase. According to a report by InfoStealers, a notable rise in cybersecurity threats has led to hackers...
South Korean Regulator to Discuss Spot Bitcoin ETF With U.S. SEC: Report
5.2.2024
In December it was reported that Financial Supervisory Service head Lee Bok-hyun was planning on meeting with the U.S. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler for the first time to discuss crypto regulation
Bitcoin Price Whipsaws Around $43K After Blockbuster US Jobs Report – Where Next for BTC?
2.2.2024
The Bitcoin bulls and bears are in a battle for supremacy in wake of the latest blockbuster US jobs report, with the Bitcoin price swinging on either side of the $43,000 level as traders assess the outlook for US monetary policy this year, and the potential impact on crypto. The Bitcoin price...