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Pantera Capital Backs Telegram’s TON With Its Largest Investment Ever
10.5.2024
Pantera Capital has made a significant investment in Telegram’s The Open Network (TON) blockchain, highlighting the platform’s large user base and potential for fostering cryptocurrency adoption and innovation in decentralized finance. This partnership is set to reinforce the principles...
Canaan Launches Upgraded Version of Its Avalon A15 Series Bitcoin Miner
10.5.2024
Canaan Inc. has launched the Avalon A15 series, with the new product being the A1566 model. This upgraded bitcoin mining machine incorporates Canaan’s most advanced technology. The A1566 model sets a new performance benchmark with an industry-leading energy efficiency ratio of 18.5 joules...
Tether Counters Deutsche Bank’s Stablecoin Warning, Defends Reserve Transparency
10.5.2024
Tether strongly criticized a Deutsche Bank report that raised concerns about the stability of stablecoins, including Tether’s dollar-pegged token, predicting a potential crisis similar to the 2022 collapse of Terrausd, which erased billions from the market. Deutsche Bank analysts, citing...
Latam E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Holds $40 Million in Crypto
10.5.2024
Mercado Libre, one of the biggest e-commerce platforms in Latam, has disclosed it holds over $40 million in cryptocurrency, according to its Q1 2024 filings. The company disclosed that it held 412.7 bitcoin (BTC) and 3,041.6 ethereum (ETH), by March 31. However, Mercado Libre does not own these...
Bitcoin’s Ordinals, Runes key to solving the mining subsidy problem: ViaBTC
10.5.2024
Each Bitcoin halving sees Bitcoin miners rewarded with a smaller block subsidy, but ViaBTC is optimistic that innovative Bitcoin applications will more than cover these needs, as Satoshi Nakamoto envisioned
Bitcoin could soon ‘BLOW higher’ on bullish candle hammer: Glassnode execs
10.5.2024
Traders will be closely watching how Bitcoin’s weekly chart closes on May 12 to look for signs of the end of the downtrend
Agridex Raises $5 Million to Expand Agricultural Tokenization on Solana
10.5.2024
In a recent funding initiative, the Solana-based Agridex project secured $5 million in a pre-seed round aimed at enhancing the tokenization of agricultural commodities. The funding, led by Endeavour Ventures, included contributions from African Crops Limited and Oldenburg Vineyards. Agridex...
Marathon Digital misses Q1 estimates on bad weather, utility failures
10.5.2024
The Bitcoin miner’s top line came below expectations due to “unexpected equipment failures” and worse-than-predicted weather at multiple mining sites
Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Crypto-Funded Murder-for-Hire Scheme
10.5.2024
Michelle Murphy, 58, from Bedford, Texas, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for attempting to hire a hitman using bitcoin to kill her boyfriend’s lover. Charged in September 2023 and pleading guilty in December, Murphy used the dark web to orchestrate the crime, paying...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as ETF Outflows Slow Down – Is the Market Forming a Bottom?
10.5.2024
With Grayscale holding steady and Bitwise recording significant $11.54 million in fresh inflows, the latest Bitcoin price prediction hints at a potential market turnaround.
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Robinhood’s Crypto Revenue Surges 232% Despite Looming SEC Battle
10.5.2024
Retail trading platform Robinhood has announced that its crypto revenue grew by 232% in the first quarter. Despite this success, Robinhood faces potential enforcement action by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), alleging that some of the cryptocurrencies offered on its platform...
Pepe Investors Shift to New Bitcoin Project, Targeting 976% Gains Within Months
10.5.2024
As the Pepe Coin (PEPE) price pushes up and eyes a rally back to March highs beyond $0.000010, investors are shifting to an exciting new crypto project as they target potential gains of as much as 976% within months.
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Grayscale’s Quarterly Revenue Stays Flat After Massive Bitcoin Outflows
10.5.2024
Grayscale's Bitcoin holdings have been cut in half, but its revenue remains roughly equal to last year.
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Binance Fined Over $4 Million in Canada for Money Laundering Violations
10.5.2024
Canada’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC) has imposed a fine of C$6 million on crypto exchange Binance for failing to comply with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing laws. This penalty, equivalent to approximately $4.4 million, was levied after Binance...
South Korean Mart Dishes Up Bitcoin-Themed Meal Packs with Crypto Exchange Bithumb
9.5.2024
Emart24 and Bithumb have teamed up to offer Bitcoin Meal packs, allowing customers to win Bitcoin rewards through a simple app-based process.
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Mastercard, Visa, JPMorgan, and Other Major Banks Explore Tokenized Asset Settlements
9.5.2024
Several major financial firms are collaborating to test the benefits of shared-ledger technology for jointly settling tokenized assets like commercial bank money and various securities. The initiative, known as the Regulated Settlement Network, is a proof-of-concept designed to expedite and secure...
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Misses Q1 Revenue Expectation On Operational Challenges
9.5.2024
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Ripple and XRPL Labs Join Alliance to Develop Blockchain Recovery Standards
9.5.2024
Ripple and XRPL Labs have become founding members of the Derec Alliance, which aims to create an interoperable recovery standard for digital assets. This initiative is expected to simplify the recovery process and encourage widespread adoption by making digital asset management more user-friendly...
CoinPoker Kicks Off Top Crypto Poker MTT Series Of 2024 – $25M In GTD Prize Pools May 5-26
9.5.2024
Blockchain-based online poker platform CoinPoker launched the biggest crypto poker tournament of the year on May 5th – the CSOP Plus (CSOP+). With an incredible total guaranteed prize pool of $25 Million, this tournament promises to be a thrilling and lucrative event for MTT players. CSOP+...
$1.35B in Bitcoin options expire this week — Do BTC bulls or bears have the upper hand?
9.5.2024
This week’s Bitcoin options expiry sits at $1.35 billion, but what is the expected impact on BTC price?