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Bitcoin ETF in Q1 and Bitcoin Price All-Time High in Q4: VanEck Predictions 2024
8.12.2023
Source: DALL·E VanEck, a prominent investment management firm, has released a set of 15 cryptocurrency predictions for the year 2024, casting a spotlight on potential significant developments in the digital asset space. The firm’s report offers a detailed outlook, highlighting key predictions...
Hong Kong Gaming Giant Boyaa Interactive Shareholders to Vote on $100M Crypto Purchase Plan
8.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Boyaa Interactive International Limited, a Hong Kong-listed company, has scheduled a special general meeting of shareholders to vote on a $100 million crypto purchase plan on December 20. Directors, including independent non-executive directors, have expressed their belief that...
Binance Withdraws Application for Abu Dhabi License, Reassessing Compliance Needs
8.12.2023
Source: Pixabay / satheeshsankaran Binance has officially withdrawn its application for a financial license in Abu Dhabi, according to Reuters. This move is indicative of the exchange’s ongoing reassessment of its global operations and licensing requirements. The application, submitted by...
More Major South Korean Exchanges Begin Listing USDT
8.12.2023
Source: FellowNeko/Adobe Another leading South Korean crypto exchange has listed the US dollar-pegged stablecoin USDT as global trading volumes begin to climb. Per Kyunghyang Games, Bithumb – the second biggest exchange in the nation – launched support for the coin on December 7. The listing...
Binance Founder CZ to Await Sentencing in US; Judge Cites Wealth Abroad as Flight Risk Factor
8.12.2023
Source: GeekWire/ Taylor Soper A federal judge in Seattle has ruled that Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former CEO of Binance, must remain in the United States while awaiting sentencing on money laundering charges. The decision overturned a previous ruling by a magistrate judge, who had allowed...
Phoenix Group Acquires $380 Million Worth of Green Mining Equipment from WhatsMiner
8.12.2023
Source: Brian Wangenheim / Unsplash Phoenix Group, a United Arab Emirates Bitcoin mining firm, has disclosed a $380 million deal with WhatsMiner for hydro cooling mining equipment. On December 7, Bitcoin miner Phoenix Group announced that it had swiftly secured a $380 million hydro cooling hardware...
Chinese Cities Launch End-of-Year Digital Yuan Giveaways
8.12.2023
Source: Putra/Adobe More Chinese cities will give away digital yuan tokens and discount vouchers this month, as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) looks to spur CBDC adoption. The Hebei News Network reported that the PBoC’s Hebei branch and local government authorities in the province will give...
Grayscale CEO Claps Back At Jamie Dimon For Saying Bitcoin Should Be Banned
8.12.2023
Source: Ascannio / Adobe Stock. Bitcoin is here to stay whether big banking executives like Jamie Dimon like it or not, according to Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnhenshein. The executive is the face of the company spearheading the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) investment funds....
Over 1,000 Bitcoins from Satoshi Era Mined in 2010 Moved to Trading Desks
7.12.2023
Source: Pixabay / Michael Wuensch Nearly 1000 Bitcoin (BTC) worth over $43 million were moved earlier this week after more than 13 years of dormancy, on-chain analysis shows. In a report shared on Wednesday, blockchain analytics platform CryptoQuant noted that a Bitcoin address received 999 BTC...
Russia’s Exved Launches Cross-Border Payment Service Powered By Tether’s USDT Stablecoin
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe Russian digital settlement exchange Exved has officially debuted with the goal of empowering local legal entities to conduct cross-border digital payment services using Tether’s USDT. Russia's Exved platform launches as one of the first cross-border payment solutions...
Jack Dorsey’s Block Launches Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet ‘Bitkey’ – Here’s What You Need to Know
7.12.2023
Source: iStock Financial payment processor firm Block, co-founded by Jack Dorsey, is launching a self-custody Bitcoin wallet in more than 95 countries. On December 7, Block unveiled its self-custody Bitcoin wallet named “Bitkey.” With Bitkey, investors can own, manage, and securely...
Sotheby’s Launches First Bitcoin Ordinals-based NFT Auction
7.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Sotheby’s has announced the start of its inaugural Bitcoin Ordinals sale, an online auction showcasing three items from the BitcoinShrooms NFT collection. In an X post on December 6, the auction house said it was “thrilled” to present its first Bitcoin Ordinals sale, which will...
One Trading Set To Launch New Trading Venue
7.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Crypto exchange One Trading will launch its new trading venue in the next few weeks. The Block reported on Thursday that the crypto exchange, which emerged as a spin-off from Bitpanda in June this year, is set to introduce its new trading venue, F.A.S.T. One Trading claims that...
FTX Ad Hoc Committee Prepares Amended Reorganization Plans Set for December
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe The FTX 2.0 customer ad hoc committee of the now-defunct crypto exchange has received a response to the letter sent to its official arm. In a letter dated December 4, 2023, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC), overseeing the bankruptcy of the FTX exchange, acknowledged...
Solana’s Smartphone Saga Needs 25,000 User Base to Attract Developers
7.12.2023
Solana. Source: Adobe Solana’s smartphone, Saga, underperforms months after hitting the market with about 2,500 units sold raising internal and wider concerns over the model. Speaking on an Unchained podcast on Dec 6, Anatoly Yakovenko, Solana’s founder reflected on the journey so far for...
Ethereum Price Prediction as ETH Rises Above $2,300 – Can ETH Reach $3,500 by December 31?
7.12.2023
Source: Pexels Ether (ETH), the second most valuable cryptocurrency by market capitalization that powers the smart-contract-enabled Ethereum blockchain, was last up close to 5% on Thursday and just hit fresh highs for the year in the mid-$2,300s. Ethereum remains the dominant blockchain used...
Is It Too Late to Buy BitTorrent? BTT Price Gains 100% as Telegram’s Latest Crypto Casino Attracts Big Players
7.12.2023
BitTorrent Token / Source: Adobe BTT, the token that powers BitTorrent’s suite of decentralized peer-to-peer file-sharing applications, saw an explosive more than 75% move higher on Wednesday. The move was driven by the time by an announcement that the Tron network, upon which the BTT token...
Is Sei Going to Zero? SEI Price Declines 10% as New Mining System Bags $5 Million in Crowdfunding Efforts
7.12.2023
Sei Logo / Source: Sei Website Digital asset trading focused layer-1 blockchain Sei (SEI) has seen its token price pull back over 12% in the past 24 hours. Sei, whose token debuted on major exchanges in August, was last trading just under $0.28 per token, down from the multi-month highs in...
UK Financial Regulator Adds Poloniex to Warning List Amid Recent $100 Million Hack: What’s Going On?
7.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Ascannio The Financial Conduct Authority has added cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex to its warning list of firms that may not be fully authorized to render trading services in the country. In an official publication on Dec 6, the financial regulator warned users from dealing...
Crypto Exchange Bitzlato in Hot Water as Co-founder Pleads Guilty
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe / deagreez Anatoly Legkodymov, also known as “Gandalf” and “Tolik,” a Russian national and co-founder of the Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitzlato, has pleaded guilty in a US federal court in New York to charges related to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business....