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Wormhole’s W Token Pre-Market Surge Indicates Massive Airdrop Worth Almost $3 Billion
5.3.2024
Wormhole might just be gearing up for one of the biggest airdrops in history. Wormhole is currently trading at around $2.5 in pre-market over the counter (OTC) trades. According to the protocol’s tokenomics paper, there are 1.1 billion W tokens available for immediate trading on listing....
Bitcoin Withdrawals Near Record as Investors Pull $2 Billion from Exchanges
4.3.2024
Bitcoin exchanges recorded a near-record outflow of $2.3 billion, approaching the highest withdrawal rates seen in its history with least Bitcoin assets available in all platforms since 2018.
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In Its Entire History, Bitcoin Has Only Spent 0.81% of Its Life Above the $60K Line
3.3.2024
As of Sunday, March 3, 2024, bitcoin’s value persists in the $60,000 per unit vicinity, signaling the fifth instance this year that its price has sustained above this level. Naturally, as bitcoin’s value escalates, its duration above such thresholds shortens when contrasted with past...
Mt. Gox: What We Still Don’t Know 10 Years After the Collapse
28.2.2024
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the collapse of bitcoin exchange MtGox, Mark Hunter, author of “Ultimate Catastrophe: How MtGox Lost Half a Billion Dollars and Nearly Killed Bitcoin,” tackles the questions that still remain unanswered ten years later
SBF Requests 63-78 Month Sentence in FTX Fraud, Citing Lack of Criminal History, Young Age
28.2.2024
Lawyers for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried have proposed a sentence of 63 to 78 months in prison for their client, citing his charitable work and young age.
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Saudi Arabia Rolls Out Metaverse Initiative to Celebrate Cultural Heritage
26.2.2024
The Saudi Arabian government has launched a metaverse to display the country’s cultural heritage which includes history, arts, and crafts.
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Artist Jeff Koons’ Sculpture Becomes First ‘Authorized’ to Land on the Moon, Launches Matching NFTs
23.2.2024
The world’s most expensive living artist, Jeff Koons, made history following the landing of the Odysseus spacecraft Thursday, becoming the first artist to officially have a piece displayed on the Moon while simultaneously offering matching NFTs of the artwork.
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Peter Brandt Warns Against Trusting SEC Chair Gary Gensler — Says He Has Long History of Not Protecting Investors
17.2.2024
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has warned that U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler should not be trusted. He stressed that Gensler “has a long history of not looking out for the interests of investors.” Brandt further emphasized that the SEC chairman...
Blockchain Technology For Verifying Election Data
16.2.2024
More than 60 countries around the world will hold national and regional elections this year, making 2024 the biggest election year in history. But there are growing concerns that misinformation and disinformation driven largely by artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the elections. An example...
MLB The Show 24 Adds First Female Player In Series History
14.2.2024
When MLB The Show 24 launches next month, it will include a female baseball player who made history in 1953. That inclusion will break new ground for the game series, too, as it’s never featured a playable woman character before. Read more
ETF History Made: BlackRock and Fidelity’s Bitcoin Launches Become the Talk of Wall Street
9.2.2024
Interest in market leading spot Bitcoin ETFs has exploded one month after launch, according to Bloomberg’s Senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. Balchunas posted a multi tweet thread on X crunching the numbers behind the newly launched Bitcoin investment products. BlackRock and Fidelity’s...
Jupiter’s JUP Token Makes a Grand Entry With $700M Airdrop on Solana Blockchain
1.2.2024
Jupiter successfully launched its JUP token. The airdrop, one of the largest in crypto history, distributed an astounding $700 million worth of JUP tokens to almost a million wallet holders. Jupiter’s JUP Token Airdrop Distributes to Nearly a Million Users The cryptocurrency world witnessed...
What Crypto Can Learn From the Internet’s Playbook
1.2.2024
The connection between crypto and the internet is rooted deep in the digital DNA that defines our modern era. A recent Architect Partners report delves into how the internet’s journey can offer valuable lessons for the development of crypto. It explores the maturation of emerging tech...
Indian National Pleads Guilty in Case Involving ‘Largest Single Cryptocurrency and Cash Seizure in DEA History’
30.1.2024
An Indian national has pleaded guilty in a case involving “the largest single cryptocurrency and cash seizure” in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) history. The defendant “is designated as a Consolidated Priority Target, which makes him one of the most significant...
Vanguard Says No to Bitcoin ETFs — Views Crypto as ‘Immature Asset Class’ With ‘No Inherent Economic Value’
29.1.2024
Financial giant Vanguard has explained why the firm does not make spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) available on its trading platform. A Vanguard executive stressed that cryptocurrency is “an immature asset class that has little history, no inherent economic value, no cash flow,...
Why Scotty the AI Could Become the Next Shiba Inu
24.1.2024
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content. Shiba Inu is one of the biggest meme coins in crypto history. But it had a humble beginning. To give you a better perspective, the meme coin legend has grown 723508.69% over the years, according...
3 Cryptocurrencies Set to Soar Post-2024 Bitcoin Halving
23.1.2024
Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Minetrix stand out as cryptocurrencies likely to surge after Bitcoin’s 2024 halving event. Image by Muhammad Irfan, Adobe Stock. March 2024 will mark a monumental event for Bitcoin—the fourth halving in its history. This preprogrammed supply shock has proven...
Celestia Founder Mustafa Al-Bassam Shares Insights from His Early Hacking Experiences
16.1.2024
Mustafa Al-Bassam, the co-founder and CEO of Celestia, has recently shared insights into his early years as a hacker, including significant hacks targeting entities like the CIA and the Westboro Baptist Church. According to Al-Bassam’s recent post, he disclosed his hacking history, which...
A 2021 Crypto Fund Manager’s Tale of Surviving the ‘Widowmaker Trade’
16.1.2024
Offering a unique insider perspective, David Choi chronicles his encounter with arguably the most notorious trade in crypto’s history. Unpacking the ‘Widowmaker Trade’ That Upended the Crypto Industry In the annals of cryptocurrency’s roller coaster history...
Online Casino Player Wins Record $42 Million Slots Jackpot on Sportsbet.io
15.1.2024
  January 10, 2024, London, UK —  A lucky Sportsbet.io player has won the largest slots jackpots in history, turning a single $50 spin into an incredible $42 million prize. Record Win  The player was placing bets in USDT cryptocurrency on Alchemy Gaming’s Wheel of Wishes...