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Nebraska Man Faces 50 Years for Multi-Million Dollar Cryptojacking Scheme
16.4.2024
United States prosecutors have charged Charles O. Parks III with wire fraud and money laundering after he allegedly ran a “large-scale illegal ‘cryptojacking’ operation,” defrauding two cloud computing providers out of $3.5 million to mine $970,000 in cryptocurrencies such...
Trust Wallet Advises Apple Users to Disable Imessage Amid Fears of Zero-Day Exploit
16.4.2024
Trust Wallet, a crypto wallet provider, has issued a warning for Apple users to disable Imessage, based on “credible intel” about a zero-day exploit available on the dark web for $2 million, which could allow hackers to take control of users’ Iphones without any interaction...
Marathon CEO Credits Bitcoin ETF on Pre-Halving Price Surge
10.4.2024
Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc., suggested that recent spot Bitcoin ETF approvals have accelerated the market’s appreciation, typically expected post-Bitcoin halving, by attracting significant capital into the market. Thiel remarked that this shift has led to an unusual...
Terraform Labs and Former CEO Do Kwon Found Liable for Civil Fraud by Jury
5.4.2024
On Friday, Zack Guzmán, founder of Coinage Media, announced that Terraform Labs’ co-founder Do Kwon and his startup were deemed responsible for fraudulent activities in its legal battle against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The lawsuit spanned approximately two weeks....
Bitcoin Cash Demonstrates Resilience With Price Increase Post-Halving
4.4.2024
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) experienced a notable fluctuation in its value surrounding its most recent block reward halving, initially dropping to $565 just before the halving but later recovering to around $676, marking an 11% increase for the day and nearly 20% for the week. The halving event, which...
Van Eck Analysts Foresee $1 Trillion Market Cap for Ethereum’s Layer Twos by 2030
4.4.2024
Van Eck analysts predict that Ethereum’s Layer two (L2) scaling solutions will reach a $1 trillion market cap within six years, fueled by the need to overcome Ethereum’s limitations in processing capacity, data storage, and computation. Despite acknowledging the potential...
Coingecko Report: Meme Coins Eclipse AI and RWA Tokens With Stellar Q1 Performance
4.4.2024
In the first quarter of 2024, meme coins significantly outshone all other cryptocurrency narratives by delivering an astonishing average return of 1312% across its leading tokens, as observed in a report by Coingecko. Among these, the newly launched tokens Brett (BRETT), BOOK OF MEME (BOME),...
Aave Proposal Aims to Safeguard Against DAI’s Rapid Market Cap Increase
3.4.2024
The Aave Risk Framework Committee (ARFC) has proposed adjustments to the risk parameters of the dai (DAI) stablecoin to mitigate potential risks associated with Makerdao’s aggressive expansion of the DAI credit line. The proposal, initiated by the Aave Chan Initiative (ACI) team, suggests...
Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Outflows Surpassed for the First Time
3.4.2024
Cathie Wood’s ARK 21shares Bitcoin ETF experienced a daily outflow of $87.5 million on April 2, marking a historic event as it exceeded Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust’s outflow for the first time since the introduction of spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. Despite this outflow and...
US Government Transfers Nearly $2B in Bitcoin to Coinbase, Arkham Data Reveals
2.4.2024
On April 2, 2024, the U.S. government executed a transaction involving nearly $2 billion in bitcoin (BTC), channeling the assets to Coinbase Prime, as Arkham Intelligence’s data reveals. The transfer comprised 30,174.70 BTC, successfully processed at block height 837,413, incurring a fee...
New Platform Echo Launches, Aims to Democratize Angel Investing in the Cryptosphere
2.4.2024
Jordan Fish, known as Cobie on the social media platform X, has helped launched a new project called Echo, aimed at revolutionizing angel investment in the crypto market by allowing investors to pool funds for large investments. Echo distinguishes itself not just as another investment platform,...
Google Introduces Cryptocurrency Wallet Balance Check via Search Engine
29.3.2024
Google has enhanced its search engine to allow users to check their cryptocurrency wallet balances directly by entering the wallet’s address, supporting various blockchain networks including Bitcoin, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Polygon, and Fantom. This feature not only shows the native...
Bitcoin Cash Trading Escalates as Second Halving Event Nears
29.3.2024
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is experiencing a surge in trading activity and open interest ahead of its second halving event set for April 4, with open interest in futures perpetual contracts reaching a record high of $708 million, an increase from the previous peak in May 2021. The increase in open interest...
Cleanspark’s Stock Tumbles 10% After Plans to Sell $800 Million in Shares
29.3.2024
Bitcoin miner Cleanspark’s stock plunged 10% in after-hours trading after revising its at-the-market (ATM) offering agreement to sell up to $800 million of its stock, a decision that would dilute CLSK shares by 19%, given its $4.2 billion market capitalization. The adjustment from an initial...
Institutional Investors and ‘Whales’ Push Bitcoin Demand to New Heights
27.3.2024
Bitcoin is experiencing a significant liquidity crisis as demand for it soars, with Cryptoquant analysts reporting a monthly demand increase from 40,000 BTC to 213,000 BTC, fueled by a rise in accumulation addresses and institutional investments through spot bitcoin ETFs in the US. The imbalance...
Coinbase to Shift USDC Accounts to Its Layer Two Blockchain Base
27.3.2024
Coinbase plans to transition more customer and corporate Usd coin (USDC) stablecoin accounts to Base, its Ethereum layer two blockchain, aiming for reduced fees and quicker settlement times, as announced by Coinbase VP Max Branzburg. The move is seen by some in the crypto industry as a positive...
Roger Ver Rejects Blockstream CEO’s Invitation, Remains Loyal to Bitcoin Cash Over BTC
26.3.2024
Roger Ver, an early Bitcoin investor, has decided to continue supporting Bitcoin Cash (BCH) over Bitcoin (BTC) despite an invitation from Blockstream CEO Adam Back to rejoin the Bitcoin community. Ver criticizes layer two blockchain solutions, like Back’s Liquid Network, as centralized...
Patrick Hansen Clarifies EU Regulation Misinformation: No Ban on Self-Hosted Wallets
25.3.2024
Erroneous early reporting and discussions on X about the European Union’s approach to cryptocurrency anonymity have been clarified by industry expert Patrick Hansen, stating that the EU’s Anti Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) targets broader anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism...
DOJ and US States Take on Apple in Major Antitrust Suit Over App Store Monopoly
22.3.2024
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), joined by 16 state attorney generals, filed an antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Apple, claiming its app store rules create a monopoly that hampers competition and stifles innovation. The lawsuit argues that practices such as forcing developers...
Polygon Leaps Towards Future With Successful Napoli Hard Fork
21.3.2024
Polygon’s Napoli hard fork, incorporating the RIP-7212 upgrade, marks a significant advancement in interoperability with mainstream tech by introducing support for the elliptic curve digital signature algorithm commonly used across the internet. The upgrade also aligns with Ethereum’s...