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Conic suffers two devastating attacks resulting in a loss of $4.2M in funds
27.7.2023
Conic Finance, a promising Layer 1 blockchain known for its “Play to Own” principle, has been hit by two severe attacks that have shaken the decentralized finance (DeFi) community. As a result of the first exploit, $3.3 million was drained from the ETH pool, and the second attack forced...
Private Banking Firm With $14B Assets Starts First Crypto Fund of Spain
26.7.2023
The fund will be accessible to professional investors only and will be audited by PwC
Stellar, Ripple and Solana-Based Investment Funds See AUM Spike in July
26.7.2023
The large gains began following Ripple’s partial court victory over the SEC in the middle of the month
Federal Reserve Raises Federal Funds Rate by 25bps Amidst Moderate Economic Growth
26.7.2023
In the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) report, it was stated that the U.S. economy has been experiencing moderate growth and members of the committee have decided to raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps) in order to keep a handle on inflation. Fed Raises Benchmark Bank...
Federal Reserve Hikes Fed Funds Rate by 25 Basis Points
26.7.2023
The move was fully anticipated by market participants who will now look to Chairman Jerome Powell’s imminent post-meeting press conference for clues about whether the central bank intends to continue tightening monetary policy
Rare 2010 Bitcoin Block Reward Stirs After 13 Years of Dormancy
25.7.2023
On July 24, 2023, a block reward from 2010 was transferred for the first time in 13 years, marking this month’s first expenditure of dormant bitcoin from that year. So far this year, a total of nine such block rewards from the 2010 era have been spent, resulting in the transfer of...
Crypto investors cool on Bitcoin funds, turning to Ether and XRP
25.7.2023
Bitcoin-related funds saw outflows of $13 million over the past week, reversing five weeks of bullish inflows, according to Coinshares analyst James Butterfill
Crypto Investors Sour on Bitcoin Funds After Massive Inflows, Turn Instead to Ether and XRP
24.7.2023
Digital asset investment products recorded outflows last week for the first time since mid-June, CoinShares reported
End of Fed’s Tightening Cycle: Bernanke, Majority of Polled Economists See Terminal Rate Hike Ahead
23.7.2023
With just a four-day window to go, the U.S. Federal Reserve appears primed to raise the federal funds rate by 25-basis-points (bps) at the forthcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for Wednesday. The market presently maintains the conviction that this quarter-point uptick...
Bitcoin ETFs Can ‘Act as a Gateway to Crypto for Many’ — Mintlayer CEO Enrico Rubboli
22.7.2023
According to Enrico Rubboli, the CEO of Mintlayer, Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can potentially act as “a gateway to crypto” for users who are likely to eventually show greater interest in the underlying asset. Rubboli argued that while bitcoin maximalists may view Blackrock...
FTX Sues SBF, Former Execs to Recover Over $1 Billion
22.7.2023
Crypto exchange FTX is trying to regain $1 billion in a lawsuit against founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and some former executives. FTX’s new management argues the funds were misappropriated through dubious deals and transactions made before the coin trading platform went bankrupt last fall. Failed...
Ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison’s Google Docs Diary Exposes Struggles Prior to FTX Collapse
20.7.2023
According to the New York Times and several sources familiar with the matter, Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, maintained a diary on Google Documents that provides a brief glimpse into the challenges she faced before the collapse of FTX. Excerpts from the diary suggest Ellison...
Nomura's Laser Digital Injects Fresh Funds Into Web3 Incubator Supported by Alan Howard
20.7.2023
Laser Digital, the Swiss digital asset subsidiary of the renowned Japanese financial services giant Nomura, has recently invested in Webn, an incubator backed by Alan Howard.
Webn primarily focuses on nurturing firms that serve institutional digital assets and Web3.
Alan Howard, co-founder...
Nearly 80,000 Dormant Ether ICO Tokens Awaken in 2023, Including 61,216 ETH Transfer to Kraken
19.7.2023
Based on onchain metrics, a dormant wallet containing 61,216 ether acquired during the initial coin offering (ICO) has recently transferred the cryptocurrency after lying idle for a span of eight years. The funds have reportedly been sent to the crypto exchange, Kraken. This occurrence marks...
Deltec Bank's Funds Seized by U.S. Secret Service in Money Laundering and Fraud Probe
19.7.2023
The U.S. Secret Service seized multiple corporate accounts last month controlled by Deltec Bank, a Bahamian bank with ties to crypto-related firms.
New documents unsealed in a federal court on Monday reveal that the secret service seized several U.S bank accounts controlled by Deltec last month. ...
Polychain Capital, Coinfund raise $350M for new crypto funds: Report
19.7.2023
Polychain Capital raised $200M for its newest fund while Coinfund raised a better-than-expected $152 million
Prime Trust Put Into Receivership Amid Shortfall in Funds, Charges It Misused Customer Money
18.7.2023
Crypto custodian Prime Trust has been ordered by the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada, where the company has its headquarters, to be put into receivership after the state ordered the custodian to cease all activities amid a shortfall of customer funds
U.S. Secret Service Seizes Funds From Bahamian Bank Deltec Amid Fraud Investigation
18.7.2023
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Inflows into crypto investment funds rise as Bitcoin carries 99% of the load
17.7.2023
However, Ethereum saw outflows in the amount of $2 million and remains the asset with the most outflows year-to-date
Celsius Liquidates $25 Million In Altcoins After Court’s Approval To Move Funds
17.7.2023
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius has liquidated nearly $25 million in different altcoins after a US court approved the firm to convert altcoins to BTC and ETH earlier this month.
Celsius Network liquidated several altcoins worth nearly $25 million, including Chainlink (LINK), BNB coin, Synthetix...