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MetaMask Plugin Connects Hedera Network with 30 Million Monthly Users
16.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / bilal ulker The MetaMask Snaps plugin, which provides access to the popular MetaMask wallet’s 30 million monthly active users, is now available on the open-source, proof-of-stake network Hedera. This Hedera Wallet Snap plugin, built by Tuum Technologies, enables...
Major Crypto Moves: Celsius Shifts $125M ETH as FTX and Alameda Adjust Holdings
16.1.2024
Embattled crypto lender Celsius has transferred over $125 million worth of Ether to various cryptocurrency exchanges as part of its plan to initiate repayments to its creditors. According to data sourced from Arkham Intelligence, $95.5 million of Ethereum was shifted to Coinbase, while $29.7...
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...
Leading Crypto Miners Riot, TeraWulf, CleanSpark Brace for 2024 Bitcoin Halving
16.1.2024
Leading cryptocurrency miners are bracing themselves for the challenges ahead as the mining industry prepares for a major transformation with the 2024 Bitcoin (BTC) halving event. Asset manager CoinShares analysis suggests that Riot (NASDAQ: RIOT), TeraWulf (NASDAQ: WULF), and CleanSpark...
Bitcoin Price Could Surge to $170,000 on Spot ETFs and Halving Event, Says SkyBridge’s Anthony Scaramucci
16.1.2024
Anthony Scaramucci, the founder and managing partner of hedge fund SkyBridge, has shared an optimistic outlook for Bitcoin’s future, suggesting that its price could potentially reach $170,000 in the coming year. Scaramucci’s prediction is based on two key factors, including the growing...
Binance Launches Digital Asset Exchange in Thailand in Collaboration with Gulf Innova
16.1.2024
Binance , one of the leading global crypto exchanges, has unveiled its joint venture crypto exchange Binance Thailand, which comes in collaboration with Gulf Innova, a subsidiary of Gulf Energy Development. Binance Thailand, abbreviated as Binance TH, provides a platform for digital asset exchange...
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire Expects US to Pass Stablecoin Legislation in 2024
16.1.2024
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire has expressed his confidence in the United States finally passing long-awaited stablecoin legislation this year. In a recent interview with CNBC at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Allaire said there is growing momentum in...
Michael Saylor Alerts Bitcoin Community Amid Rising Tide of Deepfake Scams
16.1.2024
Source: Pixabay MicroStrategy founder and tech titan Michael Saylor has issued a warning about the influx of AI-generated deepfake scams in the Bitcoin community. The alarm follows several reports last week flagging fake AI-generated videos of Saylor reportedly promising to “double...
Chinese ‘Criminals Used Digital Yuan to Launder Money’ – Prosecutors
16.1.2024
Source: dule964Adobe Chinese law enforcers say they have shut down a gang that was using digital yuan wallets to launder money. Per the media outlet The Paper, the gang was allegedly active in the Yuecheng District, in the municipality of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. The Shaoxing Public Security...
Crypto Exchange Listing and Delisting Announcements: January 16, 2024
15.1.2024
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here.  ...
Top Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools – BIAO, HEMULE, XFER
15.1.2024
Top Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools While blue-chip cryptocurrencies are attempting a recovery in wake of broadly bearish price action since last Friday, $BIAO, $HEMULE and $XFER are the top crypto gainers today on DEXTools. Bitcoin (BTC) was last trading hand around $43,000, up around 3% on...
Stablecoin Leader Tether Approaches 100 Billion in Circulation
15.1.2024
Source: Adobe / Jim Tether, the issuer of the popular USDT stablecoin, has strengthened its dominance in the stablecoin market by approaching 100 billion tokens in circulation. The company’s market share expanded significantly in 2023, growing from 50% at the beginning of the year to over...
Digital Asset Investment Products See $1.18 Billion Inflows Amid Excitement Around Launch of Spot Bitcoin ETFs
15.1.2024
Last week, digital asset investment products witnessed a significant surge in inflows, totaling an impressive $1.18 billion, albeit subject to a T+2 settlement. Digital Assets Investments Still Behind ETPs Despite Record Inflows While this influx of capital is noteworthy, it falls just shy of...
Web3 in Africa: Regulatory Challenges Impede Potential Transformation
15.1.2024
As Africa‘s Web3 landscape gains momentum, it faces significant regulatory hurdles that threaten to stifle its transformative potential. Jathin Jagannath, a developer advocate for Cartesi, a Web3 rollup protocol, has pinpointed regulatory uncertainties as a major obstacle in Africa’s...
Federal Reserve’s Rate Cut Could Spark Institutional Interest in DeFi and Stablecoins, Fidelity Predicts
15.1.2024
The United States Federal Reserve’s potential interest rate cut could reignite major institutional interest in decentralized finance (DeFi) and stablecoins, according to asset manager Fidelity. In their recently released 2024 Digital Assets Look Ahead report, Fidelity suggests that this...
Attack on Bitfinex Exchange Involving $15 Billion XRP Transaction Failed: Paolo Ardoino
15.1.2024
A transaction involving nearly $15 billion worth of XRP from an unknown wallet to the Bitfinex exchange as part of a “partial payments exploit” has failed. The transaction was first brought to the public’s attention by the blockchain tracking account known as Whale Alert, which...
Russia ‘Edging Toward Mandatory CBDC Pensions’ – Economist
15.1.2024
Source: Kira/Adobe A Russian economist has claimed Moscow will eventually force the elderly to accept CBDC pension payments as part of the digital ruble rollout. Per Pro Blast, the claims were made by the writer and economist Alexander Razuvaev, who said: “Gradually, [conventional] pensions...
Altcoin Season Index Signals Arrival — Top Tokens Eclipse Bitcoin’s Market Performance
14.1.2024
According to the Altcoin Season Index from blockchaincenter.net, an indicator signaling the arrival of the so-called ‘altcoin season,’ the time has indeed come for altcoins. This metric essentially demonstrates that 75% of the leading 50 altcoins have outperformed bitcoin in the past...
Morgan Stanley: Spot Bitcoin ETFs Could Reshape Global Crypto Attitudes
14.1.2024
Source: Adobe/wolterke The crypto landscape has changed dramatically over the past few years, with stablecoin volumes challenging traditional payment giants like PayPal and Visa. Wall Street is now taking a keen interest in this transformation, specifically through the emergence of spot Bitcoin...
GameStop Retreats from Crypto Space, Shuts Down NFT Marketplace Amid Regulatory Hurdles
14.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / JHVEPhoto GameStop has decided to shut down its NFT marketplace, signaling its withdrawal from the cryptocurrency space. The announcement, made via a statement on the platform, cites “the continuing regulatory uncertainty of the crypto space” as the primary reason...