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US Government Transfers $300 Million Worth of Seized Silk Road Bitcoins
12.7.2023
On July 12, 2023, onchain data shows the U.S. government transferred 9,800 bitcoins (BTC), worth just over $300 million. These bitcoins originally came from James Zhong’s Silk Road hack. In March, the Department of Justice also moved a similar amount of bitcoins associated with Silk Road....
Bitcoin Exodus: Over 855,000 BTC Withdrawn From Exchanges Since July 2020
12.7.2023
According to current data, about 2,086,034 bitcoins were held on exchanges as of July 11, 2023. This figure is 154,160 bitcoins less than the number held on centralized trading platforms 72 days earlier, on April 30. The number of bitcoins on exchanges has significantly dropped since July 31, 2020...
U.S. Department of Justice Arrests Engineer Over $9M Crypto Theft
11.7.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice arrested a security engineer on wire fraud charges, alleging he stole $9 million worth of crypto from an unnamed decentralized cryptocurrency exchange
Bitcoin exchanges now hold the same BTC supply share as in late 2017
11.7.2023
BTC supply dynamics are pointing firmly in Bitcoin bulls' favor, as an analyst says that "true price discovery" may come as a result
Dubai Regulator Suspends Crypto Exchange BitOasis' Conditional License
11.7.2023
BitOasis said it's working closely with the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to fulfil the conditions
Binance US Arbitrage: Social Media Users Say BTC Discount Not Indication of an Opportunity
10.7.2023
For several days since Binance US announced the resumption of withdrawals, bitcoin (BTC) has changed hands at a discount and was trading at more than $2,500 below the prevailing market price on July 10. The emergence of a discount on crypto assets paired with USD on Binance US has fueled...
VADER Meme Token Rockets Up 25,000% But Crypto Experts Are Accumulating This Other Token Before it Lists on Exchanges
10.7.2023
VADER has gained by 40% in the past 24 hours, with the new meme token posting a massive 25,000% gain since it listed as a pair with Wrapped Ethereum (WETH) on Uniswap.
This makes VADER one of the best-performing coins in the market right now, yet it has already been marked as a "scam" on DEXTools...
Report: Crypto Industry Boasts 10,000 Companies and 190,000 Professionals With a Collective Valuation of $180 Billion
9.7.2023
A recent report released by K33 Research three days ago reveals that as of July 2023, the cryptocurrency industry boasts approximately 10,000 companies, employing an estimated 190,000 crypto professionals. Notably, K33 provides a comprehensive snapshot of the crypto landscape, highlighting that...
Tom Brady Lost $30 Million in FTX Stock After Exchange’s Collapse, Report
9.7.2023
Former National Football League (NFL) quarterback Tom Brady has reportedly lost tens of millions of U.S. dollars in stock of the failed crypto exchange FTX. Brady is one of several celebrities sued by FTX customers for their endorsements of the collapsed crypto trading platform. Brady and Bündchen...
CZ Says News of Exec Departures at Binance Is FUD
9.7.2023
Founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), sought to downplay the significance of the exits of some executives at the crypto exchange, describing news about them as “more FUD” (fear, uncertainty, and doubt). The managers are leaving during an ongoing regulatory crackdown on the major coin trading...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Whales Are Increasing, but BTC Sent to Exchanges Continues to Fall. What Does the Trend Mean?
7.7.2023
He Got Arrested in Russia for a Bitcoin Bribe. Now the Coins Are Moving to Exchanges
6.7.2023
A criminal investigator in Moscow extorted thousands of bitcoin from the crypto hackers he arrested. Now, these coins are moving onto exchanges, Crystal Blockchain found
DOGE2.0 Token Blasts Up 8,000% After Going Viral But Crypto Whales Are Accumulating Wall Street Memes Before it Lists on Exchanges – Here's Why
6.7.2023
The DOGE2.0 meme token has rallied by a massive 8,000% in the past couple of days, with its move to $0.00000001404 today representing a gain of 13% in the last 24 hours.
DOGE2.0 is one of a number of '2.0' meme tokens which have appeared in the past couple of weeks, each with the aim...
Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal: SEC’s Interpretation of ‘Investment Contract’ Violates Law
6.7.2023
Paul Grewal, CLO of Coinbase, one of the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges, has accused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of violating the law by assessing what constitutes an investment contract. Grewal’s reasoning comes from the Supreme Court of the United...
Financial Regulator: South African Crypto Exchanges Must Be Licensed by Year-End
6.7.2023
South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has mandated that all crypto exchanges register and obtain operational licenses by the end of 2023.
According to the regulator, firms that fail to comply with this guideline and continue operating without a license will face the possibility...
Report: South Africa Regulator Says Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges in 2024 May Be Closed Down
6.7.2023
According to the regulator of the South African financial services industry, cryptocurrency exchanges based in the country must secure operating licenses before the year ends. Crypto exchanges that fail to abide by the requirement will either be fined or closed down, Unathi Kamlana, the Financial...
Crypto Whales Are Accumulating Green Crypto Ecoterra Before It Lists on Exchanges – $5.8 Million Raised Already
5.7.2023
Green blockchain initiative ecoterra is seeing massive adoption amongst sustainability-centric crypto investors.
At press time, the recycle-to-earn (R2E) initiative has raised over $5.85 million as it prepares for an exchange listing in the coming weeks.
$ECOTERRA has gained considerable...
Goldman Sachs: Bitcoin, Ether Supply on Exchanges Fell in June – Bull Market Back?
5.7.2023
Exchange balances of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) fell significantly in June as more crypto holders chose to take self-custody, a report by investment bank Goldman Sachs has said.
Analyzing on-chain data, the Goldman Sachs report said it is likely that many crypto investors have moved their...
Bitcoin ETFs: Even worse for crypto than central exchanges
4.7.2023
Want some worthless "paper" Bitcoin? With the rise of Bitcoin ETFs, you might soon have the chance to invest in something as worthless as the U.S. dollar
Bitcoin, Ether Supply on Exchanges Fell in June: Goldman Sachs
4.7.2023
Still, bitcoin miners’ inventory sales climbed to a record as they took advantage of the cryptocurrency’s strong performance, the report said