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Taproot Wizards Delays 'Quantum Cats' Sale for 2nd Time, After Messy Bitcoin NFT Debut
30.1.2024
"We had big plans for mint day and we didn’t live up to your expectations of us and to our expectations of ourselves," Taproot Wizards co-founder Udi Wertheimer posted on X
Googles Updates Advertising Policy for Crypto, Allows ETF Ads
30.1.2024
Google has finally executed an advertising policy update announced in December, allowing some cryptocurrency finance products, like the recently approved bitcoin ETFs, to include sponsored links on its platforms. Consequently, some bitcoin ETF issuers, like Vaneck and Blackrock, are already posting...
German Police Seize $2.1B Worth of Bitcoin in Piracy Sting
30.1.2024
Police in Germany have provisionally seized 50,000 bitcoin worth $2.17 billion in what it is calling its largest seizure to date
GBTC Holdings Dip Below 500K BTC as Rivals Ramp up Accumulation
30.1.2024
The latest data from Grayscale’s GBTC reveals that the trust’s bitcoin holdings have diminished to below 500,000, following a departure of 6,138.79 bitcoin from its reserves in the past day. Conversely, Blackrock’s IBIT has bolstered its bitcoin assets by 4,603.24 bitcoin...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Eclipses $43K Having Gained Nearly 10% in a Week
30.1.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Jan. 30, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Invesco Galaxy slashes Bitcoin ETF fees
30.1.2024
Invesco Galaxy has lessened its Bitcoin ETF fee under the moniker BTCO and is awaiting six months of earning its initial $5 billion in the form of assets, whichever comes first. The present rating of the fee is 0.25%, similar to BlackRock, Valkyrie, VanEck, and Fidelity. It has been lowered from...
London Trial Sheds Light on Alleged Bitcoin Laundering in £5 Billion Fraud Case
30.1.2024
In a trial unfolding at London’s Southwark Crown Court, prosecutors have revealed details of an alleged Bitcoin (BTC) laundering scheme connected to a £5 billion ($6.3 billion) fraud case originating from China. The trial centers around Wen Jian, a woman accused of converting Bitcoin into...
Is Mantle Going to Crash? MNT Price Falls 5% as New Mining System Receives $9.8 Million in Funding
30.1.2024
Mantle has gained by a modest 0.4% today, with the MNT price rising to $0.6034 in the past 24 hours, as the wider market increases by 2.5%. MNT is now flat in the past week and down by 17% in the last 14 days, with the layer-two token also having fallen by 8% in a […]
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TD Cowen Sees Slim Chances for Spot Ethereum ETF in 2024
30.1.2024
TD Cowen doesn’t expect a Spot Ethereum ETF will be approved anytime soon, citing “no upside” for SEC Chair Gary Gensler. Following Bitcoin spot fund approvals, an Ethereum spot ETF is the next expected milestone in crypto markets. On Monday, analysts led by Jaret Seiberg said they do not expect...
What Lies Ahead for Crypto Now That the Fabled Bitcoin ETF Is Here? — Calaxy CEO Solo Ceesay
30.1.2024
It finally happened. Well into the second decade of the digital assets revolution, we’ve finally witnessed the approval of the highly anticipated spot Bitcoin ETF. Dubbed by Michael Saylor as “the biggest Wall Street development in the last 30 years”, the launch of the spot Bitcoin ETF is...
Monthly NFT Sales on Bitcoin Fall 62% + More NFT News
30.1.2024
There has been a lot of greenery on the non-fungible token (NFT) charts over the past 24 hours. The total sales volume is up 12.5% to $34,820,790, per CryptoSlam. Buyers, sellers, and transactions are all up 3%-8%. The top collection by sales volume today is LockDealNFT, with $2.7 million. It’s...
Fintech Provider Portal Raises $34M Seed Round for Bitcoin-Based Decentralized Exchange
30.1.2024
Portal aims to offer a decentralized infrastructure for peer-to-peer swapping of BTC across different blockchains without the need for intermediaries, which heighten the risk of hacks
First Round of Speakers for TOKEN2049 Dubai Revealed
30.1.2024
PRESS RELEASE. Dubai, UAE — TOKEN2049, the leading global Web3 and crypto conference series, has unveiled the initial speaker lineup for its inaugural Dubai edition, which will be taking place from 18-19 April 2024. The first round of the event’s speaker lineup has been made public. The list...
New Zealand Police Seize Residential Property and Cash Owned by Fugitive Former Luxembourg Spy and Onecoin Adviser
30.1.2024
A residential property in Wellington, New Zealand and more than $282,000 belonging to an adviser of Onecoin mastermind Ruja Ignatova was recently seized by the police. Detective Inspector Christiaan Barnard said his organization has no reason to believe that Onecoin masterminds are hiding in...
Bitcoin booms: $220k by year-end? Analysts divided
30.1.2024
Bitcoin is currently up by 2.90% in the last 24 hours, trading at $43,377.62 while the article is being drafted. The jump has sparked interest and optimism among crypto enthusiasts. Most of the analysts have come forward to say that more ups are on the way, quoting the possibility of a new...
SOL, AVAX Lead Crypto-Market Recovery, Bitcoin Tops 50-Day Average Before Fed Meeting
30.1.2024
Altcoins' consistent positive performance over the past six days is boosting optimism and setting up bitcoin to test $46,000, one analyst said
SEC Charges Two Masterminds Behind $1.9 Billion HyperFund Crypto Ponzi Scheme
30.1.2024
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two masterminds behind the $1.9 billion crypto fraud investment scheme HyperFund. The regulator has indicted Australian blockchain entrepreneur Sam Lee and HyperFund promoter Brenda Chunga for their involvement in the Ponzi scheme....
US Sanctions on Russia Similar to Planting a ‘Bomb Under the Dollar,’ Says Russian Analyst
30.1.2024
The United States’ sanctions against Russia are undermining confidence in the U.S. dollar and may force other countries to ditch the currency, a Russian financial analyst has said. The analyst said contrary to the West expectations, the sanctions against Russia have failed to destroy...
How One Man Stole $3 Billion in Bitcoin and Got Away for Nearly a Decade
30.1.2024
From purchasing cocaine to uncovering a multimillion-dollar glitch, the story of James “Jimmy” Zhong reads like a dark comedy. Zhong, a computer science graduate, exploited a vulnerability on Silk Road to steal over 50,000 bitcoin, evading detection for nearly a decade while living...
Breez Wallet Shows Offline Lightning Network Payments Solution
30.1.2024
Breez Wallet, a Lightning Network (LN) focused wallet, has shown an implementation that allows users to receive LN payments without being online. The service, which will be included in an upcoming non-custodial wallet app, leverages the wallets’ own SDK using mobile notifications to receive...