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‘$3.5m Nursing Care Fund Crypto Thief’ Extradited to South Korea
18.1.2024
Source: S…/Adobe South Korean law enforcers have extradited a man suspected of stealing $3.5 million from a nursing care fund to buy cryptoassets before fleeing abroad. The man, surnamed Choi (aged 46), is a former National Health Insurance Corporation middle manager. He was arrested in...
Socket Protocol Loses $3.3M in Exploit, Users Urged to Revoke Approvals
18.1.2024
Following a serious exploit in the Socket protocol that drained $3.3 million, the company has halted specific operations and urged users to revoke all approvals as a precautionary measure. Socket Responds to $3.3 Million Security Breach With Swift Action and Transparency Socket, a cross-chain...
Grayscale Sees Over $477 Million Bitcoin Exodus as Blackrock and Fidelity ETFs Bolster Holdings
17.1.2024
Recent data reveals that since the update on Grayscale’s website three days prior, the firm’s most recent figures indicate a significant reduction in its holdings, with over 11,189 bitcoin, valued at approximately $477 million, being withdrawn from GBTC’s reserves....
Ethereum Soars Over 11% Above $2,530, Institutional Products Attract $55 Million This Year
17.1.2024
The Ethereum (ETH) price has surged over 11% in 2024, continuing a steady growth cycle from December 2023 as it marks a weekly rise in institutional inflows to investment products. Ethereum trades hands at $2,537 at the time of writing after marking a 5.37% growth in the last seven days and...
Is Sui Going to Zero? SUI Price Drops 8% as Novel Bitcoin Mining Protocol Hits $8.6 Million
17.1.2024
Sui Network has witness a sudden -8% price drop amid a retracement from upper trendline resistance, but could SUI price analysis reveal whether SUI is going to zero? This comes as Sui Network continues to see major developments in DeFi applications, in a push for growth that has recently seen...
Nigerian Crypto Startup Reveals Closure of $2.3 Million Strategic Funding Round
17.1.2024
The Nigerian crypto startup revealed on Jan. 16 that the firm had closed a $2.3 million strategic fund to finance the acquisition of operating licenses from different African regulators. Canza Finance said it hopes the new licenses and the defi platform will help it achieve its goal of lowering...
Hashkey Group Achieves Unicorn Status With $100 Million Series A Funding
16.1.2024
After obtaining a comprehensive capital markets license in Singapore, Hashkey Group announced it has successfully garnered $100 million through a Series A funding round. The fresh injection of capital is earmarked for expediting the growth of their licensed operations in Hong Kong, while...
Manta Pacific Flips Base as Fourth Largest Layer 2 Solution as TVL Surges to $845 Million
16.1.2024
Manta Pacific has moved past Base to become the fourth largest layer 2 scaling solution in the market. The total value locked (TVL) of the network soared past $840 million. Recent data from L2Beat show that Base, an Ethereum layer 2 solution backed by Coinbase, has lost its spot as the fourth...
SEI Price Rockets Up with $300 Million Trading Volume as New Mining Protocol Prepares to Launch
16.1.2024
Sei Network has rocketed-up amid a huge spike of $300m trading volume, driving SEI price up +24.68% out of double-bottomed support, and now speculators suggest this new mining protocol could be next. This comes after SEI price retraced from -34.2% following a new all-time high at $0.8823 posted-on...
Bitcoin’s Ordinal Inscriptions Soar Beyond 55 Million, Achieving Third Highest Daily Record
16.1.2024
Following the weekend, the tally of Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain surpassed 55 million. Notably, on Jan. 13, 2024, the blockchain witnessed its third-highest day of inscriptions, settling an impressive 477,751 inscription-based transactions on Saturday. Additionally, from...
Web3 Music Startup TRAX Raises $2.9M in Decentralized Funding Round + More Crypto News
16.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Prostock-studio Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: TRAX Crypto News: $2.9M Raised in Decentralized Funding Round KuCoin Labs Partners with ETGM...
Shiba Inu Price Prediction as $100 Million Trading Volume Comes In – Next Rally Starting?
16.1.2024
The Shiba Inu price has remained basically flat over 24 hours, sticking to $0.00000969 on a day when the wider market has recovered by nearly 1%. This price puts SHIB up by 2.5% in the past week, although the meme token remains down by 10% in the last 30 days and by 7% in a […]
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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...
Bitget Launches $10M Fund to Support Female Led Startups in Web3
16.1.2024
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has launched a new initiative dubbed the “Blockchain4Her” group which aims to support female-led businesses. It is no secret that the blockchain and Web3 sector has been historically male-dominated. Blockchain4Her will launch incubation programs tailored...
Hong Kong Licensed Crypto Exchange Hashkey Operator Raises $100M With $1.2B Valuation
16.1.2024
In a recent funding round, HashKey Group, the operator of one of Hong Kong’s two licensed crypto exchanges, successfully raised close to $100 million with a valuation of over $1.2 billion. Hashkey Group announced the completion of the series A funding round earlier today in a statement...
Best Crypto to Buy Today January 15 – SUI, BNB, TON
15.1.2024
With the Sui price surging 11.88% as the network’s total value locked exceeds $326 million, SUI is positioning itself as one of the best crypto to buy today along with BNB and TON, which are seeing bullish price action amid overall optimism in crypto markets. Beyond these leading names...
Is It Too Late to Buy Ethereum Name Service? ENS Price Doubles as New Bitcoin Mining Protocol Goes Viral
15.1.2024
As decentralized naming systems gain traction, Ethereum Name Service has seen ENS price double, leaving some FOMO investors asking is it too late to buy Ethereum name service – find out in ENS price analysis. The bullish moves come after Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin commented that ENS...
Online Casino Player Wins Record $42 Million Slots Jackpot on Sportsbet.io
15.1.2024
  January 10, 2024, London, UK —  A lucky Sportsbet.io player has won the largest slots jackpots in history, turning a single $50 spin into an incredible $42 million prize. Record Win  The player was placing bets in USDT cryptocurrency on Alchemy Gaming’s Wheel of Wishes...
Over $4 Million Worth of Assets Stolen By Solana Wallet Drainers: Scam Sniffer
15.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Tomasz Bidermann Blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer says over $4 million worth of digital assets have been stolen by Solana wallet drainers in phishing attacks in the past month. Solana users should be vigilant for phishing attacks In a recent report, the firm tracked...