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Goldman’s Digital Assets Chief Bets on Spot Ether ETFs Getting the Thumbs Up
24.1.2024
Mathew McDermott, Goldman Sachs’ digital assets head, said Tuesday he anticipates approval of spot Ether ETFs in the coming months. During a CNBC interview, McDermott said a major factor in the approval decision hinges on whether ether is classified as a security. “A big question naturally...
Edward Snowden Urges Crypto Community to Fund Tornado Cash Pioneer’s Legal Defense
24.1.2024
Former CIA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden on Tuesday called for financial aid to support Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm’s legal defense. Storm and his co-founder Semenov were arrested in Aug. 2023 for alleged sanctions violations in the US through their crypto mixing service, accused...
BIS Unveils 2024 CBDC Plans, Project ‘Aurum’ Enters New Phase
24.1.2024
Source: BIS The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has unveiled that its central bank digital currency (CBDC) is entering a new phase this year. Dubbed ‘Aurum,’ the CBDC project will explore “the privacy of payments in retail CBDCs,” BIS noted. The announcement came Tuesday as a part of BIS’s...
Pontem Announces AI-powered Crypto Chatbot Following $6 Million Seed Funding Round
23.1.2024
Product development studio Pontem is launching an AI-powered chatbot dubbed Pontem.ai capable of operating like a “full-scale AI crypto assistant.” A crypto trader’s best friend According to a press release from Pontem on Tuesday, the chatbot can answer questions on emerging news...
Iris Energy Boosts Bitcoin Mining Capacity to 6 EH/s, Eyes 20 EH/s Milestone by H2 2024
23.1.2024
According to an announcement from the publicly-listed bitcoin miner Iris Energy, the mining operation has increased its operating capacity to 6 exahash per second (EH/s) and expects an additional 4 EH/s to be online by the first half of 2024. Iris Boosts Mining Capacity to 6 EH/s Amidst IREN Share...
Bitcoin Price Drops Below $39k as Total Liquidation Reaches $320 Million in 24hrs
23.1.2024
Source: Pixabay Bitcoin (BTC) is facing another wave of volatility falling below the $39,000 mark on Tuesday, a 4.33% slump in the past 24 hours. The largest crypto by market cap is currently trading at $38,955 at press time. Bitcoin price has dropped slightly over 9% in the weekly charts and...
Animoca-Backed Gaming Blockchain Reveals $15M Token Exploit
23.1.2024
Blockchain gaming project GAMEE fell victim to a token hack on Monday, losing 600m GMEE tokens valued at about $15.3m. The team revealed in an X post on Tuesday that “unauthorized access” to the GMEE token contracts on the Polygon network resulted in the loss of funds. “The exploit...
IRS Delays Enforcement of Digital Asset Reporting Rules, Awaiting Regulations
18.1.2024
On Tuesday, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury provided transitional guidance on digital asset reporting, postponing enforcement pending regulation issuance. IRS Temporarily Halts Enforcement of Digital Asset Reporting The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service...
$9.6 Billion in 3 Days — ETF Analyst Highlights Remarkable Early Success of Bitcoin ETFs
17.1.2024
On Tuesday, the third day of trading for the U.S.-based spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), there was a noticeable decrease in activity with trading volumes falling by 37% from the levels seen on Jan. 12, 2024. The day concluded with most funds slightly over 1% lower against the U.S. dollar...
Tether Holdings “Have The Money They Say They Have” Confirms Cantor CEO
17.1.2024
Howard Lutnick’ – CEO of investment banking giant Cantor Fitzgerald – has a message for Tether Truthers: the stablecoin giant’s assets are 100% backed. During an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, the executive reaffirmed his claims that month that Cantor is a custodian...
Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Foresees Bitcoin Rally at Next Halving, Affirms Tether’s Reserves are Solid
16.1.2024
Howard Lutnick, CEO of the renowned financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald, recently shared his insights on bitcoin and tether during an appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday. Lutnick drew parallels between the fervor around spot gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and...
Biggest Crypto Gainers Today on Uniswap – BABY, MONKEYS, SMILEY
16.1.2024
While blue-chip cryptocurrency markets are choppy on Tuesday as US market participants return from a long weekend, the biggest crypto gainers today on Uniswap are $BABY, $MONKEYS and $SMILEY. Small-cap cryptocurrencies almost always take the mantle for the biggest crypto gainers each day....
TUSD’s Stability Wavers — Value Fluctuates Below $1 Peg Amid Market Turbulence and Binance’s Dominant Hold
16.1.2024
Market insights reveal that on January 15, 2024, the stablecoin TUSD deviated from its usual $1 parity, dipping to $0.979 per coin the next day. By 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday, it managed to recover slightly, climbing above the $0.99 mark. TUSD Faces Unsteady Ground, Drops Under...
Magnus Carlsen and Animoca Brands Begin Phased Launch of Decentralized Chess Game
16.1.2024
Game software development company Animoca Brands has begun the phased launch of its decentralized chess strategy video game, Anichess, in partnership with Norwegian chess grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, the company announced today. A “spellbinding strategy game” According to a Tuesday...
SPONGE Staking Skyrockets to 5 Billion Tokens Locked as Markets Brace For Seismic Launch of SPONGEV2
16.1.2024
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 – Investors are flocking back to the Sponge token ecosystem, as market excitement grows for the launch of the next incarnation Sponge V2. $SPONGE saw sensational success amid the meme coin hype of June 2023, as the nostalgic coin triggered a skyrocketing...
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Surge to $42,800 Spurs Interest in US Crypto Products and Halving Predictions
16.1.2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin price has seen a notable uptick, trading at $42,806 with a 0.55% increase on Tuesday. This surge has been accompanied by growing interest in US-based crypto products, particularly following the approval of spot ETFs. Enthusiasm is mounting...
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...
Fake Bitcoin ETF Approval Tweet Gives Sneak Peek, ETH Price May Spike Before Ethereum ETF Approval
10.1.2024
Yesterday’s fake SEC tweet highlighted the potential impact of future Bitcoin ETF approvals on Ethereum’s price trajectory. Image by akif, Adobe Stock. On Tuesday evening, the official X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was hacked and posted an unauthorized...
Crypto Whales are Stacking This Under-the-Radar Bitcoin ETF Coin – What Does it Do?
10.1.2024
Bitcoin ETF Token is offering traders early speculative exposure to a potential Bitcoin exchange-traded fund approval still looming as an uncertainty. Image by Michael, Adobe Stock. On Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) official X account was apparently hacked, with a tweet...
Fiat-Crypto Payment Firm Alchemy Pay Adds BINs for Crypto Card
10.1.2024
Source: Alchemy Pay Alchemy Pay, a Singapore-based crypto payment gateway has added new Bank Identification Numbers (BINs) for its crypto card. The feature will be available for users in Hong Kong. According to a Tuesday release, the new BIN will start with the first 6 digits – “515783,”...