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Coinbase Report Analyzes 2024 Bitcoin Halving and Ethereum’s Cancun Upgrade Impact
11.1.2024
Coinbase’s recent 2024 Market Outlook report was followed by a fresh analysis from its institutional arm, focusing on the pivotal market happenings linked to two leading cryptocurrencies: bitcoin and ethereum. This new report, titled “Q1 2024 Guide to Crypto Markets”...
Former DCG Advisor Larry Summers Named Among Academics Linked to Epstein List
8.1.2024
Image Source: Harvard Magazine Larry Summers, a former Digital Currency Group (DCG) advisor, has been named as one of several academics in connection with the infamous American financier Jeffrey Epstein. The link has come to light as part of a recent disclosure of court documents, infamously known...
Crypto Giant Coinbase to Enhance EU Presence with Key Derivatives Acquisition
6.1.2024
Source: Adobe / Rafael Henrique Coinbase has revealed plans to offer crypto-linked derivatives in the European Union (EU) market. The company has reportedly told CNBC that it has entered into an agreement to acquire an unnamed holding company, which holds a MiFID II license. MiFID II,...
Investors Take Caution Amid Leverage Purge and Delayed Spot Bitcoin ETF Prospects: Expert
5.1.2024
Image by plysuikvv, Adobe Stock Investors have grown more cautious ahead of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s upcoming decision on the approval of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) linked directly to Bitcoin (BTC). According to Jacob Joseph, a research analyst at CCData, the recent...
Mystery Wallet Rockets to Top 10 Bitcoin Holders With 8,888 BTC New Year’s Gain
3.1.2024
A bitcoin wallet, believed to be linked to Tether, the leading stablecoin issuer, has ascended to become the tenth largest holder of bitcoin. This elevation occurred after an accrual of 8,888 bitcoin from Bitfinex as the year concluded. Presently, the wallet’s holdings total around 66,465.20...
Okx to Cut Ties With Privacy Coins Amid Regulatory Heat, Triggering Market Dip
29.12.2023
In light of the ongoing dialogue around Binance’s removal of privacy coins, the cryptocurrency exchange Okx has declared the removal of various spot trading pairs linked to privacy tokens such as monero, zcash, and dash. Okx attributes its decision to remove these offerings...
Blockchain Security Firm Says Pink Drainer Responsible for $4.4 Million LINK Exploit
29.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Tomasz Bidermann Cryptocurrency hacking group, Pink Drainer has been linked to the recent $4.4 million LINK user drain, increasing the number of their victims to 9,068 with a total of $18.7 million stolen. According to on-chain analytics firm Etherscan, another user has fallen...
Crypto Wallet Linked to Donald Trump Sent $2.4M in Ether to Coinbase
28.12.2023
A wallet flagged as owned by Trump sent ETH to Coinbase in the past three weeks, where it was presumably sold
SEC Meets with Seven Bitcoin ETF Applicants as 29 December Deadline Approaches: Reuters
25.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Backcountry Media Representatives from at least seven companies seeking to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to spot Bitcoin (BTC) have met with officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a report by Reuters, the discussions, based...
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Still Rejected at $45,000 – Can it Breakthrough Before 2024?
22.12.2023
Bitcoin, the world’s most prominent cryptocurrency, continues to show resilience, hovering around the $44,000 mark. As of this writing, the global crypto market capitalization stands at an impressive $1.66 trillion, marking over 2% surge in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin’s recent surge past...
Report Highlights USDT’s Role in the Underground Economy of Cambodia
20.12.2023
A recent report from the South China Morning Post (SCMP) explains the enabling role that Tether’s USDT has on the underground Chinese-linked economy of Cambodia. The stablecoin is allegedly used in different activities like sidestepping capital controls for Chinese nationals, who can use...
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 to Build Out Mining Facility in Partnership with Celsius
18.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Digital asset mining firm Hut 8 signed an interim agreement to build out and install crypto-mining facilities in collaboration with Celsius Network. In a Dec 18 press release, the Bitcoin miner signed the agreement linked to Celsius bankruptcy proceedings which will see the firm...
Taiwan Police Target Crypto Influencers Linked to Polymarket Election Betting
16.12.2023
Source: Pexels Taiwanese law enforcement has initiated an investigation into online influencers and community members involved in promoting a Polymarket contract related to Taiwan’s upcoming election. According to a report from Taiwan-based media outlet BlockTempo, the country’s...
Ledger Exploit Drained $484K, Upended DeFi; Former Staffer Linked to Malicious Code
14.12.2023
Hackers stole almost $484k after inserting malicious code into Ledger's Connect Kit on GitHub on Thursday. Several decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have been impacted and users are being warned to avoid using decentralized apps (dApps) until further updates
US Seizes Half a Million Dollars in Digital Currency Linked to Chinese Man Involved in Crypto Fraud
13.12.2023
Source: Pexels The United States has seized digital currency valued at approximately half a million dollars from an account registered to a Chinese individual who was implicated in a crypto-investment fraud scheme. The scam, commonly referred to as “pig butchering,” involves...
HTX Sees $258 Million in Net Outflow Since Resuming Operations Last Month
11.12.2023
Source: YouTube / CNBC Justin Sun-linked crypto exchange HTX has seen $248 million in net outflow since resuming operations after a major security breach last month. The breach resulted in the loss of $30 million worth of crypto tokens and prompted HTX to temporarily halt withdrawals and deposits....
Ripples in the Bitcoin Sea: Ocean Pool’s Transaction Blacklist Sparks Industry Uproar
10.12.2023
In recent days, discussions have intensified around the emerging bitcoin mining pool Ocean and its decision to exclude certain transactions, specifically those linked to Ordinal inscriptions and coinjoin activities. Luke Dashjr, a key figure in Ocean’s operations and a prominent Bitcoin Core...
Tether Implements New Stablecoin-Freezing Policy After Seizing Funds Tied to OFAC Sanctioned Entities
10.12.2023
Tether, a leading stablecoin company in the crypto industry, has announced a significant new initiative aimed at strengthening the security of the crypto asset ecosystem. The company announced this weekend that its recent move to voluntarily freeze tether-holding wallets linked to the Office...
Reebok’s Blockchain-Powered Gaming Experience Set to Transform Fashion
8.12.2023
Source: Futureverse, Reebok AI and metaverse technologies firm Futureverse and American sports culture brand Reebok have joined hands to create AI, Web3, blockchain-based gaming, and metaverse experiences. While the two are expected to make digital versions of Reebok wearables linked...
Is It Too Late to Buy ORDI? ORDI Price Shoots Up 190% as New Telegram Casino Surpasses $3.3 Million
5.12.2023
The original BRC-20 token ORDI has been host to a surge in growth as markets flip bullish on Bitcoin above $40k, with ORDI price shooting up +190% so far this week, is it too late to buy ORDI? Excitement around the potential approval of Bitcoin Spot ETFs has fuelled explosive growth...