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Institutional Traders Split Between Bitcoin, Ether: Bybit Research
4.12.2023
Numbers from the exchange show institutional traders largely ignored altcoins in favor of perceived "safe" assets
Digital Assets Worth $343M Stolen From Crypto Exchange Platforms in November — Study
4.12.2023
Digital assets worth just over $343 million were stolen from digital asset platforms in November alone. Centralized exchanges accounted for 53.8% of the total losses, with decentralized exchange platforms accounting for the remainder. The 34 attacks on BNB Chain and Ethereum represented 83% of...
3 Out of Every 4 Web3 Games Have Met Their Demise: CoinGecko Report
4.12.2023
Source: Adobe Stock / enchanted_fairy Three out of every four Web3 games launched in the past five years have met their demise, presenting a bleak outlook for GameFi industry. In a recent report, CoinGecko analyzed the launch and success rates of 2,817 games between 2018 and 2023. Shockingly...
Bitcoin Market-Neutral Bets Offer 10% Return as BTC Tops $41K, Analysts Say
4.12.2023
The "basis trade," a standout in the 2020/2021 bull market, is hinting at a resurgence, one observer said, referring to the rising futures premium
JPMorgan’s JPM Coin to Make Its Debut on Interbank Transactions
4.12.2023
Jpm coin, JPMorgan’s official token, might be used to make interbank transactions now that it debuted on Partior, a blockchain-based banking settlement system. The platform, launched jointly by JPMorgan, DBS Bank, Temasek, and Standard Chartered, allows customers to transact value between...
Bitcoin’s Price Rise to $41K Buoyed by $200M in Weekend Short Liquidations
4.12.2023
Overall market capitalization has risen 3% in the past 24 hours to reach a level previously seen in April 2022
Latam Insights: Colombian President Meets Blockchain Experts, Brazil Passes 15% Tax for Foreign Crypto Investments
4.12.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: the Colombian president met with a group of blockchain proponents, the Brazilian Senate passed a law taxing investments in foreign exchanges, and the Fintech...
Microstrategy’s Bitcoin Investment Flourishes, Netting $1.6 Billion Profit
4.12.2023
Recent statistics reveal that Microstrategy, a company known for its business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud services, has seen a significant increase of over 30% in its bitcoin investments. The company invested a total of $5.314 billion, with the current value of its bitcoin cache...
Bitcoin Breaks $40K Barrier — Highest Value in Nearly Two Years
4.12.2023
On Sunday, December 3, 2023, bitcoin’s value surged past the $40K mark, peaking at $40,846 at 8:45 p.m. Eastern Time. Over the past week, bitcoin has witnessed an 8.4% increase and a 3% rise in the past 24 hours, achieving a peak that the cryptocurrency hadn’t seen in 20 months....
Platypus Exploiters Acquitted of Wrongdoing in Landmark Case
4.12.2023
Mohammed and Benamar M., two brothers accused of exploiting Platypus, an avalanche-based automated market maker (AMM) platform, were acquitted of any criminal wrongdoing in a landmark case for French justice. The judge in charge stated that the individuals just interacted with a smart contract that...
Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Custody Joins Ripple-Owned Metaco’s Global Crypto Storage Network
4.12.2023
Bitcoin Breaks $40K for First Time in 18 Months Amid Broader Crypto Market Rise
4.12.2023
The price of Bitcoin hit $40,000 on Sunday for the first time in 18 months, while Ethereum rose past $2,200
Bitcoin Miners’ November Revenue Peaks at $1.16 Billion, Setting 2023 Record
3.12.2023
November marked a significant milestone in the 2023 revenue generated by bitcoin miners, reaching a peak of $1.16 billion. This month not only stood out in terms of total earnings but also set a record for the highest monthly fees collected by miners within the year. Bitcoin Mining Fees Soar...
Lido Achieves 9 Million Ethereum Milestone as Rocket Pool Surpasses 1 Million in Defi’s Booming Staking Sector
3.12.2023
Recent data reveals that Lido, the leading liquid staking protocol (LSP), now holds over 9 million ethereum within its system. This figure represents a significant 77.81% of the total ethereum value locked in current LSPs, underscoring Lido’s dominant position in the market. Lido and Rocket...
Value Locked in Defi Nears $50B With 34.40% Surge in 46 Days, Led by Top Protocols
3.12.2023
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) is on the brink of surpassing the $50 billion threshold, standing at $48.91 billion currently. This figure marks a significant rebound from the low of $36.39 billion recorded 46 days ago, on October 18. Over this period, the TVL in defi...
Trust Wallet and Alchemy Pay Partner for Seamless Crypto Ramp Solutions
3.12.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Alchemy Pay, the leading fiat-crypto payment solution provider, has announced a new partnership with Trust Wallet, the leading self-custody and mutichain wallet with over 70 million users, enabling users to easily buy and sell crypto with multiple fiat payments within Trust Wallet...
Gold Nears Record High Amid Global Uncertainty, Surges to $2,071 an Ounce
3.12.2023
The price of an ounce of pure gold has approached its highest historical level this weekend, reaching $2,071 per ounce. This peak nearly matches its record three years ago on August 7, 2020, when during the Covid-19 pandemic, spot gold prices soared to an unprecedented high of $2,072.50 per ounce....
Solana DeFi Platform Jupiter Shares Airdrop Allocations – Here’s How to Check Eligibility
3.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Aleksandra Sova Jupiter, a decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator running on the Solana (SOL) blockchain, has announced the opening of initial claims for its JUP token airdrop. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the project said users can now begin claiming their...
Big Names Talk Potential Impact of ETFs on BTC Price, Solo Miner Pulls Down Lucky Block Reward, and More — Week in Review
3.12.2023
Global investment bank JPMorgan has noted that SEC approval of a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) could “put severe downward pressure on bitcoin prices.” Conversely, Standard Chartered Bank sees “price upside” related to such an approval from the United States...
Asset Managers Should Only Engage Staking Platforms With Strong Security — Andrew McFarlane
3.12.2023
Institutional investors seeking to earn rewards from digital asset token staking must be aware of the associated risks and should take steps to protect their clients, Andrew McFarlane, CTO at the Web3 infrastructure company Validation Cloud, has said. According to McFarlane, slashing, which is...