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Popular Rapper's X Profile Hacked to Promote Crypto Phishing Site
18.10.2023
American rapper Nelly has seen his X (formerly Twitter) account hacked and used to carry out social engineering attacks to lure unsuspecting individuals to a crypto phishing site.
In a recent message on Telegram, on-chain investigator ZachXBT noted that the hacker even modified Nelly's profile...
XRP Price Prediction as Rumors Emerge of Possible Ripple IPO – Could XRP Reach $100?
18.10.2023
The XRP price has gained by a very slight 0.2% in the past 24 hours, as speculation emerges that Ripple is preparing for a possible initial public offering in the US.
Such rumors emerged after observers noticed a job posting on Ripple's website for a Shareholder Communications Senior Manager,...
Shiba Inu Price Prediction as SHIB Becomes Top 20 Crypto in the World – $1 SHIB Incoming?
18.10.2023
The price of Shiba Inu (SHIB) has fallen by 2% in the past 24 hours, with its dip to $0.00000690 coming as the cryptocurrency market barely moves in either direction.
Despite its fall, SHIB is actually up by 1% in a week, although it remains down by 5.5% in the last 30 days and by 15% since...
Sam Bankman-Fried Had Dinner With NYC Mayor Prior to FTX Collapse – Here's What You Need to Know
18.10.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried was in constant contact with prominent political and financial figures in New York City in the months leading up to the collapse of FTX and his subsequent arrest.
In March 2022, the disgraced crypto boss had dinner with New York City Mayor Eric Adams at Osteria La Baia,...
Cardano Price Prediction as ADA Overtakes Dogecoin in Coin Rankings – Can ADA Keep Rising?
18.10.2023
The price of Cardano (ADA) has fallen by 1.5% in the past 24 hours, with its drop to $0.246034 coming on a day when the wider market remains largely flat.
ADA is also down by 4.5% in the past fortnight, yet it continues to hold onto the ninth spot in the cryptocurrency market cap rankings,...
Crypto Fake News: False Claims on Blackrock ETFs and Now Roblox XRP Support – What’s Going On?
18.10.2023
The crypto industry has seen a couple of fake news in the past week alone. First, an erroneous news report claiming that BlackRock Inc. had received the green light to launch a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) spurred the crypto’s price to a new high from $27,900 to $30,000.
Following...
XRP Joins Roblox Payment System as Ripple Continues Post-SEC Expansion
17.10.2023
Ripple announced a new partnership with Roblox today, allowing the leading gaming platform to accept XRP as a form of payment. The partnership marks another important development in Ripple's ongoing business growth strategy since its legal victory over the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Biggest Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools – BOBA, SHIBA, GAMER
17.10.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading flat in the mid-$28,000s after hitting its highest level since early August on Monday near-$30,000 on fake rumors that the SEC had approved BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF application.
While those reports turned out to be fake, markets remain optimistic that spot Bitcoin...
Binance Adheres to U.K. Rules, Pauses New User Sign-Ups
17.10.2023
Binance has announced that it will halt the acceptance of new users in line with the newly implemented cryptocurrency marketing regulations in the United Kingdom.
In a Monday blog post, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world said that the move is aimed at ensuring compliance with...
Today in Crypto: Bitcoin Mining Difficulty & Hashrate Set Records as Bitmain Floods US with Machines, Bitget Reveals Future Quant Bot, Pi Network Debutes Staked DMs
17.10.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: Bitcoin Mining Difficulty & Hashrate Set Records as Bitmain Floods US with Machines, Bitget Reveals Future...
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink: Bitcoin Rally Reflects Crypto's Growing Appeal
17.10.2023
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has attributed the recent rally in Bitcoin (BTC)'s price to the increasing interest and demand for cryptocurrencies.
Fink made these remarks in response to a false news report about the approval of a spot ETF, which temporarily triggered a surge in Bitcoin's value.
While...
Web3 Gaming Continues to Garner Investor Attention Despite Bear Market – Here's the Latest
17.10.2023
The recent Q3 2023 fundraising figure for Web3 gaming is certainly lower than the one seen in the previous quarter, but the overall situation is not that bad - investor attention is still there.
Crypto data firm DappRadar found that this year's third quarter "may have seemed tranquil on...
Dogecoin Price Prediction as DOGE Becomes Top Meme Coin in the World – Can DOGE Reach $10 in 2024?
17.10.2023
The Dogecoin price has held to $0.060052 today, marking a 0% move in 24 hours and 1.5% gain in the past week.
DOGE remains down by 3.5% in a month, however, with the meme token also having declined by 13.5% since the beginning of January.
Yet DOGE's positivity over the past week has reinforced...
XRP Price Prediction as $1 Billion Puts XRP in the Green – Time to Buy?
17.10.2023
The XRP price has held steady today, with its current level of $0.490994 meaning that it's unchanged in the past hour and past day.
And while XRP is down by 1.5% in a week and by 3.5% in a fortnight, it has actually risen by 3% from its seven-day low, while the altcoin remains up by 44% since...
Liquid Staking Solution Lido Winds Down Solana Staking Following Community Vote
17.10.2023
Lido Finance, a decentralized liquid staking platform, is ending its Solana (SOL) operations after the DAO community voted in favor of sunsetting the Lido on Solana protocol.
Per Lido’s blog post on Monday, the process of shutting down Solana staking product will “begin shortly” phasing out....
Bitcoin Cash Price Prediction as BCH Pumps Up 4.5% Suddenly – What's Going On?
17.10.2023
The price of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has risen by 1.5% in the past 24 hours, with its move to $229 coming after a spike yesterday that saw the altcoin briefly reach $248.
False reports concerning the acceptance of BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF had caused yesterday's surge, yet even though BCH (much like BTC)...
SEC's Surrender: Bitcoin ETF on the Horizon, Experts Predict
17.10.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has seemingly conceded its battle against a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) as the deadline for an appeal passed on Friday.
With the agency's inability to appeal a key court ruling, many now predict that a Bitcoin ETF will soon make its way...
Chinese Bank Rolls Out Digital Yuan Supply Chain Financing Solution
17.10.2023
More Chinese banks want to use digital yuan-powered smart contracts in their operations, and hope to use the CBDC in the financing of supply chains.
Per Xinhua (via the People’s Daily), the Agricultural Bank of China will work on a solution with Luzhou Laojiao.
The latter is a traditional alcohol...
Bitcoin Cash Pushes Higher As It Benefits From Successor Of Its Predecessor Bitcoin
17.10.2023
Bitcoin cash prices rose sharply recently, climbing higher as the digital currency's predecessor rallied following a false statement claiming that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had approved a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).
The altcoin, which was created in 2017 as...
Pennsylvania House Representative to Remove Crypto Mining Ban from Energy Regulation Bill
17.10.2023
A Pennsylvania House Representative has decided to eliminate a proposed two-year ban on crypto mining from a bill aimed at regulating the sector's energy consumption.
In a Monday filing, the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved the Cryptocurrency Energy...