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Tether’s USDT Stablecoin Depegs from US Dollar on Exchanges After Company Froze $435M
18.12.2023
Tether’s cooperation with law enforcement has led to the USDT depeg crisis. Image by akif, Adobe Stock. Tether’s USDT, the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, depegged from its intended $1 price amid growing scrutiny over the company’s December 15 announcement of a wallet-freezing...
Crypto App Shakepay Reveals Data Breach Affecting a ‘Small Number’ of Customers
16.12.2023
In a recent announcement, Shakepay, the Canadian crypto app, disclosed a data breach involving unauthorized access to personal information of a select group of its customers. The breach, detected on Dec. 13, 2023, compromised data but did not affect any bank accounts, crypto wallets, or customer...
Inside Job: Security Engineer Behind Multi-Million Dollar Crypto Exploits
15.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Rawpixel.com Shakeeb Ahmed, a senior security engineer associated with an international technology company, pleaded guilty on December 14 to computer fraud in connection with his hacking of two decentralized crypto exchanges. The announcement of the guilty plea was made by Damian...
Bitcoin’s Volatility Surge: $48 Million Liquidated in 24 Hours
15.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Maximusdn The surge in volatility that followed the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate announcement on Wednesday caused some $48 million to be liquidated in 24 hours in the Bitcoin market. As of press time on Friday, Bitcoin (BTC) again traded just below the $43,000 mark, after...
Polygon (MATIC) Co-founder Jordi Baylina Has Bullish Outlook for 2024 – Everlodge (ELDG) to Disrupt $280T Market
14.12.2023
The Polygon (MAITC) crypto has seen an increase in appeal and activity as its ecosystem could see a massive surge in activity during the upcoming year, based on an official announcement by its co-founder. Everlodge (ELDG) is also capturing a significant level of attention, as it will introduce...
Is It Too Late to Buy Bonk? BONK Price Soars 80% as Telegram-Based Crypto Casino Approaches Launch – Next Big Thing?
14.12.2023
Solana-based meme coin Bonk has undertaken a huge +80% price explosion, fuelling FOMO amongst retail traders left asking – is it too late to buy BONK? BONK’s huge pump appears to have been triggered by the announcement of an upcoming Coinbase listing, set for later today at 9AM PT...
Solana-Based Meme Coin BONK Surges 45% after Coinbase Listing
14.12.2023
Source: Adobe Solana-based meme coin BONK has gained more than 45% in the past 24 hours following the announcement of its listing on prominent exchange Coinbase. The move positions BONK as the third-largest meme coin, trailing only Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB), to be offered on...
Bitcoin Price Pumps As Dovish Fed Signals Three Rate Cuts in 2024 – Where Next for BTC?
13.12.2023
Source: Adobe The Bitcoin (BTC) price is pumping on Wednesday amid a dovish reaction across traditional asset markets to the US Federal Reserve’s latest policy announcement. BTC was last up 3.2% on the day and trading in the upper $42,000s, with bulls eyeing a near-term retest of yearly highs...
Cardano Foundation Launches Identity Wallet For Seamless Interaction With DApps
13.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / RareStock Swiss-based Cardano Foundation, the non-profit organization created to promote the Cardano blockchain ecosystem, is introducing a new digital Identity Wallet. The new product is compatible with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international standards...
Shiba Inu’s game-changing announcement: Will SHIB price boost?
13.12.2023
Shiba Inu, a prominent and burgeoning crypto meme-inspired token, has recently fascinated a legion of crypto investors and fanatics to invest in it. Most of these individuals have also gained good profits by investing in Shiba Inu and continue to invest in it. This is largely because of...
Celestia Price Prediction as TIA Surges 13% – A New Market Favorite?
13.12.2023
TIA Chart / Source: TradingView The native token of the Celestia protocol TIA has continued its bullish run this week, with the token printing fresh record highs on Tuesday to the north of $13.1. TIA has jumped more than 40% since Monday’s lows in the mid-$8.0s on optimism about an announcement...
China Plans to Verify Identities of its 1.4 Billion Residents Through Blockchain-Based Platform
12.12.2023
Image Source: Pexels China has unveiled plans to use blockchain technology for the verification of real-name identities of its vast population of 1.4 billion people. The announcement came from the Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN), China’s national-level blockchain initiative, according...
Enis Bushati to Lead NIZA: Pioneering the Financial and Cryptocurrency Convergence
12.12.2023
Announcement of a momentous financial technology advancement under the direction of Enis Bushati. NIZA, a progressive and forward-thinking initiative, is positioned to revolutionise the financial sector by integrating conventional banking and cryptocurrency services onto a single platform....
Uniswap v3 Deploys on Bitcoin Scaling Protocol Rootstock
12.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock Popular Ethereum-based automated market maker (AMM) Uniswap has launched its version 3 (v3) on the Rootstock blockchain protocol. According to an emailed announcement shared with Coindesk, the deployment was carried out by the GFX Labs team, the development hub of the popular...
Binance P2P to Discontinue Russian Ruble Trading Pair From January 31 Next Year
11.12.2023
Source: Iryna Budanova/Adobe Digital asset exchange Binance has announced a discontinuation of the Russian Ruble trading pairs on its peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms from Jan 31, 2024. In a Dec 11 official announcement, the company disclosed that it would no longer support the Russian Ruble trading...
Tether Freezes Tokens of Sanctioned Individuals Listed by OFAC
11.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Tether (USDT), the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin, has frozen the wallets of individuals sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC). In a recent announcement, the company said it aims to prevent potential misuse of its tokens and enhance...
Dogecoin’s price journey amidst Musk’s AI business announcement
8.12.2023
The increase in Dogecoin (DOGE) price began to decline on Wednesday morning in the United States following the statement made by internet entrepreneur Elon Musk that his artificial intelligence business, xAI, was not raising money. DOGE lost part of its gains following a 14% increase over...
Versatus Labs Raises $2.3 Million To Launch Stateless Rollup
7.12.2023
Versatus Labs raises $2.3 million in seed round funding, bringing its valuation to $50 million. The funding aims to develop the Verastus LASR, a Stateless Rollup. Image: Versatus Labs In an announcement this Wednesday, Verastus Labs, a peer-to-peer web service protocol aiming to enhance...
Is It Too Late to Buy BitTorrent? BTT Price Gains 100% as Telegram’s Latest Crypto Casino Attracts Big Players
7.12.2023
BitTorrent Token / Source: Adobe BTT, the token that powers BitTorrent’s suite of decentralized peer-to-peer file-sharing applications, saw an explosive more than 75% move higher on Wednesday. The move was driven by the time by an announcement that the Tron network, upon which the BTT token...
New Features in Coinbase Wallet Simplify International Money Transfers – Crypto Adoption on the Rise?
6.12.2023
Source: Marco Verch Professional Photographer on Flickr-CC Coinbase Wallet is introducing enhanced features to facilitate seamless, cost-effective, and rapid international money transfers, potentially contributing to increased crypto adoption. According to an announcement from Coinbase from...