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Binance Backs out of FTX Deal Citing ‘Due Diligence,’ Reports of ‘Mishandled Customer Funds’
9.11.2022
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance will not go through with purchasing the rival crypto exchange FTX. The company noted that after due diligence and “news reports regarding mishandled customer funds,” Binance has decided not to pursue the FTX acquisition....
Largest Japanese Bank MUFG Projects to Offer Financial Services in Metaverse by 2023
9.11.2022
MUFG, the biggest bank in Japan, is projecting to offer financial services through the metaverse in 2023. The financial giant has partnered with ANA Holdings, a holdings consortium focused on air transportation companies, to be part of ANA’s Granwhale metaverse, and explore the possibility...
Marathon is now the 2nd-largest listed holder of Bitcoin, says CEO
9.11.2022
The United States-listed Bitcoin miner has produced at least 1,231 Bitcoin since the start of July and has sold none of it to date
US Attorney Seizes $3.6 Billion From Silk Road Dark Web Fraud – Second-Largest Crypto Seizure in History
8.11.2022
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized 50,676 BTC worth around $3.36 billion in its second-largest crypto seizure in history.
According to a Monday press release, the billion-dollar seizure is from a man who “unlawfully obtained” the coins from darkweb market Silk Road over a decade ago....
Japan’s largest mobile operator to establish Web3 consortium
8.11.2022
Partially owned by the state, NTT Docomo aims to to accelerate the Web3 adoption in the Japan
US Announces ‘Historic $3.36 Billion Cryptocurrency Seizure’ as Silk Road Bitcoin Thief Pleads Guilty
8.11.2022
The man who stole over 50,000 bitcoins from the Silk Road marketplace has pleaded guilty. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, “the seizure was then the largest cryptocurrency seizure” in the history of the DOJ and “remains the department’s second-largest...
Bitcoin’s Top Mining Pool Foundry USA’s Hashrate Climbed 350% in 12 Months
7.11.2022
Last year, Bitcoin’s total network hashrate was around 160 exahash per second (EH/s), and 15 known mining pools dedicated hashrate to Bitcoin on Nov. 6, 2021. At that time, the mining pool Foundry USA was the fifth largest mining pool with 18.44 EH/s dedicated to the Bitcoin chain. During...
Circle Starts Moving USDC Reserves Into a Blackrock-Managed Fund, Firm Expects to Be ‘Fully Transitioned’ Next Year
6.11.2022
According to the crypto firm Circle Internet Financial, the company is “deepening” its partnership with the world’s largest asset manager Blackrock. Circle disclosed that it has started to transfer USDC reserves into a Blackrock-managed fund that’s registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Dogecoin Jumps 116% Higher in 2 Weeks, King of Meme Coins Outperforms Leading Crypto Assets
5.11.2022
Dogecoin, the king of meme coins, has been one of the best performing crypto assets during the last 30 days and ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter. Statistics show that dogecoin has risen 116.3% against the U.S. dollar during the last two weeks, and the token has situated itself in the eighth...
Fidelity Investments Launching Commission-Free Retail Crypto Trading for Bitcoin and Ether
5.11.2022
Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest brokerage firms with $9.9 trillion in assets under administration, is launching Fidelity Crypto, a service that allows retail investors to trade bitcoin and ether commission-free. “A meaningful portion of Fidelity customers are already...
4 Years After the 2017 Law Enforcement Takedown, Alphabay Is Once Again the King of Darknet Markets
4.11.2022
Following the demise of the largest darknet marketplace (DNM) in mid-July 2017, the underground market Alphabay returned in August 2021, and during the last year, Alphabay has managed to once again regain its position as the world’s top DNM. Furthermore, Alphabay relentlessly conducted...
Bank of England raises interest rates to 3%, largest jump in 33 years
3.11.2022
The Bank of England is trying to bring soaring inflation under control by dramatically increasing the cost of borrowing money
Democrats and Republicans Agree Cryptocurrency Is the Future of Finance, Survey Shows
2.11.2022
A new survey has revealed that Democrats and Republicans agree cryptocurrency is the future of finance. The national survey was conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager. In addition, 44% of the respondents said they...
Philippines Financial Institution Unionbank Now Provides Crypto Custody and Trading Services
2.11.2022
The Union Bank of the Philippines, Inc., more commonly known as Unionbank, announced that the financial institution launched bitcoin and ethereum custody and trading services. The ninth largest bank in the country by assets, Unionbank, will leverage Metaco’s platform Harmonize to pilot...
Bitcoin Options Giant Deribit Loses $28 Million in Hot Wallet Hack
2.11.2022
The world’s largest bitcoin options exchange, Deribit, was hacked for close to $28 million, according to an update from the company’s official Twitter account on Nov. 2. Deribit says that the firm’s hot wallet was drained just before midnight the day prior. Crypto Derivatives...
The Top 5 NFT Marketplaces Surpass $40 Billion in All-Time Sales
30.10.2022
While non-fungible token (NFT) sales have slipped since the start of the year, the top five marketplaces, in terms of the largest number of all-time sales, have reached more than $40 billion. Moreover, the NFT marketplace platform Opensea captured over $32 billion worth of sales as the NFT market...
Core Scientific Shares Downgraded After SEC Filing Hints at Possible Bankruptcy
30.10.2022
One of the largest publicly listed bitcoin miners, Core Scientific, has shaken investors with a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that raises the possibility the company may apply for bankruptcy protection. The filing notes that Core Scientific will be unable to...
Dogecoin Replaces Cardano as 6th Largest Cryptocurrency
29.10.2022
Utrust and Lugano Are Bringing Crypto Payments to an Entire City
27.10.2022
PRESS RELEASE. October 27th, Lugano Switzerland — The city of Lugano is the largest city in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. They are also the economic capital of Southern Switzerland, strategically located between the metropolitan areas of Milan and Zurich. Part of Lugano’s appeal as a vibrant...
A16z's Largest Crypto Fund Loses 40% Value in First Half of 2022: Report
26.10.2022
Andreessen Horowitz's flagship crypto fund has cratered by more than 40% in the first half of this year, according to Wall Street Journal, which cites people familiar with the matter