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Hamster Kombat Takes Season 1 Snapshot, Reveals Post-Airdrop Direction
21.9.2024
Amidst generalized complaints from users who suffered token slashes for being labeled as cheaters, Hamster Kombat has announced that it has taken a snapshot for its season 1. With this move, the project has already closed the upcoming distribution of tokens, revealing the game’s future steps...
The 5 Month Halving Hangover: Bitcoin Miners Continue to Face Revenue Struggles
21.9.2024
Metrics reveal that although BTC prices climbed 6.97% in September, Bitcoin’s hashprice—the anticipated daily revenue from 1 petahash per second (PH/s)—remains ultra-low. This suggests that miners are still dealing with extremely thin profits. With just nine days left in...
Spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Record Second Day of Inflows, Leading to Gains
21.9.2024
The spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced a second consecutive day of inflows, as both categories of funds posted gains. On Friday, spot bitcoin ETFs drew in $92 million, while spot ether ETFs collected $2.87 million. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Add $92M as Ether ETFs Navigate Mixed...
QCP Capital: Crypto Rally Extends, Supported by ETF Inflows
21.9.2024
Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) surged for a third consecutive day, supported by strong inflows into spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to a weekend analysis by QCP Capital. The firm reported that bitcoin retested the $64,000 mark, while ether reclaimed $2,500 during the rally....
NFT Sales Climb 7.33%, Mythos, Blast, and Solana Lead the Charge
21.9.2024
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) had quite the boost this week, with sales climbing by 7.33% compared to the previous one, totaling $77.13 million. The number of NFT sellers skyrocketed by 95.68%, while buyers surged 137.48%, giving the market a noticeable lift. NFT Gains: Digital Collectible Buyers...
Stablecoin Market Adds $1B in Six Days as Major Tokens Expand
21.9.2024
In the past month, the stablecoin market has kept its upward momentum, with four out of the top five U.S. dollar-pegged tokens increasing in supply. Since Sept. 15, the stablecoin economy has expanded by $1.04 billion, all within just six days. Tether, USDC See Supply Boosts as Stablecoin Market...
A Detailed Analysis of Ancient 2009 Bitcoin Wallet Spending Since 2015
21.9.2024
On Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, blockchain detectives were left stunned when five dormant bitcoin wallets from 2009 suddenly became active. In a fascinating twist, exactly nine years earlier on Sept. 20, 2015, a single block reward from 2009 was spent, with the owner transferring block height 2,800...
Bingx Resumes ‘Mainstream’ Asset Withdrawals 24 Hours After Hack
21.9.2024
Bingx said it has resumed withdrawals for “mainstream” cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, tether and ethereum among others. However, the exchange has warned of potential delays due to security reviews. The crypto exchange said it will gradually restore withdrawal services for other...
Supreme Court of India’s Youtube Channel Hacked to Promote XRP Scam
21.9.2024
The Youtube channel of India’s Supreme Court was compromised, promoting a scam involving XRP cryptocurrency instead of its usual live hearings. The breach temporarily shut down the channel, but services resumed later that day. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse responded, condemning...
Computer Scientist: China’s Crypto Crackdown Spurred Decentralization of Asia’s Web3 Infrastructure
21.9.2024
Sangmin Seo, chairman of the Kaia DLT Foundation, asserts that China’s crackdown on the crypto industry, which led to its loss of dominance in bitcoin mining, has resulted in the decentralization of Asia’s crypto infrastructure. He adds that the rapid development of the Asian market...
Woman Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison After Failed Bitcoin Murder-for-Hire Plot
21.9.2024
A woman has been sentenced to over eight years in prison after her murder-for-hire plot using bitcoin fell apart. Melody Sasser attempted to use the dark web to hire a hitman to kill an Alabama resident. She paid nearly $10,000 in cryptocurrency and tried to make the murder look like an accident....
‘Microsoft of Blockchains:’ Bitwise Doubles Down on Ethereum’s Fundamentals
21.9.2024
Bitwise, a crypto index fund and ETF provider, believes that ethereum has the fundamentals needed to recover from its bad price performance compared to currencies like bitcoin. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan compared Ethereum with Microsoft, stating that while it was not as disruptive as other chains,...
Court Orders New York Man to Pay $36M for Forex, Digital Asset Fraud
21.9.2024
William Koo Ichioka has been ordered to pay over $36 million after admitting to a forex and digital asset fraud scheme. His scam, which started in 2018, involved falsifying financial documents and misusing investor funds for personal luxuries like cars and jewelry. In addition to financial...
US Sentences Nigerian Darknet Fraud Leader to Five Years in Prison for $6M Scheme
21.9.2024
A Nigerian national has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a massive darknet fraud scheme that intended to cause over $6 million in losses, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Using various online aliases, Kaura led a global network selling stolen payment...
FATF Urges India to Strengthen Virtual Asset Regulation
21.9.2024
India has achieved a high level of technical compliance with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards, addressing illicit finance, money laundering, and terrorist financing. In a joint assessment with regional bodies, the FATF praised India’s progress but pointed out areas needing...
JPMorgan Forecasts Potential 50bps Rate Cut in November Following Recent Fed Move
21.9.2024
JPMorgan Chase sees the possibility of the Federal Reserve making another significant rate cut in November, possibly by 50 basis points. The bank, which predicted this week’s half-point cut, believes further reductions are likely if the job market weakens. While some other Wall Street firms...
US Company Settles Salvadoran Coffee Purchase With Bitcoin
21.9.2024
According to information from the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Compass Coffee, a U.S.-based coffee company, has completed an international purchase of Salvadoran coffee using bitcoin. Jorge Cruz, the Salvadoran counterpart in this transaction, explained that he received the payment...
Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Options Get the SEC Green Light
20.9.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted approval for the listing and trading of options on the Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), a product by Blackrock. This decision introduces a new financial instrument aimed at providing investors with the ability to hedge and manage risk...
Gold’s Bull Rally Continues as Interest Rates Get Deep Cuts
20.9.2024
The gold bull rally continued this Wednesday, as prices in COMEX reached all-time highs, surpassing $2,625 per ounce. Prices slingshotted up after the Federal Reserve announced larger interest rate cuts than some economists expected, lowering the rate by 50 basis points. This behavior had already...
Securitize Selects Wormhole as Official Blockchain Interoperability Provider
20.9.2024
Real-world-asset (RWA) tokenization infrastructure provider Securitize has chosen Wormhole as its official interoperability provider to facilitate cross-chain transfers for all tokenized assets on its platform. The partnership aims to enhance liquidity and accessibility for tokenized assets while...