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Solana’s MangoFarmSOL Faces Exit Scam Accusations After Social Media Shutdown
8.1.2024
Source: Adobe/momius Solana’s MangoFarmSOL, a farming protocol on the Solana ecosystem, is speculated to be an exit scam after abruptly deactivating its social media accounts and reports of missing funds. The protocol, which claimed to offer exceptional yield opportunities in the $SOL space...
XPLA forms an exclusive collaboration with Gall3ry
8.1.2024
XPLA establishes a partnership with Gall3ry, a social solution that promotes NFT holders to assume responsibility for their social identifications within a social network and alters the perception of NFTs. Gall3ry services allow users to generate their own identifiers, establish connections with...
ARK's ETF Rebalancing Continues With $20.6M Coinbase Sale
8.1.2024
ARK Invest has a target of no individual stock surpassing 10% weighting of an ETF's value. COIN doubled in price in the last three months of 2023, bringing about consistent sales of the crypto exchange's stock by ARK
Bitcoin ETF Approval Odds Raised to Over 90% at Bloomberg, Drop on Polymarket
8.1.2024
Two influential analysts have tipped odds at over 90% ahead of the Securities and Exchange Commission decision
Community speculates about XRP ETF applications
8.1.2024
The US Securities & Exchange Commission is expected to approve all Bitcoin ETF applications on or around January 10, 2024. This has sparked enthusiasm among the Ripple Community members, for they believe that XRP ETF applications could be next on the table. While no official statements have...
Binance.US Taps Lesley O’Neill as its New Chief Compliance Officer
8.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / piter2121 Binance.US, the American subsidiary of global cryptocurrency behemoth Binance, has announced the appointment of Lesley O’Neill as its new Chief Compliance Officer. According to a recent announcement, O’Neill brings a wealth of experience to the role, having...
Bitcoin Adoption Soars: In-Person Vendors Accepting Bitcoin Triple in 2023
8.1.2024
Source: DALL·E The landscape of cryptocurrency usage is rapidly changing, with over 6,000 in-person vendors across the globe now accepting Bitcoin. According to BTC Map, the up-to-date number of merchants accepting Bitcoin holds steadily above 6,000, currently at 6,332 as of Jan. 8. In the past...
Bitcoin Price Prediction: SEC Alerts, ETF Optimism and a 6000% Growth Outlook
8.1.2024
In the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin continues to capture headlines and investor interest, trading at $43,548 with a slight decrease of nearly 1% as of Monday. Amidst this fluctuating landscape, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a fresh warning about...
Digital Currency Group has Settled Over $1 Billion in Debt, Including $700 Million Owed to Bankrupt Genesis
8.1.2024
Source: Digital Currency Group Digital Currency Group (DCG) has successfully settled over $1 billion in debt, including the substantial amount of nearly $700 million owed to its bankrupt subsidiary, Genesis. The announcement came from DCG CEO Barry Silbert, who took to the social media platform...
Solana Meme Coins See 80% Price Drop After December Frenzy
8.1.2024
The Solana ecosystem boomed in December as bonk tokens started a multiweek run of over 1,000%, grabbing listings on influential exchanges Binance and Coinbase
CoinsPaid Faces Second Security Breach in Six Months, Unauthorized Transactions Totaling $7.5 Million Detected
8.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens The Estonian payment processor for digital assets, CoinsPaid, has suffered its second security breach in the last six months, with unauthorized transactions totaling almost $7.5 million, web3 security firm Cyvers reported. Cyvers’ artificial intelligence...
Bitcoin, Asian Stocks Drop as Traders Pare March Fed Rate Cut Bets
8.1.2024
Friday's payrolls will likely compel the Fed to maintain flexibility in its policy decisions going forward, one observer said
User Spends $64,000 in Fees to Encode 9 Megabytes of Data on Bitcoin Blockchain
8.1.2024
Image Source: Pixabay An unidentified Bitcoin (BTC) user has invested approximately $64,000 in fees to inscribe nearly 9 megabytes of raw binary data on the Bitcoin blockchain. According to a post on X (formerly Twitter) from the Ordinals explorer Ord.io on January 7, more than 1 Bitcoin...
Institutions Need the ETF, Not Bitcoin, Says Bybit CEO
8.1.2024
Source: Upbit Ben Zhou, the co-founder and CEO of Bybit has expressed optimism over the approval of spot Bitcoin ETF but he also believes that this is not a “make or break” scenario for the leading cryptocurrency. In his view, it’s the institutions that need the ETF, not Bitcoin. Pointing...
Bitcoin ETF Approval Imminent: SEC’s Key Decision Expected This Week
8.1.2024
Source: DALL·E This week marks a potentially transformative moment for cryptocurrency as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to make a key decision on the approval of several spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The SEC’s decision, due by Jan. 10, will...
Upbit Secures Major Payment Institution License from Monetary Authority of Singapore
8.1.2024
Source: Upbit South Korea’s leading crypto exchange Upbit’s subsidiary Upbit Singapore announced that it has received a Major Payment Institution License from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. This accomplishment follows the previously announced in-principle approval (IPA) in October 2023, under...
Japanese E-commerce Heavyweight Mercari to Accept Bitcoin Payments
8.1.2024
Source: vladim_ka/Adobe Mercari, one of Japan’s biggest e-commerce platforms, says it will start accepting Bitcoin (BTC) from June this year. Per a report from Nikkei, the firm will process Bitcoin payments via its Tokyo-based crypto subsidiary Melcoin. Melcoin will convert all BTC payments into...
‘Controversial’ Bitcoin Proposal to Curb Inscriptions Ignites Fierce Debate, Ends Without Resolution
7.1.2024
On Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, the debate surrounding Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr’s proposal to restrict all varieties of data-bearing transactions concluded as the topic veered into “controversial” territory. Bitcoin Core custodian and Blockstream staff member Andrew Chow...
DeSantis Vows to Abolish IRS, Advocates Flat Tax in Presidential Bid Amidst Stiff GOP Competition
7.1.2024
On Jan. 4, 2024, Florida Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis articulated his desire to abolish the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). He advocated for the adoption of a uniform rate flat tax for all U.S. residents. DeSantis declared to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Thursday...
Bitcoin’s First Wallet Comes Alive: A Sudden $1.17 Million Transaction Unfolds
7.1.2024
Image Source: Adobe An unidentified Bitcoin (BTC) user has sent 26.9 BTC, equivalent to $1.17 million, to the genesis wallet, the first-ever wallet created on the Bitcoin network by Satoshi Nakamoto. The transaction took place on January 5 at 1:52 am Eastern Time and attracted attention due to...