An unidentified trader has successfully generated a profit of $176,000 from a modest initial investment of 0.049 ETH, valued at just $137 at the time. Per analysis by Lookonchain, the trader initially utilized 0.049 ETH to acquire 16 million SORA tokens. Trader Nets 1280x Return The trader then made a strategic move by selling 12.36...Read More
Grayscale GBTC’s outflows have been experiencing outflows. Data shows that as of February 16th, the total funds withdrawn from GBTC since its conversion to a spot Bitcoin ETF have amounted to $7 billion. While the figure appears to be slowing down considerably, the once-premier fund is seeing stiff competition from ETFs by BlackRock and Fidelity,...Read More
ETH has been experiencing a surge alongside the overall market’s rebound, climbing nearly 20% in the last week. With a significant rise approaching $3,000, the altcoin’s price increase has been backed by substantial accumulation by whale entities. The buying spree by influential investors of the altcoin reflects the growing confidence as the industry anticipates the...Read More
It has been more than two years since the popular Laser-eye movements took over Crypto Twitter (X) when numerous Bitcoin proponents believed the asset will inevitably hit $100,000 after it had surged past $50,000 and $60,000. However, as everyone who has followed even remotely the industry knows, that didn’t happen. Just the opposite, the landscape...Read More
On Feb. 18, the FixedFloat team confirmed that the platform was hacked after blockchain sleuths reported the spurious crypto movements. “We confirm that there was indeed a hack and theft of funds,” it stated in response to a post on X revealing the exploiter’s address. However, no further details were provided, with the team stating,...Read More
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida has unveiled charges against Adam Todd, the founder and CEO of crypto futures trading platform Digitex Futures Exchange, alleging that he intentionally caused his company to violate the Bank Secrecy Act. According to an official announcement, Todd illegally operated Digitex as an unregistered crypto...Read More
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued 450 warnings to companies unlawfully promoting cryptocurrency assets from October 8, 2023, to December 31, 2023. The regulatory agency is currently collaborating with technology firms to eliminate and block unauthorized advertisements across various platforms like websites, mobile apps, and social media accounts. This effort led to the removal...Read More
South Korea has witnessed a surge in crypto trading, particularly following a market recovery. Correspondingly, authorities in the country received almost 49% more alerts of potentially suspicious transactions from crypto service providers in 2023 compared to the previous year. A paper from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) revealed that South Korea logged 16,076 instances of...Read More
The Angel Drainer phishing group reportedly pilfered over $400,000 from 128 crypto wallets using a new tactic. A recent analysis suggests that the notorious entity exploited Etherscan’s verification tool to mask the malicious nature of a smart contract. Blockaid, a popular blockchain security company, disclosed on X (formerly Twitter) that the attack kicked off at...Read More
Robinhood’s quarterly results are in – and they have once again beaten expectations, if only by a marginal amount. Although Robinhood has by no means been spared the aftershocks felt throughout the crypto market and the larger economic sector, things are looking up for the popular trading firm. Revenues Are Up, Costs Are Down Overall,...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) recently soared past the $50,000 mark for the first time since December 2021 and has remained on the rise, currently trading above $51,900. Analysts from on-chain intelligence platform CryptoQuant have attributed the asset’s rise to high demand from the recently approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to CryptoQuant’s latest weekly report, an...Read More
Bitcoin’s start of 2024 has been quite impressive not only in price movements but also in terms of global adoption following the approvals of nearly a dozen spot BTC ETFs in the US. With the fourth halving scheduled to take place in about two months, the primary cryptocurrency is expected to have a highly positive...Read More
The Hedera Council announced a new partnership with food giant Mondelēz International, the company behind popular brands such as Toblerone, Cadbury, and Oreo. As the governance body for the Hedera public network, the council will assist Mondelēz in developing distributed ledger technology solutions for internal use. Currently, the Hedera network is governed by a wide...Read More
Stacks, a Bitcoin Layer 2 solution, had major growth over the last year with a 3,386% quarterly and 3,028% annual increase in its revenue, reaching $637,000. The market capitalization of Stack’s native cryptocurrency, STX, experienced a significant surge of 203% quarterly and an impressive 598% year-over-year, reaching a milestone of $2 billion. Stacks Q4 Report...Read More
A federal police officer is currently undergoing legal proceedings in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, facing allegations of pocketing confiscated cryptocurrency from an online drug trafficking syndicate. The committal hearing, presided over by Magistrate Malcolm Thomas, is ongoing, with the defendant’s lawyer saying the case was “circumstantial” and they would dispute the accusations. Drug Trafficking Raid...Read More
In spite of the fact that Coinbase has always been one of the most well-known trading platforms, business within the past few years hasn’t been much easier for them than lesser-known exchanges. Between crypto winter, an ongoing lawsuit, the need for personnel reductions, and the other expenses of running a business, Coinbase has suffered business...Read More
Bitcoin’s (BTC) uptick by more than 15% this week has caused the asset to hit new all-time highs (ATHs) against several depreciating fiat currencies. With the leading cryptocurrency recording new highs against the Argentine peso (ARS), the Japanese yen (JPY), the Turkish lira (TRY), and the Nigerian naira (NGN), anticipation is rising about when it...Read More
A renowned member of the Shiba Inu team and SHIB influencer, Lucie, recently issued a warning to the SHIB community ahead of the upcoming debut of the SHEboshis NFTs, a new collection within the Shiba Inu ecosystem. SHEboshis NFTs will be tradable on Uniswap and ShibaSwap, with plans to bridge to Shibarium in the future....Read More
Kraken, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, revealed it had received a substantial increase in data requests in 2023. Among the key findings, the company disclosed that 28.2% of these requests originated from U.S. law enforcement agencies, marking a substantial portion of the total inquiries. Kraken Received Nearly 5,000 Inquiries Kraken, serving a vast clientele...Read More
Scammers have taken their tactics to the next level and are now using real funds in address poisoning attacks. A recent incident where a victim lost nearly $50k was brought to light through a post on X by Cyvers Alerts, a platform dedicated to raising awareness about online threats. Crypto Users Targeted with Real ETH...Read More
A 51% attack occurs when a single network miner or group of miners controls more than half of a blockchain network’s hash rate. Theoretically, this would enable the attacker to block transactions from taking place in the blockchain, alter the sequence of new transactions, and potentially revert past transactions (referred to as “double spending”) by...Read More
South Korea’s crypto landscape was dominated by Upbit for the longest time. However, there seems to be a shift underway as Bithumb gains momentum, gradually capturing Upbit’s market dominance. The latest development surfaces amid intensifying crypto trading activity in South Korea, particularly with the surge in Bitcoin trading. Bithumb’s Market Share Peaks at 72% Crypto...Read More
Representatives from crypto giants Coinbase and Circle have urged the U.S. government to crack down on non-compliant international digital asset firms – some of which include their biggest competitors. Grant Rabenn, Legal Director of Financial Crimes at Coinbase, told Congress on Thursday that criminals are seeking out “offshore platforms” to avoid anti-money laundering rules enforced...Read More
The interest in spot Bitcoin ETFs among financial institutions such as banks and brokerages is surging as they push for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to change the definition of crypto assets. Under the new definition, they would have a bigger role in crypto, such as being Bitcoin ETF custodians. Banks Petition SEC for...Read More
As Bitcoin’s highly anticipated halving event approaches, new research from Galaxy Digital suggests that up to 20% of the cryptocurrency’s current hash rate could go offline. This reduction is expected to impact eight specific ASIC mining machine models, leading to a drop in the network’s overall hash rate. Galaxy Digital’s Projections Galaxy’s mining analysts revealed...Read More
As the crypto market revels in Bitcoin’s (BTC) latest ascent to the $52,000 price level, an analyst has found two on-chain paths that would lead the digital asset to $150,000 within the next six months. According to a CryptoQuant quick take by Onchain Edge, analysis of on-chain data showed two scenarios that would likely see...Read More
Mimblewimble-based privacy coin Beam (BEAM) experienced a 7% price slump earlier today due to large offloading by a single wallet address. A tweet by blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain revealed that the offloaded assets were stolen in a phishing attack that occurred on February 15. BEAM Holder Falls for Phishing Attack According to Lookonchain, the phishing...Read More
Bitcoin continues to captivate investors’ attention as it surged by over 20% in the past month, thereby surpassing the much-anticipated level of $50,000 this week. While questions arise about the rally’s endurance, a notable faction of investors assert the sustainability of the current upward momentum in the leading crypto asset’s trajectory. $5 Billion Bitcoin Buying...Read More
With a total of 190,000 Bitcoins, MicroStrategy’s investment in BTC has surpassed $10 billion. The milestone came after BTC broke above $50k, underpinning the company’s strong belief in the asset’s long-term value and its role as a hedge against inflation. Since entering the bitcoin market in August 2020, MicroStrategy now holds over 190,000 BTCs worth...Read More
In a post on X on Feb. 15, the Uniswap Foundation provided the release window “now that the launch of Dencun [Ethereum upgrade] on Mainnet has been scheduled for March 2024.” The Q3 rollout of Uniswap v4 will occur after Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade, which will enable EIP-1153 for transient storage. EIP-1153 will allow Uniswap v4...Read More
