During the early days of the latest crypto winter, BlockFi was one of the first major platforms to go bust following the collapse of TerraUSD. At the time, a shaky BlockFi was “rescued” by FTX, who offered the beleaguered crypto company a $400 million line of credit to keep it from collapsing. However, this solution...Read More
Marinade Finance, the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol on the Solana blockchain, has recently initiated a process to block access for users based in the UK. This decision follows a similar action by Orca Finance and is responding to “compliance concerns” related to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations. Marinade Finance Blocks UK Users Marinade...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC)’s explosion to a new yearly high on Monday has placed the vast majority of investors’ holdings back into profit, according to a new report from Glassnode. The blockchain and market intelligence platform said that 4.7 million BTC flipped green after the rally, representing 24% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply. Chaos In The Derivatives Market...Read More
Solana has introduced a limited-time offer for users seeking to transfer assets from their Metamask wallet, reducing the associated fees to 0%. This fee reduction is made possible through a collaboration between the layer 1 blockchain, DeBridgeFinance, and the Solana-based wallet – Solflare. According to the official announcement, whenever a MetaMask wallet is connected to...Read More
Bakkt, the New York-based digital assets platform, has joined LightSpark as one of the first partners in a bid to offer Universal Money Address (UMA) for KYC-verified transactions on top of the Lightning Network for B2B clients. LightSpark is headed by CEO David Marcus, who was previously in charge of Meta’s ambitious Diem project that...Read More
In the dynamic world of SocialFi, where the battle for supremacy is relentless, a certain Friend.Tech user made waves by dumping 850 ether (ETH) worth of keys on Monday. This move was followed by a switch to a rival platform, New Bitcoin City (NBC), a social app built on the Bitcoin blockchain. NBC Surges as...Read More
Market sentiment has experienced a significant upturn, with a noticeable trend in digital asset investment products attracting inflows for four consecutive weeks, accumulating a total of $66 million. This recent four-week streak of inflows has now reached $179 million. Following a recent increase in prices, the total Assets under Management (AuM) have surged by 15%...Read More
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) removed BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, iBTC, from its ETF list shortly after its addition on Monday. Bitcoin’s price dropped by 3% in response, falling from $34,527 to $33,432 within 30 minutes shortly after the removal was noticed. The drop appears to have triggered $37 million in long liquidations across...Read More
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has reaffirmed its prior ruling, directing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review Grayscale Investments’ proposal to convert the crypto company’s leading GBTC fund into a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). This development comes after the SEC’s recent announcement that it does not intend to appeal...Read More
In a startling discovery, blockchain sleuth ZachXBT reported a significant movement of 4,800 Bitcoin (BTC), worth $144 million, originating from Abraxas, a defunct darknet marketplace that exit-scammed investors in 2015. As per the report, the traced funds moved through crypto mixers to obscure the transactions. Millions Worth of Abraxas Bitcoin Moved According to Zach’s tweet,...Read More
The latest edition of a weekly report from crypto exchange Bitfinex has revealed that bitcoin (BTC) is likely to experience heightened volatility in the coming months. According to the Bitfinex Alpha Report, the crypto market is currently in one of the longest low-volatility periods in Bitcoin’s history. However, that trend seems to have changed as...Read More
Bitcoin is growing increasingly scarce, and its price movements are finally showing it. Recent statistics from the on-chain analytics platform IntoTheBlock reveal that an unprecedented portion of the accessible BTC supply has been securely stashed away for the long term. Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Remain Resilient Long-term Bitcoin holders have significantly ramped up their exposure to...Read More
North America emerged as the dominant cryptocurrency market, boasting an estimated on-chain value of $1.2 trillion between July 2022 and June 2023. According to Chainalysis’ latest report, the figure accounts for 24.4% of the global transaction activity observed during this period. Crypto, DeFi Dips in North America Data also suggest that while North America has...Read More
While Bitcoin has nearly doubled in value since the start of the year, one of its close neighbors in the investment universe has proven a more profitable buy: mining companies. Nearly all publicly-traded Bitcoin mining firms have soared over 100% since January 1, benefitted by both BTC’s rising value and positive business developments. Bitcoin Miners...Read More
Cryptocurrency investigator ZachXBT has revealed on social media that his X account and a few others received a subpoena from a court requesting additional information for unspecified reasons. On October 21, he shared two screenshots regarding the request. The first depicted the court’s request for specific information that X was mandated to provide. The second...Read More
The proactive approach to framing crypto-specific guidelines comes as a respite after years of conversations about an outright ban on the sector that was initially mooted by the Reserve Bank of India. The Indian government may have shelved its plans to impose a blanket ban on crypto, but there’s still a long way to go,...Read More
According to ChainArgos, a blockchain intelligence firm, the situation surrounding TEURO has become increasingly complex. TrueUSD, the stablecoin company responsible for currencies like TUSD and TGBP, has publicly stated that they have no association with TEURO. However, it is undeniable that the TEURO contract was deployed using one of TrueUSD’s private keys, ChainArgos says. TrueUSD...Read More
The Worldcoin Foundation has announced its plans to strategically transition its Orb device operators’ payments from USDC to the native WLD tokens. This decision comes as the circulating supply of WLD tokens surpasses 1% of its total token supply of 10 billion tokens. WLD Token’s Rise to 1% Circulating Supply The Worldcoin Foundation intends to...Read More
A medical doctor pleaded guilty to using the dark web in a murder-for-hire plot against his girlfriend. The individual paid a total of over $25,000 worth of bitcoin to carry out the murderous plot, which was averted by authorities. $25,200 in Bitcoin for a Murder Plot According to a press release by the US Department...Read More
Renowned blockchain developer Antoine Riard has issued an urgent plea for updates to Bitcoin’s source code. Antoine Riard’s research paper delves into the critical vulnerabilities within the Lightning Network, shedding light on a particular category of transaction-relay jamming attacks known as “replacement cycling.” Replacement Cycling Attacks on the Lightning Network The Lightning Network was created...Read More
Chainlink (LINK) surged more than 43% over the past month, charting a multi-month peak. Amid a broader market rebound, LINK demonstrated remarkable strength. It stood out as a notable performer among the top altcoins, leading an explosive rally beyond a level seen over a year ago. Chainlink Whales on Accumulation Spree In early September, Chainlink...Read More
The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto is the most well-kept secret in the history of cryptocurrency. Throughout the years, several people have been considered as the possible inventor of Bitcoin. Several others, such as Craig Wright, have claimed to be the one in an attempt to profit off of the name. Others, such as Hal Finney...Read More
The weekend has been a big one for crypto markets, with BTC skyrocketing to a new multi-month peak at around $31,000. Moreover, the move has pushed total market capitalization to $1.19 trillion, its highest level since mid-August. Solid Bitcoin Weekly Close Bitcoin prices neared $31,000 during the Monday morning Asian trading session. This is the...Read More
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales in Q3 2023 were the worst the market has seen in roughly three years. According to a Binance Research report, the NFT sector recorded $299 million in sales in Q3, attributed to a slump in the price of ether (ETH) and the floor prices of most collections. Worst Quarter For Sales...Read More
In a decisive move to counter the escalating use of cryptocurrencies in criminal activities, London’s Metropolitan Police established a 40-member team specializing in crypto investigations. The move comes as authorities express mounting concerns that digital currencies now play an ‘endemic role’ in organized crime. UK Crypto Fraud Cases Skyrocket Since its inception in May, the...Read More
On October 18, the ECB Governing Council stated that it had decided to move to the next phase of the digital euro project. The move into the preparation phase for a potential European CBDC follows the completion of a two-year investigation phase. The preparation stage will start on November 1 and will initially last two...Read More
The Calgary Police Service issued a warning to residents to beware of fraudsters who promise high returns on crypto investments, noting that Calgary victims have lost more than $22 million mostly to investment scams so far in 2023. Meanwhile, authorities believe crypto scams are still underreported despite huge losses. Calgary Police Receive More Crypto Scam...Read More
Meitu (1357), the pioneering Hong Kong-listed company known for its ventures into cryptocurrencies, has recently announced a strategic shift away from digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The company, which made headlines in 2021 for investing around $100 million in cryptocurrencies, has revealed that its growth is now driven primarily by its artificial intelligence (AI)...Read More
Newbie developers are increasingly departing a crypto project while more “established” ones (more than two years) and those categorized as “emerging” (who have been working for one to two years) have remained relatively resilient over the past year. A new study by Electric Capital shows that Ripple is one of the few projects that witnessed...Read More
In 2023, the Ethereum blockchain witnessed intriguing transformations in the way users and entities engage. According to Nansen’s recent report, there has been a remarkable surge, with more than 300,000 daily active Ethereum addresses. Among these active addresses, DeFi entities have maintained their position as the dominant players. As of October 12th, 2023, DeFi users...Read More
