Category: Cryptocurrency

Transaction-related fees on Solana (SOL) surpassed $11 million on Oct. 24, marking a new all-time high, according to Blockworks Research…

Retail investors are leading the charge in the adoption of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), accounting for 80% of the…

Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm TeraWulf Inc. WULF stocks fell over 7% to $5.84 following the firm’s announcement of a $425…

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday aimed at providing regulatory clarity for digital assets, marking…

The blockchain gaming (GameFi) ecosystem is entering a pivotal phase of growth and is expected to hit a market cap…

Vietnam unveiled its National Blockchain Strategy, setting ambitious goals to advance its blockchain capabilities in an Oct. 23 announcement. The…

Institutional investors now hold approximately 20% of all US-traded spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to recent data. CryptoQuant…

Indian regulators are considering banning private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and prefer the potential of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to…

Solana-based memecoin launch platform Pump.fun teased a new token and potential airdrop following its most successful week to date. The…

Crypto lender Ledn said it processed $506 million in loan transactions during the third quarter, according to an Oct. 21…

The following is a guest post by Anil Oncu, CEO of Bitpace. Since its inception in 2020, the European Union’s…

After the Bitcoin halving took place in April, major Bitcoin miners have increasingly started choosing one of two strategies —…

Craig Wright has initiated a new lawsuit against Bitcoin Core developers, according to an Oct. 15 filing submitted to the…

Bitcoin (BTC) is set for a potential breakout as increasing institutional investment, growing miner holdings, and rising exchange-traded product (ETP)…

MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor believes major corporations should consider adopting Bitcoin (BTC) as a key component of their treasury…

Nearly 70% of institutional investors holding Ethereum (ETH) are engaged in staking, with 52.6% of them holding liquid staking tokens…

Bitcoin’s climb to 10-week high driven by institutional interest, whale accumulation Crypto 24 hours ago According to CryptoQuant, a combination…

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has called on EU lawmakers to strengthen crypto regulations by mandating external cybersecurity…

Tether, the company behind the USDT stablecoin, has announced that approximately 330 million on-chain wallets and accounts had received the…

Tesla, the electric vehicle leader, has transferred its entire Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, worth approximately $765 million, to a series of…

The Sui Foundation has firmly denied recent speculation alleging insider trading following a $400 million sale of SUI tokens during…

Bitcoin (BTC) could continue to rally as key on-chain metrics suggest that more upside is possible after clearing a critical…

Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley’s global head of research recommended chief investment officers (CIOs) to consider adding Bitcoin (BTC) mining…

Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) unveiled a discussion draft of new legislation designed to provide a clear regulatory framework for stablecoin…

The following is a guest post from J.D. Seraphine, Founder and CEO at Raiinmaker. In an era where technology advancements…

The following is a guest post by Brendan Cochrane, Partner at YK Law LLP. Privacy coins, or cryptocurrencies with privacy-enhancing features…

The following is a guest post from Yaniv Baruch, COO at Playnance. Blockchain gaming recently hit a record high of…

ETC Group advised investors to hold Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and Aptos (APT) due to their strategic importance in the…

Binance has expressed disappointment over a Nigerian court’s decision to deny bail to its executive, Tigran Gambaryan. On Oct. 11,…

Input Output CEO Charles Hoskinson addressed the recent negative sentiment about Cardano’s future, attributing the criticism to the impact of…

Ronin has integrated Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to enhance the security of its cross-chain bridge, according to an Oct.…

Decentralized applications (dApp) registered a significant 70% surge in daily unique active wallets (UAW) between the second and third quarters,…

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VanEck portfolio manager Pranav Kanade highlighted that memecoins have four key aspects that all teams building in crypto should mimic. Kanade…

BitcoinOS (BOS) is set to integrate its Grail bridge with B² Network’s mainnet this year, enabling trustless bridging of BTC…

Bittrex to remove the U.S. markets for top privacy coins including Monero, Zcash and Dash Exchanges 4 years ago Bittrex…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently converted a significant portion of his memecoin holdings to ETH for charitable donations. In an…

The following is a guest post from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief from The Tokenist. In the digital age, financial…

The following is a guest post by Greg Waisman, Co-founder and COO at Mercuryo. Over the last few years, Web3…

Rostyslav Bortman is Head of Blockchain Development at IdeaSoft and founder of ETHKyiv Community. He is one of the main…

The following is a guest post by Brendan Cochrane, Partner at YK Law LLP. As decentralized finance (DeFi) surges past $100…

EIGENLayer reassured its community that the platform’s infrastructure and onchain protocol remain secure after an investor lost EIGEN tokens worth…

The post-COVID US labor market is finally experiencing a nuanced shift, reflecting a blend of resilience and gradual normalization after…

Venture capital (VC) funds invested over $659 million in crypto startups last month, representing a 3% increase compared to August,…

Visa has launched the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), a new initiative to help banks issue fiat-backed tokens on blockchain…

A subcommittee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Global Markets Advisory Committee voted to approve guidelines for using tokenized…

Franklin Templeton, a leading investment manager with over $1.4 trillion in assets, has expanded its tokenized US treasuries fund—Franklin OnChain…

Hut 8 Corp., one of North America’s largest Bitcoin miners, has announced that Anchorage Digital has converted the remaining $38…

In a recent EAK-TV interview at Token 2049, Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder of Mysten Labs, shared his vision for Sui blockchain…

A growing number of Americans who do not own cryptocurrency are expressing interest in making future purchases, even as overall…

CSAO region becomes global crypto hub with India, Singapore, and Indonesia leading the charge – Chainalysis Adoption 3 weeks ago…

Bitcoin (BTC) surged past $66,000 on Sept. 27 as New York opened for trading, reaching a two-month high to record…

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick called on regulators to treat Bitcoin (BTC) like gold and oil because it is a…

According to a report from the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), virtual asset transactions in Bolivia more than doubled in…

Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis believes that SEC Chair Gary Gensler is likely to step down from his role as the…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against Mango Markets’ decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and the Blockworks Foundation…

A US judge has ruled that software code used in crypto protocols like Tornado Cash does not qualify for First…

Guggenheim Treasury Securities (GTS), a subsidiary of financial consulting firm Guggenheim Capital, has issued $20 million worth of Digital Commercial…

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) announced updated marketing guidelines for firms promoting virtual assets, marking a significant step toward…

Bitcoin (BTC) is up 5.4% over the past seven days, fueled by the US Federal Reserve’s 50 basis point interest…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged TrueCoin and TrustToken with fraudulent and unregistered sales of investment contracts…

Kraken has announced its acquisition of Coin Meester (BCM), one of the Netherlands’ oldest registered crypto brokers, according to a…

Artificial intelligence (AI) tokens are leading the weekly gains in crypto, registering an average return of 37% over the past…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the launch of the second phase of its central bank digital currency…

VanEck said interest in Bitcoin (BTC) is significantly higher than 12 months ago as institutions and nations continue to push…

Former President Donald Trump’s DeFi project, World Liberty Financial, will not be exempt from the stringent and opaque regulations imposed…

The following is a guest post by Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at IntoTheBlock. When you first hear about Bitcoin staking,…

Sky, formerly MakerDAO, decided to remove the usage of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) as collateral for borrowing through a governance vote…

Securitize has partnered with Wormhole Foundation to enable cross-chain interoperability for all assets tokenized on its platform, according to a…

Sky, formerly known as MakerDAO, plans to launch its decentralized stablecoin, USDS, on Solana using the Wormhole interoperability protocol. Rune…

Terraform Labs received court approval to wind down its operations in bankruptcy after settling a US Securities and Exchange Commission…

Prediction markets are experiencing growth, with platforms like Polymarket advancing the sector. Castle Capital reported in its latest deep dive…

Bitcoin (BTC) experienced heavy volatility on Sept. 19 following the Fed’s FOMC meeting but maintained its position above the $60,000…

CleanSpark has intensified its Bitcoin mining efforts by acquiring two new sites near Clinton, Mississippi. On Sept. 17, the Bitcoin…

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan believes that Ethereum to tech giant Microsoft in a recent memo, asserting that the…

The number of Bitcoin held on exchanges significantly declined in September, dropping to levels last seen in mid-November 2018. Since…

MicroStrategy Incorporated announced plans to privately offer $700 million worth of convertible senior notes due 2028, subject to market conditions,…

Polymarket has accumulated nearly $1 billion in bets on the United States 2024 presidential election winner. Data from the platform…

Tether is working to improve its relations with regulators following the recognition of its USDT stablecoin as property in the…

Hackers and fraudsters are attracted to crypto like flies to honey. This makes crypto custody a high-stakes business, as opposed…

The U.S. is at a “turning point” in crypto, and about to become “THE decisive leader” in nurturing the technology,…

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), co-founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has filed an appeal challenging his fraud conviction on Sept.…

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Congressman John Rose has proposed a new bill to streamline digital asset regulations by creating a Joint Advisory Committee co-managed…

Coinbase has officially launched its wrapped Bitcoin token, cbBTC, on its layer-2 network, Base, and Ethereum mainnet, according to a…

Osmosis, the leading interchain decentralized exchange (DEX) and DeFi hub on Cosmos has unveiled plans for a new product called…

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DePIN platform peaq has added major European enterprises and research institutions to its genesis node pool, marking a significant step…

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Andre Cronje, the CTO of Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom), revealed plans for Sonic blockchain to introduce credit scores for digital…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI will not be licensing out its technology to the carmaker, Musk…

Crypto exchange Coinbase secured a partial victory in federal court this week in its ongoing legal battle with the U.S.…

The following is a guest post by Kadan Stadelmann, CTO of Komodo Blockchain. Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, was…

India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-India) is reportedly set to approve two more offshore crypto exchanges to resume operations in the…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: Bitcoin price performance since cycle low Bitcoin’s price has demonstrated varying degrees of performance across several cycles, with…

Russian lawmakers pass bill legalizing Bitcoin mining, crypto payments for international trade Adoption 1 month ago The bill, which was…

DeFi and social dApps saw a notable rise in daily unique active wallets (dUAW) in August, as the overall dApp…

Quick Take According to a recent SEC filing, the Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. – Counterpoint Global Portfolio reported total…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: Entity-adjusted NUPL is an improved variant of Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) that discards transactions between addresses of…

Polygon has officially started its long-awaited transition from MATIC to the new Polygon Ecosystem Token (POL) as part of its…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION:The percentage of unique addresses whose funds have an average buy price that is lower than the current…

According to a Sept. 3 statement, 21.co, the parent company of 21Shares, has introduced its Wrapped Bitcoin product (21BTC) on…

Venture capital (VC) funds invested $634 million in crypto startups in August — up 15% from July, based on DefiLlama…

Crypto investment products faced significant outflows last week, totaling $305 million, as negative sentiment spread across various providers and regions,…

The following is a guest post by Jiahao Sun, the CEO of FLock.io. In recent years, the promise of AI…

Alexandre de Moraes, a Supreme Court judge, ordered the “immediate and complete suspension” of social media platform X in Brazil,…

Crypto exchange Coinbase witnessed its first crypto transaction between artificial intelligence (AI) bots on Aug 30, CEO Brian Armstrong announced…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The average estimated number of hashes per second produced by the miners in the network. Bitcoin’s mean…

OpenAI is considering significant changes to its business model as it gears up for a new investment round that could…

Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin has crossed the $16 trillion mark in total cumulative volume. While this number falls short…

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame has withdrawn his petition to dismiss the indictment against Michelle Bond just days before a…

Quick Take In 2024, IREN achieved a record Bitcoin mining revenue of $184.1 million, reflecting an increase in operating hashrate…

The Open Network (TON) is facing another block production halt after nearly six hours of downtime experienced earlier today. According…

Haru Invest CEO Hugo Hyungsoo Lee was attacked during his ongoing fraud trial at the Seoul Southern District Court, local…

The #FreeDurov community, led by the TON Society, has called on France to release Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who was…

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The US government has pushed back against former FTX executive Ryan Salame’s attempt to void his guilty plea, which he…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has been criticized by the crypto community for his comments on decentralized finance (DeFi). In an…

Thailand authorities raided an illegal Bitcoin (BTC) mining operation in Ratchaburi, a town west of Bangkok on Friday, the South…

The European Union’s “fragmented regulatory structure” is stifling artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Danie…

Pavel Durov, the 39-year-old founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, was arrested around 8 PM on Saturday…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The number of unique accumulation addresses. Accumulation addresses are defined as addresses that have at least 2 incoming…

The DeFi Education Fund and the Blockchain Association have submitted an amicus brief in support of a legal challenge against…

Vitalik Buterin said that the series of critical developments in Ethereum’s (ETH) ecosystem in recent months have made the network’s…

Quick Take Juan Leon, Senior Investment Strategist at Bitwise Invest, highlights the growing influence of stablecoins in the US Treasury…

Crypto companies have significantly increased their involvement in the US federal elections in 2024, contributing over $119 million so far,…

Quick Take Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at VanEck, noted the institutional ownership in Bitcoin ETFs, reflecting the…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: Bitcoin bull market corrections: drawdowns compared across previous cycles Bitcoin’s 2022+ cycle reveals a continuation of steep…

Through analysis of Bitcoin futures leverage, spot market order books, and psychological trading levels, I created a set of channels…

Research firm Kaiko believes that tokenized Treasuries will continue to attract investors, even in the face of anticipated US Federal…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has moved 400 ETH, worth about $1.05 million, to Railgun, a well-known crypto mixer, according to…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The total amount of coins transferred from miners to exchange wallets. Bitcoin miners have reduced their transfer…

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The following is a guest post by Kadan Stadelmann, CTO of Komodo Blockchain. Bitcoin miner centralization threatens Bitcoin, but former…

Roman Sterlingov, the man behind the crypto mixer Bitcoin Fog, is contesting a potential 30-year prison sentence following his conviction…

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Quick Take The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet saw a $2 billion increase week over week, now totaling $7.2 trillion, marking…

Vice President Kamala Harris’ odds of winning the US presidential election reached an all-time high at 54% on Polymarket, with…

Binance has scored a new regulatory milestone by registering with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND), according to an Aug. 15…

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The Nigerian government has reportedly frozen four crypto wallets holding over $37 million in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, local media outlet…

Bitcoin (BTC) investors are showing a renewed preference for holding and accumulating, according to Glassnode’s latest on-chain report. Following a…

Japan-based Bitcoin investment firm Metaplanet said it purchased 57.1 BTC for 500 million yen, equivalent to $3.3 million, according to…

Crypto markets continue to grapple with liquidity fragmentation, leading to persistent price discrepancies across exchanges. According to a recent Kaiko…

Quick Take Bitcoin began the week with a dip below $60,000, continuing a trend observed in the 33rd week of…

Tether Limited, the issuer of the largest stablecoin USDT, has strongly dismissed a lawsuit filed by Celsius Network Limited. In…

The following is a guest post from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief from The Tokenist. When the Federal Reserve tampered…

Crypto exchange Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss called the “reset” of the crypto stance of Vice President Kamala Harris a “scam”…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) is computed by dividing the realized value (in USD) divided by…

Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder of the Gemini crypto exchange, expressed bewilderment over US Vice President Kamala Harris’ absence from a crucial…

During a recent Rumble livestream, Trump Jr. addressed the growing speculation linking the Trump family to various meme coins. He…

Options features are likely to be added to spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETF) in the US in the fourth…

Quick Take According to recent data from CryptoQuant, the balance of Bitcoin on over-the-counter (OTC) desks has surged, reaching 328,000…

Metaverse land prices have fallen nearly 95% from their peak values, according to a CoinGecko report. In 2024, the cost…

Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) may be approaching its payment system goals, according to independent app researcher Nima Owji.…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin forecasts a rapid resolution of cross-Layer-2 interoperability issues within the Ethereum ecosystem. Buterin said in an…

Quick Take On Aug. 5, Bitcoin (BTC) suffered a significant 7% drawdown. The digital asset hit a local bottom at…

A coalition of US lawmakers has called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to prohibit gambling on American elections.…

Bitcoin experienced a sharp decline from $61,000 to $49,000 within 24 hours before rebounding to approximately $52,000 as of press…

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below key support levels as markets continued to bleed over the weekend due to fears of an…

Vice President Kamala Harris faces increasing pressure to clarify her stance on crypto as the 2024 election approaches or risk…

Polymarket, a leading prediction market platform, has seen a significant spike in website traffic, outpacing prominent DeFi platforms like Uniswap,…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The percent of circulating supply that has not moved in at least 1 year. Bitcoin’s supply last…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: Bitcoin price performance since the halving against previous cycles.  Bitcoin’s price performance since the most recent halving in…

Crypto exchange Coinbase has rejected claims that it breached campaign finance laws. Alleged violations On July 30, crypto researcher Molly…

Coinbase reported total revenue of $1.449 billion for the second quarter, beating the market consensus estimate of $1.396 billion. Its…

Kamala Harris’s odds surged to 45% on Polymarket following Donald Trump’s appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)…

Following her announcement of a historic proposal to supercharge the US dollar and pay down the national debt by establishing…

The Terra blockchain has resumed normal operations after the network implemented a temporary halt to stop a recent exploit. Earlier…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against Nader Al-Naji, the founder of the BitClout blockchain protocol,…

Quick Take Bitcoin’s network difficulty is anticipated to rise by as much as 11% on July 31 at 8 A.M.,…

El Salvador has reportedly suggested using digital assets like Bitcoin for trade with Russia to circumvent the extensive economic sanctions imposed…

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Former President Donald Trump gave a speech at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday. He used his…

Senator Cynthia Lummis introduced new legislation that aims to establish a Bitcoin strategic reserve for the US totaling at least…

President Donald J. Trump vowed to make the US a Bitcoin “superpower” and maintain its lead over competitors like China. He also pledged…

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to sign an executive order on his first day in office if elected…

US Senator Bill Hagerty passionately advocated for Bitcoin and the principles of decentralization during his speech at the Bitcoin2024 conference,…

On July 25, 2024, data from Farside Investors indicated varied trends for both Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Bitcoin ETFs experienced…

OpenAI announced the launch of its new SearchGPT prototype amid reports indicating the firm may face looming financial difficulties —…

Yesterday, July 24, the Ethereum ETFs‘ second trading day saw mixed performance across various providers. Data from Farside Investors shows…

The Russian State Duma passed a bill legalizing Bitcoin mining and allowing the use of crypto for international trade. The…

The initial day of trading for newly launched Ethereum ETFs saw significant activity, drawing a total of $106.8 million in…

Former President Donald Trump holds a commanding lead over Vice President Kamala Harris on Polymarket — with a notable edge…

According to Farside data, Bitcoin ETFs experienced a notable surge in inflows on July 19, with a total net inflow…

DAIM CEO and founder Brian Korshain voiced strong optimism about the potential impact of former President Donald Trump’s support for…

The crypto industry is holding its breath for a second Donald Trump presidency since the former president has vowed to…

The following is a guest article from Erick de Moura, co-founder at Cartesi. Despite over a decade of evolution, traditional…

The following is a guest post by John deVadoss, the co-founder at InterWork Alliance. The pundits expound on Artificial General…

The following is a guest post from Vincent Chok, CEO of First Digital Group. On 21st July 2014, we witnessed…

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) issued listing notifications for five new spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) scheduled to begin…

A US court has granted Binance US permission to invest certain customer fiat funds, currently held at BitGo, in US…

Miners represent the foundation of the Bitcoin market. Their behavior is one of the best indicators of market health and…

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision  has officially released its final disclosure framework for banks’ crypto exposures and made targeted…

TradFi giant State Street Corp. is considering launching its own stablecoin and tokenized deposits in a bid to enhance its…

Crypto exchange OKX has informed Nigerian clients that they have until Aug. 16 to close their positions, as it is…

FTX has agreed to pay the CFTC $4 billion in disgorgement and $8.7 billion in restitution, minus amounts credited from…

A crypto whale who lost $24 million worth of liquid staked Ethereum via a phishing scam last year is receiving…

Coinbase, Ripple, and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) plan to send representatives to the Republican National Convention (RNC) and, later, the Democratic…