Category: Cryptocurrency

A hacker exploited a bug in a newly launched gaming token on Blast network — Super Sushi Samurai — to…

Glassnode’s hodler net position change metric offers a granular view into the behavior of Bitcoin’s long-term investors. The metric is…

The Appellate Court of Montenegro has declined Do Kwon’s appeal to halt his extradition to South Korea, according to a…

Solana (SOL) fell 15.9% on March 19 to a five-day low of $166 after a week-long rally that briefly took…

Realized profit represents the cumulative profit of all Bitcoins moved on-chain, calculated as the difference between the acquisition and movement…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been sanctioned over its disputed restraining order against the crypto firm DEBT…

There’s a misguided belief that memecoins are helping people out of poverty that I believe is really damaging to the…

Bitcoin had the most volatile weekend in a year as Bitcoin slipped as low as $64,550 after reaching a new…

Over the years, the Asia Pacific region (APAC) has established itself as an impressive environment for the rapidly growing technology…

Over the last three years, the crypto space has undergone massive upheavals. Alongside the boosting from stimulus packages in 2021,…

Grayscale amended a regulatory filing through which it intends to convert its Ethereum Trust to a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF).…

While Bitcoin has seen a pullback from its recently set new all-time high of $73,750 on March 14, currently trading…

The European Commission has initiated a comprehensive inquiry into the risks posed by generative AI technology on some of the…

Cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits has concluded the audit of Worldcoin’s ORB technology and found that it adheres to stringent…

Miami, Florida, March 14, 2024 –  IntoTheBlock, a leading provider of on-chain analytics has announced the integration of the TRON…

Coinbase announced plans to launch a $1 billion bond offering to raise funds for its growth and expansion, according to…

Grayscale, the issuer of the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), has applied for a smaller version of its popular…

MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor predicted that Bitcoin will “eat gold” in the coming months because it is a far…

MicroStrategy has increased its Bitcoin stash to more than 200,00 after acquiring 12,000 Bitcoin for $821 million between Feb. 26…

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood recently declared that Bitcoin (BTC) will surpass the $1 million mark well before the anticipated…

Bill Ackman, a well-regarded investor and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, outlined a hypothetical scenario that has sparked intense…

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Undoubtedly, one of the prerequisites for the mass adoption of blockchain technology is secure and seamless cross-chain interoperability. Many potential…

Ethena, the protocol powering the USDe synthetic dollar, raked in $6.53 million in fees over the last 24 hours, cementing…

The AI crypto sector’s combined market cap has more than doubled to $25.1 billion in less than a month as…

The Montenegrin high court overseeing Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon’s extradition retrial has decided to send him back to South…

SEC chair Gary Gensler cautioned investors to carefully consider the merits of each project after the market experienced extreme volatility…

Spain’s Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has ordered Worldcoin to halt personal data collection and processing and cease using already gathered…

The SEC filed a joint motion on March 5 requesting the court to take further action against Binance.US over allegedly…

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon’s extradition to the US was annulled by the Appellate Court of Montenegro, according to a…

BlackRock has filed an amendment with the SEC to integrate Bitcoin exposure in its Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (BSIIX), according to…

Crypto-related investment products saw significant inflows last week, totaling $1.84 billion—this year’s second-largest weekly inflows—according to CoinShares’ latest weekly report.…

Binance is in hot water in Nigeria in the aftermath of its settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).…

The crypto market has entered March with its foot firmly on the accelerator despite showing signs of a slight slowdown…

Consensys CEO and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said the world is on the cusp of a generational paradigm shift fueled…

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein said the financial industry has “never seen such insatiable demand for an ETF wrapper” as it…

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) agreed to stop the emergency survey of Bitcoin miners as part of an agreement…

The Nigerian government is reportedly considering imposing fines of up to $10 billion on Binance. Local media outlets reported that…

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MicroStrategy has surged into the elite ranks of the top 500 US companies by market capitalization, riding a recent bullish…

Bitcoin mining and technology firm Marathon Digital reported record growth in a number of categories in its 2023 annual earnings…

Senator Elizabeth Warren expressed willingness to engage the crypto industry if players in the industry adhere to regulatory standards akin…

The Chamber of Digital Commerce filed an amicus curiae defending crypto exchange Kraken in the lawsuit initiated by the US…

Open interest, the total number of outstanding derivative contracts that have not been settled, is an important metric for gauging…

Solana’s recent outage appears to be weighing heavily on investors’ minds, with crypto investment products related to the blockchain network…

The following is a guest post from Robert Rhodin, the CEO of KeychainX. As the crypto market’s capitalization has grown,…

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In November 2023, the Cosmos Hub community approved the contentious proposal 848, which reduced the maximum inflation rate of the…

Aligned within a year of its three halving events, Bitcoin had three major bull runs in its 15-year history. After…

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) paused the controversial survey of crypto mining firms on Feb. 23 following a lawsuit from…

Adam Back has submitted his early correspondence with Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto to a UK court as part of his…

Nvidia reported increased demand for generative artificial intelligence (AI) and accelerated computing in its latest earnings report on Feb. 21.…

Amid tightening global crypto regulations, Backpack, a crypto exchange founded by former FTX executives, has broadened its reach to 11…

Celsius co-founder and ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky intends to rely on the same lawyers used by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried…

The first photos of Sam Bankman-Fried, the convicted founder of the bankrupt FTX exchange, at New York’s Metropolitan Detention Centre,…

US Senator Elizabeth Warren is reportedly seeking donations to prepare for a possible challenge to her Senate seat, FOX Business’…

Digital assets in the artificial intelligence sector continued their recent surge, increasing by 10%, as Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated…

Bitcoin prices climbed nearly 70% in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the crypto market has been rebounding, marking the…

The following is a guest post from John deVadoss. Davos in January 2024 was about one theme – AI. Vendors…

FTX companies created and profited from Tether through an arrangement with a partner bank, according to a court case described…

UK-based digital bank Revolut is preparing to introduce more extensive crypto exchange services, according to a report from Coindesk on…

US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs have accumulated close to $37 billion in assets under management (AUM) within the first 25 days…

A sophisticated social engineering campaign successfully duped several prominent crypto news outlets into promoting a fabricated $10 million Uniswap airdrop…

Major US crypto exchange Coinbase published its latest financial report on Feb. 15, including fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2023.…

Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, divested over 200,000 units of Coinbase (COIN) shares, marking its first significant sale in…

Brian Nelson, Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the US Department of the Treasury, provided critical testimony to Congress…

Quick Take The Bitcoin landscape has witnessed a significant uptick of Bitcoin whales—entities holding 1,000 BTC or more. Their numbers…

Executives at three asset management firms agreed during a Feb. 13 panel discussion that pending spot Ethereum ETFs have a…

Coinbase has lifted the freeze on Debt Box’s assets after discovering discrepancies in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) representation…

Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has responded to lawmakers regarding a breach of the…

Crypto firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) and Grayscale objected to bankrupt lender Genesis‘ move to divest its assets, including Grayscale’s…

Blockchain technology holds the potential to enhance various industries, particularly in the financial sector. Layer one protocols, which are essentially…

Solana Labs said that the recent outage that halted blockchain transactions for five hours on Feb. 6 was caused by…

While the blockchain industry has correctly pointed out key issues in the worlds of legacy tech, finance, art, and culture,…

The New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAG) raised its fraud claims against Digital Currency Group (DCG) and related parties on…

Tech entrepreneur Sam Altman is reportedly looking to raise between $5 trillion and $7 trillion to help fund the production…

COTI’s privacy-focused Ethereum L2 development reached a critical milestone by successfully integrating its Multi-Party Computation (MPC) protocol. Its token price…

Bakkt Holdings said in a press release on Feb. 8 that it is “confident” it will continue operating despite expressing…

Quick Take A trend emerged between Bitcoin and TLT, the U.S. long bond ETF, in early December as BTC denominated in…

Bitcoin prices rose above $44,200 on Feb. 7, a price level observed shortly after spot Bitcoin ETFs gained approval last…

Janet Yellen, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, affirmed the need to regulate the cryptocurrency sector beyond securities laws on Feb.…

Solana validators said they would restart the blockchain network’s Mainnet-Beta cluster using version 1.17.20 after an outage today, Feb. 6.…

In 2023, the blockchain security landscape witnessed a $50 billion drop in lost crypto assets, depicting a shift towards enhanced…

Former President Donald Trump expressed significant concerns about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) during…

In January 2024 alone, cryptocurrency projects lost $127 million due to hacking and fraud – six times more than in…

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Several recently launched spot Bitcoin ETFs now rank alongside the largest commodity ETFs in terms of assets under management (AUM).…

This year’s Super Bowl will most likely exclude cryptocurrency-related advertisements, CNN reported on Feb. 2. Paul Hardart, a clinical professor…

FTX bankruptcy estate intends to sell its $175 million general unsecured claim against the collapsed crypto lender Genesis, according to…

Families of Hamas victims have filed a lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange Binance in a federal court in Manhattan, alleging…

This February, several crypto projects, including prominent ones like Avalanche, Aptos, Sui, and others, are poised to release over $1…

BlackRock proposed a campaign to project spot Bitcoin ETF advertisements onto the sides of buildings in a Jan. 31 SEC…

Ophelia Snyder, co-founder and president of 21Shares, called spot Bitcoin ETFs a success during an interview with Bloomberg on Jan.…

The competition among spot Bitcoin ETFs is seriously heating up with Grayscale outflows declining, but now, so are the fees…

Bitcoin miner GRIID will begin trading its common stock under the “GRDI ” ticker on the Nasdaq stock exchange today,…

Bitcoin regained the psychologically important $40,000 level during the weekend after spending last week struggling to surpass $39,500. As of…

Vanguard decided not to offer clients access to Bitcoin ETFs because the flagship cryptocurrency is an “immature asset class” that…

In a detailed speech delivered in Naples on Jan. 26, CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam said regulators need to ramp up…

In a groundbreaking development for Bitcoin’s data indexing landscape, Trac Core has announced the launch of “Trac Core for TAP…

The price of Bitcoin surpassed $42,000 on Jan. 26 amidst significant spot Bitcoin ETF flows and an upgrade to Coinbase’s…

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has set a new benchmark in the cryptocurrency investment space by amassing over $2 billion…

Bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius has shifted 459,561 Ethereum (ETH), valued at over $1 billion, to centralized exchanges, including Coinbase,…

The U.S. government has filed notice to sell $130 million of Bitcoin (BTC) previously seized connection with the Silk Road…

Quick Take Recent data analysis from Datamish reveals intriguing dynamics among Bitfinex whales, especially their consistent trend in closing long…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended the decision period on BlackRock’s planned spot Ethereum ETF on Jan. 24.…

Quick Take The digital asset landscape is seeing a noteworthy surge in Bitcoin whale activity, as signaled by CryptoSlate’s recent…

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has revealed its strategic priorities for 2024, with a particular emphasis on Central Bank…

Bitcoin has plunged below the critical threshold of $40,000, marking a significant downturn in the cryptocurrency’s value. Bitcoin was trading…

Despite Beijing’s 2021 ban on crypto trading, a thriving underground market reportedly continues to operate in China. The Wall Street…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Jan. 19 opened comments on proposals related to options trading on Bitcoin…

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The Bitcoin and digital asset mining firm Hut 8 responded to a recent critical report in a statement on Jan.…

Today’s court hearing between Binance and the SEC has been postponed, according to a minute order published on Jan. 19.…

Inflation has ravaged Argentina. If you’d saved $100,000 USD worth of Argentine pesos in 1995, they would be worth about…

Asset manager Roundhill has introduced the first covered call Bitcoin ETF in the U.S. market, according to a press release…

Two U.S. agencies announced on Jan. 16 that controversial transaction reporting rules do not apply to digital assets (ie. cryptocurrency).…

A court hearing between Coinbase and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took place on Jan. 17 concerning earlier…

Quick Take According to James Butterfill, analyst at CoinShares, net outflows have reached a staggering $424 million this week as…

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick told reporters that USDT issuer Tether does, in fact, have the billions of dollars it…

The approval of the first spot Bitcoin ETFs by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Jan. 10 was…

Over 650,000 units of staked Ethereum, valued at approximately $1.6 billion, were redeemed last week—the largest amount of redemption since…

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $42,000 for the second time over the weekend after failing to break above $43,100 amid subdued…

The Big Blockchain Game List, created by Jon Jordan, found that 407 games out of the 1,322 games that were…

BlackRock has reportedly bought a staggering 11,500 Bitcoin from the available supply during the latest dip since the launch of…

India blocked access to global crypto exchanges, including Binance, KuCoin, and OKX, on Jan. 12. India has instituted an IP…

Jim Cramer, the outspoken host of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” recently sparked discussions in the financial community with his latest views…

Senator Elizabeth Warren asserted on Jan. 11 that U.S. securities regulators incorrectly decided to approve spot Bitcoin ETFs. Warren wrote…

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood believes Bitcoin (BTC) could reach $1.5 million by 2030 under her firm’s “bull case” scenario.…

The derivatives market for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) experienced significant fluctuations following the incident on Jan. 9, where the…

Fundstrat Global Advisors managing partner Tom Lee predicts Bitcoin (BTC) could surge to $150,000 within the next 12 months and…

Two more asset managers have temporarily waived fees for their spot Bitcoin ETFs, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said on…

The crypto market is currently charged with tension, anticipating the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s impending decision on the first…

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the Africa Stablecoin Consortium to pilot the cNGN stablecoin within its Regulatory…

TechCrunch senior crypto reporter Jacquelyn Melinek claimed on Jan. 4 that regulators will approve more than one spot Bitcoin ETF…

Cipher Mining and Stronghold Digital started the new year by announcing significant expansions in their Bitcoin mining capabilities, scaling up…

The recent episode of SlateAsia brought together prominent voices in the space to discuss the tumultuous start of 2024 for…

Quick Take The US national debt has recently hit an unprecedented landmark, crossing the $34 trillion mark. As reported by…

New cryptocurrency tax reporting obligations came into effect on New Year’s Day, crypto advocacy group CoinCenter said on Jan. 2.…

Quick Take The opening of 2024 has seen Bitcoin demonstrating a robust performance, with an 8% increase already recorded. A…

The United States’ main securities regulator could inform spot Bitcoin ETF applicants of approval in the coming days, Reuters said…

A U.S. District Court has once again denied Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao’s request to travel internationally in a sealed…

The past year has witnessed the ascendancy of Zero-Knowledge (ZK) technology. From its potential to increase and secure privacy protocols…

Bitwise has also updated its S-1 form submitted by the Dec. 29 deadline set by the SEC and revealed a…

Coinbase Custody has made adjustments in preparation for its role in pending spot Bitcoin ETFs, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 29.…

Several Avalanche-based memecoins are up more than 100% today after the blockchain network’s Foundation revealed plans to start buying this…

Terraform Labs obtained a partial victory on Dec. 28 within a case initiated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

Quick Take CryptoSlate reported on Dec. 27 an intriguing trend observed among short-term holders (STH) of Bitcoin, based on data…

The Russia-linked cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato announced a temporary halt on certain withdrawal requests on Dec. 27, despite having had its…

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Solana creator Anatoly Yakovenko recently referred to Solana as an Ethereum layer-2 solution through its Wormhole eigenlayer in a post…

Bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox has reportedly begun repaying creditors after about a decade since it collapsed. Several creditors of…

Indian financial regulators continue to express significant reservations about the integration of cryptocurrencies into the country’s economic framework and believe…

Crypto-related investment products received $103 million in inflows last week, bringing the year-to-date flow to almost $2 billion. Data from…

It has been widely accepted that Bitcoin ETF applications have been the main driver for Bitcoin’s return to the April…

In the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, each blockchain or protocol can be compared to a unique stall in a bustling…

The Bitcoin network witnessed a significant rise in mining difficulty, setting a new all-time high by surpassing 72 trillion at…

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Stablecoin issuer Circle announced on Dec. 21 that it had received conditional registration under France’s cryptocurrency laws. Dante Disparte, Circle’s…

Quick Take A recent examination of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet reveals a significant trend of quantitative tightening. The balance…

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Quick Take In 2024, the crypto market is set to witness two major events: the introduction of a Bitcoin spot…

Solana overtook XRP to become the fifth-largest cryptocurrency on the crypto market on Dec. 20, based on current data. As…

Quick Take As of Dec. 20, there has been an observable shift in the Bitcoin mining landscape, as the earnings…

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Leaders of the UK Treasury laid a set of rules called Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS) regulations before parliament on Dec.…

In a turnaround from last year’s downturn, real-world assets (RWAs) such as private credit leveraging blockchain technology have witnessed a…

FTX Debtors filed an amended Chapter 11 reorganization plan on Dec. 16 that will potentially lead to millions of dollars…

The world’s largest stablecoin issuer has frozen 326 wallets containing $435 million worth of Tether (USDT) for the U.S. authorities,…

Tap Protocol has completed a $4.2 million funding round led by Sora Ventures to enhance its role in the Bitcoin…

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Polygon Labs announced on Dec. 15 that it had ended its contributions to Polygon Edge, a platform leveraged by several…

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new disclosure requirements for how the public discloses material cybersecurity incidents go into effect…

Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), commented on pending spot Bitcoin ETF applications on Dec.…

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has officially adopted new accounting rules for Bitcoin, marking a significant shift in the…

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a settlement with the crypto exchange CoinList on Dec. 13.…

Quick Take An examination of the dynamics of Bitcoin transaction fees over the last three years reveals notable trends. Miners,…

S&P Global Ratings, a leader in providing credit ratings, announced a crucial series of stability assessments for various stablecoins on…

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The U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD), a central repository for cybersecurity threats, has hosted a page concerning an alleged bug…

Solana-based Helium Network’s HNT token quietly hit a yearly high of more than $5 during the weekend following a 60%…

In a series of tweets, prominent crypto lawyer John Deaton leveled serious accusations against Senator Elizabeth Warren, a member of…

The European Union (EU) is leading the race to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). Putting an end to three days of…

The web3 gaming sector has seen growing interest from investors, resulting in notable price surges for gaming tokens in recent…

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosed on Dec. 7 that it met with Fidelity regarding the firm’s spot…

Quick Take As anticipation builds around introducing a spot Bitcoin ETF in the United States, the world’s largest financial capital…

A decade ago, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor expressed skepticism about Bitcoin, warning about possible regulatory threats. On Dec. 7, 2013,…

Robinhood has rolled out its cryptocurrency trading platform for customers across the European Union, providing access to over 25 cryptocurrencies,…

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has restricted access to two cryptocurrency websites, according to a Dec. 6 notice.…

Quick Take As Bitcoin was catapulted into the ninth position in the global asset rank yesterday, notably ahead of Meta,…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the 45-day comment period on a proposed rule change that would allow…

Quick Take The landscape of Bitcoin Futures trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the largest provider of open interest,…

At the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), Envision Blockchain showcased new emissions tracking and carbon credit platforms utilizing blockchain…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price zipped past $41,000 for the first time in the last 19 months earlier today, Dec. 4, fueled…

U.S. Space Force Major Jason Lowery has brought a novel perspective on Bitcoin to light, extending its significance far beyond…

The Lightning Network, introduced in 2016, is a second-layer scaling solution for Bitcoin to address its scalability issues. Built upon…

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