The leading financial services company – JPMorgan Chase & Co. – revealed that its clients have drastically dropped their interest in using cryptocurrencies as a payment method in the past few months. However, the organization assured that it will still support consumers who want to employ digital assets as a means of payment. Not so...Read More
The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against prominent crypto influencer, investor, and entrepreneur Ian Ballina over an initial coin offering (ICO) dating back to 2018. The SEC accused Ballina purchased $5 million worth of SPRK tokens from Sparkster Ltd. and received 30% bonus tokens before he started promoting it on...Read More
The Twitter account of Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX remained compromised for hours on Tuesday. Hackers posted a fake XRP giveaway scheme through the exploited Twitter handle @CoinDCX to the exchange’s over 230,000 followers. The giveaway message was interspersed with a phishing link. CoinDCX Twitter Account Exploited As CoinDCX tried to take control of its compromised...Read More
TL;DR: To create an open financial system for the world, we need to ensure web3 is usable by everyone. This means building an identity experience that’s intuitive, forgiving, and trustworthy, combining the best of web2 and web3. Our first step is to make it easy for anyone to claim a web3 (ENS) username for free,...Read More
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a lengthy blog post on Monday defending the usefulness of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). He outlined 3 reasons that DAOs have unique advantages compared to traditional corporations, and will not simply be outcompeted and obsoleted by the latter. Making Better Decisions A DAO is an emerging, blockchain-native, bottom-up governance structure...Read More
Bitcoin price is currently trading at $19,400.89 with a slight rise of nearly 4% in the past 24 hours. Rekt Capital, a well-known cryptocurrency expert, forecasts that in the worst-case scenario, the price of a bitcoin might fall below $11,500, below the previous low of $13,900. The historical evidence suggests that the price of bitcoin...Read More
UK-based crypto market maker Wintermute suffered a loss of approximately $160 million. In a series of tweets, the company’s founder and chief executive, Evgeny Gaevoy, revealed that the decentralized finance operations had been compromised. The centralized finance and over-the-counter verticals have not been affected. Blockchain security expert Certik recorded that $162,509,665 had been stolen over...Read More
Ripple has filed a motion seeking dismissal of the suit ahead of the trial in federal court in Manhattan. The blockchain firm contended that the crypto-asset at the center of the ongoing legal battle – XRP – cannot be considered a security. In a recent filing over the weekend, Ripple argued that there was no...Read More
The largest BTC corporate holder – MicroStrategy – has stayed true to its word by making another bitcoin purchase earlier today. The firm accumulated 301 coins at an average price below $20,000 and rounded up its entire stash to 130,000. MicroStrategy’s founder and executive chairman – Michael Saylor – took it to Twitter today to...Read More
The half-a-century-old financial service giant announced today the formation of a new unit dedicated to the growing cryptocurrency industry. Dubbed Nasdaq Digital Assets, it aims to facilitate the entrance of more institutional participants wanting to explore the asset class. Bloomberg first broke the story, indicating that Nasdaq hired Gemini’s former broker services head – Ira...Read More
The bankrupt crypto lender, Voyager, has signed a non-binding term sheet with SBF-controlled quantitative trading firm, Alameda Research, to secure loans amid the turmoil in the market. The two loans will be primarily denominated in crypto. Voyager-Alameda Deal As per the announcement, the first part of Voyager’s line of credit involves a mix of cash...Read More
In the wake of yet another exploit back in May, which cost Rari Capital upwards of $80 million, members of TribeDAO – a DeFi megaDAO that has Rari Capital as a part of its ecosystem – have voted to restore all funds to affected users. This was the fourth consecutive voting after the hack, but...Read More
The emergence of Fintech companies in the financial ecosystem has revolutionized the options for many users. These companies have been able to take advantage of technological advances and society’s gradual adaptation to the digital environment in the last few years. This is why they have been gaining more and more prominence and have consolidated their...Read More
The Merge, one of the biggest upgrades in the cryptocurrency industry, turned into a sell-the-news event. While the long-anticipated transition did not light a fire under the Ether’s price, many experts believe it would offer some strong tailwinds in the future. Nevertheless, investors are treading with caution. The figures come amid a relatively low activity...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, 19th September 2022] Inery, a decentralized data system, announces the official listing of its token on Huobi Exchange is set to go live on September 28, 2022. Huobi Exchange is one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, supporting over 1000 trading pairs and more than 600 cryptocurrencies. Inery takes a...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – ZUG, SWITZERLAND, 19th September 2022] The GRN Association announced today that it has secured an investment totaling $50M for the GRNGrid project from GEM Digital Limited, a venture capital focused on digital currencies. About GRNGrid GRNGrid is an environmentally friendly, scalable, and stable Layer 1 blockchain, with novel DeFi features. On GRNGrid,...Read More
This article is part of our new series of crypto research content, produced by Bitcoin Magazine team and sponsored by BitMEX. To learn more about our wide-ranging partnership with Bitcoin Magazine, click here. ETH In BTC Terms Looks Done In this Bitcoin Magazine piece, we wanted to cover some of the most important charts we’re...Read More
On September 19, WazirX, one of India’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, announced the delisting of Circle’s USDC, Paxos’ USDP, and TrueUSD (TUSD) stablecoins, effective September 26, following in Binance’s footsteps. According to the statement, USDC, USDP, and TUSD deposits have already been suspended. In addition, users will have to withdraw their funds by October 05, or...Read More
