The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a New York court to reject Coinbase’s subpoena, which seeks to compel the agency to produce documents related to crypto assets. The SEC described them as covering “essentially all documents that in any way relate to crypto assets.” SEC Opposes Coinbase’s Subpoena Request The motion filed on...Read More
After a massive price crash, the overall cryptocurrency market has experienced a significant upside move in the last 24 hours. Amid this, Solana (SOL) the world’s fifth-biggest cryptocurrency has gained massive attention from crypto enthusiasts following its substantial price surge. Breakout in Solana (SOL) During the price crash, SOL reached the lowest level of $109.66....Read More
The ongoing turmoil in the Japanese and United States stock markets has triggered heightened volatility in the crypto space. This highlights the interconnectedness of global markets and Bitcoin’s growing correlation with traditional finance (TradFi) markets. Analysts at the crypto exchange Bitfinex explained in the latest Alpha report that Bitcoin’s rising correlation with TradFi markets could...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Austin, USA, August 6th, 2024] Bitcoin Startup Lab has initiated the Bitcoin Olympics along with other Bitcoin industry leaders, the largest online Bitcoin hackathon to date. Running from August 1st to 27th, the event will culminate in an award ceremony at BTCON on September 4th, celebrating the achievements of participants and the...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 6th, 2024] Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced its latest product: Bybit Pre-Market Perpetuals. This innovative offering enables users to trade perpetual contracts on forthcoming tokens, providing an opportunity to engage with future values prior to their official market debut. Pre-Market Perpetuals are...Read More
Bitcoin treasury firm Semler Scientific has added another $6 million in Bitcoin to its balance sheet, comprising more than the entirety of the medical company’s Q2 earnings. The purchase reflects an ongoing commitment to Semler’s Bitcoin acquisition strategy despite the asset recently tapping its lowest price level since February. Semler Scientific Buys More Bitcoin In...Read More
Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States surpassed $5 billion in daily trading volume on August 5. This marks the first time since mid-April that such a high volume has been reached. BlackRock’s IBIT Leads with Nearly $3 Billion According to DefiLlama data, BlackRock’s IBIT ETF was a major contributor to this...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Paris, France, August 6th, 2024] Today, leading enterprise-grade staking platform Kiln, announces the launch of Kiln DeFi, a new service for Kiln’s integrators. Kiln DeFi enables integrators to facilitate stablecoin rewards by providing seamless access to leading DeFi lending protocols like Aave, Morpho, and Compound. Using this infrastructure allows integrators to easily...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, UAE, August 6th, 2024] Despite trends in the crypto market, BNB Chain, the community-driven blockchain ecosystem that includes the world’s largest smart contract blockchain, remains dedicated to accelerating blockchain innovation through its BNB Incubation Alliance (BIA). The recent BIA event in Nashville, along with the earlier Brussels launch, highlights BNB Chain’s...Read More
Global asset markets went risk-off in a brisk tumble the first week in August. Fears of a U.S. recession put an end to Wall Street’s 23-month, high-flying stock rally. The U.S. “Magnificent Seven” stocks lost a trillion dollars in value in mere days, with Nvidia and Apple leading the bleeding. The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Nikkei...Read More
U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs had a positive day of inflows following a massive market crash that sent the asset tumbling 23% in less than 24 hours. On August 5, the aggregate inflow for the nine newly launched spot ETH ETFs was $49 million, its second-highest inflow day since the funds started trading. Additionally, it is...Read More
A recent report by Galaxy Research has raised concerns about the long-term sustainability of Bitcoin Layer-2 (L2) scaling solutions, particularly rollups, which have gained popularity as a means to keep transactions cheap, fast, and decentralized. Despite the initial promise, the report suggests that these solutions may face economic challenges due to the inherent limitations and...Read More
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said Monday that he views the weekend’s violent selloff in crypto/equities as a Bitcoin buying opportunity. In a Twitter thread Monday, the executive likened the market crash to March 12, 2020 – a day of “chaos” that pre-empted historic new highs for crypto over the following months. Bitcoin Buying Opportunity, Says...Read More
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has uncovered that over 2,000 cryptocurrency wallets owned by locals were compromised by offshore scammers, putting millions of dollars in digital assets at risk. This discovery emerged from Operation Spincaster, a global initiative against crypto fraud spearheaded by Chainalysis and locally managed by the AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre...Read More
In this market downturn, traders and investors have liquidated over $1.08 billion worth of long and short positions in the last 24 hours. This massive liquidation has created fear across the cryptocurrency landscape. Whales/investors transfer 2.38M SOL to CEXs Amid this fear, investors and whales have transferred a significant 2.38 million Solana (SOL) worth $307...Read More
Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has demonstrated resilience in the face of a general crypto market downturn. The platform has generated $6 million in revenue amid the current market sell-off. Aave Withstands Market Turmoil Aave’s founder, Stani Kulechov, said in an August 5 post on X that the protocol successfully handled the overall stress...Read More
Ethereum investment products experienced net outflows of $146 million globally last week, largely due to $169.4 million in outflows from US spot Ethereum ETFs. This figure masks $430 million in net inflows into new Ethereum ETFs, overshadowed by $603 million in outflows from Grayscale’s ETHE fund. Additionally, there were minor outflows observed in European ETPs,...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – George Town, Grand Cayman, August 5th, 2024] Zircuit, a fully EVM-compatible ZK rollup with AI-enabled sequencer-level security, today announced that Mainnet Phase 1 is now live. Mainnet Phase 1 also includes the launch of the Zircuit Mainnet Festival, a first-of-its-kind program that rewards ZRC and a chance to win large prizes in...Read More
The weekend has been characterized by a rollercoaster of emotions for the crypto community, with fear gripping investors who are concerned about the latest market conditions. According to current data from Alternative.me, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index sat at 26/100, signaling fear among investors. If the market condition worsens, the indicator may inch closer...Read More
Bitcoin’s 24-hour bloodbath has reduced the number of its investors in profit. According to data from blockchain analytics platform IntoTheBlock, the percentage of BTC holders in the green has crashed from 93% in late July to 75% at the time of writing. The significant decline in BTC profitable holders comes as the leading cryptocurrency crashed...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Zug, Switzerland, August 5th, 2024] “We are thrilled to announce that we have achieved our first major milestone by unifying 500 TB of astronomical data on our platform. This will allow astronomers to more easily analyze massive datasets and uncover meaningful insights.” said Dr. Meijer, Chief Scientific Officer of StarChain. “Our platform...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, August 5th, 2024] BC.GAME and Cloud9 Esports extend their existing partnership with Cloud9’s acquisition of the Dota 2 esports team Entity. As part of the deal, the European-based Entity has been renamed Cloud9 BC.GAME Dota 2. Entity is a prominent European Dota 2 team known for its strong performance and...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – London, England, August 5th, 2024] In the dynamic world of cryptocurrency, a new meme coin, $JOSE, is set to make its mark with a unique total supply of only 21 million tokens. Built on a foundation of transparency, investor safety, and led by a publicly doxxed project owner, BA Davidson, $JOSE is...Read More
Crypto markets have fallen below $2 trillion total capitalization in a massive double-digit crash, the likes of which have not been seen for at least a year. Stock markets in Asia are also reeling this Monday morning following a tech stock rout in the United States late last week. “Markets are trading like a recession...Read More
As bitcoin and the rest of the market dump hard in one of the worst crashes in recent history, the community is actively trying to locate the source behind this cataclysm. Justin Sun, the founder of Tron and HTX’s advisor, was also blamed that he and his team were liquidated, which only intensified the market...Read More
The world’s second-largest crypto asset has tanked a whopping 23% in less than 24 hours, despite the launch of America’s first spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds last month. Ethereum prices plummeted from around $2,900 in late trading on Sunday to bottom out at $2,240 during the Monday morning Asian trading session. It is the lowest price...Read More
Bitcoin’s price troubles seem to have no ending as the asset kept plunging on Monday morning and fell to its lowest price position since late February of $53,000. This means that BTC has lost about $17,000 since last Monday, making it one of the worst weekly performances in its 15-year history. CryptoPotato has repeatedly reported...Read More
In the second quarter of this year, Riot Platforms recorded a net loss of $84.4 million, compared to $27.4 million in the previous year’s same quarter. The American Bitcoin mining firm’s widened losses are a result of the continued impact of April’s Bitcoin halving. Riot’s Q2 Performance According to the quarterly report, Riot reported a...Read More
Crypto-related hacks continue to plague the ecosystem. In July 2024, PeckShield reported a significant surge in such security breaches. The blockchain investigation firm found that 16 incidents resulted in approximately $266 million in losses during the period. The most severe breach was the Indian centralized crypto exchange WazirX, which suffered a staggering $230 million loss....Read More
The weekend crash continues with full force as bitcoin dumped to just over $57,000 minutes ago, while the altcoins bleed out even worse. Naturally, the liquidated positions and traders have skyrocketed to $350 million and 112,000, respectively. After the positive start of the previous business week, when BTC shot up to $70,000, the landscape quickly...Read More
