A dormant Ethereum whale has resurfaced, sparking intrigue as the price of the world’s largest altcoin rallies amidst a broader market surge. According to Lookonchain, this whale amassed 398,889 ETH – worth $2.4 million at the time – between January 18 and March 10, 2016, at an average price of just $6 per ether. The...Read More
Michael Saylor has announced that MicroStrategy successfully raised $3 billion through a convertible senior note offering. According to the company’s Executive Chairman, the offering carries a 0% coupon rate and a 55% premium, setting the implied strike price at around $672 per share. $3 Billion Convertible Notes Offering In an accompanying press release, MicroStrategy explained...Read More
It has been just over two weeks since it became known that the self-proclaimed ‘pro-crypto’ candidate, Donald Trump, will be the next president of the US. The news was received with open arms by crypto investors as prices of all major assets skyrocketed to local or all-time peaks. Expectedly, bitcoin was and still is at...Read More
Around 29,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Nov. 22, and they have a notional value of around $2.84 billion. Today’s options expiry is slightly smaller in magnitude than last week’s, but spot crypto markets are on fire, with peak prices being hit by several assets. A huge $9 billion expiry event will occur...Read More
Crypto market capitalization surged to an all-time high of $3.44 trillion on Friday, Nov. 22. It has been primarily driven by Bitcoin, which topped $99,000 at a new all-time high as its dominance remains high at over 60%. However, several altcoins are also making big moves, with many showing double-digit growth today. Solana (SOL) is the...Read More
Since the Trump Trade narrative ran its course in the crypto market, several digital assets, including Ethereum, have surged in value; however, while most coins have seen investors take profits, the same cannot be said for ETH. According to a CryptoQuant report by pseudonymous analyst Onatt, retail ETH investors appear to be holding their positions...Read More
South Korean investigators revealed that the 2019 Upbit cryptocurrency heist, which resulted in the theft of $50 million worth of ETH, was carried out by North Korean hacking groups Lazarus and Andariel, linked to the Reconnaissance General Bureau, which happens to be DPRK’s premiere intelligence organization. Upbit, one of South Korea’s leading crypto exchanges, first...Read More
A Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Judge has approved Celsius Network’s request to serve legal notices via non-fungible token (NFT) airdrops. Celsius, currently undergoing insolvency proceedings, seeks to recover funds from allegedly fraudulent transfers to unidentified digital wallets. Alternative Solution Following its bankruptcy, the company sued to void the fraudulent transfers and recover additional...Read More
Gary Gensler, the current chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), confirmed on Thursday that he will be stepping down from his role starting in January. Gensler confirmed the news in an announcement on Twitter and a post to the SEC’s website, saying it had been an “honor of a lifetime” to “ensure...Read More
Sui Network suffered a major disruption on November 21st after failing to produce blocks on its mainnet, which effectively brought the blockchain to a standstill. Following a two-hour downtime, the network resumed operations, once again processing transactions. Sui Network Restored After Downtime According to the official announcement by the team behind the Layer 1 network,...Read More
Bitcoin skyrocketed above $98,000 on Thursday, hitting a new peak as its market cap neared $2 trillion. Investor optimism surrounding Donald Trump’s presidential win has sparked speculation that his leadership could lead to crypto-friendly policies, which has contributed to the surge. As a result, the leading cryptocurrency has gained over 44% since the November 5...Read More
Due to Bitcoin’s persistent rally over the past week, the cryptocurrency’s market cap is a few steps away from hitting $2 trillion, and social media is abuzz with excitement. A tweet by on-chain analytics platform Santiment revealed that social media is bustling with speculation on which cryptocurrencies may experience top isolated rallies in the coming...Read More
Bitcoin’s market capitalization hit an all-time high of $1.93 trillion on Thursday, Nov. 21, when the asset reached a record high of $97,850. This means that its market cap is now larger than the world’s sixth-largest company, Saudi Aramco, and just $230 billion behind e-commerce giant Amazon. The firm, also known as the Saudi Arabian...Read More
Sky, the DeFi lending protocol that was formerly known as Maker, has rolled out its USDS stablecoin on the Solana blockchain. According to the official announcement, Sky said the launch positions USDS as “the first major DeFi-native stablecoin on Solana,” offering new avenues for borrowing, lending, and trading on the blockchain’s leading DeFi platforms. “Today’s...Read More
In an effort to tackle electricity shortages, Russian officials disclosed plans to suspend cryptocurrency mining in several regions this winter. The ban will impact the Irkutsk region, portions of Buryatia, the Zabaikalsky region in Siberia, and six North Caucasus areas, including Chechnya and Dagestan. Mining will also be prohibited in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian regions of...Read More
The Trump transition team is considering pro-crypto lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén as a potential SEC chair candidate, according to reports. Guillén is currently a partner at BakerHostetler and co-lead of its blockchain team. Last week, Gary Gensler released a statement that suggested he was leaving the agency, and the debate over his replacement has heated...Read More
Wrapped Bitcoin’s (wBTC) team has expressed surprise and disappointment at Coinbase’s decision to delist the token. In a statement shared on X, it urged the crypto exchange giant to reconsider this decision and continue supporting the trading of the token. The team said the token has positioned itself as a decentralized and transparent wrapped BTC...Read More
Leading decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Aave has achieved a remarkable milestone, hitting $10 billion in active loans. It marks a 300% rise in lending activity from the start of the year when the figure stood at $3.4 billion. DeFi Renaissance Data from the on-chain DeFi tracking platform Token Terminal shows that in the last 30...Read More
Cardano (ADA) has experienced a remarkable rally this month, mirroring and even surpassing the broader crypto market’s momentum. Following months of subdued performance, ADA’s on-chain activity has surged as well, as it decoupled from the altcoin pack. On-Chain Metrics Show Significant Growth According to data from popular on-chain analytic platform Santiment, the ADA transaction volume...Read More
Solana’s so-called “social layer,” Bonk (BONK), has jumped back into the spotlight after a week of record-breaking performance. On November 20, the popular token reached $0.000057, marking a new all-time high (ATH) after weeks of consistent growth. In the process, it overtook its rival dogwifhat (WIF) to regain its position as the leading meme coin...Read More
Just under a whopping 9,000 BTC was accumulated by spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States on Tuesday, Nov. 19. This equates to around $814 million in total aggregate inflows across the eleven funds, according to Coinglass. Around 450 BTC are mined daily, which means that a huge supply shock is imminent if institutional funds...Read More
Binance’s token BFUSD has already sparked speculation even before its launch. It all started with Binance’s introduction of the new asset on Monday which offers 19.55% APY, positioning itself as an alternative to conventional stablecoins. Not a Stablecoin, But a Reward-Bearing Asset According to the website, users can earn daily rewards simply by holding BFUSD...Read More
Metaplanet has announced the purchase of 124.117 bitcoin for a total of 1.75 billion yen. This brings the company’s total bitcoin holdings to 1,142.287 BTC, valued at around 11.372 billion yen (approximately $73 million). Metaplanet’s Stock Surges 15% According to a post on X, the new purchase was made at an average price of 14,099,600...Read More
Heather Morgan, widely known by her rap persona “Razzlekhan,” has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for her role in laundering funds stolen during the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency hack. Morgan pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to money laundering and defrauding the United States earlier this year. A Deliberate Scheme According to a CoinDesk...Read More
The President-elect’s Trump Media and Technology Group is in talks to buy digital-asset marketplace Bakkt Holdings, according to a report by the FT citing sources familiar with the matter on Nov. 19. The all-stock acquisition by Trump’s social media firm, which owns Truth Social, would consolidate his position in the digital asset industry. Bakkt is...Read More
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is reportedly set to hold a private meeting with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss key personnel appointments. According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump’s transition team facilitated the meeting. It could potentially shape decisions on critical roles that impact the crypto industry, including the Treasury Secretary and the chair of the...Read More
The total stablecoin supply reached an all-time high of approximately $176.2 billion. According to data compiled by Token Terminal, stablecoin supply has steadily recovered after a decline from mid-2022 through early 2023, which likely mirrored broader market retracements during the crypto winter. Since then, the aggregated supply has shown consistent growth. Stablecoin Market Cap Growth...Read More
The El Salvadoran arm of the capital markets trading platform Bitfinex Securities has announced the launch of tokenized United States Treasury bills to be issued by NexBridge Digital, another digital asset issuer based in the country. According to a press release sent to CryptoPotato, Bitfinex claims the tokenized offerings are the first-ever to be launched...Read More
Bitcoin’s (BTC) surge past initial resistance levels to new all-time highs last week led the cryptocurrency to become the world’s seventh-largest asset by market capitalization, a sign that it has gone mainstream. According to a Bitfinex report, BTC is now competing with Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Google (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), and Gold (GOLD)....Read More
Bonk’s price settled Monday to 0.000049 Monday after a 14-day melt-up to a new all-time high price at the 0.000055 handle. “Holy sh**!” exclaimed Shawn.eth (Punk #4220), a Bonk investor on X Monday. “My $BONK bag was $30,000 when j bought and now its $2,300,000,” Shawn.eth wrote. “Bonk started the entire memecoin supercycle early last...Read More
