According to a recent survey by CoinGecko, only about half of investors are actually bullish about the current crypto market. The study, which featured 2,558 people, was conducted over the last two weeks, from June 25 to July 8. Crypto Investors Lead Bullish Outlook The CoinGecko report highlights that 49.3% of crypto participants are still...Read More
A Dutch court has denied bail for Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev, who was convicted of money laundering in May. This decision is a significant setback for Pertsev, who has been held in custody for the past two months without computer or internet access despite being requested in order to prepare for his defense. Pertsev...Read More
Transaction fees on the Bitcoin network have continued to decline months after its latest peak during the halving event. Data from IntoTheBlock shows that fees on the leading crypto network have decreased by 18% this week after dropping 27% from the previous one. The continuous decline has placed Bitcoin fees at their lowest since November...Read More
Germany’s on-chain Bitcoin wallet balance has officially reached zero, according to Arkham Intelligence, meaning sell pressure from the European economic powerhouse is likely at or near its end. The wallet’s latest outflows bring an end to a bearish narrative that’s hung over the crypto market for weeks, at a time when on-chain indicators are signaling...Read More
The Security and Exchange Commission’s accounting bulletin 121 (SAB 121) requires companies, including banks, to hold crypto assets for clients as a liability on their balance sheets. This makes it inefficient for large banks to offer crypto custody services. Both the House and Senate passed a bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to nullify this guidance,...Read More
In a July 11 hearing, Judge Katherine Polk Failla expressed skepticism about Coinbase’s efforts to subpoena SEC Chair Gary Gensler in the ongoing SEC case against the cryptocurrency exchange. As detailed by Inner City Press, the hearing showcased Coinbase’s persistent efforts to acquire Gensler’s communications, including statements made before he became SEC Chair in 2021....Read More
Bitcoin’s correction this month may be short-lived as institutions appear to have taken the drawdown as a juicy buying opportunity, according to on-chain data. The findings arise alongside other blockchain-based signals suggesting that Bitcoin’s price is at an appetizing entry point. Institutions Just Bought The Dip As shared by market intelligence platform CryptoQuant on Thursday,...Read More
Shares of Bitcoin mining company IREN, formerly known as Iris Energy, tumbled by 24% on the Nasdaq following a report from short-seller firm Culper Research. The paper, released on July 11, labeled the company as “wildly overvalued” and suggested its stock should be valued 52-79% lower than its current market price. HPC Plans and Underinvesting...Read More
Litecoin’s network processes a whopping $2.85 billion in transactions, which is over 50% of its market cap. This surpasses the transaction volume of many prominent Layer 1 blockchain networks and potentially demonstrates an increased level of whale activity. For example, Dogecoin has a market capitalization nearly three times that of Litecoin. However, despite its higher...Read More
The German state of Saxony is swiftly depleting its Bitcoin reserves after offloading another batch of confiscated assets to crypto exchanges on Thursday. Earlier this year, the government seized Bitcoin from Movie2K, a film piracy website. It then began auctioning off around $3 billion worth of BTC. Germany Sell-Off Hits 35,000 BTC This Week On...Read More
Friday, July 12, will see around 23,700 Bitcoin options contracts with a notional value of around $1.49 billion. The options expiry event is of similar magnitude to last week’s which did not have much impact on spot markets. They have been down-trending due to BTC selling pressure from miners, the German government, and Mt. Gox...Read More
Popular crypto privacy protocol Railgun has successfully thwarted Inferno Drainer’s latest effort to launder stolen funds, which were sent back to the original wallet’s address. According to a July 10 post by SlowMist’s anti-money laundering tracking system, MistTrack on X, an attempt to launder over 174 ETH, worth around $533,000 at the time, was intercepted...Read More
The former United States president and current Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, is set to speak at one of the largest crypto events this month. A tweet by the official Bitcoin Conference X account revealed Thursday that Trump will be one of the speakers at the event, which is scheduled for July 25 to 27...Read More
Shares in Bitcoin development firm MicroStrategy popped 3% on Thursday after the company’s executive chairman, Michael Saylor, announced that it will soon undergo a 10-for-1 stock split. The action will make it far more affordable for smaller investors to gain minimal exposure to MSTR, which left them in the dust during its early-year rally alongside...Read More
Argentina’s advance to the Copa America finals has almost doubled the market value of the country’s fan token, ARG. The token’s price has increased by over 65% in the last 24 hours, making it the second-largest soccer coin by market value. ARG Token Soars by Over 65% According to CoinGecko data, the price of the...Read More
Paxos – the blockchain infrastructure platform behind the Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin – announced on Thursday that regulators have forfeited their investigation into the firm concerning its dollar-pegged tokens. The result represents a major legal victory for crypto at large, where thick fog has surrounded the legal classification and regulatory treatment of stablecoins. Paxos Prevails...Read More
On July 11, the on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain identified a large deposit and withdrawal of ETH from Elwood Technologies to and from Binance. The Elwood-linked address deposited 26,811 ETH worth around $83 million to Binance over the past three days. The entity also withdrew 24,463 ETH worth around $76 million from the centralized exchange over...Read More
On July 11, blockchain security firm PeckShield reported that the website of Compound Finance (compound[.]finance) had been compromised. “Do not interact with the website until further notice,” it warned. The incursion was also reported by blockchain sleuth ‘ZachXBT’ on his investigations Telegram channel. The Compound Finance website seems to “potentially be hijacked,” he said before adding,...Read More
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that BitMEX has pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). According to newly published court documents, the exchange failed to implement an adequate know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) program from September 2015 to September 2020. BitMEX’s Guilty Plea During this period, the Commodity...Read More
Rostin Benham – Chairman of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – says that an Illinois court has formally ruled both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) to be commodities, all but settling the CFTC’s crypto turf war with its sister agency. “In its decision, the court re-affirmed that both Bitcoin and Ether are commodities...Read More
Wallets linked to the CoinStats exploiter recently moved almost $1 million in Ether into the controversial crypto mixing protocol Tornado Cash. The latest development comes less than a week after the leading crypt tracker said that investigations are underway. Tornado Cash Inflow Blockchain security firm CertiK flagged that two wallets associated with the CoinStats exploit...Read More
Ethereum 2.0 staking has seen significant growth, and a major milestone has been reached. As such, the deposit contract for staking Ethereum on the Beacon Chain reached an all-time high of 47.36 million ETH this week. Interestingly, this accounts for 33.9% of the entire Ethereum supply. ETH2 Staking Milestone According to the data shared by...Read More
The investment bank’s crypto division, Zodia Markets Ltd., is discussing acquiring part of Elwood Capital Management Ltd. The firm is backed by billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard, and the deal is expected to be completed this month, according to a July 9 Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. Elwood Capital offers over-the-counter...Read More
Paxful’s co-founder and former chief technology officer (CTO), Artur Schaback, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to deliberately fail in establishing, developing, implementing, and maintaining a compliant AML program as required by the Bank Secrecy Act. In a statement, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Public Affairs revealed that Schaback failed to collect necessary KYC...Read More
Analysts say that Solana ETFs are expected to have a final decision deadline around mid-March 2025. This follows the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) filing applications on Monday to list VanEck and 21Shares’ proposed ETFs. Mid-March Decision Deadline Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted that Solana ETFs are expected to have a final deadline of...Read More
DigitalX Limited, a digital asset fund manager, announced today the successful approval and upcoming launch of its spot Bitcoin ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The new spot Bitcoin ETF, under the ticker “BTXX,” will start trading on Friday, July 12, 2024, at 10:00 AM AEST. DigitalX Teams Up with K2 Asset Management and...Read More
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas predicted on X that July 18 would be the “best guess” for the spot Ethereum ETF launch. This comes after the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) issued S-1 amendments, which required companies to amend their registration statements and submit their applications. Balchunas Notes Minimal Changes in Latest Filing In the latest...Read More
The US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw nearly $295 million in net inflows on July 8th. This represented significant buying activity, which was last seen in June, when Bitcoin was hovering above $70,000. Notably, major funds have appeared to have made a comeback despite Bitcoin struggling with downward pressure. BlackRock’s IBIT Tops ETF Inflows...Read More
The MiCA regulation has created an increased demand for compliant stablecoin, with Circle’s USDC emerging as a primary beneficiary of the trend. In fact, USDC is leading the demand for regulated stablecoins, according to French blockchain analytics firm Kaiko. Increased Demand For USDC After MiCA In its latest report, Kaiko revealed that non-compliant stablecoins account...Read More
Ethereum-based decentralized computing platform Golem has sent more than $100 million worth of ETH to centralized exchanges such as Binance, Coinbase, and Bitfinex over the past few weeks. This has become a cause for concern for crypto markets already battered by large Bitcoin selloffs and the prospect of more to come. Golem is one of...Read More
