The U.S. Treasury Department has reported that despite the growing trend of illicit actors turning to cryptocurrencies for money laundering and financing, cold hard cash remains their preferred tool. In its 2024 National Risk Assessments on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing, the Treasury shed light on the various threats, vulnerabilities, and risks associated...Read More
New York Attorney General Letitia James has massively expanded her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group (DCG) for allegedly defrauding hundreds of thousands of investors in its relationship with Genesis and Gemini Earn. In an amended filing with the Supreme Court of New York on Friday, the AG accused both firms – alongside DCG CEO Barry...Read More
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., believes American households could have saved approximately $74 billion in credit card transaction fees in 2022 if they used blockchain technology. In Coinbase’s latest State of Crypto Report, the exchange outlined the frustrations of the current financial system, ranging from high costs to delays and difficult access,...Read More
On-chain analysis by market intelligence platform CryptoQuant has found that selling pressure from Bitcoin miners has eased and remained low despite a significant decline in transaction fees. According to the firm’s latest weekly report, Bitcoin sold daily by miners currently sits around 300 BTC, significantly down from the companies’ 800 BTC daily sales in November...Read More
Pandora has witnessed a remarkable surge of over 30% in the last 24 hours amid a broader market resurgence. This increase can be attributed to recent announcements by crypto wallets from renowned exchanges like Binance and OKX, which emphasized the inclusion of support for the ERC-404 token standard. The ERC-404 Token Standard Based on data...Read More
Bitcoin witnessed significant developments in recent weeks that have helped it extend its rally, surging past $47,000 for the first time in nearly a month. The uptick has brought a sense of relief for its investors, who recently endured a brief plunge to 38,500 and now find themselves comfortably in the profit zone amidst market...Read More
In a recent blog post titled ‘Points Guard,’ former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes made a compelling case for the emergence of “points” as a superior alternative to traditional initial coin offerings (ICOs) and yield farming with regard to crypto fundraising and user engagement. Hayes argued that points combine the best aspects of ICOs and yield...Read More
Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $400 million of net inflows on Thursday, bringing their total inflows since launch beyond $2 billion for the first time. The inflows were coupled by a surge in Bitcoin’s price late this week, taking it to $48,000 as of Friday. Bitcoin ETF Inflows Outpacing Grayscale In terms of daily flows, Thursday...Read More
Enterprise-grade digital fintech platform COTI has completed the integration of a new protocol for its privacy-centric Ethereum-based layer-2 network. According to an official announcement, the design and implementation of the Multi-Party Computation (MPC) protocol of COTI V2 is the first of the development milestones to be reached this year. COTI Achieves First Milestone For L2...Read More
Bitcoin surged past the $46,000 mark on February 9th after overcoming a significant resistance level at $44,000. This resistance had been a barrier to price increases since the introduction of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States about four weeks earlier. The leading crypto asset, buoyed by the onset of East Asia’s major festival marking...Read More
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against former Zipmex Thailand CEO Akarlap Yimwilai, accusing him of corruption and deception. The SEC claims that Yimwilai, during his tenure as CEO from August 2018 to November 2023, engaged in fraudulent activities, including making false statements and concealing vital information from the public. Deceptive Asset...Read More
Cathie Wood’s asset manager Ark Invest wants to bake staking into its proposed Ethereum Spot ETF – a feature that could revolutionize how the product is evaluated by Wall Street. In an amended S-1 application form filed on Wednesday, Ark included a lengthy passage about what the Ethereum network is and how it stays decentralization,...Read More
Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 has announced a leadership transition roughly three weeks after an activist short-selling firm published a report containing allegations against the miner’s management practices and finances. According to an official release, former CEO Jaime Leverton will be immediately succeeded by Asher Genoot, who has served as Hut 8’s president since November...Read More
Web3 entertainment company HELLO Labs has entered a partnership with blockchain PR and content marketing agency MarketAcross to launch a crypto television series called Killer Whales. According to a press release seen by CryptoPotato, MarketAcross has become the official PR partner of Killer Whales and will help HELLO Labs propel the show’s entertaining narrative to...Read More
Investors claim the deal led to total losses of around $4.2 billion when the company collapsed during the crypto contagions of 2022. The lawsuit alleges the NBA was “grossly negligent” in agreeing to a marketing deal between Voyager and Mark Cuban’s Dallas Mavericks. Moreover, several NBA teams had deals to promote crypto companies like Voyager...Read More
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has won a second appeal against the Montenegro High Court’s decision to uphold extradition requests from both the U.S. and South Korea. The case will now head to the first-instance court for reconsideration based on the new ruling. Court of Appeals Overturns Extradition Decision Initially, Kwon had won an appeal...Read More
Ethereum’s staking has achieved a significant milestone, with approximately 25% of the entire ETH supply, equivalent to around 30 million coins, now being staked. Meanwhile, the ETH price has seen a 2.8% increase over the past day and is trading at $2,425. Ethereum Staking Soars On February 8, Lido, a prominent liquid staking platform, highlighted...Read More
A South Korean district court has sentenced the CEO and CTO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitsonic to eight years in prison for stealing millions of dollars in customer funds. According to a report from Yonhap News Agency, Chief Judge Lee Jong-chae sentenced Bitsonic CEO Jinwook Shin and CTO – identified as Bae – to seven and...Read More
Self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright grew flustered during cross-examination on Wednesday as prosecutors mounted evidence disputing his identity as Satoshi Nakamoto. The computer scientist stands accused of forging multiple documents to give credence to his “false narrative” which expert witnesses – including his own – have now agreed were likely tampered with. Craig Wright Smears...Read More
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again delayed its decision on whether to approve or not a joint spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposed by Invesco and Galaxy Digital. This marks the second postponement after a similar delay in December and aligns with the SEC’s recent trend of pushing back deadlines for...Read More
On Feb. 6, House Financial Services and Agriculture Committee leaders sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the lack of regulation in the spot market for digital assets that are not securities. The letter was sent from Patrick McHenry, Glenn Thompson, French Hill, and Dusty Johnson, all chairmen of various House committees. They...Read More
A settlement between defunct crypto lending company BlockFi and the collapsed hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) was approved by a US bankruptcy court on February 7. The specific terms of the settlement, though, remain confidential. According to the official document, the approval effectively resolved any counterclaims between the parties. Judge Kaplan of the New...Read More
Authorities in South Korea are looking to investigate major cryptocurrency exchange OKX over complaints of the platform’s improper registration in the country. According to a report by News1 Media, South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) received complaints from the country’s Digital Asset Exchange Association (DAXA). OKX Under Regulatory Probe DAXA, an alliance of South Korea’s...Read More
Chainlink’s LINK token has surged 38% since late January, propelling it to a 24-month peak, with its market cap reaching $10 billion. This came as crypto whales accumulated over $50 million worth of tokens within the past several days. Separately, data from Glassnode charts indicates that approximately $75 million worth of LINK has flowed onto...Read More
The BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has emerged as a leading exchange-traded fund (ETF) in 2024, ranking among the top five ETFs in terms of inflows, as per Bloomberg Intelligence data. The ETF has surpassed the performance of numerous well-established funds after achieving over $3.19 billion in flows, with only broad index funds such as...Read More
In response to mounting accusations and community concerns regarding potential corruption within its ranks, cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced a $5 million bounty for information on potentially corrupt staff members. The decision follows a series of allegations suggesting that Binance’s token listing process might have been compromised, leading to unfair advantages for certain traders. Anti-corruption Measures...Read More
South Korean prosecutors revealed on Monday that they had apprehended and placed under custody three executives, including its two co-chief executive officers, from the crypto yield platform Haru Invest. The trio is facing accusations from Seoul prosecutors of embezzling about 1.1 trillion Korean won, which translates to roughly $826 million in crypto, from around 16,000...Read More
Activity around Bitcoin spot ETFs has slowed substantially this week, with two major funds losing their undefeated streak of inflows since launch. On Monday, both the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) and the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) saw their first day of net zero inflows. Loss Of Momentum For Bitcoin Spot ETFs According to data...Read More
New research by the cybersecurity reporters at 404 Media has uncovered a new tool named OnlyFakes that reliably generates fake IDs capable of bypassing KYC providers’ checks with relative ease. The fake documents can be generated with or without a background, which would suggest it is a picture that was just taken by a user...Read More
Digital Currency Group (DCG) has filed a motion objecting to the bankruptcy plan proposed by Genesis Global Capital, its subsidiary, citing violations of the Bankruptcy Code. The objection – lodged on February 5th – asserts that Genesis’ plan exceeds the legal entitlements of its customers, potentially favoring a select group of creditors while stripping DCG...Read More
