The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has confirmed the distribution of over $4.6 million to investors impacted by the unregistered initial coin offering (ICO) of blockchain startup BitClave. The funds will be paid out from the BitClave Fair Fund following a notice and claims process. BitClave’s $29 Million ICO Settlement “The checks are in...Read More
Asset manager Charles Schwab could enter the crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) market following comments made by incoming CEO Rick Wurster. Wurster told Bloomberg that the company would offer spot digital currency trading if the U.S. regulatory environment changed. Regulatory Environment Will Change Eventually In a November 21 interview, the financial services company’s incoming head said...Read More
FTX Trading Ltd and its affiliated debtors have announced that they are nearing the completion of key steps to implement their court-approved Chapter 11 reorganization plan. Once finalized, the plan will allow the company to distribute up to $16.5 billion in recovered funds to creditors and customers. Distribution Timeline In a November 21 press release,...Read More
One of the most popular individuals in the crypto world (and not for good reasons), Ruja Ignatova, also known as the “Cryptoqueen,” is the founder of the fraudulent scheme OneCoin, which embezzled over $4 billion from victims. Ignatova is considered the mastermind of the scam, but her whereabouts have remained unknown since she was last...Read More
In this bull run, the majority of top cryptocurrencies have already experienced notable upside momentum. Amid this, Uniswap (UNI) stands out as one of the top cryptocurrencies that recently broke out of a bullish price action pattern, with much room to soar significantly in the coming days. Traders and Whales Driving UNI’s Growth At present,...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) has been flirting with the $100,000 mark over the last 48 hours as optimism for a higher rally engulfs the market. As a result, investors have become very greedy. Data from the Crypto Fear and Greed Index, which tracks investor sentiment across the market, indicates that participants are in an extremely greedy phase....Read More
The crypto community mourns on X as the 2024 bull market seems to be over. No, this is not a drill, Jim Cramer said on national TV that bitcoin is a winner and he advised people to own BTC. If this isn’t a clear bear signal, we don’t know what is. Bitcoin Is a ‘Winner’...Read More
Bitcoin has been very popular in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. The cryptocurrency has also enjoyed great success in neighboring South Korea and Japan. Cryptocurrency policy in China has been varied—from allowing citizens and residents of mainland China to own crypto, to banning the asset class in 2021. It would...Read More
It’s been barely a few weeks since the pro-crypto candidate Donald Trump won the United States presidential elections, and the digital asset market still feels the impact of that victory. As the Trump administration prepares to take complete charge of affairs at the White House by January, crypto users anticipate what this could mean for...Read More
The art world appears to have moved over Picasso. There’s a new muse in town: a banana duct-taped to a wall. Crypto entrepreneur and Tron founder Justin Sun recently splashed a jaw-dropping $6.2 million at Sotheby’s New York for “Comedian,” Maurizio Cattelan’s viral “artwork” consisting of…well, a banana and some duct tape. And in true...Read More
The race to launch the first Solana-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) is heating up, with four major issuers filing applications with the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). This development seems to have triggered a charge leading to the price of Solana’s native SOL token to a new all-time high (ATH), pushing it almost past $263 only...Read More
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
Besides an impressive gain of over 43% in the past week, Cardano (ADA) is poised to continue this upward rally in the coming days, as it has formed a strong bullish price action pattern on its daily time frame. With this bullish price action, heightened participation from traders and investors has been observed. Whale Activity:...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
Pepe (PEPE), the world’s third-biggest meme coin, is poised for a massive bull run as it has broken out of a bullish price action pattern. Following this breakout, heightened participation from traders and investors has been observed in the past few hours. Traders and Whales Fuel PEPE’s Breakout Momentum According to the recent report by...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
After listing a major meme coin, Coinbase, the United States’ largest cryptocurrency exchange, is set to add support for Floki (FLOKI) on the Ethereum network. This follows the recent listings of Ethereum’s Pepe (PEPE) and Solana’s Dogwifhat (WIF). The major question is whether FLOKI’s listing on Coinbase will propel its price in the coming days....Read More
