Bitcoin (BTC) has reached a new year-to-date high, soaring past $42,000 on December 4. The asset has broken through the upper limit of the trading range it was confined to for weeks, recording its strongest monthly close since March 2022. However, analysts from the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex have warned that investors and traders be wary...Read More
In addition to its price hitting a 19-month high, Bitcoin dominance also hit local highs, topping 54%. However, a minor retreat in the metric and a potential BTC correction could be good news for altcoins. On Dec. 4, crypto trader Jacob Canfield commented on the dominance decline and potential for altcoin moves. “I’m liking this...Read More
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said the country’s Bitcoin (BTC) investment is in profit as the price of the asset crossed the $40,000 mark for the first time in almost two years. The Central American country started buying BTC in September 2021, with its stash currently worth over $130 million. El Salvador BTC Portfolio Sees...Read More
The Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff made yet another bold prediction about the fate of Bitcoin in light of gold’s recent dip following a peak. In a fresh assault on Bitcoin’s potential, Schiff predicted a collapse “more spectacular” than the crypto asset’s recent rally. Schiff may have convinced himself that Bitcoin is spiraling into oblivion, but...Read More
In the past week, investments in digital asset products surged by $176 million, marking the 10th consecutive week of continuous inflows. The total inflow over this period reached $1.76 billion, constituting 4% of the assets under management (AuM). This streak of inflows is the largest since October 2021, when the US witnessed the launch of...Read More
A phishing scam targeting the Stargate Snapshot platform resulted in significant financial losses. A Discord Moderator of LayerZero, the underlying network of Stargate, revealed that a scammer effectively carried out a deceptive proposal vote, utilizing a phishing link to manipulate users into staking STG tokens. Scammer Misleads Token Holders in Fake Proposal Vote The scam...Read More
The individuals accused of orchestrating the $8.5 million hack of Platypus Finance, an Automated Market Maker (AMM) protocol on Avalanche in February 2023, have been cleared of criminal charges by a French court, according to Le Monde. The defendants, identified as Mohammed and his brother Benamar M., were arrested approximately one week after attacking the...Read More
In a year marked by a massive recovery run in the broader crypto market, the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sector has displayed a contrasting performance. While industry leaders like OpenSea have historically dominated the NFT space, relatively newer players, such as the Blur NFT marketplace, have emerged as formidable contenders. As of December 3, the Ethereum...Read More
While the price of Bitcoin (BTC) ballooned to a 19-month high this weekend, Ethereum (ETH) has kept apace, surging beyond $2200 for the first time since May 2022. On-chain analysts at CryptoQuant have identified three drivers behind the crypto’s stellar performance over the past month. Ultrasound Money Takes Effect As shared by analyst MAC_D, ETH...Read More
Itau Unibanco, Brazil’s largest bank, has officially entered the cryptocurrency exchange market, launching a trading service for its investment platform clients. The service debuted on Monday and enables users to trade Bitcoin and Ether, the two most popular cryptocurrencies. Itau Expands Crypto Trading with Diverse Portfolio According to a Reuters report, Guto Antunes, the head...Read More
In a not-so-safe turn of events, the supposedly secure Safe Wallet is feeling the heat. Users of Safe Wallet are facing a major threat as a crypto hacker skilled in “address poisoning attacks” successfully pilfered over $2 million from 10 users between November 26 and December 3. Safe Wallet Users Targetted in Address Poisoning Scam...Read More
Crypto markets have marched higher during the weekend and into the Monday morning Asian trading session. They have been dominated by Bitcoin, which has surged to its highest price in 19 months, reaching $41,750 on December 4, according to CoinGecko. At the time of writing, the asset was trading close to $41,500 following a 5.2%...Read More
As CryptoPotato reported, Bitcoin’s price exploded above $41K for the first time in 19 months, leaving a trail of liquidated short positions over the past 24 hours. Many analysts and experts have stated that the bull run has already begun, while others believe that it will come following the 2024 Bitcoin halving. That said, Jeroen Blokland, a...Read More
The game finance (GameFi) space has recorded a high failure rate since its emergence in 2017. More than 75% of all Web3 games launched are dead due to declining user interest. According to a study by leading crypto data aggregator CoinGecko, three of every four Web3 games launched in the last five years have become...Read More
Crypto fundraising in November saw a significant uptick compared to the amounts raised in prior months. Bitcoin miners took the lead this time, accounting for 90% of the deals ahead of exchanges and payments projects. Research by market intelligence platform Messari found that Bitcoin miners Northern Data and Phoenix Group raised more than half of...Read More
A circuit court in Estonia overturned a previous ruling allowing the extradition of two Estonian citizens charged with cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering to the United States. According to the court, the Estonian government did not consider certain circumstances before agreeing to extradite the individuals involved in the case. New Court Ruling Cancels Extradition Approval...Read More
The global media giant Forbes announced the launch of its esteemed Under 30 list on the Ethereum blockchain. This initiative represents a milestone, combining conventional media’s reputation with blockchain technology’s transformative power. Ethereum-Based Under 30 List Fuses Media with Web3 Tech The Under 30 list, famous for highlighting the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs, innovators,...Read More
Northern Data – a German data center and Bitcoin mining operator – has spent another $360 million on GPUs to bolster its cloud computing services. The move signals further integration of Bitcoin miners into the AI sector where industry firms benefit from pre-existing infrastructure and economies of scale. Diving Deep Into AI Taiga Cloud –...Read More
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury has placed sanctions on cryptocurrency mixing service Sinbad, alleging that the mixer served as a money laundering channel for the notorious North Korean hackers Lazarus Group. According to the enforcement agency, Sinbad has been used to launder millions of dollars...Read More
Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund fervor has gripped institutional investors, which are piling funds back into crypto assets. Institutional-grade crypto asset funds saw their largest weekly inflows since late 2021 last week, according to fund manager CoinShares. A new record of inflows of 346 million was recorded for the week, the highest total observed in the...Read More
The latest development report from IOG (Input Output Global) for Cardano reveals a thriving blockchain ecosystem and significant advancements in technology and community engagement. The report outlines key achievements across various facets of Cardano’s development, with the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team playing a pivotal role in improving Cardano’s network and keeping up to date...Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission has held increasing sway over cryptocurrency markets. Its influence has grown along with a series of lawsuits against crypto firms beginning in 2020. However, a number of court decisions favorable to the defendants in the Ripple lawsuit have tested the limits of the commission’s power. Now, John Deaton is calling...Read More
Touching $$40,000 this week, Bitcoin price continues to post new highs since the 2022 bear market. The going price for a whole coin was below $27,000 at the end of September just two months ago. Growing excitement over a Bitcoin ETF approval by the SEC drove BTC higher in the fourth quarter. But the world’s...Read More
On Nov. 28, Mummolin announced that it had raised $6.2 million in seed funding led by Jack Dorsey for its new initiative called OCEAN, which aims to decentralize Bitcoin mining. OCEAN is launching as a transparent, non-custodial Bitcoin mining pool where miners get paid directly from the coinbase transaction instead of pools controlling funds. This...Read More
A recent study indicates that Canadians’ enthusiasm for crypto investment has diminished in comparison to the previous year. Moreover, they are now less inclined to perceive crypto as a significant factor in the current economy or anticipate its future importance. On November 29, the OSC released its “Crypto Assets Survey 2023,” conducted in collaboration with...Read More
The largest US-based crypto exchange experienced a threefold increase in law enforcement requests in the current year compared to 2020, as revealed in its latest transparency report. The total number of requests during the reporting period amounted to 13,079, marking approximately a 6% rise from the previous year. Notably, the United States maintained its position...Read More
Following the JPEX fiasco, it appears that another crypto trading platform called Hounax reportedly scammed some Hong Kong investors, causing them to lose over $15 million. Meanwhile, some of the victims believe that the city-state regulator’s warning about the platform came after they already locked their money in Hounax. Hounax Crypto Exchange Allegedly Disappears With...Read More
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has experienced ailing on-chain activities since its $4.3 billion settlement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) less than two weeks ago. According to a report by market analytics platform CryptoQuant, Binance’s reserves have steadily declined as users continue to withdraw their assets. Binance Reserves Decline Binance’s reserves...Read More
The crypto market has just witnessed its worst month in 2023 in terms of exploits, with criminals carting away assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars through various attacks. Blockchain security firm CertiK revealed in a tweet that bad actors stole approximately $363 million across more than 14 incidents. #CertiKStatsAlert🚨 Combining all the incidents in...Read More
The Dogecoin-funded SpaceX ‘Doge-1’ Moon Mission is moving closer to launch after securing key regulatory approval from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The clearance is a significant step toward obtaining the final Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license, which will specifically address the X-Band and S-Band communications for the satellite, marking a crucial milestone...Read More
