New research by Chainplay highlights a staggering 97% failure rate for meme coin projects since 2024. The data shows that meme coins have an average lifespan of just one year, while typical crypto projects last about three years. The Mortality Rate of Meme Coin Projects According to AlphaQuest, a crypto research tool, an average of...Read More
In a post on X on Aug. 16, crypto ESG advocate and researcher Daniel Batten posted a rebuttal to an Aug. 15 IMF report on Bitcoin mining emissions. He argued that the IMF report uses flawed rhetorical techniques, such as “guilt by association,” by linking Bitcoin mining with AI data centers’ energy consumption. The report...Read More
TeraWulf’s second-quarter earnings report, released earlier in August, demonstrated mixed performance. While the company produced less BTC than in the same period in 2023, its revenue increased modestly compared to the estimated figures. TeraWulf’s Q2 Results The report revealed that TeraWulf mined 699 BTC across its Lake Mariner and Nautilus Cryptomine facilities, a 21% decrease...Read More
Police are actively searching for four Chinese nationals believed to have broken into a luxury home in Pathum Thani, one of the central provinces of Thailand, and forced the resident to transfer $2 million (70 million baht) in crypto assets. The break-in took place around 2 AM on Wednesday in Tambon Ban Mai in the...Read More
The northern European country of Norway has a population of nearly 5.5 million. Moreover, the government’s investments for its citizens total some $1.7 trillion. A chunk of that is in Bitcoin stocks, and the government upped its holdings this year. Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund’s Bitcoin Spree Norway now indirectly owns 2,446 BTC through its investments...Read More
While they are issued by smart contract blockchains with base layer currencies like Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), meme coins have fetched far greater gains in a shorter period of time than the most established cryptos. Bitcoin, for example, gained 347% from key price support at a Dec. 31, 2022 low level of $16,500 to...Read More
Blockchain technology is unique! Where else can you track the holdings of big investors in real time, check out their latest moves, portfolio values, and more? We’ve decided to dabble into some of the larger holders of one of the most popular meme coins in the market – Shiba Inu (SHIB) and stumbled upon an...Read More
Meme coins have always been a particularly polarizing topic within the cryptocurrency community, especially throughout the last cycle. Projects such as dogwifhat (WIF), political meme coins, and a bunch of others have elevated the field to the forefront of the industry and it appears that TRON is the latest destination for those wishing to indulge...Read More
Ripple recently announced a collaboration with Archax, the first digital asset exchange regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Now, RippleX, the company’s development arm, is coming up with a critical prediction concerning the XRP Ledger. Ripple Devs Seeing a “New Era” for the XRP Ledger In a recent update, RippleXDev, the development arm...Read More
The second quarter of 2024 ended with major United States banks offering institutional exposure to spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Numerous second-quarter 13F filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that these Wall Street giants acquired substantial shares of different spot Bitcoin ETFs for their clients. In the coming months, these entities could...Read More
On Aug. 15, crypto compliance and research firm Chainalysis released the first part of its 2024 crypto crime report. The firm revealed that aggregate illicit activity on-chain has dropped by 19.6% year-to-date, down from $20.9 billion to $16.7 billion. It added that this demonstrates “that legitimate activity is growing more quickly than illicit activity.” Part...Read More
For the week ending Aug. 17, Bitcoin price continued its shaky action, even as low consumer inflation signaled an upcoming dollar supply glut and the S&P 500 Index rallied. The latest U.S. consumer inflation readout gave the Fed more ammo to justify a big rate cut in September. That’s bullish news for Bitcoin, because more...Read More
On August 18, 2024, Binance’s native token BNB gained significant attention from investors and traders due to a notable price surge in this ongoing struggling market. According to a coinmarketcap, BNB has seen a price surge of over 5% in the last 24 hours. BNB Outperformed BTC and ETH With this significant price surge, it...Read More
The Bitcoin network hashrate hit a new all-time high earlier this week following increased selling from smaller mining entities. At the same time, the miner hash price has plunged to a record low. According to a report from CryptoQuant, Bitcoin’s hashrate currently stands at 627 exahashes per second (EH/s), representing a significant recovery from an...Read More
Investigations into a multi-million dollar hack on the omnichain tokenization platform Holograph have begun to yield results. French authorities have arrested two individuals who may have been involved in the attack. According to a tweet by the official Holograph X account, the Italian Directorate of Anti-Mafia Investigations, in collaboration with multiple enforcement agencies, including Europol,...Read More
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has determined that the cryptocurrency trading platform ezBtc and its founder, David Smillie, defrauded investors of approximately $9.5 million, equivalent to 13 million Canadian dollars, in crypto assets. The BCSC’s investigation uncovered that ezBtc and Smillie engaged in misleading and deceptive practices, misappropriating funds intended for customer accounts. Crypto...Read More
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against NovaTech Ltd. and its principals, Cynthia and Eddy Petion, for allegedly organizing a crypto fraud that defrauded over 200,000 investors worldwide, including many within the Haitian-American community. The SEC’s complaint details that NovaTech, under the leadership of the Petions, was promoted as a multi-level...Read More
In a post on X on Aug. 15, ETF Store president Nate Geraci cited a report stating that Fidelity’s digital asset management division was evaluating stablecoins and tokenized treasury products. He added that the firm is also reportedly researching on-chain credit and structured products before commenting that the “space is moving *fast*.” Head of Fidelity...Read More
It could be a buy the rumor, sell the news situation with Bitcoin price and the Labor Department’s CPI report Wednesday morning. Spot Bitcoin on crypto exchanges did rise sharply Tuesday and rallied into Wednesday morning but the landscape changed later that day and BTC fell to $58,000. Economists were expecting a lower inflation readout...Read More
Before the shift in mortgage rates, the United States housing market had been a tough nut to crack. Interest rate lock in at low pandemic and pre-pandemic rates has kept homeowners from selling their homes or refinancing. Mortgage Rates Falling Ahead Of Fed Cut Meanwhile, the low supply of homes for sale as a result...Read More
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has released information regarding North Korean developers who allegedly stole $1.3 million from a project’s treasury. The theft was carried out when the devs, who had been hired using fake identities, injected malicious code into the system, which allowed the unauthorized transfer of funds. ZachXBT Uncovers Crypto Workers Scheme ZachXBT explained on...Read More
A new financial disclosure has revealed that Trump has millions of dollars invested in crypto – an industry that’s become a clear target of his electoral campaign. Yet despite his many specific appeals to Bitcoin investors, there’s no evidence that the former president holds any BTC himself, as opposed to smaller alternatives. Trump’s Crypto Portfolio...Read More
According to recent data from Token Terminal, the Tron network has overtaken Ethereum in terms of revenue generation. Over the past 90 days, the blockchain network has accrued approximately $435 million in fees, outpacing Ethereum’s $364 million. Tron’s Revenue Surpasses Ethereum by 50% Tron’s founder, Justin Sun, took to X on August 15 to highlight...Read More
A United Arab Emirates court has recognized cryptocurrencies as a mode of salary payment in a landmark ruling affecting employment contracts. According to a report by Lexology, the ruling by the Dubai Court of First Instance starkly contrasts a decision taken in a similar case and highlights the growing adoption of cryptocurrencies in the UAE....Read More
Gas fees on the Ethereum network have been declining since March 2024, but last week, they hit a level not seen in the past five years. Data on the crypto analytics platform Dune shows that the median Ethereum gas fee fell below 2 gwei last week for the first time since 2020. Median Ethereum Fees...Read More
Meme coins have undoubtedly been the most prominent narrative in 2024. From the meteoric rise of dogwifhat (WIF) to countless celebrities launching their own coins (and the controversy that surrounded them), the field has seen all the action. With most of it happening on Solana because of its fast transaction processing times and relatively low...Read More
The case between the US Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple Labs moved forward after Judge Analisa Torres ruled that the company should be fined $125M in a decision that partly honored and partly discharged the SEC’s claims. Now, industry participants and experts are speculating on the odds of its outcome, which is likely to...Read More
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea purchased nearly $34 million in MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares during the second quarter of 2024. With significant investments in other crypto companies, NPS – which happens to be the world’s third-largest pension fund by assets – has demonstrated a clear expansion of its interest in the digital assets...Read More
On Friday, August 16, around 24,300 Bitcoin options contracts will expire, with a notional value of around $1.4 billion. Today’s options expiry event is smaller than last week’s, so its impact on spot markets is likely to be limited. The much larger month-end expiry event currently has a notional value of $3.2 billion. Bitcoin Options...Read More
Zcash was the leading crypto token on the market cap leaderboards last week. By Tuesday, the coin remained the fifth top gainer among crypto assets behind Aptos (APT) at #4, with Sui (SUI) topping the gains for the week at +57%. ZEC’s 7-day gains Tuesday were +29%, but from trough to peak (between Aug. 5...Read More
