On July 17, the founder and CEO of on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant told his 355,000 X followers that the Mt. Gox FUD is overestimated. He referenced a growth rate chart stating that Bitcoin market capitalization increase is outpacing realized capitalization growth, “showing strong demand.” Since last year, $224 billion in Bitcoin sold, yet prices are...Read More
Unknown bad actors have drained hundreds of millions worth of cryptocurrencies from the leading Indian digital assets exchange Wazirx, following a breach in the platform’s wallet security. A tweet by blockchain security firm Cyvers Alerts revealed that $234.9 million of WasirX’s funds were moved to a new address, and the caller of each transaction is...Read More
Bitcoin briefly touched $66,000 as it continued its recovery after a rough couple of weeks. Despite this bounce-off, data reveals that certain investors are still reluctant to come back as they seem to believe “the March ATH was as good as it’s going to get in 2024.” Interestingly, Santiment suggests the potential for a rebound...Read More
Leading crypto exchange OKX has announced the discontinuation of its services in Nigeria, citing recent regulatory changes. According to emails sent to OKX’s Nigerian users, customers have until August 30 to withdraw their assets from the exchange, as any remaining balances on the platform will become subject to restrictions afterward. OKX Ends Services in Nigeria...Read More
Former U.S. President Donald Trump plans to release a fourth NFT collection after the success of his previous three, which quickly sold out in a day. In a Tuesday’s Bloomberg Businessweek interview, Trump said people are asking for a fourth one, citing their “unbelievable spirit.” Trump Warns China Could Dominate Crypto Market In May, at...Read More
Why are Silicon Valley venture capitalists suddenly supporting Donald Trump? Billionaire Mark Cuban – one of the politician’s staunchest critics – says “It’s a Bitcoin play.” The businessman’s analysis follows several Trump endorsements from wealthy crypto leaders who explicitly favor him because he promises to protect their industry. Silicon Valley, Trump, and Bitcoin According to...Read More
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes’ crypto investment fund Maelstrom announced the launch of the Bitcoin Grant Program that aims to help with the technical development of the largest blockchain network. The focus will also be to improve its resilience, scalability, censorship resistance, and privacy characteristics. On its official website, Maelstrom said that it can support Bitcoin...Read More
The prominent crypto asset manager announced the launch of the Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund LLC on July 17th, which aims to offer investors exposure to protocols in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence sector within the crypto ecosystem. The fund will rebalance quarterly and currently features a basket of decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) crypto protocols, such...Read More
Bitwise Asset Management’s Chief Investment Officer has predicted that the introduction of Ethereum Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) will drive ether (ETH) prices to new all-time highs above $5,000 by the end of the year. The CIO suggests that ETP flows could have a bigger impact on Ethereum than they did on Bitcoin. The Road to Ethereum’s...Read More
Dr. Craig S Wright – the man who claimed for years to be Satoshi Nakamoto – has formally admitted that he is not, in fact, Bitcoin’s creator. “Dr. Craig Steven Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto,” wrote the computer scientist in a Wednesday tweet. Wright followed with a summary of the England and Wales High Court...Read More
The Aptos ecosystem has experienced remarkable growth this year. According to the official press release shared with CryptoPotato, the number of active addresses on the Aptos blockchain has more than doubled, increasing from 77,382 on January 16th to 186,685 by July 8th. Aptos User Growth As per data on the new Nansen’s Aptos Growth Dashboard,...Read More
XRP has been one of the best-performing crypto assets amidst the market recovery this week after briefly hitting $0.62, a level last seen in March. XRP has demonstrated a remarkable recovery after recording over 40% gains in the past week, driven by a broader market surge. In just the past day alone, the sixth-largest crypto...Read More
The spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offered in the United States have recorded the highest inflow since June 5th. According to public data from SoSoValue, $422 million entered the market on July 16th. This would be the eighth day the investment vehicles would record consecutive inflows. BlackRock Leads the Charge Investment giant BlackRock led the...Read More
Australian computer scientist Craig Wright’s claims to be Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, could lead British prosecutors to charge him with perjury and forgery of documents. A new ruling in the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) vs. Wright case revealed that High Court Justice James Mellor has referred Wright’s misconduct to the Crown Prosecution Service...Read More
Ripple has contributed $1 million to back XRP advocate John Deaton in his campaign against Senator Elizabeth Warren in the Massachusetts Senate race. The funds are being channeled to the Commonwealth Unity Fund, a new super PAC created by attorney James Murphy, who contributed $50,000 on April 15 to the cause. Ripple’s Support For XRP...Read More
Former President Donald Trump has announced that he has chosen crypto-friendly Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his vice presidential candidate. According to his latest federal financial disclosure, Vance, a venture capitalist turned politician, owns between $100,001 and $250,000 in Bitcoin. Trump and Vance’s United Front on Crypto Earlier this year, former President Trump’s stance on...Read More
According to a Reuters report, three industry sources indicate that spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are expected to begin trading on July 23. The sources also mention that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted preliminary approval for at least three of eight asset managers to release the spot Ether ETFs. Will Spot...Read More
Kraken has announced the receipt of funds from the Mt. Gox Rehabilitation Trustees on July 16th. This marks a significant step towards compensating those impacted by the historic collapse of the Mt. Gox exchange a decade ago. In an email to the affected parties, the exchange said it plans to begin distributing Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin...Read More
The decentralized finance (DeFi) platform LI.FI protocol has suffered an exploit amounting to over $8 million. Cyvers Alerts reported detecting suspicious transactions within the LI.FI cross-chain transaction aggregator. LI.FI Issues Warning After $8 Million Exploit LI.FI confirmed the breach in a statement on July 16 via X: “Please do not interact with any http://LI.FI powered...Read More
The US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a daily net inflow of $301 million on July 15th. This extended their winning streak to seven consecutive days amidst a broader market recovery. None of the ETFs recorded outflows for the day. Bitcoin ETFs Rake in $16.11B in Net Inflows Since Jan According to the data compiled by...Read More
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has declared plans to support the America PAC, a political action committee supporting Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate for the upcoming United States election. According to a WSJ report, citing individuals familiar with the matter, Musk intends to devote $45 million monthly to this committee starting in July. Musk to...Read More
On July 16, Mt. Gox began transferring BTC as it prepares to pay back customers who lost assets in the devastating exchange hack a decade ago. According to Arkham Intelligence, a Mt. Gox-linked wallet moved 0.021 BTC to another address. Industry observer Colin Wu suggested that this could be a transfer test. Mt. Gox Moves Bitcoin...Read More
Bitfinex analysts have warned crypto investors to be cautious as bitcoin’s (BTC) recovery over the weekend is not a sign that its correction is over; the asset could witness more bloodshed in the near term. In the latest Bitfinex Alpha report, experts deemed the market’s reaction this week critical, especially as supply alleviated over the...Read More
Just as Bitcoin reclaimed the $63,000 level at the start of this week, Whale Alert has identified the activation of a dormant address containing 1,000 BTC, worth approximately $60 million, on July 15th, after more than a decade of inactivity. This wallet initially received the stash around 11 years and 9 months ago, on September...Read More
Scroll, a ZK rollup Layer 2 network, is up 23% over the past seven days to reach a TVL of $1.03 billion, according to L2Beat data. Meanwhile, the total value locked for all Ethereum Layer 2s is up 12.04% over the last week to reach $42.04 billion. Scroll Hits $1 Billion TVL Scroll has become...Read More
Over $35 million in stolen funds from the infamous $305 million DMM Bitcoin hack have been laundered via Huione Guarantee, an online marketplace operated by the Cambodian conglomerate Huione Group. It is interesting to note that this platform is part of a company linked to the Cambodian ruling family and has emerged as a significant...Read More
The broader market exhibited signs of recovery following intense sell pressure fueled by the German government’s decision to dump its entire reserves, and prominent altcoins, including Chainlink (LINK), recorded notable surges. Further fueling this bullish narrative are several unknown entities, likely a whale or an institutional investor, who have continued to add LINK tokens to...Read More
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink spoke on Monday on why he was wrong to be a skeptic on Bitcoin and crypto before properly studying the asset class. His firm’s newly published Q2 earnings showcased a record $10.65 trillion AUM for the investment manager, in small part thanks to inflows to its Bitcoin ETF product launched in...Read More
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, reported a milestone in its second-quarter financial results, as assets under management (AUM) soared past the $10 trillion mark. The company reported an AUM of $10.6 trillion, marking a 13% increase from the previous year’s $9.43 trillion. BlackRock’s Q2 Performance According to the report, BlackRock’s earnings per share (EPS)...Read More
Amidst continued price weakness throughout last week, digital asset investment products saw significant buying activity, with inflows reaching $1.44 billion during that period. This brought the year-to-date (YTD) inflows to a whopping $17.8 billion, which shattered the previous record set three years ago. However, despite this strong inflow, CoinShares reported that trading volumes remained relatively...Read More
