An anonymous cryptocurrency investor with the username “Sell When Over” on X has reported a loss of $800,000 due to two allegedly malicious Google Chrome browser extensions. The investor first raised the alarm with a post on X, revealing that they had discovered a loss of $500,000 from multiple wallet applications. Chrome Extension Attack Leads...Read More
In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin (BTC) has rallied roughly 5%, surging past $72,000 in an attempt to retouch its all-time high. This upward trajectory has significantly reduced the number of addresses holding the digital asset at a loss. According to data on IntoTheBlock, there are currently zero BTC addresses at a loss as the...Read More
Bitcoin underwent significant recovery after a slew of corrections last week. The latest price action pushed the world’s largest crypto asset by market cap above a crucial resistance area, sparking optimism among investors as the ecosystem gears up for another crucial event of the year – halving. As Bitcoin hovers above $72,000, the uptrend can...Read More
Arthur Hayes, founder and former CEO of the crypto exchange BitMEX, has unstaked and offloaded more than 237,000 GMX, the native tokens of perpetual crypto futures decentralized exchange GMX, which has been in his possession since March 2022. According to a tweet by market analysis platform Lookonchain, Hayes transferred the tokens to a new address...Read More
Shiba Inu (SHIB) is one of the most popular meme coins in both crypto and the mainstream. However, with the rapid expansion of the Shibarium ecosystem, scammers are once again targeting the community with fraudulent tokens. Scammers are becoming more sophisticated in their deception of crypto communities. This time, they’re targeting Sheboshis (SHEB), an experimental...Read More
Another busy week is shaping up on the US economic calendar with key inflation data and the minutes from the March Federal Reserve meeting. Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures are due out, and market participants eagerly await them as they are a leading inflation indicator. Additionally, the Q1 2024 earnings season kicks off on...Read More
In a report released earlier this week, analysts from investment manager VanEck forecasted that Ethereum’s Layer 2 scaling networks will reach an astonishing $1 trillion market capitalization by the year 2030. The $1 trillion prediction was reached by estimating that Ethereum would hold 60% of the market share across all public blockchains and assessing the...Read More
The Southern District of New York announced that Irina Dilkinska was sentenced to four years in prison by US District Judge Edgardo Ramos for her involvement in the extensive OneCoin fraud scheme. Dilkinska served as OneCoin’s former legal and compliance officer who was caught and extradited from Bulgaria to the United States in March 2023....Read More
American tech giant Google recently filed a lawsuit against two developers for uploading almost 90 fraudulent crypto investment applications on its online store, Google Play, which they used to defraud unsuspecting victims. Despite the company’s previous attempts to take down fraudulent apps from its Play Store, the alleged scammers found a way to upload more...Read More
Ethereum and its Layer 2 scaling solution, Polygon, attracted the most new users by far in the first quarter of 2024. The latest report by Flipside revealed that these two blockchain platforms have garnered the most cumulative new users among observed EVM chains since the beginning of the year. Polygon boasted 12.3 million new users,...Read More
With just a few weeks left until the completion of the fourth halving in BTC’s history, crypto analysts, experts, and commentators rush to offer their views on what can and might transpire in the following months. History shows that Bitcoin’s price has reacted quite positively during the cycle that starts with the halving, which is...Read More
Cathie Wood has been one of the biggest proponents of Bitcoin. Interestingly, the investor’s financial company accidentally owns a Bitcoin Puppet. Arkham’s latest update revealed a fascinating twist involving the investment management firm’s inadvertent ownership of a Bitcoin Puppet valued at $15,000. The Bitcoin Puppet in question found its way into a custody wallet associated...Read More
As per Coin98’s Ethereum Q1 2024 Financial Report, the blockchain network clocked in a massive surge in income statement metrics. Fees and revenue witnessed a 1.8 times increase quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), while earnings tripled over the same period. This financial momentum is essentially aligned with significant advancements in network and ecosystem metrics. Ethereum’s network recorded over...Read More
The first quarter of 2024 turned out to be Bitcoin’s (BTC) third-best in the past three years, according to a report from crypto data analytics platform Kaiko. It revealed that the leading digital asset recorded over $1.4 trillion in trading volumes between January and March 2024. A Surge in Bitcoin Trading Volume Q1 2024 was...Read More
Decentralized applications (dApps) saw a rise of 77% in activity in the first quarter of 2024 and a 7 million total daily active user wallet count. This growth comes as Bitcoin hit an all-time high in Q1 2024, reaching above $73,000. DApp Activity Resurges According to DappRadar, the recent increase in new users shows a...Read More
Hong Kong authorities captured three teenagers and rescued a 19-year-old who had fallen victim to a harrowing ordeal involving assault and unlawful detention last month. The police are actively hunting the remaining six individuals – comprising four males and two females – suspected to be involved. Hong Kong Teen Assaulted Over Crypto Profits According to...Read More
Bithumb Korea’s fiscal performance for the year 2023 took a significant hit as it remained unfazed by the improvement in the trading volume that the platform witnessed throughout the year. With a more than 57% decline in annual revenue, dropping from 3.201 billion Korean won in 2022 to 1.358 billion won in 2023, Bithumb’s disappointing...Read More
A recent report by Coinbase Research uncovered that restaking has emerged as the second-largest sector in decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum. The study highlights EigenLayer’s restaking protocol as an important component for new services and middleware on the Ethereum network, potentially offering significant ETH rewards for validators in the future. EigenLayer’s Restaking Protocol Ethereum’s proof-of-stake...Read More
The latest bull market in the cryptocurrency industry seems to be underway, given that BTC has already charted a new all-time high, and the total market capitalization is close to its highest figure. Moreover, the fourth halving is anticipated to take place in about two weeks, and history shows that the event tends to serve...Read More
With the fourth Bitcoin halving approximately 15 days away, miners are focused on increasing their profitability before their block rewards are significantly reduced. Although some Bitcoin mining companies have increased their selling activity, they still face challenges like lower transaction fees, increasing mining competition, and the need for higher computing power to produce the same...Read More
The Purpose Bitcoin ETF (BTCC) – the world’s first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund – has struggled to compete with its U.S. counterparts since its January debut. The Canadian fund has lost 20% of its Bitcoin (BTC) under management over the past three months, despite rising demand and record-high prices for the asset during that time. Purpose...Read More
Although the US has yet to win the extradition victory against South Korea for Do Kwon, a New York court has already ruled against the fallen former crypto mogul in a legal case launched by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Do Kwon and his crypto brainchild – Terraform Labs – were found guilty of misleading...Read More
Ethena Labs, the creators of USDe, have incorporated Bitcoin (BTC) as backing into their synthetic dollar-pegged offering. This move aims to scale USDe’s supply from its current $2 billion mark. BTC to Boost Scalability and Liquidity The announcement, made through an April 4 thread on X, highlighted the strategic importance of incorporating BTC as a...Read More
Uniswap, the decentralized exchange (DEX) pioneer, has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing $2 trillion in all-time trading volume. This achievement marks a historic moment for the platform, occurring five and a half years after its launch in November 2018. Uniswap’s $2 Trillion Milestone According to data from a Dune Analytics dashboard compiled by Uniswap’s...Read More
The Solana network has been grappling with a significant surge in transaction failures, with approximately three-quarters of all transactions experiencing issues amidst the frenzy of activity sparked by the recent meme coin craze. Market players believe that the current crisis is an “existential moment as big as the FTX collapse.” Solana’s Failed Transaction Climbs 75%...Read More
Tether Treasury has been actively minting USDT tokens amidst choppy market conditions. In the latest development, $3 billion worth of USDT tokens were mined by the Tether Treasury within a period of three days, according to an update by Lookonchain. The tokens were then distributed across the Ethereum and TRON blockchains. This surge in USDT...Read More
Bitcoin’s price action remained choppy this week. Its recovery to $69,000 remained brief after a massive plunge below $65,000. Nonetheless, the resurgence has sparked significant discussion within the community. The drop is largely attributed to the US government’s move to sell its BTC stash from the Silk Road seizure, with plans for four more similar...Read More
Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow (S2F) model creator and analyst PlanB has identified a level which he believes Bitcoin (BTC) will never go below again. According to a tweet by the controversial analyst, BTC is “highly unlikely” to ever move below $33,000, which is also its 200-week moving average. This prediction applies to post-halving slumps and subsequent bear...Read More
There are around 18,000 Bitcoin options due to expire on April 5 with a notional value of $1.23 billion. However, today’s expiry event is much smaller than last week’s whopping $15 billion end-of-quarter crypto options expiry. Moreover, markets have been weaker this week, with total capitalization falling 5% as $150 billion left the space. Bitcoin...Read More
Global payment giant PayPal has announced that all United States users will be able to facilitate money transfers to friends and family abroad using USD converted from the PayPal USD (PYUSD) stablecoin. PYUSD is, however, not available to residents of Hawaii. PYUSD to USD Conversions for Cross-Border Transfers PayPal said that US customers leveraging its...Read More
