According to Scam Sniffer, scammers stole $55 million worth of cryptocurrency in January alone and set up more than 11,000 phishing websites. Notably, most of these thefts occurred on the Ethereum mainnet, with Arbitrum, BNB, Optimism, and Polygon closely behind. Crypto Phishing Attacks Surged in January In a recent Feb. 9 thread on X, Scam...Read More
Altcoin analyst Altcoin Gordon told over 400,000 X followers Friday that his year-end target for Ethereum is $11,250. That would be a 3.4X increase compared to current prices. Bitcoin has received plenty of attention from the media since October between the SEC approval of Bitcoin ETFs in January and the upcoming fourth Bitcoin halving in April....Read More
An Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) side chain of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) will reward chain validators with XRP tokens. That brings Ripple into decentralized finance or DeFi’s staking wars. Ripple Partner Peersyst Technology’s CEO recently confirmed in an interview that XRPL EVM side chain will reward validators in XRP tokens. XRPL Ethereum Chain Uses XRP...Read More
Chinese Bitcoin miners have set their sights on Ethiopia in a strategic move driven by the pursuit of cheap energy and favorable climates. Last spring, cargo containers near electricity substations linked to Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), signaled the arrival of Chinese miners. Ethiopia Emerges as Prime Destination for Chinese...Read More
To crack down on fraudulent activities and safeguard consumer interests, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially prohibited using artificial intelligence-generated voices in unwarranted robocalls across the United States. This move follows an incident where New Hampshire residents received fabricated voice messages mimicking U.S. President Joe Biden, advising against participation in the state’s primary election....Read More
Phishing attacks have wreaked havoc in the crypto industry. In a recent move to combat cyber fraud, the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) in the United Kingdom announced the blocking of 43 web domains associated with fraudulent activities. Spearheaded by the City of London Police, this crackdown follows the discovery of a spoof email address...Read More
The U.S. Treasury Department has reported that despite the growing trend of illicit actors turning to cryptocurrencies for money laundering and financing, cold hard cash remains their preferred tool. In its 2024 National Risk Assessments on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing, the Treasury shed light on the various threats, vulnerabilities, and risks associated...Read More
New York Attorney General Letitia James has massively expanded her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group (DCG) for allegedly defrauding hundreds of thousands of investors in its relationship with Genesis and Gemini Earn. In an amended filing with the Supreme Court of New York on Friday, the AG accused both firms – alongside DCG CEO Barry...Read More
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., believes American households could have saved approximately $74 billion in credit card transaction fees in 2022 if they used blockchain technology. In Coinbase’s latest State of Crypto Report, the exchange outlined the frustrations of the current financial system, ranging from high costs to delays and difficult access,...Read More
Crypto analyst Dark Defender has recently conducted an in-depth XRP price analysis and believes the asset could hit an ATH of $18. The trader used several indicators and chart patterns to gauge XRP’s next price target, concluding with three potential ones. One of those patterns is the ABC Correction, which, in trading, can help traders...Read More
On-chain analysis by market intelligence platform CryptoQuant has found that selling pressure from Bitcoin miners has eased and remained low despite a significant decline in transaction fees. According to the firm’s latest weekly report, Bitcoin sold daily by miners currently sits around 300 BTC, significantly down from the companies’ 800 BTC daily sales in November...Read More
Solana has been the center of attention in the last seven days, spearheading most of the news headlines in the crypto community. First, the Solana network suffered an outage on Tuesday, shutting down for nearly five hours and sparking criticisms left and right. Shortly after, SOL skyrocketed to $105, and its ecosystem recorded $1.85B in...Read More
Pandora has witnessed a remarkable surge of over 30% in the last 24 hours amid a broader market resurgence. This increase can be attributed to recent announcements by crypto wallets from renowned exchanges like Binance and OKX, which emphasized the inclusion of support for the ERC-404 token standard. The ERC-404 Token Standard Based on data...Read More
Bitcoin witnessed significant developments in recent weeks that have helped it extend its rally, surging past $47,000 for the first time in nearly a month. The uptick has brought a sense of relief for its investors, who recently endured a brief plunge to 38,500 and now find themselves comfortably in the profit zone amidst market...Read More
In a recent blog post titled ‘Points Guard,’ former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes made a compelling case for the emergence of “points” as a superior alternative to traditional initial coin offerings (ICOs) and yield farming with regard to crypto fundraising and user engagement. Hayes argued that points combine the best aspects of ICOs and yield...Read More
Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $400 million of net inflows on Thursday, bringing their total inflows since launch beyond $2 billion for the first time. The inflows were coupled by a surge in Bitcoin’s price late this week, taking it to $48,000 as of Friday. Bitcoin ETF Inflows Outpacing Grayscale In terms of daily flows, Thursday...Read More
Enterprise-grade digital fintech platform COTI has completed the integration of a new protocol for its privacy-centric Ethereum-based layer-2 network. According to an official announcement, the design and implementation of the Multi-Party Computation (MPC) protocol of COTI V2 is the first of the development milestones to be reached this year. COTI Achieves First Milestone For L2...Read More
BlackRock and Fidelity’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have set a new record by amassing more assets in their first month of trading than any other ETF launched in the U.S. in the past 30 years. The development comes amid a new report from earlier this week that showed IBIT was among the top five of...Read More
Bitcoin surged past the $46,000 mark on February 9th after overcoming a significant resistance level at $44,000. This resistance had been a barrier to price increases since the introduction of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States about four weeks earlier. The leading crypto asset, buoyed by the onset of East Asia’s major festival marking...Read More
Cardano (ADA) has seen an uptick in trading activity, surging over 7% on Thursday and exchanging hands at $0.53. The blue-chip coin crossed the $0.53 mark twice in February after January was filled with tumultuous price action. Following this week’s surge, analysts on social media are discussing and speculating on the factors that could decide...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) broke the $46,000 barrier after several weeks of consolidation, marking a multi-week high. This price increase hasn’t been seen since January 12, the day spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) became a reality. The increase was attributed to heightened accumulation of BTC by large holders and new all-time highs in U.S. equity indices. Following...Read More
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against former Zipmex Thailand CEO Akarlap Yimwilai, accusing him of corruption and deception. The SEC claims that Yimwilai, during his tenure as CEO from August 2018 to November 2023, engaged in fraudulent activities, including making false statements and concealing vital information from the public. Deceptive Asset...Read More
Cathie Wood’s asset manager Ark Invest wants to bake staking into its proposed Ethereum Spot ETF – a feature that could revolutionize how the product is evaluated by Wall Street. In an amended S-1 application form filed on Wednesday, Ark included a lengthy passage about what the Ethereum network is and how it stays decentralization,...Read More
Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 has announced a leadership transition roughly three weeks after an activist short-selling firm published a report containing allegations against the miner’s management practices and finances. According to an official release, former CEO Jaime Leverton will be immediately succeeded by Asher Genoot, who has served as Hut 8’s president since November...Read More
Web3 entertainment company HELLO Labs has entered a partnership with blockchain PR and content marketing agency MarketAcross to launch a crypto television series called Killer Whales. According to a press release seen by CryptoPotato, MarketAcross has become the official PR partner of Killer Whales and will help HELLO Labs propel the show’s entertaining narrative to...Read More
Investors claim the deal led to total losses of around $4.2 billion when the company collapsed during the crypto contagions of 2022. The lawsuit alleges the NBA was “grossly negligent” in agreeing to a marketing deal between Voyager and Mark Cuban’s Dallas Mavericks. Moreover, several NBA teams had deals to promote crypto companies like Voyager...Read More
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has won a second appeal against the Montenegro High Court’s decision to uphold extradition requests from both the U.S. and South Korea. The case will now head to the first-instance court for reconsideration based on the new ruling. Court of Appeals Overturns Extradition Decision Initially, Kwon had won an appeal...Read More
Ethereum’s staking has achieved a significant milestone, with approximately 25% of the entire ETH supply, equivalent to around 30 million coins, now being staked. Meanwhile, the ETH price has seen a 2.8% increase over the past day and is trading at $2,425. Ethereum Staking Soars On February 8, Lido, a prominent liquid staking platform, highlighted...Read More
With almost all losses from the post-ETF-approval apocalypse already erased and the upcoming halving, which tends to serve as a catalyst for future price increases, the crypto community continues to speculate how high Bitcoin can go this year. PlanB, the popular analyst behind the Stock-to-Flow model, believes the asset will not go below $40,000 due...Read More
Ripple’s price has been trading within a relatively narrow range of around $0.50 for the past week, begging the question if there’s a massive move around the corner. From a technical perspective, there are two important metrics to keep an eye out for, but there’s also the fundamental side of things, so let’s have a...Read More
