Category: Cryptocurrency

In an open letter to Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Paxos CEO and co-founder Charles Cascarilla…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has called on the next Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to dismiss…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced a new partnership with Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) to advance cross-border tokenization…

Crypto investment products are experiencing one of their best months on record, with inflows hitting $901 million in the last…

Coinbase developer Lincoln Murr announced the launch of a new tool called ‘Based Agent’ in an X post on Oct.…

Amid growing fears that Britcoin, the UK’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), is going to supplant cash, Bank of England…

One of the problems of Ethereum, or any blockchain, is that it grows in size over time. This means an…

Transaction-related fees on Solana (SOL) surpassed $11 million on Oct. 24, marking a new all-time high, according to Blockworks Research…

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan responded to a recent New York Times article that scrutinized the platform, clarifying key points about…

For the first time, an anonymous Bitcoin miner from the Satoshi era has moved part of their 50 BTC ($3.4…

A hacker may have stolen over $20 million worth of crypto, including stablecoins and Ethereum (ETH), from a US government-controlled…

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has donated two BTC, valued at approximately $133,000, to support the construction of 1,000 schools…

The blockchain gaming (GameFi) ecosystem is entering a pivotal phase of growth and is expected to hit a market cap…

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) registered net outflows on Oct. 22, 2024, halting a seven-day streak of inflows that had accumulated…

Institutional investors now hold approximately 20% of all US-traded spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to recent data. CryptoQuant…

Bitcoin’s daily trading volume is regularly surpassing the total market capitalization of public Bitcoin mining companies, amid concerns public miners…

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Global regulators have intensified their efforts against Bitcoin, with researchers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and economists at…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that the centralization of proof-of-stake (POS) poses a significant threat to Ethereum. POS centralization is…

After the Bitcoin halving took place in April, major Bitcoin miners have increasingly started choosing one of two strategies —…

Craig Wright has initiated a new lawsuit against Bitcoin Core developers, according to an Oct. 15 filing submitted to the…

Bitcoin (BTC) is set for a potential breakout as increasing institutional investment, growing miner holdings, and rising exchange-traded product (ETP)…

The US Department of the Treasury announced that it has prevented and recovered over $4 billion in fraud and improper…

Worldcoin, the Sam Altman-backed digital identity initiative, announced a major rebrand as World and unveiled ambitious plans to grow its…

A new Polymarket trader, “Theo4,” has executed over $12 million in high-frequency bets on Donald Trump’s chances of winning the…

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has called on EU lawmakers to strengthen crypto regulations by mandating external cybersecurity…

After the first sales day, the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI) contract wallet at 0x5be9a495 holds assets totaling $11,589,118. Most…

Nashville-based asset manager Canary Capital filed an S-1 form for a Litecoin (LTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the US Securities…

Bitcoin (BTC) could continue to rally as key on-chain metrics suggest that more upside is possible after clearing a critical…

Bitcoin’s price reached $64,890 as of press time, up from $62,849 24 hours earlier. This led to $193.63 million in total…

The following is a guest post by Brendan Cochrane, Partner at YK Law LLP. Privacy coins, or cryptocurrencies with privacy-enhancing features…

The following is a guest post from J.D. Seraphine, Founder and CEO at Raiinmaker. In an era where technology advancements…

The following is a guest post from Yaniv Baruch, COO at Playnance. Blockchain gaming recently hit a record high of…

ETC Group advised investors to hold Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and Aptos (APT) due to their strategic importance in the…

Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) unveiled a discussion draft of new legislation designed to provide a clear regulatory framework for stablecoin…

Former President Donald Trump‘s World Liberty Financial (WLF) DeFi project may add over $100 million in revenue to Aave DAO’s…

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced the creation of a Virtual Asset Committee to address the approval of spot…

Upcoming US inflation figures, set for release today at 1:30 P.M. EST, could influence Bitcoin’s trajectory as the cryptocurrency hovers…

Decentralized applications (dApp) registered a significant 70% surge in daily unique active wallets (UAW) between the second and third quarters,…

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX announced that Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, has agreed to transfer nearly all of…

Piero Cipollone, a member of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Executive Board, urged Europe to embrace digital assets and distributed…

Crypto bettors on blockchain-based prediction platform Polymarket are actively trading on the outcome of HBO’s upcoming documentary that claims to reveal…

Bittrex to remove the U.S. markets for top privacy coins including Monero, Zcash and Dash Exchanges 4 years ago Bittrex…

The Ethereum community is evaluating Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 7781, which aims to increase network throughput by reducing slot time.…

The following is a guest post from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief from The Tokenist. In the digital age, financial…

The following is a guest post by Rob Viglione, CEO of Horizen Labs. In the past year, there have been…

Rostyslav Bortman is Head of Blockchain Development at IdeaSoft and founder of ETHKyiv Community. He is one of the main…

EIGENLayer reassured its community that the platform’s infrastructure and onchain protocol remain secure after an investor lost EIGEN tokens worth…

Bettors on Polymarket, a decentralized prediction platform, have placed Len Sassaman as the leading candidate for HBO’s upcoming reveal of…

El Salvador has doubled down on its Bitcoin moves despite ongoing pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the…

Venture capital (VC) funds invested over $659 million in crypto startups last month, representing a 3% increase compared to August,…

Global economic data released today shows slowing growth across major economies, potentially impacting crypto markets and building the longer-term case…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced its decision to appeal a federal court ruling in its prolonged legal…

On Oct.1, Bitcoin ETFs experienced significant net outflows, totaling $242.6 million, reflecting a sharp reversal from the large inflows seen…

Zhu Guangyao, former deputy Finance Minister of China, called on the government to re-evaluate its approach to Bitcoin and crypto,…

Recent analysis from datascope via CryptoQuant highlights how extreme fluctuations in the Long/Short Volume to Open Interest Ratio often precede…

A growing number of Americans who do not own cryptocurrency are expressing interest in making future purchases, even as overall…

Ethena Labs, the developer of the “synthetic dollar” USDe, revealed that the community is reviewing a proposal to launch a…

Bitcoin (BTC) surged past $66,000 on Sept. 27 as New York opened for trading, reaching a two-month high to record…

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick called on regulators to treat Bitcoin (BTC) like gold and oil because it is a…

According to a report from the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), virtual asset transactions in Bolivia more than doubled in…

Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis believes that SEC Chair Gary Gensler is likely to step down from his role as the…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against Mango Markets’ decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and the Blockworks Foundation…

Hong Kong’s financial regulators have announced plans to harmonize the city’s over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives reporting regime, including crypto derivatives, with…

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Bitcoin’s Unspent Transaction Outputs (UTXOs) in profit have risen to approximately 84%, coinciding with the digital asset’s price reaching around…

Bitcoin (BTC) is up 5.4% over the past seven days, fueled by the US Federal Reserve’s 50 basis point interest…

SEC Chair Gary Gensler faced criticism during yesterday’s congressional hearing over the agency’s approach to regulating cryptocurrencies despite omitting any…

BNY Mellon is taking significant steps toward entering the crypto custody market, particularly for Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs),…

Lido Finance reported that its total value locked (TVL) increased by 10.83% over the past week, reaching $25.18 billion as…

Artificial intelligence (AI) tokens are leading the weekly gains in crypto, registering an average return of 37% over the past…

On Sept. 20, Bitcoin ETFs saw a total inflow of $92 million, reflecting broad-based interest across multiple funds, according to…

VanEck said interest in Bitcoin (BTC) is significantly higher than 12 months ago as institutions and nations continue to push…

The following is a guest post by Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at IntoTheBlock. When you first hear about Bitcoin staking,…

Former President Donald Trump’s DeFi project, World Liberty Financial, will not be exempt from the stringent and opaque regulations imposed…

Securitize has partnered with Wormhole Foundation to enable cross-chain interoperability for all assets tokenized on its platform, according to a…

Sky, formerly MakerDAO, decided to remove the usage of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) as collateral for borrowing through a governance vote…

Crypto exchange BingX confirmed that it experienced a “minor asset loss” after detecting suspicious outflows from one of its hot…

Terraform Labs received court approval to wind down its operations in bankruptcy after settling a US Securities and Exchange Commission…

Donald Trump visited PubKey, a Bitcoin-themed bar in New York City, and engaged in a Bitcoin transaction that staff described…

Eastern Asia has emerged as the sixth largest crypto economy globally, largely driven by institutional activity in South Korea and…

Crypto custodian BitGo is set to enter the stablecoin market with plans to launch a dollar-backed USDS stablecoin by 2025,…

Wintermute announced the creation of a smart contract for a new US presidential election prediction market called OutcomeMarket on Sept.…

Donald Trump and his team have released information on the pending launch of World Liberty Financial, a new DeFi project…

Bitcoin (BTC) faces potential price volatility this week as the Federal Reserve (Fed) is likely to cut the US interest…

Circle is looking to extend the use of its USDC stablecoin to the new high-flying Ethereum layer-2 blockchain network, Soneium,…

Hackers and fraudsters are attracted to crypto like flies to honey. This makes crypto custody a high-stakes business, as opposed…

The U.S. is at a “turning point” in crypto, and about to become “THE decisive leader” in nurturing the technology,…

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), co-founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has filed an appeal challenging his fraud conviction on Sept.…

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Tether is working to improve its relations with regulators following the recognition of its USDT stablecoin as property in the…

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Asset manager 21Shares has added Anchorage Digital Bank and BitGo as custodians for its spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) —…

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CleanSpark is set to acquire seven Bitcoin mining sites in Tennessee, along with associated properties, for $27.5 million, according to…

The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on Sept. 10 did not include any discussion of crypto…

A House hearing on DeFi highlighted deep divisions between lawmakers. Democrats pushed for stricter regulation to protect consumers from scams,…

California-based startup Altera has launched Project Sid, a groundbreaking simulation featuring over 1,000 autonomous AI agents collaborating in a Minecraft…

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Quick Take Bitcoin mining often faces criticism for its energy consumption and environmental impact. However, it also offers significant benefits,…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI will not be licensing out its technology to the carmaker, Musk…

India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-India) is reportedly set to approve two more offshore crypto exchanges to resume operations in the…

The following is a guest post by Kadan Stadelmann, CTO of Komodo Blockchain. Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, was…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: Bitcoin price performance since cycle low Bitcoin’s price has demonstrated varying degrees of performance across several cycles, with…

Asset management firm VanEck announced plans to close and liquidate its Ethereum futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) EFUT, according to a…

Quick Take Recent data from Farside reveals significant outflows from Bitcoin ETFs on Sept. 5, totaling $211.1 million. This marks…

Quick Take In August, several publicly traded Bitcoin miners provided updates on their production and operations. RIOT reported producing 322…

Ripple has requested a stay on the monetary portion of a recent judgment requiring the company to pay $125 million…

Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas revealed that Vice President Kamala Harris‘s campaign is using Coinbase Commerce to accept crypto donations, Fortune reported…

Quick Take Farside data shows that Bitcoin ETFs experienced a significant outflow of $287.8 million on Sept. 3, marking the…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning about North Korea’s aggressive targeting of the crypto industry on Sept.…

The funding rate is a key mechanism in Bitcoin perpetual futures designed to keep the contract price as close as…

Decentralized exchanges (DEX) registered $179 billion in spot trading volume last month, falling 9% on a monthly basis, while their…

Blockchain security firm CertiK reported that crypto projects were exploited for a total of $310 million in August, the second-highest…

OpenAI is considering significant changes to its business model as it gears up for a new investment round that could…

Crypto exchange Coinbase witnessed its first crypto transaction between artificial intelligence (AI) bots on Aug 30, CEO Brian Armstrong announced…

Alexandre de Moraes, a Supreme Court judge, ordered the “immediate and complete suspension” of social media platform X in Brazil,…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The average estimated number of hashes per second produced by the miners in the network. Bitcoin’s mean…

The Ethereum Foundation Ecosystem Support Program (EFESP) allocated a total of roughly $8.5 million to support 98 projects, according to…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: Realized volatility is the standard deviation of returns from the mean return of a market. High values in…

Spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US registered $5.9 million in net inflows on Aug. 28 after nine…

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Congressman Wiley Nickel (D-NC) has voiced strong criticism against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing the agency of…

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Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes that US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s recent dovish comments could ignite a new bull…

US-based Bitcoin ETFs saw a net inflow of $202.6 million on Aug. 26, according to SoSo Value data. Ticker Sponsor…

French authorities have disclosed the charges against Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov, who was arrested on Aug. 24 at…

Over the last decade, France has established itself as the ideal base for the world’s largest crypto businesses. Binance, Crypto.com…

Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX said external parties not invested in the platform may try to prolong its restructuring process for…

The European Union’s “fragmented regulatory structure” is stifling artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Danie…

Polygon suffered a security breach today as hackers took over its community Discord channel for approximately three hours. The breach,…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The number of unique accumulation addresses. Accumulation addresses are defined as addresses that have at least 2 incoming…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION:The total amount of circulating supply held by short term holders. Long- and Short-Term Holder supply is defined…

Bitcoin’s breakout above $60,000 seems to have triggered a new spark of optimism among traders. The market has been flat…

The Indian government is preparing to introduce comprehensive regulations for the crypto sector, local media reported on Aug. 22. Sources…

Crypto companies have significantly increased their involvement in the US federal elections in 2024, contributing over $119 million so far,…

Quick Take Samson Mow recently stirred discussion on X by declaring that “$58k is the new $9k” for Bitcoin. Intrigued…

The launch of spot Ethereum ETFs has yet to live up to the market’s initial optimism, as reflected in their…

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan highlighted a notable increase in institutional investments in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during the second quarter…

Research firm Kaiko believes that tokenized Treasuries will continue to attract investors, even in the face of anticipated US Federal…

Privacy protocol RAILGUN said the 4,064 Bitcoin stolen in a high-profile security breach on Aug. 19 did not gain any…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The total amount of coins transferred from miners to exchange wallets. Bitcoin miners have reduced their transfer…

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The following is a guest post by Kadan Stadelmann, CTO of Komodo Blockchain. Bitcoin miner centralization threatens Bitcoin, but former…

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Roman Sterlingov, the man behind the crypto mixer Bitcoin Fog, is contesting a potential 30-year prison sentence following his conviction…

MakerDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization behind the DeFi protocol Maker, has approved a proposal to halt new borrowing against BitGo’s…

LI.FI, a cross-chain liquidity provider, has announced its support for native Bitcoin swaps through ThorChain, according to an Aug. 14…

Crypto investigator ZachXBT has unveiled a sophisticated operation involving North Korean IT workers who infiltrated a project’s development team and…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION:The average funding rate (in %) set by exchanges for perpetual futures contracts. When the rate is positive,…

Australia’s Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has filed a lawsuit against the Australia Securities Exchange (ASX) Ltd., accusing it of…

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Singapore-based DBS Bank has announced the pilot launch of DBS Treasury Tokens, a new blockchain-based treasury and liquidity management solution…

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Onchain Highlights DEFINITION:The Puell Multiple is calculated by dividing the daily issuance value of bitcoins (in USD) by the 365-day…

The City of Santa Monica has officially launched a Bitcoin Office to enhance education and explore economic opportunities related to…

Tether Limited, the issuer of the largest stablecoin USDT, has strongly dismissed a lawsuit filed by Celsius Network Limited. In…

Crypto exchange Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss called the “reset” of the crypto stance of Vice President Kamala Harris a “scam”…

The following is a guest post from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief from The Tokenist. When the Federal Reserve tampered…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) is computed by dividing the realized value (in USD) divided by…

Tether’s (USDT) stablecoin has reached a historic milestone of exceeding $115 billion in supply, according to an Aug. 8 post…

In periods of extreme price volatility leading to massive losses across the market, it’s important to understand where most of…

NEAR Protocol has unveiled a technology called Chain Signatures, which allows smart contracts to sign transactions across any blockchain without…

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Arbitrum said it has collaborated with stablecoin issuer Circle to support the use of bridged USD Coin (USDC) as a…

This week’s crash has led to some of the highest losses we’ve seen since the collapse of FTX, wiping out…

Binance CEO Richard Teng revealed that the exchange saw record inflows and one of its highest trading volumes this year…

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Xapo Bank, a Bitcoin-focused institution, has announced its expansion into the United Kingdom, according to an Aug. 5 statement shared…

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below key support levels as markets continued to bleed over the weekend due to fears of an…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: Bitcoin price performance since the halving against previous cycles.  Bitcoin’s price performance since the most recent halving in…

Vice President Kamala Harris faces increasing pressure to clarify her stance on crypto as the 2024 election approaches or risk…

Polymarket, a leading prediction market platform, has seen a significant spike in website traffic, outpacing prominent DeFi platforms like Uniswap,…

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The percent of circulating supply that has not moved in at least 1 year. Bitcoin’s supply last…

Fantom has rebranded to Sonic Labs, one of the main bodies supporting Sonic, a new layer-1 blockchain with a layer-2…

Analyzing Bitcoin and fiat trading pairs on centralized exchanges often reveals performance disparities that remain invisible when focusing on global…

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Entity-adjusted Bitcoin metrics provide a refined view of market sentiment by filtering out non-economic transactions. This is especially important when…

Exploring Value Investment and Bitcoin with Bill Miller IV In a recent episode of SlateCast, CryptoSlate Senior Analyst James Van…

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitized 42 million car titles on the Avalanche blockchain, marking a significant…

DeFi Technologies, a Canadian fintech firm, is set to enhance its trading infrastructure through a new partnership with Zero Computing,…

WisdomTree CEO Jonathan Steinberg believes that Bitcoin and crypto are on the brink of “mainstream” adoption and will achieve that…

The Ethereum ecosystem is experiencing a historic drop in gas fees, which is impacting both mainnet and Layer 2 transactions.…

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Former President Donald Trump gave a speech at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday. He used his…

Senator Cynthia Lummis introduced new legislation that aims to establish a Bitcoin strategic reserve for the US totaling at least…

The following is a guest post from Tim Haldorsson, CEO of Lunar Strategy. Over the first half of this year,…

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to sign an executive order on his first day in office if elected…

Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel suggested that the firm could raise capital through convertible bonds to purchase more…

WazirX said its preliminary investigation found no evidence indicating that the machines of WazirX signers were compromised during a recent…

Two crypto companies, Coinbase and Revolut, suffered contrasting fortunes in the hands of the UK authorities during the past week.…

Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a robust trading debut in the US on July 24 after months of speculation and regulatory…

Minima, a layer-1 blockchain focused on decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) solutions, is collaborating with Mercury FX, a global currency…

Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss expressed skepticism about Vice President Kamala Harris pivoting to support Bitcoin and the crypto industry following…

The recent performance of the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has surpassed the Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ) in year-to-date…

Bitcoin crossed the $68,000 mark during the weekend after President Joe Biden announced his exit from the presidential race for…

Bitcoin price briefly traded above the $68,000 mark the past day after President Joe Biden decided not to seek re-election…

The crypto industry is holding its breath for a second Donald Trump presidency since the former president has vowed to…

The following is a guest post by Jiahao Sun, CEO & Founder of FLock.io. In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial…

The following is a guest post from Vincent Chok, CEO of First Digital Group. On 21st July 2014, we witnessed…