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Former Terraform Labs Financial Officer Has Been Extradited to South Korea — Montenegro Police

Montenegro recently extradited the former Terraform Labs financial officer Han Chang-joon to South Korea where he faces fraud-related charges. According to the Montenegro police, the decision to extradite Han was made by the country’s Justice…

Blockchain Parser Discovers Strange Spending of $58.7M Worth of Sleeping Bitcoins From 2017

In the past week, several strange movements of dormant bitcoins have captured the attention of onchain analysts, with nine transactions on Jan. 31, 2024, mobilizing 726 bitcoins that had been stagnant since Mar. 30, 2016. Merely two days after, a…

Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Remains Range Bound With Neutral to Bullish Momentum

Ethereum’s price held above $2,300 over the past 24 hours, ranging between $2,266 and $2,333. The cryptocurrency faces technical resistance at its recent highs according to an analysis of key oscillators and moving averages. These indicate…

Blockchain Basics Act Reaches Tennessee, 16 Legislatures Working on Similar Bills

The Blockchain Basics Act, a bill that seeks to secure the rights of state citizens regarding cryptocurrency ownership, self-custody, and mining, has reached Tennessee. The bill, supported by the Satoshi Action Fund, was introduced to the State…

Spanish Treasury Proposes Tax Reform to Allow Cryptocurrency Seizures

The Spanish Treasury is proposing a tax reform to allow the seizure of cryptocurrency assets when liquidating tax debts. According to local sources, the proposal would also allow the state administration to embargo these digital assets as it is…

Coinbase Sees Positive Setup for Bitcoin as Exhaustion Hits Factors Pressuring BTC

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase says many technical factors pressuring bitcoin, and crypto more broadly, are starting to be exhausted. “We expect macro factors to become more relevant for the digital asset class in the weeks ahead, which…

Latam Insights: El Salvador Reinforces Its Bitcoin Allegiance, Milei Drops Crypto From Omnibus Bill

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: El Salvador to deepen its Bitcoin commitment if President Bukele gets reelected, Argentine President Javier…

Commodity Analyst Mike McGlone Says Gold Glitters Over Bitcoin as Crypto-to-Metal Ratio Plunges Post-2021

Bloomberg’s commodity market expert Mike McGlone warns of a potential downturn for bitcoin, highlighting its disappointing performance against gold since its peak in 2021. On Sunday, McGlone pointed out that the bitcoin/gold ratio had…

9 New ETFs Capture 177,949 Bitcoin, Pulling Nearly 40M BTC off Market After GBTC Outflows

In the latest reports, a number of the nine spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that were launched on Jan. 11, 2024, have increased their bitcoin holdings following the last day of trading activity recorded on Feb. 2, 2024. According to the…

Socialfi’s Shining Star Friend.tech Dims: A Tale of Decline and Disinterest

Just a few months back, social finance (socialfi) platforms were the talk of the town, with Friend.tech leading the charge amidst surging popularity. Yet, as the curtains closed on October 2023, this once-celebrated socialfi platform witnessed a…

Genesis Seeks Court Approval to Offload $1.4 Billion in GBTC Assets Post-SEC Settlement

After reaching an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the bankrupt company Genesis Global Capital has submitted a petition to the bankruptcy court to dispose of holdings from Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust, Ethereum…

Bitcoin’s Fourth Halving, Nigerian Currency Plunges, Canadian Court Rebukes Trudeau, and More — Week in Review

Anticipation is high for Bitcoin’s fourth network halving. Meanwhile, the Nigerian currency has hit a new low against the U.S. dollar, while in Canada, the Federal Court declared the freezing of crypto donations during the 2022 “Freedom…

Nigeria Forex Crisis: Central Bank Removes Cap on Exchange Rate for International Money Transfer Operators

The Central Bank of Nigeria announced on Jan. 31 that it had removed caps on naira payout rates that international money transfer operators are allowed to quote. The central bank said the policy change is an effort aimed at further liberalizing the…

Ark Invest Discusses 4 ‘Major Catalysts’ Driving Bitcoin Price in 2024

Asset management firm Ark Invest has highlighted four major catalysts that will drive the price of bitcoin this year. “Bitcoin has emerged as an independent asset class worthy of a strategic allocation in institutional portfolios,”…

‘Wolf Of All Streets’ Explains Bitcoin Halving Could Send BTC to $240,000

Scott Melker, also known as the “Wolf Of All Streets,” has explained why the upcoming Bitcoin halving could push the price of the cryptocurrency to $240,000. Noting that in the last halving cycle, bitcoin’s price went from the…

Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki Warns Stock and Bond Markets Are ‘About to Crash’

Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has renewed his warning that the stock and bond markets are about to crash. “The stock market is climbing higher and higher. Suckers actually believe the economy is strong. Don’t be…