SEC files objection to Binance.US’s plans to acquire Voyager Digital
The SEC wants to see more information included in the $1.022 billion deal between Binance’s U.S. arm and Voyager Digital before it agrees to the acquisition.
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Bitcoin Price Jumps To $17K and Prints Bullish Continuation Signal
Bitcoin price climbed higher above the $16,800 resistance. BTC could rise further if it clears the $17,000 and $17,050 levels. Bitcoin is slowly moving higher above the $16,800 and $16,850 resistance levels. The price is trading above $16,700 and…
A Suggestion For The Sats Symbol
The Bitcoin community has yet to agree upon a universal symbol for sats, the smallest division of bitcoin. But I think I might have a winner.This is an opinion editorial by Arman The Parman, a Bitcoin educator passionate about privacy.Bitcoiners…
Bahamas Regulator Disputes FTX’s Claim About Value of Seized Cryptocurrencies
US Federal Regulators Warn About Crypto Activities
The crypto space received more regulatory attention through the end of 2022. The collapse of one of the largest global digital asset exchanges brought massive losses to the industry. This event spurred several watchdogs to express concerns and…
Bottom Signal: Bitcoin MVRV Ratio Falls To Three-Year Lows
Bitcoin is still stalling in terms of its price movement and has not made any significant jumps in the past couple of weeks. However, there could be a change in the trajectory of the digital asset in the coming weeks as the Bitcoin MVRV Ratio could…
US authorities are seizing $460M in Robinhood shares tied to FTX: Report
Officials reportedly told a bankrup judge they were in the process of seizing 56 million shares of Robinhood tied to FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.
Bonk token goes bonkers as traders chase after high yields in the Solana ecosystem
Traders are piling into BONK, boosting its price by triple-digits in the last 24-hours and possibly hinting at a trend reversal in Solana price.
Core Scientific to Shut Down 37,000 Bitcoin Mining Rigs Belonging to Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius
Core Scientific plans to shut down 37,000 bitcoin mining rigs belonging to now-defunct crypto lender Celsius, according to an agreement between the two bankrupt firms. Celsius owes Core Scientific approximately $7.8 million for energy and hosting…
Celebs who got burned endorsing crypto and those that got away with it
Screen actors and sports stars copped most of the backlash for 2022’s crypto endorsements, while soccer legends appear to have gotten away with it.
Judge rules Celsius owns funds in Earn accounts, paving the way for stablecoin sale
Judge Martin Glenn found the terms of use for the Earn program “unambiguous,” and besides that, treating account holders as unsecured creditors was more equitable.
NFT influencer falls victim to cyberattack, loses $300K+ CryptoPunks
They appear to have authorized a malicious DApp to transfer their tokens, leading the assets to be drained immediately.
LG Electronics’ latest partnership seeks to bring interoperable metaverse platforms to TVs
The partnership hopes to bring the metaverse directly into the living rooms of viewers.
Genesis tells clients it needs more time on financial woes after Gemini demands action
Genesis interim CEO Derar Islim has sent a second letter to clients to say the crypto lender is working on its liquidity issues resulting from the FTX collapse, but they’re not there yet.
US Congress investigations into FTX are in limbo without a House Speaker
With no leadership elected to the House of Representatives, efforts to address fraud allegations at FTX or legislate crypto may be delayed indefinitely.
Former CFO Pleads Guilty: Funds Used To Trade Crypto & Meme Stocks
With the prolonged bear market in crypto ongoing, one will think most people should be losing money. While that is true, another thing also true is the increase in crimes in the bear market. On today’s news, the ex-chief financial officer has…
Coinbase Agrees to $100 Million Settlement With New York Financial Regulator for Anti-Money Laundering Violations
Coinbase has agreed to pay a $100 million settlement with the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), according to a consent order signed by the NYDFS superintendent Adrienne Harris on Jan. 4, 2023. New York’s financial regulator said…
Cake DeFi publishes Merkle tree-based Proof of Reserves
According to Cake DeFi, users can now verify both assets and liabilities through their website.
The worst influencer and celebrity NFT cash grabs of 2022
From Donald Trump’s trading cards to Tai Lopez’s peculiar NFT collection, 2022 marked another year of poorly thought-out NFT drops by big names.
Magic Eden hosting service compromised: Nifty Newsletter, Dec 28–Jan 3
The wallet address of RTFKT’s chief operating officer got drained of its NFTs through a phishing scam.
Digital assets inflows reached $433M in 2022: Report
Bitcoin and multi-asset investment products saw inflows amounting to $287 million and $209 million last year, according to a report from Coinshares.
Bitcoin Coinbase Inflows Spike, Is This Bearish For BTC?
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin inflows to Coinbase have spiked recently, a sign that may turn out to be bearish for the crypto. Bitcoin Exchange Inflows To Coinbase Register High Values As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, a total…
Crypto regulation world: How laws for digital assets changed in 2022
While regulations were once seen as hurdles to crypto adoption, they are now perceived as the fastest way to attain global mainstream adoption.
Indicted FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Discussed ‘Pandemic Prevention’ With Biden Administration Officials
According to public filings, former crypto billionaire and FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried met with senior Biden administration officials before he was indicted for financial fraud. When asked about the visits, White House press secretary Karine…
Price analysis 1/4: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, DOGE, ADA, MATIC, DOT, LTC, UNI
Bitcoin and select altcoins are showing signs of starting a sustained recovery over the next few days.
Canada Has Declared A Local War On Bitcoin Mining
Multiple local governments across Canada have started to make life much harder for bitcoin miners.North America became the leading hub of bitcoin mining activity after China’s abrupt ban in May 2021. While the United States has grabbed most of the…
U.S. Bitcoin Miner Increased Its Annual BTC Production By 200% In 2022
Cleanspark’s December 2022 mining update examines the company’s year at large as well as the operations of the previous month.Cleanspark, a publicly traded bitcoin miner based in Las Vegas, Nevada, has announced their December 2022 bitcoin mining…
How This 25-Year-Old Traded $2 Billion In Crypto From His Parents’ Home
Per public filings with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, a 25-year-old registered a million-dollar-worth trading company at his parents’ house. According to a report, the company successfully traded over $2 billion in Bitcoin…
MEXC launches $20M ecosystem fund to support Sei Network
Sei Network previously raised $5 million in funding in August 2022.
You Can Now Live In This Swiss City Solely On Bitcoin
Lugano, Switzerland makes living on a Bitcoin standard possible with hundreds of merchants that accept BTC.If you’ve ever sought to live entirely on bitcoin, look no further than Lugano Switzerland. The Plan ₿ foundation recently took to…