Judge Denies Sam Bankman-Fried's Bid for Release From Jail Ahead of Trial
A federal judge refused Sam Bankman-Fried's bid to be released from jail ahead of trial on Tuesday.
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Bitcoin derivatives data suggests BTC price holds the current range
BTC investor sentiment turns increasingly bullish after this week’s quick rebound from a sharp price correction.
21co Unwraps New Suite of Wrapped Cryptocurrencies
21.co, the parent company of crypto exchange-traded products provider 21shares, has introduced a suite of wrapped tokens pegged to top crypto assets across multiple blockchains. The wrapped tokens are designed to increase liquidity and…
Bull Bitcoin Now Allows Costa Ricans To Buy BTC With Country's Primary Payment System
Bitcoin only exchange Bull Bitcoin, has announced that it has expanded its services to enable Costa Ricans and foreigners to buy and sell Bitcoin using SINPE Movil, the country's primary fiat payment system, in partnership with circular BTC…
Arbitrum Price Sinks To A New All-Time Low – What Is Behind This Decline?
Arbitrum has managed to maintain its place amongst the top names in decentralized finance (DeFi) despite the unfavorable conditions gripping the space in 2023. However, the price of ARB (the network’s native token), met with a euphoric welcome in…
Gary Gensler confirms SEC’s use of AI for financial surveillance
The chair’s comments came in response to a query from Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto during a Senate oversight hearing.
OneCoin co-founder Greenwood gets 20 years in US jail for fraud, money laundering
Karl Greenwood will also have to pay back the $300 million he made in commissions in the OneCoin pyramid scheme.
Canaan Unveils Cutting-Edge Avalon 14 Series Bitcoin Miners
Bitcoin Price Imminent Crash Into The $23,000 Level, These Are The Bearish Catalysts
The Bitcoin price has been moving sideways over the past few weeks, although it saw a volatility spike in the last 24 hours. However, the cryptocurrency remains stuck as sentiment turns negative, and more and more traders expect another re-test of…
Nunchuck's Collaborative Bitcoin Custody Platform Enters Beta
Bitcoin software wallet maker Nunchuck has introduced Byzantine, their innovative collaborative custody platform tailored specifically for Bitcoin advisors.Byzantine’s unique offering lies in its ability to effortlessly craft multi-user multisig…
Petition hopes to stop US government agencies from using Chainalysis’ forensics
According to the petition on Change.org, Chainalysis’ unproven technology can lead to an assortment of privacy violations.
Analyst Points Out Why End Of 2023 Will Not Be Great For XRP Price
The XRP price enjoyed a significant rise following Judge Analisa Torres’s ruling in favor of Ripple against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, a crypto analyst has explained why the token is unlikely to enjoy such a similar…
NYU law professors argue ‘personal growth bets’ using smart contracts should be legal
The duo’s paper says self-contracts can help a user quit smoking or lose weight, but incentives such as putting a bomb in one’s own skull would surely test the limits of the law.
Suspected $28 Million Coinex Hot Wallet Hack Emerges
Gensler Hearing Shows Key Senate Democrat Digging in Heels on Crypto
While U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler was in the hot seat at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, the most important crypto sentiments may have come from Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who tarred much of the industry as…
Crypto Price Whipsaw Triggers $256M in Liquidation Losses
This week’s quick plunge and rebound in cryptocurrency prices triggered $256 million in liquidation losses, Coinglass data shows.
Bitcoin data highlights 3 key reasons why investors don’t care about BTC price
Bitcoin price is down, but three key metrics used by smart money traders continue to flash bullish signals.
Stake’s Hacker Moves $328,000 Worth Of Crypto From Stolen Funds
Transferred Funds By Hackers Are Estimated At $4.8 Million On September 11, the hacker first transferred 520,000 MATIC tokens, worth over $266,000, which were bridged to the Avalanche blockchain. Some hours later, 300 BNB tokens valued at…
Namesake of Ethereum's 'Danksharding' Says 'Data Availability' Too Confusing a Term
The Ethereum Foundation's Dankrad Feist says he thinks a lot of people are stumped by the term "data availability," even as the concept gains momentum in blockchain tech circles.
CoinEx exchange suspected of being hacked as $27M worth of crypto moved
A CoinEx hot wallet transferred $27.8 million of various tokens to a wallet with no previous history, leading experts to suspect a cyberattack.
IMF Publications’ Report Highlights Growing Risks of Generative AI in Financial Sector
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues its expansion into the finance sector, a new report published on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Publications web portal cautions about risks associated with the latest AI capabilities in the…
Coinbase Paves Way for Big Institutions to Do More With Web3, DeFi, NFTs
Coinbase, best-known for being one of the largest crypto exchanges for retail customers, continued its expansion into the professional space with the introduction Tuesday of a Web3 wallet designed to help institutions get into NFTs and other…
BREAKING: Crypto Exchange CoinEX Reportedly Hit By Massive Hack, Losses Exceed $27 Million
In a concerning development, popular crypto exchange CoinEx is believed to have fallen victim to a suspected hack, resulting in significant losses from its Ethereum (ETH), TRON (TRX), and Polygon (MATIC) hot wallets. The incident, which unfolded on…
Biggest Movers: BCH 6% Higher, as Price Nears $200 Level
Bitcoin cash was one of Tuesday’s biggest movers, as bullish sentiment returned to markets, following recent declines. After huge losses on Monday, bulls have seemingly moved to buy the dip in price, pushing the global market cap 1.55%…
Bitcoin Forming Death Cross: Here’s What Happened Last Time
Bitcoin appears to be in the process of forming a death cross currently. Here’s what happened to the asset the last time this pattern emerged. Bitcoin 50-Day MA Is Moving Below The 200-Day MA Right Now As pointed out by an analyst in a post…
MetaMask Snaps to let users interact with Solana DApps through Solflare
Solflare co-founder Filip Dragoslavic said that the integration removes the “friction” that prevented potential users from entering the Solana ecosystem.
Coinbase to Face ‘Reality Check’ as Retail FOMO Is Fading, Mizuho Says
In a break with historical norms, the exchange’s volumes continue to fall even as the bitcoin price has risen, suggesting disengagement by retail customers, the report said.
Energy Deregulation in Nigeria Could Lead to Bitcoin Mining Gold Rush
( 93,950 Megawatts ) are not just figures in this context, rather these are the actual numbers of untapped potential carbon-emission-free energy sources in Nigeria alone. These stats include 68 percent small and large hydroelectric power plants, 7…
Ripple is staring down an opportunity to fix its closed system
Ripple Labs built its XRP token on a centralized system. But with legal action against Ripple coming to a close, it could move toward a more open platform.