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7 Indicted in $300,000 Queens Bitcoin Theft, Say Prosecutors

Seven individuals have been indicted for stealing over $300,000 in bitcoin from a Queens resident. The charges against them include grand larceny, money laundering, and identity theft, stemming from a lengthy investigation into a cryptocurrency…

Bitcoin Poised To Reach New All-Time Highs: Expert Dives Into Tether’s Role As The Key

The Bitcoin (BTC) price has broken free from its recent consolidation phase, breaching the $60,000 mark and setting its sights on critical resistance levels essential for propelling the cryptocurrency to new all-time highs (ATHs). This surge comes…

Ethereum Set for Overhaul of Crucial Programming Standard With 'EVM Object Format'

The EOF proposal is a series of smaller EIPs that include measures aimed at updating and improving the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), the programming environment that executes smart contracts on the blockchain, and arguably Ethereum’s secret sauce…

Bigger Risks More Returns: Ethereum’s Volatility Surpasses Bitcoin’s by 50%, Data Shows

Despite Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) still struggling to reclaim their all-time highs, there appears to be a distinct fact amongst both assets now, as shown in the latest data. Particularly, according to Matrixport’s recent report…

Police Warn of Bitcoin Scammers Posing as Bank Representatives

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office in the U.S. state of Georgia has issued a warning about a cryptocurrency scam. Scammers are posing as representatives of financial institutions, informing individuals that their accounts have been compromised…

Bitcoin Scam Targets US County Residents With Fake Warrants

A scam email targeting residents of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, is falsely soliciting Bitcoin payments to resolve supposed arrest warrants. The fraudulent emails claim to be from authorities like the “FDIC government office warrant…

MKR Jumps 5% As Grayscale Adds MakerDAO To Its Crypto Fund Lineup

To further diversify its crypto investment portfolio, asset manager and ETF issuer Grayscale has unveiled the launch of the Grayscale MakerDAO Trust. This latest addition to Grayscale’s product suite allows investors to gain exposure to MKR…

Ripple and SBI Digital Community Partner to Advance Web3 With XRP Ledger

SBI Digital Community Co. Ltd. has partnered with Ripple Labs Inc. to promote the use of the XRP Ledger in the Web3 space. The partnership will also involve issuing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the XRP Ledger and rewarding creators in XRP, aiming…

Australia's Securities Regulator Sues ASX for Misleading Statements About Blockchain Project

Australia's Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has sued Australia’s largest market operator, ASX Limited, for allegedly making misleading statements about how its blockchain project was progressing to replace its aged Clearing House…

Bitcoin at $70K, Ethereum at $4K: Arthur Hayes Predicts When Altcoin Season Will Begin

As historically proven, the start of an altcoin season, or ‘altseason,’ a period marked by the strong performance of alternative cryptocurrencies relative to Bitcoin, often begins following a significant increase in BTC’s price…