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Hackers Steal $4.4 Million From 25 Users of Lastpass Password Management App
[Oct 29, 2023 4:30 PM] Digital assets worth approximately $4.4 million were reportedly stolen from more than 80 addresses belonging to 25 users of the password management app Lastpass. Crypto theft investigator Zachxbt has urged crypto asset holders using the password…
Vaneck Charts the Course of Solana’s Future With 2030 Valuation Study
[Oct 29, 2023 2:30 PM] Vaneck, a leading digital asset manager, has recently unveiled a study on the network Solana, providing a wide spectrum of SOL valuation scenarios for the year 2030. Authored by Patrick Bush, the senior investment analyst, of digital assets, and…
As Gold and BTC Rise Key US Equities Index Now Down By Over 10% from July 31 Peak
[Oct 29, 2023 10:30 AM] The key U.S. equities index the S&P 500 has now declined by just over 10% from its July 31 peak on fears that the U.S. economy is headed for a recession. One expert characterized the index’s drop as the first correction since the market…
Bitcoin Ordinal Inscriptions Defy Downturn, Embark on Resurgence as Daily Counts Soar
[Oct 29, 2023 8:30 AM] Over the weekend, the cumulative count of Ordinal inscriptions briskly surpassed the 36 million milestone, signaling a departure from the month-long downturn in daily onchain inscription issuances. While the staggering peaks of early September…
Blackrock / BTC Price Speculation, Musk Wants ‘Comprehensive Deregulation,’ Kiyosaki Not Trying to Be Warren Buffet — Week in Review
Anthropic’s $2 Billion Deal With Google Brings Hope to FTX Creditors
Trading Slump Wiped $12 Billion From Binance Founder’s Fortune, Bloomberg Says
[Oct 29, 2023 12:30 AM] Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has reportedly lost nearly $12 billion from his wealth amid declining crypto trading volumes this year. According to Bloomberg’s estimates, the world’s largest trading platform for digital assets has seen…
SEC Wants $770 Million From Ripple — Lawyer Says SEC Is ‘Pissed and Embarrassed’
Mark Cuban Explains What Crypto’s Really About — Says It’s Missing Application ‘Grandma Really Wants to Use’
Sky-High Surges to Staggering Losses — Unpacking the Crypto Market’s 300-Day Journey
[Oct 28, 2023 2:00 PM] Year-to-date, the dynamic landscape of crypto data reveals a 106% surge in bitcoin (BTC) value against the U.S. dollar. However, it’s noteworthy that it does not clinch the title of the top performer in this period. A closer look at the…
From Airbnb to Bahamas Elite — Bankman-Fried Testifies About FTX’s Operations and Alameda
[Oct 28, 2023 12:00 PM] Sam Bankman-Fried took the stand in his fraud trial on Friday, October 27, 2023, and was questioned by his lawyer about the operations of FTX and its relationship with affiliated crypto trading firm Alameda Research. Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial…
FDUSD’s Meteoric Rise: 62% Surge in Supply and 6th Highest Trading Volume Globally
[Oct 28, 2023 10:00 AM] In the span of the past 85 days, the recently introduced stablecoin known as FDUSD has witnessed a significant surge in its circulating supply, soaring by 62% since the commencement of August. This surge in supply has propelled FDUSD into the…
Bitcoin Miners Brace for 4th Consecutive Difficulty Rise Amidst Hashrate Surge
[Oct 28, 2023 8:02 AM] Despite facing a formidable difficulty level of 61.03 trillion, bitcoin miners are gearing up for their fourth consecutive difficulty rise set to unfold on October 30, 2023. Surprisingly, the previous three surges in difficulty failed to thwart…
Biggest Movers: LINK Nears 18-Month High on Saturday, as Bulls Extend Momentum
[Oct 28, 2023 7:30 AM] Chainlink moved towards an 18-month high to start the weekend, following a second day of bullish momentum. The cryptocurrency rose by as much as 7% in today’s session, despite the global market cap mostly consolidating on Saturday. Cardano…
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Rebounds From Recent Declines to Start the Weekend
[Oct 28, 2023 5:34 AM] Bitcoin started the weekend tracking around the $34,000 level, as prices rebounded following a two-day winless run. The cryptocurrency has begun to consolidate in recent days, following strong gains earlier in the week. Ethereum moved back closer…
South Koreans Fascinated With Altcoins More Than Americans, Research Shows
[Oct 28, 2023 4:30 AM] South Korean crypto traders are more inclined to invest in high-risk, high-reward altcoins than their American counterparts, according to a new report. The share of major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum in the trading volumes on the…
State Channels ‘Significantly Reduce Congestion and Transaction Fees,’ Ideal for Decentralized Exchanges — Louis Bellet
[Oct 28, 2023 3:00 AM] According to Louis Bellet, the founder of the Layer-3 peer-to-peer protocol Yellow Network, crypto trading has not scaled largely because it remains unregulated in many places which in turn “greatly slows down its growth and produces tons of…
$720 Million Lost via 117 Hacking Incidents in Q3 of 2023 — Study
[Oct 28, 2023 1:30 AM] During Q3 of 2023, there were a total of 117 hacks in which $720 million was stolen via access control breaches and rug pulls among other security incidents, a new study has found. While the losses ($49.80 million) from rug-pull incidents are…
Alex Jones Lost a 10K-Bitcoin Stash Gifted by Max Keiser — Now He Can Regain It Doing a Quiz
[Oct 28, 2023 12:00 AM] International journalist and Bitcoin maximalist Max Keiser is giving Infowars host Alex Jones the chance of regaining a gift of 10,000 bitcoin he lost. According to Keiser, Jones will have the chance to recover the stash by answering a trivia round…
US Lawmakers Ask DOJ to Consider Criminal Charges Against Binance and Tether
[Oct 27, 2023 9:00 PM] Two U.S. lawmakers have asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to consider criminal charges against Binance and Tether, alleging that the two crypto platforms were used to fund Hamas. “We urge the Department of Justice to carefully evaluate the…
New Law Expands Police Powers to Seize Crypto in UK
[Oct 27, 2023 7:30 PM] A new law that gives law enforcement agencies greater powers to seize, freeze, and recover crypto assets has entered into force in the U.K. The law introduces provisions for police to “seize crypto assets more easily and convert them into…
SEC Considering 8-10 Spot Bitcoin ETF Applications, Says Chair Gary Gensler
[Oct 27, 2023 6:00 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently considering between eight and 10 bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications, according to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. He insisted that “the vast majority of crypto assets…
JPMorgan Settles Transactions for $1 Billion Daily Using JPM Coin
[Oct 27, 2023 4:30 PM] JPMorgan announced that it is registering transactions for $1 billion daily using its own currency, jpm coin. JPMorgan Global Head of Payments Takis Georgakopoulos added that while these movements are denominated in U.S. dollars mostly, the…
Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Faces Setback — Delay Amid Testing Requirements
Dydx Chain Unveils Network Fee Distribution and USDC Trading Fee Allocation
[Oct 27, 2023 1:30 PM] The Dydx chain, a proof-of-stake blockchain network, has successfully launched its mainnet and introduced dydx as its layer one (L1) token. On October 26, at 1 p.m. EDT, the network’s validators created the first block, signifying the start of a…
Market Expert Gareth Soloway Explores Bitcoin’s Future Amidst Rising Treasury Yields and ETF Speculation
[Oct 27, 2023 12:00 PM] Year-to-date, bitcoin (BTC), the leading digital currency by market cap, has witnessed a staggering increase of over 100%, sparking curiosity about the duration of its upward trajectory. In a Thursday interview with Gareth Soloway, the head market…
Bitcoin Skyrockets, Yet South Korea Experiences a ‘Kimchi Discount’ Instead of the Usual Premium
Biggest Movers: TON Leads Bears, as Price Nears Fall Below $2
[Oct 27, 2023 9:48 AM] Toncoin was a notable mover on Friday, as the cryptocurrency edged lower for a second straight session. Price fell by as much as 4% earlier in the day, as price approached a breakout below the $2.00 mark. On the other hand, solana continued to…
Prosecutors Probe Sam Bankman-Fried’s Memory in FTX Case Without Jury
[Oct 27, 2023 7:30 AM] Federal prosecutors questioned Sam Bankman-Fried in an ongoing hearing on Wednesday about his message deletion practices and the alleged use of customer funds while he was CEO of now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. FTX Founder Faces Intensive…