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Silk Road Bitcoin Worth $2B Moved by U.S. Government: On-Chain Data

[Apr 2, 2024 10:13 AM]

1 Billion Bitcoin P2P Traders: NoOnes Sets Sights on Nigeria and Global South

[Apr 2, 2024 9:59 AM] I recently spoke with Ray Youssef, CEO of NoOnes, a peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin trading platform with numerous other functionalities, about how NoOnes is empowering its users, what it's doing in response to the Nigerian government’s crackdown on…

Crypto Exchange Figure Markets Has a Plan to Democratize Finance

[Apr 2, 2024 9:58 AM] What appears to be another post-FTX trading and custody play with institutions in mind, is really all about visionary disruption.

Tether Grants BTCPay Server $100,000 To Continue Working On Enabling Anyone To Accept Bitcoin

[Apr 2, 2024 9:53 AM] Today, stablecoin issuer Tether announced a significant award of $100,000 to the BTCPay Server Foundation that underscores Tether's strong backing for the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement, emphasizing its commitment to advancing…

Ethereum Could Face 'Hidden Risks' From Ballooning Restaking Market: Coinbase

[Apr 2, 2024 9:40 AM] Restaking has grown into the second-largest DeFi sector on the Ethereum blockchain and is likely to become a core part of the network’s infrastructure, the report said.

Arkon Energy Orders 27,700 New-Generation Bitcoin Mining Machines from Bitmain

[Apr 2, 2024 7:00 AM] Arkon Energy US Holdco LLC, a leading player in Bitcoin mining infrastructure, has placed a significant order with Bitmain Development Pte. Ltd. for 27,700 new-generation Bitcoin mining machines, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin…

Bitcoin Lightning Exchange FixedFloat Sees 'Suspicious' Transfers of $3M to Ethereum, Tron

[Apr 2, 2024 6:09 AM] The website was down for “technical work” as of early European afternoon hours Tuesday.

DeFi Protocol Cega's New Options Product Marries Gold, Ether to Offer Up to 83% Yield

[Apr 2, 2024 6:08 AM] The new offering called "Gold Rush" offers a trifecta of decent return, market exposure and protection from losses.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to $65K to Start the Month

[Apr 2, 2024 6:00 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 2, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Crypto Funds Saw Inflows of $862M Last Week Following $1B of Outflows the Week Before: CoinShares

[Apr 2, 2024 5:38 AM] The recovery from the week before coincided with a recovery in BTC's price which sat at just under $70,000 on March 29, up nearly 10% on a week earlier.

Crypto Market Conditions That Fueled FTX, Bankman-Fried, No Longer Hold: Galaxy Digital

[Apr 2, 2024 5:37 AM] U.S. investors now have access to regulated bitcoin ETFs that provide the same protections as buying stocks and reduce the incentive to move to unregulated offshore exchanges, the report said.

Ethena Labs' ENA Token Goes Live, Starts Trading at 64 Cents

[Apr 2, 2024 3:22 AM] Ethena has invited holders of USDe to claim their share of the airdrop of 750 million ENA tokens, equating to 5% of the total supply.

TRON Foundation, Justin Sun Ask U.S. Court to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit

[Apr 2, 2024 3:14 AM] The TRON Foundation and Justin Sun asked a New York court to dismiss an SEC lawsuit, arguing that the regulator failed to establish that the court has jurisdiction over the foreign defendants.

Crypto Market Setup Looks Positive for Second Quarter: Coinbase

[Apr 2, 2024 2:36 AM] The bitcoin halving, expected in mid-April, remains the main supply-side event, the report said.

Crypto Exchange Deribit's Dubai-Based Unit Wins Conditional VASP License

[Apr 2, 2024 2:33 AM] Obtaining the full VARA spot and derivatives license is an important next step in our efforts to raise the overall quality & governance standards of our platform, exchange's new CEO Luuk Strijers told CoinDesk.

Crypto Bulls See $400M Liquidations as Solana, Dogecoin Lead Slide in Majors

[Apr 2, 2024 1:27 AM] The CoinDesk 20 index, which tracks major tokens minus stablecoins, slumped just over 4.5%.

Singapore Enacts Licencing Requirements for Crypto Custody Services and Others

[Apr 2, 2024 12:25 AM] Singapore has expanded the scope of what cryptocurrency-related activities it regulates to include custodial services, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Tuesday.

Bitcoin Drops Over 5% as Upbeat U.S. Factory Data Powers Dollar Index to Nearly 5-Month High

[Apr 1, 2024 11:33 PM] The U.S. factory activity unexpectedly expanded in March, data released Monday showed, sending the dollar index higher.

Sam Bankman-Fried Expresses Remorse for His Actions After Getting a 25-Year Prison Sentence

[Apr 1, 2024 11:19 PM] FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has said "of course" he is remorseful for his actions after he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud last week.

Sam Bankman-Fried Breaks Silence: ‘Haunted’ by FTX Collapse, Vows to Appeal and Criticizes Legal Process

[Apr 1, 2024 1:19 PM] The fallen founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), broke his silence for the first time since being sentenced to 24.25 years in prison, engaging in an email conversation with ABC News. SBF expressed that he is “haunted” daily by the events that…

Tether Amplifies Bitcoin Holdings With Strategic 8,888.88 BTC Addition

[Apr 1, 2024 11:29 AM] Onchain data reveals the stablecoin giant Tether has once again bolstered its bitcoin reserves, making an addition of 8,888.88 bitcoins to its wallet as of March 31. Tether’s Bech32 address now ranks as the seventh-largest holder of bitcoin…

Tether Added Nearly 8.9K Bitcoin to Holdings in First Quarter: On-Chain Data

[Apr 1, 2024 9:22 AM] The stablecoin issuer's BTC holdings now top 75,000 tokens worth about $5 billion.

Trading Volume on South Korean Crypto Exchange Upbit Crashes 75%

[Apr 1, 2024 5:38 AM] Upbit's 24-hour crypto trading volume stood at $3.79 billion at press time, down 75% from the high of $15 billion on March 5, CoinGecko data show.

Thai Crypto Exchange Bitkub Plans 2025 IPO: Bloomberg

[Apr 1, 2024 4:41 AM] The exchange's owner signaled its intention to sell shares to the public in a 2023 letter that didn't give a timeframe.

Meme Coins on Degen Chain Flourish as New Layer 3 Racks up Millions in Volumes

[Apr 1, 2024 2:38 AM] Degen Chain was released last week as a specialized network that sits atop Base, which itself is an Ethereum layer 2.

Bitcoin Becomes More Volatile Than Ether as Halving Approaches

[Apr 1, 2024 12:22 AM] Bitcoin's annualized 30-day historical or realized volatility rose to nearly 60% late last week, surpassing ether's 30-day realized volatility by nearly 10 percentage points.

Crypto Market in Zen Mode as Bitcoin Remains Stable at $70K Ahead of Halving

[Apr 1, 2024 12:00 AM] All eyes are on the upcoming Bitcoin halving event.

Latam Insights: Brazil to Offer Bitcoin Futures, Paraguay Battles Mining, Worldcoin Wins in Chile

[Mar 31, 2024 11:36 PM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: the Brazilian stock exchange will offer bitcoin futures contracts, Paraguay advances measures to curb…

Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Moves to Dismiss Indictment Over Crypto-Laundering Allegations

[Mar 30, 2024 11:39 AM]

Vintage Bitcoin Vaults Awaken — Over $41M in BTC Moves After 11.7 Years of Slumber

[Mar 30, 2024 9:39 AM] On Friday, March 29, 2024, an early bitcoin enthusiast who acquired their holdings in 2012 transferred 100 bitcoins, valued at approximately $6.98 million, at block height 836,813. Roughly 42 blocks later, at block height 836,855, another…