Cybersecurity firm Avast is calling out a long-lived tool that has haunted popular dating apps and that has been upgraded with artificial intelligence, gaining the ability to build fake profiles and manipulate unsuspecting users. Although Avast gave the application the nickname “LoveGPT,” that is not the name of the software in question. It is also […]
Israeli authorities have frozen several cryptocurrency accounts allegedly linked to the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The operation was carried out in collaboration with the crypto exchange Binance, highlighting an increasing global trend towards monitoring and regulating digital currencies to prevent their misuse for illicit activities. Binance Assists Israeli Police in Halting Crypto Financing for Hamas […]
Sam Bankman-Fried’s former love interest and CEO of Alameda Research Caroline Ellison is expected to testify against SBF in court with detailed information on the fraudulent use of customer funds.
Bloomberg crypto analyst Jamie Coutts says that Bitcoin (BTC) is flashing an unexpected bullish signal as US long bonds continue their collapse. Coutts says on the social media platform X that Bloomberg’s trend model has suddenly signaled bullishness despite a deterioration of the macro landscape. Last week, yields on 30-year Treasuries went above the 5% […]
Archax, the digital asset exchange, broker, and custodian regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, enables investors to pair cryptocurrencies with tokenized money market fund (MMF) instruments. The company stated that this move aims to enhance the security and stability of crypto investments and create new opportunities for generating profits in the crypto space. Graham Rodford, […]
N.O.R.E. tweets about his disappointment with cryptocurrency and NFTs, and celebrities chime in on Twitter.
The emergence of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) has ignited widespread interest, sparking enthusiasm among central bankers, generating curiosity within financial media, and fueling spirited debates in the Bitcoin community. Among cryptocurrency enthusiasts, opinions on CBDCs vary widely, ranging from viewing them as powerful tools for government surveillance and control to seeing them as desperate […]
The Ethereum price saw a notable price plunge on Monday when the Ethereum Foundation reportedly started selling coins. This plunge, in turn, triggered a series of liquidation events that have seen ETH traders suffer massive losses in the last day. Ethereum Liquidation Volumes Cross $30 Million. By Tuesday, October 10, the Ethereum liquidation numbers triggered […]
A post by Coinbase’s director, Conor Grogan, has unveiled a particular series of activities by Alameda Research, led by Sam Bankman-Fried, who is now also associated with massive minting of over $39 billion USDT. In the crypto world, the issuance and management of stablecoins, such as Tether (USDT), often go unnoticed among the millions and […]
Artist Nelson Saiers’ “Rug Pull” highlighted the victims of crypto rug pulls and perceived SEC inaction in safeguarding investors.
The trader who accurately called the 2018 bear market bottom for Bitcoin (BTC) warns that the flagship cryptocurrency may replicate its 2020 price action when it collapsed from $10,000 to $4,000 in a matter of weeks. Pseudonymous analyst Bluntz tells his 225,200 followers on the social media platform X that he believes that Bitcoin has […]
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio believes it’s only a matter of time before the Federal Reserve loosens its monetary policies. In a new Fox Business interview, Dalio says that central banks around the world are losing money due to the high-interest rate environment. According to Dalio, the rise in interest rates over the past year or […]
A seven-figure sale of a CrypToadz NFT on Ethereum wasn’t all that surprising during the market mayhem of late 2021. But such a sale today, amid significantly weakened demand for NFT assets, is sure to stand out. And today’s $1.6 million purchase of a CrypToadz NFT is raising some red flags, too, thanks to a […]
Digital Asset Investment products experienced a popularity surge in the past 14 days or so after about 10 weeks of severe drops. The reports indicate a rising trend in the digital asset fund inflows, with $78 million flowing in last week, a twofold surge from the preceding one, whose inflow was over $25 million. Europe […]
Nearly $900 million worth of cryptocurrency had been laundered by North Korea's Lazarus Group through cross-chain bridges from July 2022 to July …
By now, Bitcoin has grown to the point where crypto investors do not expect very large returns from it and are now looking toward altcoins that could provide the kind of returns they seek. However, with thousands of altcoins circulating in the crypto market, it can become quite hard to pick the coins that could […]
Binance (BNB), world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, activates copy trading service
One altcoin project soared over a 24-hour period as a crypto whale accumulated a massive amount of its tokens, according to on-chain data. Blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain says that the native token of the automated market maker (AMM) Bancor Network (BNT) witnessed a big burst to the upside in a day as a single wallet acquired […]
Binance’s ambitious Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI), a project aimed at supporting the cryptocurrency industry following the collapse of the FTX exchange, has reportedly fallen short of its funding goals. The IRI, spearheaded by Changpeng Zhao the CEO of Binance, was launched in November 2022 with the intention of raising at least $1 billion from industry […]
An escalating Israel-Palestine conflict and millions of dollars worth of whale transfers are among the catalysts that have driven the XRP price lower today.
TL;DR Kristina Campbell, Ripple’s ex-CFO, joins Maven Clinic. Ripple wins two court cases against the SEC; trial set for April 23, 2024. A positive verdict for Ripple may boost XRP’s price in 2024. Replacing Ripple With a Health Company Kristina Campbell, who spent the last two and a half years serving as Ripple’s Chief Financial […]
Summary First cross-border transaction with eAUD and USD achieved. RBA works with Australian blockchain firms and major banks. Privacy issue remains key point and major obstacle to adoption David Lavecky, head of blockchain firm Canvas, recently spoke in an interview about the firm’s involvement in the Australian Reserve Bank’s (RBA) pilot to a central bank […]
Deribit is planning to introduce options contracts for three major altcoins. In January, the cryptocurrency exchange for options will offer options trading for Solana’s SOL, Ripple Labs’ XRP, and Polygon’s MATIC token. This expansion, as reported by Bloomberg, is part of Deribit’s strategy to diversify its product portfolio despite the uncertain market conditions. Additionally, the […]
Cryptocurrency as property of bankruptcy estate, perfection of security interests in cryptocurrency, and how changing value of cryptocurrency …
Fear the wizards. Not those wizards, real wizards. Announced today by developer Robin Linus of ZeroSync, an association founded to help scale Bitcoin by using zero-knowledge proofs, BitVM is a proposal that opens very interesting doors for Bitcoin application development going forward. It can enable pretty much any arbitrary computation, and use that computation to […]
Last week marked a noteworthy surge for Solana in inflows, leading the pack in altcoin investment interests and outshining Bitcoin. Solana’s recent performance particularly placed it in the spotlight as it amassed roughly $24 million, the altcoin registered its largest inflow since March 2022, according to a recent report from Coinshares. A Closer Look: Dissecting […]
Digital assets manager CoinShares says that one Ethereum (ETH) rival is being favored by institutional investors as the crypto markets rake in their biggest inflows in months. In its latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report, CoinShares finds that digital assets took in inflows of $78 million last week, the second week of positive inflows in […]
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Michael Lewis painted an overwhelmingly positive picture of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in his new book, “Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon.”
Deribit, the world’s leading crypto options exchange, is planning to launch options contracts on three popular alternative cryptocurrencies: XRP, SOL, and MATIC. The move comes amid growing demand and volatility in the crypto market, as well as the exchange’s expansion plans in the European Union. XRP, SOL, and MATIC are among the top 20 cryptocurrencies […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked the court to prevent Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO and founder of crypto exchange FTX, from using his investment in Anthropic, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup, as part of his defense in his ongoing fraud trial. SBF is accused of misappropriating over $1 billion worth of […]