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Robinhood’s Strong Crypto Performance Sets Positive Tone for Coinbase Earnings
14.2.2024
Coinbase shares rose 10% today after Robinhood’s Q4 2023 earnings report yesterday said that the popular trading app made a tidy profit from its crypto trading business. Robinhood declared its transactions-based revenues in Q4 2023 rose 8% compared to the same quarter the preceding year. In...
How Indonesia’s Election Outcome Will Impact Crypto
14.2.2024
Indonesia, a trillion-dollar economy, is impossible to ignore. The country held its election on Wednesday with defence minister Prabowo Subianto and ex-governors Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo all competing to become the next president. In December, Indonesia’s Mayor Gibran Rakabuming...
Digitex CEO Charged for Illegally Operating Crypto Futures
14.2.2024
Digitex crypto futures exchange CEO Adam Colin Todd willfully failed to include adequate anti-money-laundering (AML) program, Florida federal court alleged. The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said in a statement Tuesday that the offender “willfully caused Digitex Futures...
Coinbase Suspends PLA Token Trading After PlayDapp’s Smart Contract Suspension
14.2.2024
Coinbase suspended PLA token trading on Wednesday after Web3 gaming platform PlayDapp paused the smart contract’s functionality. “We will continue to monitor developments related to PLA from the issuer and update our customers as more information becomes available,” Coinbase said on X. PLA’s...
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Contribute 5% of Crypto Trading Volume on Robinhood: CFO
14.2.2024
Robinhood on Tuesday revealed that about 5% of its total crypto trading activity originates from recently introduced spot Bitcoin ETFs. The remaining 95% still stems from spot trading conducted within the platform’s crypto division. During the quarterly earnings call, CFO Jason Warnick said...
FinCEN Sees Rise in Bitcoin Being Used in Human Trafficking Cases
14.2.2024
The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said it has seen a rise in the number of Bitcoin transactions used in connection with human trafficking and online child exploitation cases. According to FinCEN recent findings show 95% of cases involving online child exploitation...
CoinDCX Partners with Defunct Crypto Exchange Koinex to Provide Access for its Users
13.2.2024
CoinDCX has partnered with Koinex, an Indian cryptocurrency exchange that ceased all trading operations due to regulatory uncertainties, to enable the platform’s users to access their assets. In a Tuesday announcement, CoinDCX said it has struck a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) deal with...
Michael Saylor Says There’s a Decade of Pent up Demand for Bitcoin ETFs
13.2.2024
MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder Michael Saylor, said there is over a decade of pent-up demand for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, in an interview with CNBC. “There’s 10 years of pent-up demand people been waiting for these ETFs and finally, mainstream investors are able...
Two Russian Crypto Mining Centers Shut Down, 400+ Rigs Taken Offline
13.2.2024
Russian crypto mining efforts suffered a setback last week, with police closing two large, illegal data centers. In total, officers said they took over 400 crypto mining rigs offline in raids in Siberia and the republic of Dagestan. Russian Crypto Mining Still in Regulatory ‘Grey Zone’...
Japan Metaverse: City of Kochi Unveils ‘Tourism Boost’ Plans
13.2.2024
Kochi, Japan, will move into the metaverse space, with city officials sealing a web3 deal with the Philippines-based Start Lands. Per Kochi News and CoinPost, the city government signed its deal with the firm behind the Start Land metaverse project on February 7. The parties said a “virtual Kochi”...
London-Based Wine Platform Curated Ventures into the Metaverse
12.2.2024
Curated, a UK-based wine platform, has launched a new metaverse experience for its community members allowing them to fully immerse themselves in the provenance of wine. In a press release, Curated said it using the latest technology to develop a metaverse tailored for passionate wine collectors...
Russian Central Bank Says ‘Almost All Financial Scams Are Now Crypto-themed’
12.2.2024
The Russian Central Bank claimed “almost all” the financial scams it found last year had crypto-related elements. In an official release, the bank wrote that there had been a year-on-year rise of almost 16% in financial scams in 2023. In “almost” every case, the bank said it had detected a crypto...
Former SEC Official Lambasts Voyager and Dallas Mavericks Partnership, Suggests NBA Ban on Crypto Sponsorships
9.2.2024
Yesterday, a former SEC official targeted the NBA’s decision to greenlight a partnership between the cryptocurrency exchange Voyager Digital and the Dallas Mavericks. The former internet enforcement chief for the Securities and Exchange Commission John Reed Stark said that the NBA should...
Optimism to Halt ETH Withdrawals for Testing Upgraded Incident Response System
9.2.2024
On February 15, the Optimism network will suspend ETH token withdrawals to test an updated security response system. Withdrawals will not be possible for one hour, the developers said. According to the announcement, ETH withdrawals from Optimism’s Level-2 network to the main Ethereum network...
Binance Partners with INTERPOL to Enhance Global Cybersecurity Efforts
9.2.2024
Binance has taken certain measures to fortify global cybersecurity efforts by collaborating with INTERPOL. In a recent half-day virtual session focused on essential topics related to cryptocurrency investigations and cyber policing in the rapidly evolving Web3 space, Binance hosted over 30 officers...
Immediate EWave Review – Scam or Legitimate Trading Platform
9.2.2024
Disclaimer: The text below is an advertorial article that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content Immediate EWave promises that it gives investors a way to attain daily profits via a trading system that blends automation and manual trading. With an operational mechanism that is said...
SocialFi Project Friendzone to Debut on Polygon Blockchain
8.2.2024
Decentralized social marketplace Friendzone is hopping on the Polygon blockchain for a Feb. 26 launch, and eyeing a move to Polygon zkEVM down the line. The app is said to combine the emotional aspects of traditional social media with the financial rewards of Web3 to build online communities....
Disney Invests $1.5 Billion in Epic Games to Create New Virtual World tied to Fortnite
8.2.2024
Entertainment giant Disney and video game developer Epic Games have joined forces to build a new immersive virtual universe tied to Fortnite. In a recent press release, Disney said it also plans to invest $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games alongside the multiyear project. While...
Solana Foundation Teams Up with Abu Dhabi Free Zone for Web3 Push
8.2.2024
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and Solana Foundation announced Wednesday an agreement to explore blockchain ecosystem development. The collaboration aims to improve Distributed Ledger Technology solutions and drive forward blockchain innovation, a press release said. “We are excited to partner with...
Belarus CBDC ‘Will Let Nation Decentralize Cross-border Trade,’ 2026 Rollout Confirmed
8.2.2024
Belarus’ Central Bank thinks its new CBDC will let Minsk “decentralize cross-border trade,” and has earmarked a national rollout for 2026. Per ONT, the National Bank of Belarus (NBB)’s Deputy Head of Research and Strategic Development Mikhail Demidenko, said: “The [goal] is primarily...