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Court Frees Genesis to Sell GBTC Shares Worth $1.3B to Compensate Clients
15.2.2024
Genesis Global obtained bankruptcy court approval on Wednesday to sell its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares. The bankrupt crypto lender can now sell its 35m GBTC shares worth over $1.3b as part of efforts to reimburse customers. In a Feb. 14 hearing conducted via Zoom, Judge Sean Lane signed...
Fordefi Raises $10 Million from Electric Capital, Paxos to Make Retail Wallets Safer
13.2.2024
Crypto wallet provider Fordefi announced today via press release that it has raised $10 million in funding to help bring its institutional-grade crypto wallet to retail platforms. In other words, the company wants to develop its user-owned self custody wallet-as-a-service (WaaS) solution...
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’...
Xbox Will Share Big News On Thursday…Via Its Podcast
12.2.2024
After over a week of swirling rumors that have sent the Xbox community into meltdown over the future of the console and its exclusive games, the company is ready to clear the air on what’s to come. The Xbox Twitter account posted today that it will be releasing a special edition of the Official...
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...
Bitmain’s Mining Firm BitFuFu Set to Go Public in the U.S. via SPAC
7.2.2024
BitFuFu, a bitcoin mining firm affiliated with Bitmain, a prominent player in the cryptocurrency mining industry, is advancing towards a public listing in the United States through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). On December 31, BitFuFu filed an F-4 form with the U.S....
Investing in 'Gold' – Via Bitcoin – Is Cheaper Than Ever
7.2.2024
All but one of the recently launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) charge a lower fee than the largest gold ETF, making them a cheaper investment into a gold-like asset
New Solana Meme Coin Smog Explodes Onto Jupiter DEX With Airdrop Campaign
7.2.2024
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 – In a landmark launch for the Jupiter DEX, a new Solana meme coin called Smog (SMOG) has been revealed via a fair launch ahead of an upcoming major airdrop event.Much to the excitement of JUP holders and traders on the fresh-faced Jupiter DEX, the new Smog token...
Monero Price Suffers 17% Drop on Binance Delisting
6.2.2024
Monero‘s price dropped as much as 17% on Tuesday after Binance said it would delist the privacy token from its platform. Binance delisted four tokens, including Aragon (ANT), Multichain (MULTI), Via (VAI), and Monero (XMR). The decision was a result of a routine assessment of standards...
Egypt Aims to Ease Pressure on Forex Reserves via $1 Billion Treasury Bill Auction
6.2.2024
Barely a month after raising $850 million from an auction of dollar-denominated treasury bills, the CBE was reportedly poised to raise $1 billion via similar instruments. The decision to hike overnight interest is said to be part of the central bank’s ongoing efforts to stabilize Egypt’s...
DOJ Charges Belarusian National With Money Laundering Conspiracy and Operating Unlicensed Crypto Exchange
4.2.2024
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the Belarus national Aliaksandr Klimenka with money laundering conspiracy and the operation of an unlicensed money services business. Most of these criminal activities were perpetrated via BTC-e’s servers in the U.S. which were “leased...
UAE and China Complete First $13.6M Cross-Border CBDC Transaction
2.2.2024
The United Arab Emirates and China have executed their first cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) transaction valued at $13.6 million using digital dirham and digital yuan. According to People.cn, the 50-million-dirham ($13.6 million) transaction occurred via the m-CBDC Bridge platform...
Fintech Provider Portal Raises $34 Million in Seed Funding
1.2.2024
Portal, the provider of a decentralized Bitcoin ecosystem, announced on Jan. 30 that it has raised $34 million via a seed funding round. Portal said the raised capital is set to fund the development of a decentralized exchange platform and a wallet. Layer 2 Atomic Swap Technology Portal, a fintech...
Robert Kiyosaki: Bitcoin Protects Against Theft by the Fed, Government, and Wall Street Bankers
1.2.2024
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has shared the reason why he owns bitcoin, stating that the cryptocurrency protects against “the theft of our wealth via our money.” The famous author warned that the Federal Reserve, the government, and Wall Street bankers steal our wealth...
Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Explains Why He Owns Bitcoin Over Stocks
31.1.2024
Robert Kiyosaki – author of the famous personal finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad – has come out with another statement in support of Bitcoin (BTC) as a superior money and investment asset compared to traditional stocks. “Bitcoin is protection against the theft of our wealth via our money,” read...
Kaspersky Alerts Public About Mac Specific Malware Targeting Crypto Wallets
29.1.2024
Kaspersky, the cybersecurity firm based in Russia, has issued a public warning regarding a new malware strain that particularly targets Mac users, focusing on their crypto wallets. This malicious software, which infiltrates computers via counterfeit applications, sets up a backdoor aimed at bitcoin...
Polymer Labs Secures $23 Million to Build Ethereum’s ‘Interoperability Hub’
25.1.2024
Polymer Labs, the inter-blockchain communication (IBC)-based networking layer two (L2), recently disclosed that it had raised $23 million via a Series A funding round. Polymer said only Ethereum and all chains under the IBC control will initially be compatible with its interoperability solution....
Terra Luna Classic Price Prediction as Community Burns 700 Million LUNC – A Turnaround in Sight?
24.1.2024
Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) price predictions remains bearish, despite attempts from the community to reduce the token’s supply via burns. As per a tweet from @AlexCryptoBull, 700 million LUNC tokens were burnt this week, plus 230,000 UST tokens. Great results this week with 700M $LUNC and 230k $USTC...
X Mining Is Paving a New Path for Bitcoin Mining via Tokenized Staking and Improved Sustainability in January 2024
24.1.2024
X Mining is a hot new cloud mining platform designed to revolutionize how individuals engage with Bitcoin mining in 2024. By integrating the convenience of tokenized staking with the reliability of blockchain, X Mining is set to democratize access to Bitcoin mining, making it accessible...
$WIF Pumps 35% on BitMex/Binance Listings, Then Dumps as $GFOX Sails to $3 Million
23.1.2024
Binance and BitMEX recently made $WIF available for trading via a new listing – WIF/USDT. The platforms described the perpetual swap as the token’s first major listings. From the look of things, this listing initially had a positive impact on $WIF’s price action before selling-off. On...