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Vitalik Buterin transfers Gemini $15 million worth of USDC
17.10.2023
Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of Ethereum, was last seen transferring a whopping $15 million worth of USDC to Gemini, a crypto exchange firm. The purpose behind this transfer has not been revealed yet; however, independent investigations have revealed that this is not the only transfer that Vitalik...
FTX Estate Stakes $122 Million Worth of Solana: On-Chain Report
16.10.2023
The FTX bankruptcy estate has staked over 5.5 million Solana (SOL) tokens, valued at a substantial $122 million, from one of the exchange’s main Solana blockchain wallets.
The action was revealed through on-chain data from blockchain explorer SolanaFM and was first reported by The Block.
One...
Ethereum's Supply Surges: $47 Million Worth of ETH Added in 30 Days
9.10.2023
Ethereum's recent supply surge has raised concerns among crypto enthusiasts as over $47 million worth of Ether (ETH) tokens were added to circulation within the last 30 days.
The development comes as a surprise to many Ethereum proponents who expected the transition to proof-of-stake (PoS) last...
Arbitrum Transfers $59 Million Worth of Unclaimed Tokens to Treasury
25.9.2023
The Arbitrum Foundation has announced a transfer of 69 million unclaimed ARB tokens to the treasury six months after its airdrop in March.
The tokens worth $59 million make up 0.69% of Arbitrum’s 10 billion total supply and according to reports, 7% of total airdrops remained unclaimed.
In March...
Stanford University to Return $5.5 Million Worth Gifts Received From Bankrupt FTX
20.9.2023
Stanford University is in talks with the attorneys for the beleaguered FTX to return the “entirety” of gifts that it received from the bankrupt crypto exchange and related entities.
The move comes after a lawsuit against the parents of its founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, who allegedly...
Study: Weekly Digital Asset Investment Outflows Hit $59M; BTC Sees Largest Drop
12.9.2023
In the first week of September, an outflow of $59 million worth of digital assets managed by Digital Asset Funds was recorded, the latest Coinshares data has shown. The latest outflow means the value of digital asset investment products under management has dropped by a total of $294 million...
Crypto Betting Platform Stake.com Comfirms Hacking Incident, Over $40 Million Worth of Assets Stolen
4.9.2023
Crypto betting platform Stake.com confirmed on Sept. 4 that an unknown entity had carried out unauthorised transactions from its ethereum and Binance Smartchain hot wallets. However, the crypto-betting platform insisted that user funds were safe and that its other hot wallets remain operational....
Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin Transfers $1 Million Worth of ETH To Coinbase – What’s Going On?
21.8.2023
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has transferred 600 Ether (ETH) worth around $1 million to Coinbase as market uncertainty looms.
According to on-chain data from Etherscan, a wallet controlled by Buterin Vitalik.eth transferred the assets on Aug 21. At press time, the wallet still holds 3,900...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Plummets Below $26,000 on Reports Elon Musk’s Spacex Liquidated Bitcoin Holdings
18.8.2023
Bears ran through crypto markets on Friday, following reports that Elon Musk’s Spacex had sold all of its bitcoin holdings. It has been suggested that Spacex liquidated over $370 million worth of the cryptocurrency last year. Ethereum dropped below $1,600. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) bears pushed...
Base’s Rapid Ascent: 136,000 Daily Users and $175 Million TVL in Ethereum’s L2 Defi Space
11.8.2023
Base, the Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling solution supported by Coinbase, has experienced over $175 million funneled into its decentralized finance (defi) protocol since its creation. The majority of value locked comprises 75,244 ether and nearly $26 million worth of the USDC stablecoin....
USDT Issuer Tether Bought $45.4 Million Worth of Bitcoin in Q2 – Here’s What This Means for the BTC Market
3.8.2023
The issuer of the world’s most popular USD-pegged stablecoin USDT, Tether, bought 1,529 bitcoin (BTC) worth $45.4 million in Q2, as per comments by the company’s CTO cited by Bitcoin Magazine.
The purchase shows that Tether is following through on a plan announced back in May to allocate 15%...
Hackers Steal $3.2 Million Worth of Ethereum From Conic Finance DeFi Protocol
24.7.2023
The decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Conic Finance has lost more than $3.2 million worth of Ether (ETH) in two separate hacking incidents in recent days
The first attack, which happened on Friday last week, was described by the Conic Finance team as a "re-entrancy attack” that exploited...
Another Big 4 Australian Bank Blocks Payments to ‘High-Risk’ Crypto Exchanges
19.7.2023
National Australia Bank (NAB) has joined other major lenders in the country in blocking payments to some cryptocurrency exchanges. The banking institution said it’s introducing new customer protections regarding financial transactions with certain scam-related crypto platforms. Australia’s NAB Bank...
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Sells Another $50.5 Million Worth of Coinbase Shares
17.7.2023
The tech-oriented investment manager, ARK Invest, is considered to be one of the largest holders of Coinbase (COIN) shares.
The company owns over 10.5 million shares, and for a long time, the firm was happy to keep piling up shares and continue purchasing more.
However, as of last week,...
US Government Moves $300 Million Worth of Silk Road Bitcoin – What's Going On?
13.7.2023
The US government has moved its Silk Road Bitcoin (BTC) reserve, stirring up speculations about whether it plans a sale of the assets.
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) transferred $300 million worth of BTC to new addresses in a series of transactions, according to data from...
US Government Transfers $300 Million Worth of Seized Silk Road Bitcoins
12.7.2023
On July 12, 2023, onchain data shows the U.S. government transferred 9,800 bitcoins (BTC), worth just over $300 million. These bitcoins originally came from James Zhong’s Silk Road hack. In March, the Department of Justice also moved a similar amount of bitcoins associated with Silk Road....
NFT Sales Witness 23% Decline This Week, Ethereum Dominates With $130 Million in Sales
8.7.2023
During the first week of H2 2023, non-fungible token (NFT) sales witnessed a 23.39% decline compared to the previous week, marking a two-week downward trend. A total of $195.95 million worth of NFT sales occurred, with Ethereum-based NFTs accounting for $130.77 million. NFT Sales Take a Hit:...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Rebounds on Thursday, Following Microstrategy’s Latest Purchase
29.6.2023
Bitcoin rebounded on Thursday, as markets reacted to the news that Microstrategy bought an additional $374 million worth of the cryptocurrency. Michael Saylor’s firm now has 152,333 bitcoin, worth roughly $4.52 billion. Ethereum moved closer to $1,900 on the news. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) edged...
Chibi Finance Exit Scam: $1 Million Cryptocurrency Heist Rocks Defi Platform on Arbitrum
28.6.2023
According to several reports, Chibi Finance, the decentralized finance (defi) platform built on top of Arbitrum, allegedly executed an exit scam on its users. Blockchain intelligence firm Peckshield provided a detailed account, revealing that approximately $1 million worth of cryptocurrency assets...
Token Sale Ahead: Celsius to Convert Customer ‘Altcoins’ to BTC and ETH
16.6.2023
Amid the regulatory crackdown in the United States, the bankrupt crypto lender Celsius has announced that all of its customers’ “altcoins” will be converted to bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH). Over $215 million worth of coins such as CEL, ADA, LINK, LTC, and others will...