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Digital Asset Products Record $103 Million Inflows as Assets Under Management Maintains $52 Billion Position
28.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Luisa Cryptocurrency funds recorded $103 million inflows in the penultimate week of the year as institutional investors keep momentum toward a spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Recent data provided by CoinShares shows massive inflows...
South Korean Biz Exec Bailed as ‘Bithumb Market Manipulation’ Probe Continues
28.12.2023
Source: Global Image Archive/Adobe A South Korean court has released a media mogul and business executive on bail as a probe into market manipulation and insider trading at the crypto exchange Bithumb continues. The executive, Won Young-sik, is the former CEO of Chorokbaem Group, the parent firm...
Lawmaker Raises Red Flags Over Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Regulation Proposal
27.12.2023
A Hong Kong lawmaker expressed worries that new stablecoin regulations could disrupt crypto markets. Image by mehaniq41, Adobe Stock. Today, Hong Kong’s financial authorities—the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)—unveiled their plan...
Bitcoin Mining Pool Ocean Successfully Mines Third Block in Ongoing Decentralization Quest
27.12.2023
Ocean succeeded in mining their third Bitcoin block, showing the decentralized mining pool’s capabilities. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, Adobe Stock. The decentralized Bitcoin mining pool Ocean reached a new milestone this week by successfully mining its third block ever. According to data from...
$2.2 Billion Illegal Forex Operation Busted by Chinese Authorities Using Crypto Platforms
27.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Alen Chinese authorities have reportedly dismantled an illegal underground banking operation that moved some $2.2 billion between China and other countries using overseas “virtual currency trading platforms.” On December 24, an account on social media app WeChat run...
Blockchain Security Firms Warn of Advanced AI Crypto Scams in 2024
27.12.2023
Source: Adobe / ink drop Blockchain security firms are cautioning crypto projects and investors about the looming threats of more sophisticated AI-powered scams in 2024. Despite the improvement seen in scam and hack-related losses, dropping from $4 billion in 2022 to $1.7 billion in 2023, experts...
Solana Price Prediction as SOL Drops 10% – Time to Buy the Dip?
27.12.2023
Solana. Source: Adobe The price of SOL, the native cryptocurrency of the smart-contract-enabled layer-1 Solana blockchain protocol, continues to cool following a meteoric rise in the past few weeks. SOL was last changing hands around $112 per token, down roughly 10% from highs printed earlier...
South Korea to Mandate High-Ranking Public Officials to Disclose Cryptocurrency Holdings by Next Year
27.12.2023
Source: CJ Nattanai/Adobe South Korea has announced that high-ranking public officials will be required to disclose their cryptocurrency holdings starting next year. In a Wednesday press release, the country’s personnel ministry said this proactive approach is intended to address potential...
Top Crypto Gainers Today on Uniswap – 1CAT, METIS, UNI
26.12.2023
The 1CAT, METIS, and UNI prices are surging today, making them the top crypto gainers on Uniswap. Image by: vladim_ka, Adobe Stock. The 1CAT price is surging currently, positioning the token as one of the top crypto gainers today on Uniswap. 1CAT in particular is seeing an uptick in trading...
New EU Crypto Regulation Allow Governments to Freeze and Seize ‘Unexplained Wealth’ Believed Tied to Crime
26.12.2023
EU has passed expanded powers allowing governments to freeze and confiscate crypto tied to a crime. Image by Vitalii Vodolazskyi, Adobe Stock. European Union officials reached an agreement on December 12 on new crypto regulations that will grant member states expanded powers to freeze...
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Debtors Reach Settlement in Embed Proceeding
26.12.2023
Image by Александр Поташев, Adobe Stock The bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its debtors have reached a settlement agreement with founder Samuel Bankman-Fried and others to address certain claims related to the acquisition of the stock trading platform Embed. In a December 22 filing with the United...
Telcoin Loses $1.3 Million in Security Breach, TEL Price Plummets Over 50%
26.12.2023
Source: Adobe / zedtox The Telcoin app recently faced a series of targeted attacks draining several wallets, causing a sharp 65% decline in the price of Telcoin ($TEL) for a brief period. The exploited vulnerability is estimated to have resulted in a loss of around $1.3 million. The identified...
Balancing Act: Cryptocurrency, Data Mining, and Sustainability – Navigating the Right Path
25.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Photocreo Bednarek Data mining plays a crucial role in the cryptocurrency space as it is integral in providing market analysis, risk management, and ensuring security and integrity of transactions is in place. Traders and investors use data mining techniques to analyze market trends...
Storm Thwarts Suspected South Korean Crypto Price Fixer’s Flight to China
25.12.2023
Source: Robert Kneschke/Adobe South Korean coast guards – and rough sea weather – appear to have thwarted a high-profile suspected crypto price fixer’s daring effort to flee the country for China. Per Joongang Ilbo, coast guards in South Jeolla Province arrested the man, surnamed Park and nicknamed...
People’s Bank of China Stresses on Global Regulation for Crypto and DeFi Markets
22.12.2023
Source: Eagle/Adobe China’s central bank has called on global financial authorities to regulate the digital asset and decentralized finance (DeFi) markets in its recent financial stability report. The People’s Bank of China released a report on Dec 22 highlighting a regulatory pathway for local...
New Argentina President Legalizes All Foreign Currencies For Payment – Including Bitcoin
22.12.2023
Source: Alexey Novikov / Adobe Argentina’s newly elected leader, Javier Miliei, has struck down forced legal tender laws forcing Argentinians to settle debt obligations in specific currencies, enabling use of alternatives like USD and Bitcoin (BTC). The rule comes attached to a sweeping executive...
Hong Kong Financial Regulator Prepared to Accept Applications for Spot Crypto ETFs
22.12.2023
Source: Adobe/leungchopan Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has expressed its readiness to consider applications for spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The SFC and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have issued a joint circular addressing the increasing interest...
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinhouse Fires At SEC Over Crypto Noncompliance Comments
22.12.2023
Source: Adobe/Kristina Blokhin Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has lashed out at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler, accusing him of “stunning hypocrisy” in the crypto industry. Garlinghouse’s criticism comes in response to Gensler’s recent...
Scammers Banked $59 Million in Crypto Exploiting Google Ads
22.12.2023
Source: Adobe / zedtox Scammers have over the past nine months used a wallet-draining service named “MS Drainer” to siphon around $59 million worth of crypto from numerous victims, according to a recent report by blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer. The scam operated through Google...
Solana (SOL) Flips BNB, Gains 17% in 24 Hrs to Become Fourth Largest Crypto
22.12.2023
Solana. Source: Adobe The price of Solana (SOL) gained as much as 17.15% within the last 24 hours in a massive rally to become the fourth largest crypto in terms of market cap. As of writing, SOL is trading at $98.63, boasting a market capitalization of nearly $42 billion. This surge propels Solana...