Shiba inu’s (SHIB) 50% rise on Tuesday, seems to have inspired LEO bulls, who moved to push prices up by 61% in today’s session. The move comes as crypto markets consolidated yesterday’s gains. Biggest gainers Monday’s biggest loser, was Tuesday’s biggest gainer, as UNUS SED LEO was up by as much as 61% as of writing. LEO/USD rose to an…
Month: February 2022
DoJ seizes $3.6B in crypto and arrests two in connection with 2016 Bitfinex hack
Authorities in the United States have made arrests and announced the seizure of $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency more than five years after hackers stole 119,756 Bitcoin (BTC) from the Bitfinex exchange. In a Tuesday announcement, the U.S. Department of Justice said it had ordered the arrest of Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan for allegedly conspiring to launder crypto…
DOJ Recovers $3.6 Billion In Bitcoin Stolen In Bitfinex Hack
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a statement Tuesday that it had recovered billions of dollars worth of bitcoin stolen in a 2016 hack of Bitfinex, the cryptocurrency exchange affiliated with the world’s biggest stablecoin, Tether. In the largest financial seizure ever, law enforcement has seized over $3.6 billion in bitcoin out of the total $4.5 billion drained…
Alchemy joins Web3 decacorns club following $200M funding
Web3 development platform Alchemy announced a fresh round of $200 million funding, bringing up the company’s valuation to $10.2 billion, just above the decacorn threshold. The latest funding round was led by venture capital firm Lightspeed along with Silver Lake, an American global private equity firm. Alchemy’s funding also saw participation from previous major investors as well. As Cointelegraph previously…
Charity hack fixes your crypto CGT bill: Endaoment – Cointelegraph Magazine
Robbie Heeger’s Endaoment has facilitated the donation of over $30 million of cryptocurrency to 243 different charities. These donations come from altruistic cryptocurrency investors who are also partly motivated by reducing their tax burdens to Uncle Sam and keeping more of their profits. Born in Silicon Valley, Heeger, now in his early 30’s, was exposed to entrepreneurship from a young…
Bitcoin begins correction after $45K rejection — Where can BTC price bounce next?
Bitcoin (BTC) gave back $2,500 of its newly-won gains during Feb. 8 as a long-awaited correction took center stage. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Hopes $42,000 will be preserved Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it neared $43,000 after previously hitting new multi-week highs of $45,500. At the Wall Street open, ranging continued as bulls…
Research Firm Predicts Bitcoin Will Hit $200K in Second Half of 2022, ETH to Reach $12K – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
This week in a note to investors, Fsinsight, a Fundstrat company, said bitcoin could reach $200,000 during the second half of the year. In the investor’s note, Fsinsight’s head of digital asset strategy, Sean Farrell, said the parabolic growth would be due to “legacy market capital entering the fold.” Fsinsight: ‘Bitcoin to Tap $200K in H2 2022, Ethereum Will Jump…
US lawmaker pushes for state-level regulations on stablecoins at hearing on digital assets
Whether regulations on stablecoins and digital assets should be addressed at the state or federal level was the topic of discussion among at least two U.S. lawmakers in a hearing for the House Committee on Financial Services. Speaking virtually at a Tuesday hearing titled “Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets’ Report on…
Spanish Treasury Postpones the Definition of Crypto Tax Declaration Models Until Next Year – Taxes Bitcoin News
The Spanish treasury ministry has announced it will postpone the establishment of the complete framework for declaring taxes related to cryptocurrency assets until 2023. While the Spanish government has advanced when it comes to cryptocurrency regulation, the specifics of what will be taxed and in which way are still a mystery for traders and holders. The organization is still looking…
Bybit partners with Cabital to offer EUR and GBP fiat onramps
On Tuesday, Singapore-based crypto exchange, Bybit, announced a new partnership with digital assets institution Cabital for the euro (EUR )and British pound sterling (GBP) on-ramp integration. Bybit crypto exchange platform users can now use EUR and GBP to buy cryptocurrency directly on the system through Cabital’s fiat on-ramp solution, with no transfer fees between their Bybit and Cabital wallets. According…