Bitcoin appears in no mood to celebrate despite Japanese stocks fully recovering from a historic drop. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-buyers-wait-below-58k-japan-wipes-record-stocks-crash?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Month: August 2024
Kamala Harris may continue the Biden administration's crypto crackdown
Harris is preparing to unveil plans about her economic policy in a mid-August speech. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/kamala-harris-may-continue-the-biden-administration-s-crypto-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin Still Trading Flat After Trump-Musk Interview Avoids Crypto
Crypto markets showed little movement during European trading hours on Tuesday, with Bitcoin and Ethereum both experiencing slight dips despite overall weekly gains. This comes a day after former U.S. President Donald Trump’s highly anticipated Spaces interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Twitter, which notably lacked any mention of cryptocurrencies. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at…
Crypto ETF Market Sees Turnaround: Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds Net Inflows
U.S.-based spot bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) both enjoyed a lift on Monday, with ETH ETFs pulling in $4.93 million while BTC ETFs attracted $27.87 million during the day’s trading. Crypto ETFs Make a Positive Comeback On Aug. 12, 2024, both spot bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) ETFs experienced inflows, marking a shift from […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/crypto-etf-market-sees-turnaround-bitcoin-and-ethereum-funds-net-inflows/
Blockchain-based elections a real option with zero-knowledge tech
New developments make voting with decentralized tech a more realizable goal. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-elections-zero-knowledge-tech?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitget Wallet overtakes MetaMask by downloads — CryptoRank
Formerly known as BitKeep, the Bitget Wallet was acquired by the Bitget exchange for $30 million in 2023. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitget-wallet-overtakes-metamask-downloads-crypto-rank?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Canadian Crypto Exchange Guilty of Gambling Away $9.5 Million in User Funds, Says Judge
Defunct Canadian cryptocurrency trading platform ezBtc has been found guilty of diverting $9.5 million (CAD $13 million) of customer assets into gambling sites and lying to customers. The platform operated between 2016 and 2019 and was run and incorporated out of British Columbia by founder David Smillie. The platform stopped operating in September 2019 and the company was later dissolved…
Grayscale launches investment fund for MakerDAO token
Grayscale also launched funds for protocols Bittensor and Sui in August. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/grayscale-investment-fund-maker-dao-token?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Meme Coin Traders Hate the Flood of Tokens on Pump.fun
As Donald Trump and Elon Musk spoke on Twitter Spaces, it marked the opening of what’s been touted as the Pump.fun Olympics. Over a three hour period, 10,000 tokens were launched by the meme coin factory. But degens weren’t happy about it. “How is this a good thing anymore?” Tyler Stockfield (better known as Anon) wrote on Twitter, “Nobody is…
Wazirx Update: Trade Reversals Near Completion, 344 Bounty Entries Received
Indian crypto exchange Wazirx says it is close to completing the reversal of trades after the $230 million cyberattack. “We’re working with legal experts to help us formulate an effective method for enabling withdrawals,” the exchange stated. Additionally, Wazirx revealed that its bounty program has attracted 344 bounty hunters to help recover the stolen funds. […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/wazirx-update-trade-reversals-near-completion-344-bounty-entries-received/