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Sam Bankman-Fried Shifts From Trading Canned Mackerels To Offering Crypto Tips To Guards: Report
Thursday, February 29, 2024 - 9:27am | 623Incarcerated FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has reportedly provided cryptocurrency investment advice to prison guards at a Brooklyn facility, including promoting Solana. What Happened: Despite his incarceration at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, Bankman-Fried has reportedly been...
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Solana Meme Coin Silly Dragon Slays Giants, Explodes 119%
Thursday, December 28, 2023 - 2:34pm | 608In a week dominated by meme coins on the Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) blockchain, Silly Dragon (CRYPTO: SILLY) stole the spotlight with a meteoric rise. Silly Dragan soared to a new all-time high of $0.137 today, marking a staggering 119.11% increase over the past seven days and 23.89% in the past 24...
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NYSE Preps For Tidal As Trust Files Statement With SEC For New Spot Bitcoin ETF
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 - 9:35am | 431Tidal Commodities Trust I, under its series 7RCC Spot Bitcoin and Carbon Credit Futures ETF, has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). Several companies have applied to the SEC for...
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Shibu Inu Is At The Brink Of All-Time Highs, Will It Roar? When Analysts Expect A Historic Pop
Friday, December 15, 2023 - 2:05pm | 522The cryptocurrency market has been closely monitoring the trajectory of Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), a decentralized meme token that has been drawing attention since its inception. Created in August 2020 by an anonymous entity known as Ryoshi, Shiba Inu has established a significant...
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Over $335M Liquidated: Bitcoin, Ether, Bigtime, Ordi Tokens Sweep Away Traders' Dreams
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 12:57pm | 506The altcoin market in the last 24 hours experienced significant turbulence. What Happened: Over $335 million in liquidations across various altcoin futures, involving Big Time’s (CRYPTO: BIGTIME) and Ordi Protocol’s (CRYPTO: ORDI) tokens, took place. Liquidation in this context...
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El Salvador's Bitcoin Success: President Bukele Weighs Next Steps After $3.6 Million Profit
Monday, December 4, 2023 - 1:58pm | 326El Salvador's former President Nayib Bukele on Monday announced that the country's Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) investment has turned profitable and that the country is currently sitting on an unrealized gain of $3.6 million from its Bitcoin investments. A Turnaround In Investment...
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Renewed Vigor In DeFi And NFT Markets, JPMorgan Cites Rising Crypto Optimism
Thursday, November 30, 2023 - 6:20pm | 467JPMorgan on Thursday highlighted a resurgence in the decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible token (NFT) sectors in a research report. This revival is attributed to the growing anticipation of a U.S.-based spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF), which has positively...
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Investcorp-Backed Crypto Brokerage Fasset Scores Dubai License, Readies Beta Debut
Thursday, November 30, 2023 - 1:46pm | 360Fasset FZE, a digital asset brokerage, obtained a license from Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). What Happened: This VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider) license allows Fasset to offer broker-dealer services for virtual assets to both retail and institutional investors. It...
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Liquidity's Grip On Crypto: How Central Bank Policies Are Reshaping Bitcoin's Fate
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 1:11pm | 618Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Jamie Coutts has offered a compelling perspective on the future of the cryptocurrency market, emphasizing its close ties with broader economic trends, outlining how central bank liquidity and the global money supply (M2) are intricately linked to the dynamics of...
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What's Stopping Bitcoin ETFs? BitGo's CEO Reveals The Challenges
Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 6:09pm | 284BitGo CEO Mike Belshe expressed on Friday a cautious outlook for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETF approvals, anticipating further rejections. In an interview with Bloomberg, Belshe highlighted the evolving regulatory landscape, particularly the concerns of SEC Chair Gary Gensler regarding market...
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Bitcoin's Current Uptick Just The Start, Benzinga Pinpoints 3 Major Catalysts Ahead
Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 5:56pm | 929In the ever-evolving landscape of digital assets, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) remains a topic of robust discussion and speculation, particularly in relation to what catalysts might propel its value to unprecedented heights. Benzinga has identified three potential bullish catalysts that could send...
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Bitcoin To $20K, Ethereum To $1K? Prominent Venture Capitalist Predicts Market Bottom
Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 12:32pm | 528Prominent crypto venture capitalist Chris Burniske shared his insights on Wednesday about the current state of the cryptocurrency market, suggesting a phase of selling exhaustion might be approaching. In a series of tweets, Burniske, the founder of Placeholder Capital...
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Ethereum Staking Doubles In A Year, Investors Flock To Proof-Of-Stake: Report
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 5:29pm | 590The amount of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) being staked witnessed a significant surge, doubling in just a year with about 25% of all available Ethereum currently staked, up from 11% a year ago as of Sept. 22, 2023, according to a report. This rise in staking activities underscored the...
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Grayscale Gives Up On Ethereum Proof-of-Work (ETHPoW), Signaling End Of An Era
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 - 1:45pm | 528Grayscale Investments officially relinquished its rights to the post-Merge Proof-of-Work Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) tokens, known as ETHPoW. In a statement released on Sept. 18, Grayscale clarified that after comprehensive analysis it was evident ETHPoW tokens lacked substantial...
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Facebook Faces Expulsion From Thailand For Failing To Crack Down On Scams
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - 9:21am | 462Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has issued a stern warning to Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), urging the social media company to address fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scams proliferating on its Facebook platform. Failure to comply could lead to Facebook...