Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
As Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal representatives gear up to appeal the ex-FTX chief’s recent verdict, they have requested the court for his provisional release from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York. Upon examination of...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The approval of a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the U.S. could inject substantial new capital into the cryptocurrency market. Glassnode’s latest analysis on the subject provides a deep dive into how spot bitcoin ETFs could reshape...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
After Changpeng Zhao’s exit, Richard Teng has stepped in as the new chief executive officer of Binance, the globe’s largest crypto exchange in terms of trading volume. On Tuesday, Teng made his introduction to the public through social me...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. USA, New York, November 23, 2023 – In the dynamic realm of decentralized finance (DeFi), CAGA Crypto emerges as a remarkable example of innovation and community-driven governance. As it prepares for listing on major centralized...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
On November 22, 2023, data revealed that Bitcoin’s hashrate, as calculated on a seven-day moving average, attained an unprecedented level of 500 exahash per second (EH/s), which is tantamount to about 0.5 zettahash per second (ZH/s). Additiona...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Onchain data reveals a staggering incident where a bitcoin user inadvertently paid a fee of 83.65 BTC, amounting to a costly mistake of $3.1 million, in a single transaction. This blunder occurred in block 818,087, mined by Antpool, marking the highe...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. BingX, a global leading crypto exchange, proudly announces the launch of its transformative rebranding initiative, solidifying its position focusing on trader empowerment. The rebranding reflects BingX’s commitment to inspiring i...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
A new product offering recently launched by Stitch, a South African payment service provider, now enables customers to settle transactions with crypto. According to Stitch, this new functionality makes it possible for customers to pay with bitcoin (B...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Cyber security firm Dwallet Labs said on Nov. 21 that vulnerabilities it found on several Infstones (a validator company) validators a few months ago “meant over $1B of staked assets were compromised.” Infstones has acknowledged the exist...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. London, November 23rd 2023 – Verasity, a leading advertising ecosystem built on open-ledger principles and creators of internationally patented Proof of View technology for preventing ad fraud, today announces the launch of VeraA...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The Bank of Ghana recently pointed the finger at eight money transfer organizations which are allegedly operating in Ghana’s remittances and forex market without its approval. The central bank also warned the public and regulated financial inst...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized $9 million in tether (USDT) allegedly linked to “pig butchering” crypto scams. The Justice Department explained that U.S. Secret Service agents and analysts tracked the laundering...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
A U.S. lawmaker has urged Congress to pass his bill that would fire U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler. This call followed the securities regulator filing a second lawsuit against crypto exchange Kraken this year afte...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
A U.S. lawmaker has called on Congress to focus its efforts on bringing more crypto activity and opportunities to the United States in order to “bolster U.S. national security.” Citing the Department of Justice’s action against crypto exchange Binanc...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
KPMG in Canada and Chainalysis have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening efforts against crypto asset fraud. This alliance, marking KPMG’s entry into the Chainalysis Solution Provider program, is focused on providing enha...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Following the settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Binance, the world’s leading crypto exchange by trading volume, has experienced a significant withdrawal of approximately $1.7 billion in digital assets, as reported by Nansen...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
On Tuesday, charges against crypto exchange titan Binance Holdings Limited were revealed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which reached a significant $4.316 billion settlement with the world’s largest crypto exchange for noncompliance with an...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
In a recent legal move, Digital Currency Group’s (DCG) subsidiary Genesis Global Capital LLC has filed a complaint against the crypto exchange platform and custodian Gemini. Genesis hopes to claw back $689 million from the centralized crypto trading...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. Bit.Store, a pioneer in the Web3 revolution, is delighted to introduce its freshly redesigned website and the official release of the Bit.Store Virtual Crypto Card. With an unwavering commitment to facilitating seamless crypto transact...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Numerous sources have reported that the Heco Bridge, a cross-chain conduit linking Ethereum with the Heco blockchain, has suffered a security breach, resulting in a loss of $86 million. Subsequent to the heist, the stolen funds were redirected to var...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The price of bitcoin is coasting along under the $37K range following the recent settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Binance. At the same time, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s minutes were released on Tuesday showing no sign...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Yellow Card, the Africa-focused crypto exchange, recently won the African financial industry’s 2023 “Disrupter of the Year” award. The crypto exchange’s CEO described the award as a recognition of Yellow Card’s role in &...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
David Marcus, co-founder and CEO of Lightspark, an institutional Lightning Network (LN) payment solutions provider, referred to the state of custodial and non-custodial transactions on the network. While Marcus believes that custodial LN for institut...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Anton Siluanov, the finance minister of Russia, has announced that the Central Bank of Russia will expand the pilot phase of the digital ruble next year to include the execution of still undefined targeted budget expenditures.
Digital Ruble to Be Lev...