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Living The Life With Crypto
Since the creation of bitcoin some people have managed to turn crypto into an impressive profit. Several smart and lucky investors have already become millionaires — perhaps even billionaires. Here are a few poster boys that are …
Portugal Orders Worldcoin to Cease Biometric Data Collection
Worldcoin has suffered another setback in Europe.…
US Charges KuCoin with Violating Anti-money Laundering Laws
The US Department of Justice has released an indictment against two KuCoin founders.…
Hashdex's Spot Bitcoin ETF Begins Trading Today
Hashdex has successfully converted its futures ETF into a spot Bitcoin ETF.…
Inflows into Spot Bitcoin ETFs Exceed $400M
Investors have returned to investing in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States after five consecutive days of outflows.…
OFAC Sanctions 13 Entities for Allowing Use of Crypto to Evade Sanctions on Russia
The OFAC has imposed sanctions on 13 entities and two individuals for their involvement in facilitating the potential evasion of sanctions on Russian nationals.…
CommEx Will Shut Down in April
CommEx, Binance's successor in Russia, has officially announced its decision to halt operations and has stopped accepting deposits.…
Philippines Will Block Binance
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines has decided to restrict local users' access to Binance.…
London Stock Exchange to Launch Crypto ETNs
On May 28, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) plans to launch cryptocurrency ETNs that will track Bitcoin and Ether.…
Binance Will Stop Supporting USDC on Tron Network
Binance will stop allowing deposits and withdrawals for TRC-20 based USD Coin tokens in less than two weeks.…
SEC Delays its Decision on Grayscale's Ether Futures ETF
The SEC has again extended the deadline for making a decision on the approval of Grayscale’s Ethereum Futures Trust exchange-traded fund (ETF).…
Kraken UK Managing Director: Bitcoin ETFs Should Come to the UK
According to the managing director of Kraken UK, Bitcoin ETFs are a necessary addition in the UK.…
EU Removes Limit on Transactions from Self-custody Crypto Wallets
The EU has removed the €1,000 limit on crypto payments from self-custodial wallets.…
JPMorgan: Bitcoin is Still in Overbought Territory
According to analysts at JPMorgan, Bitcoin is still considered to be in an overbought state.…
Estonia Approves Bill to Regulate Crypto Service Providers
The Estonian government has approved a bill to regulate cryptocurrency-related service providers.…
OKX Ceases Operations in India
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has announced that it will close its services in India.…
Robinhood Launches a Crypto Wallet for Android
Online broker Robinhood has made its crypto wallet available to Android users.…
Coinbase Derivatives to Launch Futures for Dogecoin, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash
Coinbase Derivatives intends to introduce futures trading for Dogecoin, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash.…
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Continue to Suffer Losses
Net fund inflows into US Spot Bitcoin ETFs have suffered losses for the third consecutive day.…
SEC Postpones Decision on VanEck's Spot Ethereum ETF Application
The SEC has delayed its decision on asset manager VanEck's application to launch a spot Ethereum ETF.…
Genesis Agrees to Pay $21 Million to SEC
Genesis Global Capital has been ordered to pay a $21 million civil penalty.…
BlackRock Announces Launch of a Digital Liquidity Fund
BlackRock has officially launched its first tokenized asset fund.…
FCA to Increase Capacity to Fight Market Abuse in the Crypto Sector
The FCA has outlined its plans to focus on fighting market abuse in the crypto sector.…
SEC Puts Off Decision on Hashdex and ARK 21Shares Ethereum ETFs
The SEC has decided to delay its decision on Hashdex and ARK 21Shares' proposed spot Ethereum ETFs.…
Investors Put $2.9B into Bitcoin Investment Products
The United States has seen a surge in investments in spot BTC products.…
OKX Delists USDT Pairs in Europe
OKX has decided to suspend trading pairs of Tether (USDT) in the European Economic Area (EEA).…
Grayscale's GBTC Loses $642 Million in a Day
More than $640 million worth of Bitcoin was withdrawn from Grayscale's spot Bitcoin ETF yesterday.…
Fidelity Includes Staking in its Spot Ethereum ETF Application
Fidelity has applied for approval to use a portion of the Ethereum held by its proposed ETF to generate income for investors.…
Interest in Bitcoin Ordinals Skyrockets
The value of the famous Bitcoin NFT Collection NodeMonkes has seen an impressive 50% increase.…
Activity on Solana Network Exceeds that of Ethereum
The Solana network has experienced an increase in activity over the weekend.…
Starbucks Closes its NFT Program
Starbucks intends to discontinue its Odyssey Beta NFT program.…
Cardano's Network Welcomes USDM Stablecoin
Cardano's first fiat-backed stablecoin, USDM, has been launched on the project's layer 1 blockchain.…
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Reaches a New High
Bitcoin mining difficulty reached an all-time high of 83.95 trillion hashes yesterday.…
EU Proposes New Laws to Regulate Stablecoin Issuers
European Union financial regulators have proposed adding more guidelines to regulate stablecoins.…
Hong Kong Adds Bybit to its Warning List
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) yesterday added crypto exchange Bybit to its list of warnings.…
Elon Musk Says Users Will Be Able to Buy Teslas with Dogecoin
Elon Musk has hinted the company could add Dogecoin as an official payment method for Tesla cars in the future.…
South Africa Approves 59 Crypto Exchange License Applications
South Africa has approved 59 license applications filed by crypto trading platforms.…
NYSE Threatens Bakkt with Delisting from NYSE
Bakkt is at risk of being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.…
El Salvador Removes Income Tax on Foreign Investments
El Salvador has recently approved a reform to lower the income tax on foreign investments and remittances.…
CoinShares Buys Valkyrie Funds
CoinShares has completed the acquisition of Valkyrie Funds, which includes the sponsorship rights to the firm's spot Bitcoin ETFs.…
EU Approves New Sanction Laws Applicable to Cryptocurrencies
The European Parliament yesterday approved new regulations aimed at combating sanctions violations, including the use of cryptocurrencies.…
Grayscale Files Application to Launch a Mini Spot Bitcoin ETF
Grayscale has just filed an application to register a mini version of its GBTC.…
OKX Receives In-principle Approval in Singapore
Singapore has granted OKX a provisional license.…
Bitcoin Miners Revenue Reaches an All-time High
Revenue generated by Bitcoin mining has reached an all-time high over the weekend.…
MicroStrategy Buys 12,000 Bitcoins
MicroStrategy has purchased approximately 12,000 more Bitcoins for about $821.7 million in cash.…
Tether to Launch USDT on Celo Network
Tether intends to launch USDT on Celo.…
Thailand Allows Investment in Spot Bitcoin ETFs
Thailand's SEC has amended its regulations to allow the launch of private funds investing in Bitcoin ETFs traded on US exchanges.…
South Korea to Implement a Crypto Asset Management System
South Korea aims to create a specialized asset management system for cryptocurrencies by 2025.…
UK to Allow Creation of Cryptocurrency-backed ETN Market
The FCA will approve applications from Recognized Investment Exchanges to establish a crypto asset-backed ETNs market segment.…
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Outperforms MicroStrategy's Holdings
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF has outperformed MicroStrategy's holdings in the crypto.…
Bitwise: Corporations Are Preparing to Buy Bitcoins
Bitwise has reported that a significant number of large financial institutions are preparing to acquire spot Bitcoin ETFs.…
Gemini to Return More Than $1B to Earn Customers
Gemini and the New York State Department of Financial Services have reached a resolution in which Gemini will return at least $1.1 billion to clients of the Gemini Earn program.…
Marathon Digital’s Revenue Soared 400% in 2023
US crypto mining company Marathon Digital reported an increase in revenue and profitability in 2023.…
HashKey OTC Obtains Provisional License in Singapore
HashKey Technology Services has received initial approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.…
Hong Kong Receives 22 License Applications from Crypto Exchanges
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has received applications from 22 companies seeking a license to operate as crypto exchanges.…
JPMorgan: Bitcoin Will Fall to $42,000
According to JPMorgan analysts, the upcoming Bitcoin halving, scheduled for April, could cause a drop in the price of the cryptocurrency.…
Crypto Derivatives Daily Trading Volumes Reach Record Highs
Daily trading volumes of cryptocurrency derivatives, specifically options and futures, have seen a significant increase.…
South Korea Opens an Investigation into Worldcoin
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission has opened an investigation into Worldcoin.…
Court Approves SEC's Extension in Ripple Case
US District Court Judge Analisa Torres has granted the SEC an extension of time to file documentation in the case against Ripple Labs.…
Bitcoin NFT Sales Surpass Ethereum’s
Over the past seven days, sales of Bitcoin NFTs have surpassed those of Ethereum.…
WSJ Faces Defamation Lawsuit Over its Article on Tether and Bitfinex
The Wall Street Journal is facing a defamation lawsuit in connection with its article on Tether and Bitfinex.…
SEC Delays its Decision on BlackRock and Fidelity's Ethereum ETFs
The SEC's approval or rejection of BlackRock and Fidelity's spot Ether ETFs has been delayed.…
Taiwan to Introduce New Laws to Regulate Cryptocurrencies
Taiwan is exploring the possibility of creating a special law to regulate the crypto sector.…
Virginia Passes a New Crypto Law
The US state Senate of Virginia has just passed a bill that could have a significant impact on the development of cryptocurrencies in the state.…
South Korea is Considering the Possibility of Allowing Spot Bitcoin ETFs
South Korea’s authorities are currently discussing the possibility of allowing sales of spot Bitcoin ETFs.…
Montenegro Revokes Do Kwon's Extradition to US
The Court of Appeals of Montenegro has revoked the decision to extradite Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, to the United States.…
Nexo Wins Provisional License in Dubai
Virtual asset lending platform Nexo has received initial approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority of Dubai.…
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Trading Volume Hits Record High
US Bitcoin ETFs posted record trading volume of $10 billion yesterday.…
Binance Leaves the Nigerian Market
Binance has announced its exit from the Nigerian market, which will mean the suspension of all services related to the local fiat currency, the Nigerian naira.…
BlockFi Enters into an Agreement with FTX
The bankruptcy court has granted BlockFi approval to enter into an $874.5 million preliminary agreement with FTX and Alameda Research.…
Revolut Integrates with MetaMask to Enable Crypto Purchases
Revolut has announced a new partnership that will allow UK and EEA customers to make direct crypto purchases on MetaMask.…
Spain Orders Worldcoin to Stop its Activities
The Spanish Data Protection Agency has banned Worldcoin for three months.…
Bitcoin’s Kimchi Premium Hits a 2-year High
Bitcoin’s kimchi premium in South Korea has reached its highest level in 27 months.…
SEC Delays Decision on Options Trading on Bitcoin ETFs
The SEC has delayed its decision on the potential approval of options trading for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).…
The Philippines is Blocking Sites of Unlicensed Crypto Companies
The Philippines has started blocking the websites of crypto companies offering investment products in the country without proper licenses.…
US Will Continue to Seek Do Kwon’s Extradition
The United States has signaled its intention to move forward with the extradition of Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, from Montenegro.…
Bitcoin ETFs Trading Volume Hits Hew High
Nine spot Bitcoin ETFs hit a record combined daily trading volume of $2.4 billion yesterday.…
HTX Withdraws Application for a License to Operate in Hong Kong
HTX's Hong Kong entity has withdrawn its application to operate as a virtual asset trading platform.…
MicroStrategy Buys Another 3,000 BTC
MicroStrategy has just acquired another 3,000 Bitcoins valued at $155 million.…
Crypto Exchange BitForex Halts Withdrawals
BitForex, a Hong Kong-based crypto exchange, has temporarily suspended all withdrawals without explanation.…
Riot Platforms' 2023 Revenues Reached $281M
Riot Platforms saw record total revenue in 2023.…
Thai Regulator Wants to Revoke Zipmex's License
Thailand's SEC has suggested to the Ministry of Finance to revoke Zipmex's digital asset trading license.…
FTX Settles Dispute Over its European Subsidiary
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has reached a resolution in a dispute over its European division.…
Outflows from Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF Fall Significantly
Withdrawal volume from Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has fallen to its lowest point in recent days.…
ECB Reiterates its Anti-crypto Stance
The ECB has just reaffirmed its anti-cryptocurrency stance despite recent market optimism.…
Kraken Files Motion to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit
Kraken yesterday filed a motion to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit that was filed in November.…
Valkyrie Launches a Bitcoin Futures ETF
Valkyrie on Thursday introduced a new leveraged Bitcoin product, the Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF (BTFX).…
Coinbase Calls on SEC to Approve Grayscale's Ethereum ETF
Coinbase has urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve the Grayscale Ethereum trust.…
Court Approves Do Kwon's Extradition to US
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon will be extradited to the US to face fraud charges.…
S&P Global: Spot Ethereum ETFs Could Increase Asset Concentration Risk
According to analysts at S&P Global Ratings, the potential approval of Ethereum exchange-traded funds in US incorporating staking could lead to increased concentration risk.…
Texas Crypto Company Sues SEC
The Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT) and digital asset firm Lejilex have taken legal action against the SEC.…
Bitcoin Liquidity Reaches Highest Level Since October 2023
The introduction of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US has positively impacted BTC order book liquidity.…
CME to Launch Euro-denominated Micro Bitcoin and Ether Futures
CME Group announced yesterday it intends to launch euro-denominated micro Bitcoin and Ethereum futures contracts on March 18.…
Hong Kong Issues Provisional Guidelines for Crypto Custody and Tokenization
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) yesterday released a document outlining its rules for the tokenization and custody of digital assets.…
Circle Stops Issuing USDC on Tron Network
Circle has announced it has made the decision to stop supporting USDC on the Tron blockchain.…
South Korea's Government Plans to Allow Bitcoin ETFs
The People Power Party, which currently governs South Korea, is studying ways to incorporate spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) into its campaign promises.…
Open Interest in Bitcoin Futures Reaches a Yearly High
Open interest in Bitcoin futures on centralized exchanges has recently reached its highest level this year.…
BlackRock Says BTC is Progress
BlackRock is increasing its media advertising efforts for its Bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF).…
UK Plans to Pass Legislation to Regulate Stablecoins and Staking
The UK is currently in the process of passing new legislation aimed at regulating stablecoins and crypto staking.…
SEC Fines VanEck for ETF Marketing Violation
Asset manager VanEck has agreed to pay a $1.75 million fine related to the launch of its social media-focused ETF back in 2021.…