SEC Reportedly Leaning Toward Spot Ether ETF Approval, VanEck Confirms Regulator Provided Comments
The SEC appears to have made a sudden change of heart as it reportedly informed exchanges that it was leaning toward approving the much-anticipated spot Ether ETFs.
US Nabs Alleged Owner Of Crypto-Funded Online 'Incognito' Narcotics Market
The 23-year-old Taiwanese allegedly oversaw all operation of Incognito Market, a "dark web" illegal narcotics marketplace that allowed buyers and sellers to transact anonymously using digital assets.
Ether Climbs As Analysts Up Approval Expectancy Of 'Increasingly Political' Spot ETH ETFs
Ether passed $3,700 Monday, having been stirred by talk in the crypto industry regarding supposed progress in getting spot ETH ETFs approved.
Web3 Gaming Platform Gala Games Suffers $200M Exploit, CEO Believes Exploiter Identified
Gala Games lost $200 million worth of $GALA tokens to a system breach, adding one more web3 and crypto company to the list of exploited firms this year.
Bitcoin Whales Move Over $500M As BTC Surges To $71K
Bitcoin whales are once again on the move, transferring millions worth of their holdings at a time when the cryptocurrency appears to be recovering from a halving-triggered winter.
Eldarune Gets IMX Token Boost For Flagship Title In Game-Changing Immutable Partnership
Eldarune and Immutable are setting a high bar in Web3 gaming cooperation, as the Web3 gaming development platform will provide the Heroes of Eldarune creator with an IMX token grant to drive forward the flagship title's development.
Morgan Stanley Holds Nearly $270M Worth Of Grayscale's Spot Bitcoin ETF
Morgan Stanley is the latest traditional financial institution to disclose that it holds millions worth of spot Bitcoin ETF after several big-name institutions revealed their massive holdings.
Nigerian Court Denies Bail For Binance Executive Gambaryan
Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's compliance chief, has been denied bail following nearly three months of being under Nigerian custody.
Notorious Pink Drainer Retires After Helping Exploiters Wipe $75M From Crypto Industry
Pink Drainer is retiring after helping hackers and scammers in their wallet-draining exploits that resulted in $75 million in crypto losses.
BlackRock's Spot Bitcoin ETF Gains Over 400 Holders In First 13F Season
BlackRock's IBIT retains popularity both in the retail and institutional realms as it was revealed that during the 13F filing season, 414 holders disclosed they purchased the spot Bitcoin ETF.
After House, Senate Votes To Revoke Contentious SEC Crypto Custody Bulletin
The Senate has followed suit after House members voted in favor of Rep. Flood's resolution revoking SAB 121, which has been at the center of criticism from the crypto industry.
French Regulator Reiterates Crypto Giant ByBit Is Blacklisted, Signals Further Enforcement Action
After Hong Kong, France's securities regulator has now released a warning notice to the public regarding ByBit, reiterating that the crypto exchange is not authorized to operate in the country.
Solana Memecoin Deployer Pump.fun Says Ex-Employee Caused $1.9M Exploit
Pump.fun, a popular memecoin deployer on the Solana blockchain, has been exploited, allegedly by a former employee carried out flash loan attacks that resulted in $1.9 million in losses.
NotWifGary: SEC, Gensler's Crypto Crackdown Triggers Emergence Of New Memecoin
NotWifGary is a new memecoin that will launch on Linea, and was established to represent the Ethereum community's resistance to the SEC's regulatory crackdown.
Powering Agriculture With Blockchain: Nuklai Integrates With Peaq, Starting Off With Farmsent
Nuklai and peaq are collaborating to trigger a revolution in the agricultural sector as the two blockchain leaders' technologies unite for a future in agriculture where farmers lead with data-driven solutions.
'King Of Bitcoin ETF Holders': Millennium Management Unveils Staggering $2 Billion Portfolio
Another financial institution has disclosed its spot Bitcoin ETF holdings, and it is massive compared to the holdings of previous companies that revealed their treasuries.
Bitcoin Soars To $66K As Whales Move Over $1 Billion Out Of Coinbase
Bitcoin, after soaring in March then plummeting as it moved toward the halving in April, hit $66,000 on Wednesday, adding a significant $5,000 from its opening price.
'Novel' 12-Second Theft Of $25M Worth Of Ether Ends In Arrest Of Brothers
Two brothers were arrested by U.S. authorities following an alleged "novel" scheme that allowed them to swipe off $25 million in Ether in just a matter of seconds.
EXCLUSIVE: Diamond Standard Partners With Simplex, Bridging The Fiat-Crypto Gap For Global CARATS Access
CARATS developer Diamond Standard has partnered with Simplex by Nuvei to allow for the digital commodity currency's usage across hundreds of payment gateways and crypto platforms with payments on-ramp infrastructure technology.
Alvara Protocol Testnet Goes Live, Marking Giant Step Toward Democratizing Fund Management
Decentralized platform Alvara Protocol, which utilizes the ERC-7621, has officially launched its testnet, marking the biggest leap yet in its goal of developing the ultimate DeFi-based system for fund management.
Tornado Cash Developer Sentenced To Over 5 Years In Prison For Money Laundering
Alexey Pertsev, a developer of Tornado Cash, has been found guilty of money laundering by a Dutch court and will be jailed for more than five years.
Wisconsin Pension Manager Snaps Up $100M Worth Of BlackRock Spot BTC ETFs In Q1
Wisconsin's pension fund overseer has just disclosed that it bought thousands of BlackRock's IBIT shares, signaling an apparent growing institutional interest in the trending funds.
Philippine Central Bank OKs Peso-Pegged Stablecoin Pilot Via Local Crypto Brand
The BSP recently approved a pilot for a peso-pegged stablecoin as proposed by a prominent local crypto exchange, marking a significant development in the Southeast Asian nation's digital assets sector.
Speeding Up Developer Web3 Onboarding: RAIR Technologies Launches Open-Source dApp Protocol
The recently launched protocol has brought together in one place the following powerful features: a smart account, marketplace, digital rights management (DRM), and non-fungible token (NFT) infrastructure.
Monetary Metals Yield: Ushering In A Golden Era, One Ounce At A Time
Buried under the many investment offerings in the vast financial market is Monetary Metals, a company that offers a unique way for the gold treasure troves of investors to unlock productivity.
Top Airlines Take Biden Administration To Court Over Junk Fees Disclosure Rule
Some of the world's most prominent airlines have sued the Biden government following a USDOT rule that requires airlines to disclose hidden fees so consumers will know what they're actually paying for before purchasing a ticket.
Biden Blocks China-Backed Crypto Mining Firm From Owning Land Near Air Force Base
The U.S. leader Monday ordered MineOne, a crypto mining firm majority-owned by China, to remove its equipment and dismantle improvements in a property located near an American Air Base home to ballistic missiles.
Billionaire Mark Cuban Blasts SEC For 'One Size Fits All' Approach To Crypto Sector
Cuban has criticized the SEC for pushing its "one size fits all" regulatory approach for the cryptocurrency industry, saying the regulator didn't pick up any lessons from the collapse of early crypto exchange Mt. Gox.
Crypto Titan Clash: Tether CEO Claps Back After Ripple Chief Says US Targeting USDT
Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse said last week that the U.S. is targeting Tether's USDT stablecoin, and Tether's CEO appears to have responded to the insinuation, triggering what could be the beginning of a clash of two crypto titans.
Uniswap CEO Says Biden Miscalculating Crypto's Relevance In 2024 Election
The U.S. president's campaign team may want to change its campaign strategy heading into the November 2024 elections, Uniswap's Hayden Adams said, considering how Republicans have already apparently grasped the situation regarding the crypto community's relevance as a voting group.