SBF Lawyers Call Testimonies Of Wang, Singh Inconsistent, Want FBI Agents Who Interviewed Them To Testify
The public will have a preview of Bankman-Fried's team's defense strategy this week.
Elliptic Clarifies Scale Of Crypto Terror Funding, Says 'No Evidence' Hamas Raised Donations Using Cryptocurrency
The Wall Street Journal published a report that claimed Hamas raised millions in crypto to fund its attacks on Israel. U.S. lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, used the article to demand answers from the Biden administration on the use of crypto assets by terrorist organizations.
Bitcoin Surge Sees 81% Supply In Profit, Average Short-Term Investor Holdings 20% Up: Glassnode
Long-term holders are not impacted by the recent rally of Bitcoin since nearly 30% of their supply is being held at a loss, which according to the report, is high, historically.
Sam Bankman-Fried Set To Take Stand In Criminal Trial, Confirms Defense Attorney Cohen
Bankman-Fried, whose case has faced intense scrutiny due to explosive testimonies from former colleagues in recent weeks, will take the stand following the testimony of three defense witnesses.
US Government Loses Out On More Than $100M Due To Premature Sale Of Bitcoin Stash
If the government had sold the same number of Bitcoin at an average price of $35,000, it could have raked in $345,135,000, which meant it missed around $129,135,000 worth of gain.
Binance Asks Court To Drop CFTC Lawsuit, Says Regulator Trying To Be A Global Crypto Police
In a court filing, Binance's lawyers argued that the Irish units of the business should not be named as defendants in the lawsuit considering that those entities are located outside of the jurisdiction of the CFTC.
Binance Halts Cryptocurrency Withdrawals On Its Platform
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said, "Technical issue with a middleware service impacting withdrawals," while assuring the community that funds were safe.
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Returns On DTCC After Vanishing, But There's A Slight Change
BlackRock, whose spot Bitcoin ETF filing is at the center of speculations, maintained that the application in question is still within the SEC's "filing restriction period."
FTX Wallets Move Over $10M In Crypto To Wintermute; What's Going On?
The substantial transfers worth over $10 million include 2,904 ETH ($5.18 million), 1,341 MKR ($2.02 million), 198,000 LINK ( $2.26 million) and 12,000 AAVE ($1.03 million).
Crypto Scammers Exploit Israel-Hamas Conflict, Posing As Charities
Legitimate charities offer transparent details of their organization, as well as the usage of the funds donated.
Bitcoin Uptrend Just Starting, BTC Breaking $31K Is An 'Air Pocket To $39K': Blockchain Analyst
Based on the analysis, BTC will continue to surge and could hit the $39,000 price level anytime soon.
Wood's Ark Invest Surprises Crypto Market By Buying Robinhood, Selling Coinbase, GBTC Shares
Like other Wall Street giants, Ark Invest, along with 21Shares, had filed a spot Bitcoin ETF filing, and recently amended its prospectus following communication from the U.S. regulator.
Ripple-SEC Case 'For All Intents And Purposes' Is Over, Says Pro-XRP Lawyer
Ripple Labs' landmark victory against the U.S. financial regulator, followed by the dismissal of the charges against its top executives, seemingly suggests that the long legal battle of the blockchain firm against the SEC is finally over.
Grayscale-SEC Legal Battle: Court Orders Financial Regulator To Review Spot BTC ETF Application
This decision basically solidifies the court's earlier ruling on Aug. 29, which noted that the SEC was "arbitrary and capricious" in its decision to reject Grayscale's bid to convert its $17 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a spot ETF.
Bitfinex Drops Documentary Showing Bitcoin's Transformative Power In El Salvador
Titled "Don't Trust...Verify," the documentary shows the journey of Bitfinex CTO and Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino to El Salvador, where he collaborated with community leaders, government officials and BTC evangelists who work tirelessly on the adoption of Bitcoin in the country.
Bitcoin Skyrockets To Over $35K As BlackRock Makes Major Spot BTC ETF Move
Bitcoin rallied to $31,000 at the start of the week, but it seemed like the king of crypto was poised to surge to a much higher price level as it climbed to the $35,000 threshold later in the day until early Tuesday.
Bitcoin Hits 7-Day Double Digit Gain As It Surges To Over $30K
Early Monday morning, BTC was trading at $30,936.86 painting a huge gain of around 3% over the past 24 hours and a double-digit spike of over 10% in the past seven days.
WLD Sinks After Worldcoin Moves To Replaces USDC With Native Crypto For Orb Operator Payment
The project used USDC-based rewards after it officially launched, which it said was a "transitional phase" that was now coming to an end.
Shytoshi Kusama Teases Shib Army, Spills Plan For Doge-Killer LEASH
The lead developer teased about the proverbial "quiet before the storm," seemingly hinting at the possibility of announcing and eventually launching new initiatives while explaining their vision for LEASH.
SBF Asked Ex-FTX General Counsel To Craft 'Legal Justifications' For Billions Of Missing Customer Funds
Apollo was interested in investing in FTX, but it wanted to know how a popular crypto derivatives exchange had a $7 billion shortfall.
MicroStrategy Reaps Over $100M Gain In Its Nearly $5B Bitcoin Investment Following BTC Resurgence
Bitcoin's resurgence over the weekend, which continued at the start of the week, allowed MicroStrategy to nullify all of the losses it had incurred when BTC traded at $30,687.28.
Chainalysis Downplays Cryptocurrency's Role In Terrorism Financing
After reports were released revealing that Hamas and its ally, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, received around $90 million worth of crypto in funding, Chainalysis released a blog, noting that the reports might have overblown metrics and used "flawed analyses."
Top Bitcoin Developer Resigns, Warns Of Lightning Network Vulnerabilities That Put Customer Funds At Risk
The top developer announced his resignation from the Lightning Network's development and its various implementations, and his departure has been a hot topic on social media.
Ellison's Testimony 'Extremely Strong,' Will Be 'Very Hard For The Defense To Overcome': Ex-Federal Prosecutor
Caroline Ellison is hoping to get leniency when the SBF trial ends in exchange for her cooperation.
BlackRock's Revised Bitcoin ETF Filing Points To Ongoing Talks With SEC, Says Analyst
According to the ETF analyst, the updated spot Bitcoin ETF prospectus also confirms that issuers are engaging in discussions with the financial regulator, signifying a positive indication of progress in the filings.
Grayscale Takes Key Step Toward Converting GBTC Into Bitcoin ETF
The successful conversion of GBTC into a Bitcoin ETF hinges on NYSE Arca's 19b-4 application approval and the SEC declaring Form S-3 effective.
Bitcoin Rebounds To $28,000 As SEC Signals Spot ETF Optimism
The increasing confidence in the possibility of the SEC approving spot Bitcoin ETFs was further fueled by Cathie Wood, who emphasized the shift in the SEC's attitude towards BTC ETF filings this week.
Aptos Network Resolves 5-Hour Outage Caused By Transaction-Paralyzing Network Glitch
Aptos has not yet revealed the precise reason for the lengthy on-chain disruption
US Treasury Sanctions Gaza-Based Crypto Broker, Operator For Allegedly Facilitating Hamas' Crypto Transactions
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic said Buy Cash used several wallet addresses, which cumulatively received crypto assets, amounting to over $30 million since 2015.
Tesla's BTC Stash Reveals EV Maker's Diamond Hands On Crypto Holdings Despite Bear Market
Contrary to the rumors that were circulating online a few months ago, Tesla suggested that it did not buy or sell any of its crypto assets over the three-month period ending in September. However, it did not explicitly state its actual Bitcoin holdings.
