Bitcoin Sharks and Whales Accumulate as Price Breaks Above $28,000

Bitcoin has broken the $28,000 mark, and on-chain data shows that key BTC wallets have been accumulating the cryptocurrency since the start of last month. According to data from the on-chain analytics firm Santiment, the large BTC wallets have bought BTC worth about $1.17 billion. The holders are divided into three groups based on the […]

Ripple Unlocks 1 Billion XRP, Sends 28.5 Million to Bitstamp Exchange

Ripple recently unlocked 1 billion XRP from its escrow account, with more than half of the assets being returned to the escrow account. High-value transactions have been observed in the past two days leaving an unknown address to Bitstamp crypto exchange, which Ripple acquired an undisclosed stake in earlier this year. Ripple has used hundreds […]

Bitcoin Surges, Short Sellers Suffer $97 Million in Liquidations

In the past 24 hours, the crypto market has seen a major shakeup, resulting in $114.92 million in liquidations, mostly in short positions. Major exchanges such as OKX, Binance, and Huobi were the hardest hit. Bitcoin was the main driver of these liquidations, but the tides are turning. After staying below $27,000 for over a […]

Friend.tech Sees Rapid Growth in Revenue and Userbase

Friend.tech, a social application built on top of the Base Layer 2 network, has seen tremendous growth in revenue since its launch on August 10. In less than two months, the platform has reaped about $10,684 in ETH. According to Dune Analytics, the cumulative revenue has exceeded $18.4 million, with sniper bots in the Friend.tech […]

XRP Reinstated on TaiFu™ 30 Crypto Index, Signaling Market Reengagement

XRP has been reinstated to the TaiFu™ 30 Crypto Index, with a weighted share of 2.756%. This follows a crucial legal ruling in July, dispelling the SEC’s claim of XRP being a security, and leading to its re-listing on major exchanges. The SEC lawsuit in December 2020 had a cataclysmic effect on XRP, leading to […]

Grayscale to Convert Ethereum Trust to Spot ETF

Grayscale Investment is set to convert its Grayscale Ethereum Trust to a spot Ethereum spot ETF, following the clearance of the first Ethereum ETH futures exchange-traded fund (ETF). The New York Stock Exchange Arca filed for the conversion with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Oct. 2. The existing Trust invested in […]

UBS Launches Live Pilot of Tokenized Fund as Part of Singapore’s Project Guardian

UBS Asset Management has launched a live pilot of a tokenized version of its Variable Capital Company (VCC) fund as part of Project Guardian, an initiative led by Singapore’s central bank. This new release upgrades the RWA-focused blockchain consensus to nominated proof-of-stake (NPoS) and aims to improve on-chain liquidity for both borrowers and fintech lenders.Proof-of-work […]