Binance has announced that it will be gradually winding down its support for BUSD, a stablecoin, by September 7th. This comes after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched a probe into digital asset issuer Paxos, which had been minting BUSD tokens. The SEC labeled BUSD an unregistered security, and Binance and its CEO […]
Cryptocurrency exchanges in Australia are taking preventative measures to protect their users from scams. At a panel of the fintech conference Intersekt 2023 in Melbourne, executives from major Australian crypto firms discussed the issue of scams and fraud in crypto. The firms have implemented automated and manual Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks, investigations, education and communication […]
A cryptocurrency whale has recently reported massive losses due to poor timing of long positions on perpetual contracts. According to Lookonchain, the whale was liquidated when Ethereum dropped from over $1.86k to below $1.7k, resulting in a loss of $3.8 million. Another long position was tracked 13 days ago, when Ethereum was seemingly increasing in […]
Polygon Labs has unveiled ambitious plans to upgrade the MATIC token to the third-generation POL token, introducing a new staking concept that enables secure validation of multiple chains without added risks. This transition will be enacted with a straightforward 1:1 ratio, ensuring that existing MATIC holders glide effortlessly into the realm of the freshly introduced […]
Jamie Coutts, a crypto market analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, believes that the upcoming year could be a big one for digital assets. He recently posted on the social media platform X that the US currently accounts for 80% of total Bitcoin (BTC) fund assets, despite the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) stance on crypto. […]
The recent surge in Bitcoin withdrawals from exchanges has stirred up the dynamics of the cryptocurrency market and has prompted speculation on the growing confidence of Bitcoin holders. Analysts have observed that the number of Bitcoin withdrawals from exchanges has increased significantly in the past few weeks, with the amount of Bitcoin withdrawn from exchanges […]
Robinhood, a popular stock trading platform, has been revealed to be the owner of the fifth-largest Ethereum (ETH) wallet, containing approximately $2.54 billion worth of ETH. This wallet also holds various other cryptocurrencies, such as 122,076 Bitcoin (BTC) ($3.3 billion), 34.1 trillion Shiba Inu (SHIB) ($277.8 million), 4.9 million Chainlink (LINK) ($29.7 million) and 2.6 […]
Wall Street Memes (WSM) is a top contender in the crypto world, with its successful presale and strong community engagement. Crypto analysts have dubbed it a potential “Shiba Inu coin killer” and YouTubers have predicted 100x gains. An anonymous crypto whale invested $1 million in the presale, and the project is now less than a […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is facing increasing pressure to approve Grayscale’s ETF application following a court ruling in favor of the asset manager. Bloomberg ETF analysts have increased the odds of Spot Bitcoin ETFs launching this year to 75%. The analysts had previously put the odds of ETF approval this year at […]
In a landmark ruling, United States District Judge Katherine Polk Failla has declared Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin as “crypto commodities” while dismissing a class-action lawsuit against Uniswap. This decision offers a definitive stance in the ongoing SEC vs. CFTC jurisdiction battle.The lawsuit was filed in April 2022 by six crypto investors who had fallen prey […]
