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Santa Monica City Council Unanimously Approves Landmark Bitcoin Initiative
The Santa Monica City Council has unanimously approved the creation of a Bitcoin Office. Proposed by Vice Mayor Lana Negrete and in...
Peter Brandt Anticipates Bullish Move for Bitcoin, Says ‘Bears Are Trapped’
Veteran trader Peter Brandt’s recent bitcoin analysis suggests a bullish momentum, noting that a bear trap is confirmed by...
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink Explains Why Everyone Should Consider Bitcoin in Portfolios
Larry Fink, the CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager with $10.5 trillion in assets under management, has...
SEC directs final S-1 submissions for Ether ETFs with target launch on July 23
SEC mandates final S-1 filings for Ether ETFs by July 16, launch set for July 23. Invesco, Galaxy set fees at 0.25%; VanEck,...
Market Trends Favor Ethereum as ETF Launch Nears, Finds Bybit and Block Scholes Study
A recent report from Bybit and Block Scholes reveals shifting investor sentiment in the crypto derivatives market, favoring...
Pepe, Floki, and Popcat tokens soar ahead of Poodlana token sale
Meme coins were among the best-performing coins on Monday as cryptocurrencies staged a strong recovery. JasmyCoin soared by over...
Digital Asset Funds Achieve Record $17.8B Inflows in 2024, Reports Coinshares
Digital asset investment products experienced significant buying activity last week, resulting in inflows of $1.44 billion. This...
Report Uncovers North Korean Hackers’ Crypto Job Board Infiltration
North Korean hackers are infiltrating crypto job boards, posing as fake applicants to steal sensitive data, hack systems, and...
Panasonic, IBM partner with Constellation Network to debut its DoD-vetted “Blockchain of Blockchains” in Global Hackathon
San Francisco, USA/California, July 15th, 2024, Chainwire The doors are now open for Web3 and Web2 developers to build on...
Crypto Market ‘Pricing in a Trump Win,’ Says QCP Capital
QCP Capital reports that the cryptocurrency market is anticipating a Donald Trump victory in the upcoming U.S. election in November...
CME announces real-time indices for XRP
XRP has risen by over 23% in the last two weeks following the announcement from the CME and CTF that they will be providing...
Bitcoin vs. Today’s Top Crypto Assets: Market Performance in 2024
Current market data indicates that bitcoin has increased by 48% against the U.S. dollar since Jan. 1, 2024. This implies that on...
Top coins to watch in July: Toncoin (TON), Pepe (PEPE), Poodlana (POODL)
Toncoin (TON) rises as transactions crosses $9B amid USDT integration for liquidity and DeDust DEX growth. PEPE shows price...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Pushes Through Resistance, Bullish Momentum Builds
Bitcoin is currently priced at $62,612, with a 24-hour intraday price range of $59,302 to $63,259. The market capitalization stands...
ETH, SOL rise as crypto investors eye Solciety (SLCTY)
ETH and SOL prices jumped above $3,300 and $150 on Monday as cryptocurrencies rose. The upside follows an attempted assassination...
Trump to Address Bitcoin 2024 Conference Despite Assassination Attempt
Former President Donald Trump, who survived an assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, is reportedly still...
Latam Insights Encore: Chavez, Marx, And Bukele’s Anti ‘Free Market’ Practices to Curb Speculation In El Salvador
Welcome To Latam Insights Encore, a deep view of Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news last...
Guernsey Post to Launch Limited Edition Crypto Stamps
Guernsey Post, the postal service for the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands, is set to become the first postal operator in...
Solana Based AI Project Grass Announces Final Epoch of Closed Beta
Grass, an artificial intelligence (AI) based web crawling project that uses the Solana network, has announced the end of its closed...
Ultra Conservatism: A Hindrance to Africa’s Economic Progress and Development
Many African countries have adopted an ultra-conservative approach when dealing with revolutionary innovations. However, this has...
UK’s Crown Prosecution Service Announces First Case Involving Monero Conversion
Jack Finney has been ordered to forfeit gains from selling a toxic substance marketed as a weight loss drug. The order includes...
Philippines Charges 2 Russians in $6.2 Million XRP Theft
The Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two Russian nationals with stealing PHP340 million ($6.2 million) worth of...
Russia Considers Allowing Digital Currency Trading on the Country’s Largest Exchanges
The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed permitting digital currency trading for a select group of qualified investors on...
Dormant 2012 Bitcoin Wallet Awakens, Moves a Notable 1,000 BTC Worth $60 Million
According to onchain data, a dormant bitcoin wallet created 11 years and nine months ago on Sept. 25, 2012, has transferred 1,000...
SEC Enforcement Director Calls for Stronger Crypto Regulation Citing Rising Investor Harm
Gurbir S. Grewal, Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Division of Enforcement, addressed crypto...
US Treasury ‘Very Attentive’ to Russia’s Use of Cryptocurrency, Yellen Says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has addressed concerns about Russia using cryptocurrency to evade sanctions. During her...
Russian Senate Leader Predicts Use of CBDCs in BRICS Payment System
Valentina Matvienko, Chairman of the Russian Federation Council, talked about the role of national digital currencies, also known...
Average Onchain Bitcoin Fees Drop Below $2, Lowest in Over 250 Days
Since July 1, the average transaction fee on the Bitcoin blockchain has remained below $2, with current onchain fees at 15.5...
Privacy Coin Monero Tops Payments at European Online Retailer Shopinbit in June
According to Shopinbit, a European online retailer that accepts cryptocurrency for transactions, monero (XMR) was the favored...
Latam Insights: Bukele Goes Chavez Mode Against High Prices, Paraguay Strengthens Power Theft Penalties For Crypto Mining
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In...
Justin Sun Endorses Donald Trump After Assassination Attempt, Citing Crypto Industry Benefits
TRON founder Justin Sun has publicly endorsed former U.S. President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump in the upcoming...
Usual Money Launches Usual USD on Public Mainnet; TVL Reaches $90M
A project called Usual Money has officially unveiled its public mainnet, launching the usual usd (USD0) stablecoin. This initiative...
290,000 ETH Added to Liquid Staking Protocols Ahead of Spot ETF Launch
According to data, liquid staking protocols accumulated an additional 290,000 ether in the past 46 days. This increase raised the...
Institutional Liquidity Providers and OTC Desks Absorbed 88% of Germany’s Bitcoin Sales
Institutional liquidity providers, market makers, and over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks, regardless of the term you choose, have...
Bitcoin Surpasses $60K After 11 Days: Price Boost Follows Trump Assassination Attempt
The price of bitcoin climbed 2.7% over the past 24 hours, reaching an intraday peak of $60,423 per token. For over a week, BTC...
German Government Now Holds Less Than 10K BTC, Iran Proposes to Link All BRICS Payment Systems, and More — Week in Review
Iran’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has proposed linking BRICS countries’ payment systems for seamless national currency...
Trump’s Odds of Winning Presidential Election Soar in Prediction Markets After Assassination Attempt
Former U.S. President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania. Gunfire erupted while he...
Donald Trump related tokens surge after shooting incident
Trump related meme coins spiked after gunman shot at Donald Trump during a rally on Saturday. MAGA, Super Trump and Donald Tremp...
Bitcoin ATM Scams on the Rise: North Carolina AG Issues Warning and Tips to Stay Safe
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has issued a warning about bitcoin ATM scams, following numerous complaints. The alert...
Nigerian Judge to Rule on Binance Tax Evasion Case in October
Nigerian Justice Emeka Nwite recently set October 11 as the date for ruling in the trial of Binance Holdings Limited, a popular...
Standard Chartered-Backed Blockchain Firm Partior Closes $60 Million Series B Round
Blockchain firm Partior announced on July 12 that it had closed a $60 million Series B funding round led by Peak XV Partners. The...
Putin Envisions Official BRICS Parliamentary Organization
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the BRICS economic bloc will have its own official parliamentary organization in the...
Ripple CEO and Legal Chief Reflect on Landmark Victory Against SEC Over XRP
Ripple’s chief executive and chief legal officer have reflected on the crypto firm’s win against the U.S. Securities...
TRUMP Meme Coin Soars After Attack on Former US President
Following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the meme token associated with his name, maga (TRUMP), jumped...
Robert Kiyosaki Renews Bitcoin Buy Recommendation, Citing Wall Street Loading Up on BTC
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has renewed his bitcoin buy recommendation, noting that Wall Street is loading up on the...
Congressman Calls for SEC Chair’s Dismissal Over ‘Regulation by Harassment’
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has criticized U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, accusing him of...
Elon Musk Exposes Secret EU Censorship Deal Proposal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has disclosed that the European Commission (EC) offered his social media platform, X, a covert deal to censor...
Abra Acquires Valkyrie’s Tron and Zilliqa Trusts
According to a recent report, the cryptocurrency company Abra has acquired a collection of digital currency trusts from Valkyrie...
Bitcoin Miners Have Been ‘Extremely Underpaid’ Since Mid-June
Bitcoin miners have faced significant underpayment since mid-June, according to metrics from cryptoquant.com. As of now, the...
Crypto Sentiment Plunges to ‘Extreme Fear’ as Bitcoin Attempts to Break Upper Resistance
Current data from the Crypto Fear and Greed Index (CFGI) indicates that crypto sentiment has been in a state of “extreme...
Global Bond Market Alarm: 26 Countries Now Facing Inverted Yield Curves
While the U.S. recently marked the longest period of inverted bond yields in history, surpassing two years, data indicates that a...
Inflow Streak Pushes US Bitcoin ETFs Near $16B Mark
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted $310.21 million on Friday, marking the sixth consecutive day of inflows....
Year-to-Date Crypto Winners: Meme Coins Outperform in 2024
More than half of 2024 has passed, with bitcoin up 38% year-to-date, and ethereum matching this rise since Jan. 1. According to...
NFT Sales Dip 3.86% in the Past Week, Ethereum Dominates With $32M Revenue
Over the past week, non-fungible token (NFT) sales declined by 3.86% compared to the previous week. Leading the market,...
Chainalysis: $100 Billion in Illicit Crypto Funds Traced Since 2019
Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis has previewed an in-depth report on money laundering within the crypto space, providing insights...
US Lawmakers Submit Resolution Urging Nigeria to Release Jailed Binance Executive
U.S. lawmakers have submitted a resolution calling on the Nigerian government to immediately release the jailed Binance executive,...
Three-Quarters of Jurisdictions Partially or Not Compliant with VASP Sector Recommendation, Says FATF
Three-quarters of the jurisdictions surveyed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) “are only partially or not...
Global Crypto Advocacy Movement Reaches Canada
Stand with Crypto, a global movement advocating for sensible crypto innovation and policy, has expanded to Canada. Originating in...
Marathon Digital Bitcoin Mine Manager Acquitted of Noise Violations In Texas
David Fischer, who serves as a plant manager for a Bitcoin mine owned by Marathon Digital, a public Bitcoin mining company, has...
Open Source Tools Levels Playing Field for Smaller AI Firms Says Decentralized AI Proponent
To preempt lawsuits and counter allegations that they are training their respective artificial intelligence (AI) models with...
China and Kazakhstan Sign CBDC Collaboration Agreement
The People’s Bank of China and the National Bank of Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to collaborate on central bank digital...
Binance Seeks to Reduce Stake in Operator of South Korean Crypto Exchange Gopax to 10%
Binance is reportedly seeking to reduce its stake in the South Korean crypto exchange Gopax’s parent company, Streami, to...
DBS Digital Exchange Sees 3-Fold Surge in Trading Value — Custodied Crypto up 80%
DBS, a leading financial services group in Asia, reports a significant increase in the trading value of digital payment tokens on...
Federal Agencies Join Forces to Fight Crypto Scams
Several federal agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Crypto Exchange Bitmex Pleads Guilty to Violating Bank Secrecy Act, AML Failures
Crypto exchange Bitmex has pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) by failing to maintain an adequate anti-money...
Seven Years of Binance: CEO Richard Teng Shares Insights on Achievements and Future Goals
Binance is celebrating its seventh anniversary, reflecting on its growth and achievements in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency...
CME Group Adds XRP to Crypto Benchmarks
CME Group, a leading global markets company, has announced the launch of XRP and ICP reference rates and real-time indices. Ripple...
Pixelverse Raises $2 Million, Totals $7.5 Million in Private Funding
Pixelverse, a Web3 gaming ecosystem, has secured an additional $2 million in funding, bringing its total private round to $7.5...
Dough Finance Suffers Flash Loan Attack
An attacker has stolen about $1.8 million from funds on Dough Finance. This attack has brought to light some security issues on the...
US Senator Discusses Crypto Policies Under Potential Second Trump Administration
U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty discusses key issues including cryptocurrency’s future under a potential second Trump...
German Government Is Now out of Bitcoin, Arkham Data Shows
The German government has sold its entire bitcoin holdings, according to data from crypto intelligence firm Arkham. “The...
DWS to unveil Germany’s first regulated euro stablecoin
DWS plans to have its euro-pegged stablecoin live by 2025. The €941 billion ($1.02 billion) assets management firm recently...
Coinbase Report: Crypto Market Shook by German BTC Sales; Recovery Expected by September Despite US Economic Slowdown
The third quarter of 2024 has been tumultuous for the crypto market, with significant selling pressures and regulatory...
Dough Finance flash loan attack: What we know so far
Dough Finance lost $1.8M in a flash loan attack due to smart contract vulnerability. Attacker exploited unvalidated calldata...
WienerAI Presale Countdown Begins With 19 Days Left to Invest After Raising Over $7M
WienerAI (WAI) has entered the final stretch of its presale phase. With just 19 days left, WienerAI’s presale has raised...
Genesis Trading has moved 12.6k BTC to Coinbase, signaling start of asset liquidations
Genesis Trading has transferred 12,600 BTC ($719.9M) to Coinbase, possibly for asset liquidations. Resent settlement with NY...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: Bulls Held Back by Selling Pressure and Key Resistance
Bitcoin’s price on July 12, 2024, exhibits a clear bearish trend across multiple timeframes. The leading...
Bitcoin fails to break above $60k despite CPI report as Poodlana presale commences in five days
Key takeaways BTC rallied past the $59k mark on Thursday but has since retraced as the market failed to capitalise on yesterday’s...
SailingDAO Launches Official Collection After SOLD OUT of Dandy NFT and Forges Prestigious Partnerships
PRESS RELEASE. Umbria Italy – July 12, 2024 – SailingDAO eagerly announces its official launch following complete sellout of the...
Core Scientific Partners With Block to Receive 15 EH/s in New Bitcoin Mining ASICs
Core Scientific, a large U.S.-based bitcoin mining and hosting provider, and Block, a leading financial services firm, have...
Final Fantasy Publisher Square Enix Invests in Soccer Metaverse Game on the Polygon Blockchain
Soccerverse, a massively multiplayer football management game, has successfully raised $3.1 million in a strategic funding round...
Trump’s Crypto Aide David Bailey Calls out Reddit Bitcoin Mods on Censorship
David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine and aide of the Trump presidential campaign, criticized the behavior of the moderators of...
How Web3 is Revolutionizing Water Access in Rural India
The Crypto Council for Innovation has highlighted the positive impact of web3 in rural India through a case study that demonstrated...
Kraken Becomes Official Crypto Partner of Spain’s Iconic Football Club Atlético de Madrid
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced its partnership with Atlético de Madrid, one of Spain’s most iconic football clubs, on...
Moroccan AI Influencer Kenza Layli Wins Inaugural Miss AI Beauty Pageant
Kenza Layli, an artificial intelligence (AI) influencer from Morocco, has been crowned the world’s first Miss AI, defeating over...
Droppgroup Partners Solana-Focused Superteam to Drive Web3 Adoption in Saudi Arabia
Web3 development firms Droppgroup and Superteam have partnered to accelerate Web3 adoption in Saudi Arabia. The collaboration aims...
SEC Secures Default Judgments in $45 Million Coindeal Fraud Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced this week that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...
Binance to sell GOPAX shares to MegaZone: report
Binance is reportedly set to reduce its stake in GOPAX exchange. The shares sale will involve South Korea cloud service provider...
Crypto Support Surges Among GOP Voters, Poll Finds
A poll conducted by research-driven technology investment firm Paradigm in June, published on Thursday, has revealed that...
Crypto price prediction: Toncoin, Solana, Solciety (SLCTY)
Cryptocurrencies had a relatively strong performance this week as Bitcoin bounced back to almost $60,000. Toncoin was trading at...