Federal prosecutors in the United States have filed charges against five individuals accused of carrying out a complex phishing and hacking operation that targeted employees of companies across the country. According to authorities, the scheme led to the theft of intellectual property, sensitive corporate data, and millions of dollars in cryptocurrency, including $6.3 million stolen […]
Bitcoin’s price was still up by 9% compared to its valuation a week ago. But that’s a far cry from its green 17% weekly candle on Nov. 10, just five days after the US elections. The election of a crypto-friendly cabal of Republican politicians with war chests full of blockchain money gave the market a […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has confirmed the distribution of over $4.6 million to investors impacted by the unregistered initial coin offering (ICO) of blockchain startup BitClave. The funds will be paid out from the BitClave Fair Fund following a notice and claims process. BitClave’s $29 Million ICO Settlement “The checks are in […]
After the recent consolidation, Cardano resumed its recent bull run in the past 12-24 hours with another double-digit surge that pushed it to over $1 for the first time in over two years. In the process, its market cap has soared to almost $40 billion, according to CoinGecko, making ADA the eighth-largest cryptocurrency by that […]
Ripple’s native token has been among the best performers in the crypto market in the past few days, surging by over 60% since last Saturday. Despite retracing below $1.6, it reached that level for the first time since May of 2021. Here are some of the possible reasons behind this impressive increase. XRPUSD. Source: TradingView […]
All eyes in the crypto community were on bitcoin last night as the asset was expected to finally hit the coveted milestone of $100,000. Although it came just $250 away on most exchanges, BTC failed to do so and has retraced by around a grand. However, Dogecoin has emerged to catch the attention now, with […]
The art world appears to have moved over Picasso. There’s a new muse in town: a banana duct-taped to a wall. Crypto entrepreneur and Tron founder Justin Sun recently splashed a jaw-dropping $6.2 million at Sotheby’s New York for “Comedian,” Maurizio Cattelan’s viral “artwork” consisting of…well, a banana and some duct tape. And in true […]
Crypto market capitalization surged to an all-time high of $3.44 trillion on Friday, Nov. 22. It has been primarily driven by Bitcoin, which topped $99,000 at a new all-time high as its dominance remains high at over 60%. However, several altcoins are also making big moves, with many showing double-digit growth today. Solana (SOL) is the […]
Around 29,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Nov. 22, and they have a notional value of around $2.84 billion. Today’s options expiry is slightly smaller in magnitude than last week’s, but spot crypto markets are on fire, with peak prices being hit by several assets. A huge $9 billion expiry event will occur […]
Bitcoin’s market capitalization hit an all-time high of $1.93 trillion on Thursday, Nov. 21, when the asset reached a record high of $97,850. This means that its market cap is now larger than the world’s sixth-largest company, Saudi Aramco, and just $230 billion behind e-commerce giant Amazon. The firm, also known as the Saudi Arabian […]