According to the Crypto Wealth Report 2024 by Henley & Partners, the number of individuals holding over $1 million in digital assets has soared by 95% to 172,300. This comes amidst a growth in the crypto market, which has seen its total value rise to $2.3 trillion, marking an 89% increase from the previous year’s […]
The TON blockchain processed over 46 million transactions last week, a significant surge fueled by the excitement surrounding the DOGS airdrop, according to the latest data shared by IntoTheBlock. This impressive activity highlighted the growing interest and engagement within the TON ecosystem, as users scrambled to participate in the airdrop, driving up transaction volumes to […]
On Sept. 2, crypto analyst ‘Titan of Crypto’ showed his 90,000 X followers a technical pattern unfolding that has never been seen before. A golden cross is forming between the 100-day moving average and the longer time frame 200-day moving average. A typical golden cross is when a shorter time frame moving average like a […]
In a September 1 X post, Kannon Shanmugam, a lawyer representing Joseph Van Loon and several others in a lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury hinted that he would be presenting arguments in the Fifth Circuit for the case. In a show of support for the legal challenge, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer, Paul Grewal, responded to […]
A London resident has become the first person in the UK to be charged with operating a Bitcoin ATM without proper registration. Habibur Rahman, 37, of Langdon Crescent, East Ham, was arrested on April 28, 2023, following a raid by Kent Police at a gadget shop in Chatham. Medway Trader Faces Charges for Laundering £300,000 […]
Meanwhile, crypto assets continue to decline in what has been a divergence from tech stock markets, which continue to see growth. Last week’s economic reports painted a rosy picture of a robust economy, resilient consumer spending, and gradually cooling inflation. This is the fuel for the Federal Reserve to ease its monetary policy, with investors […]
Over the last five decades, the payments industry has grown into one of the largest and fastest-growing sectors in the world. However, it faces one issue – the sector still runs on 50-year-old technology rails that become more inefficient as time passes. A report from Binance Research, the research division of Binance, the world’s largest […]
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Financial Crimes Investigation Unit has reportedly apprehended 14 individuals involved in a $12.8 million (16 billion won) crypto mining scam. The operation’s ringleader, a man in his 40s identified only by his surname Lee, went to extraordinary lengths, including undergoing plastic surgery, to avoid detection by law enforcement. Mastermind Had […]
Australians reportedly lost at least AUD 180 million (approximately $122 million) to cryptocurrency investment frauds over the past year. Victims under 50 now make up around 60% of scam reports, overtaking older Australians, who are typically considered more vulnerable to such projects. Crypto-Based Investment Scams in Australia The data, gathered by the Australian Cyber Security […]
In a concerning trend, TRM Labs found that illicit activity at crypto ATMs is significantly higher than in the broader crypto industry. This has prompted law enforcement and regulators across the world to leverage blockchain intelligence to investigate fraud and financial crime involving these machines. Increasing Illicit Activity at Crypto ATMs According to the latest […]