Paxful’s co-founder and former chief technology officer (CTO), Artur Schaback, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to deliberately fail in establishing, developing, implementing, and maintaining a compliant AML program as required by the Bank Secrecy Act. In a statement, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Public Affairs revealed that Schaback failed to collect necessary KYC […]
DigitalX Limited, a digital asset fund manager, announced today the successful approval and upcoming launch of its spot Bitcoin ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The new spot Bitcoin ETF, under the ticker “BTXX,” will start trading on Friday, July 12, 2024, at 10:00 AM AEST. DigitalX Teams Up with K2 Asset Management and […]
Bitcoin is currently down 23% from its peak price, with most of those losses coming over the past week. The summer crash had been predicted on the premise that the four-year cycle was too early to peak. On July 7, market analyst Benjamin Cowen eyed the Bitcoin bull market support band (BMSB) as a key […]
Despite the launch of a slew of blockchain networks offering lower fees and faster transaction times, Ethereum’s dominance continues, and users seem willing to pay higher fees. As such, Ethereum has surpassed Bitcoin in terms of 1-year fee revenue, according to data compiled by Lookonchain. With a whopping $2.728 billion, Ethereum clearly leads the pack […]
Over the past few days, crypto markets have tanked 15% with more than $350 million exiting the space. Monthly support levels have been broken sending crypto assets to their lowest levels since late February as bearish sentiment returns. However, the 28% market correction is nothing new and has happened several times during every market cycle. […]
After a decade of waiting, July might finally bring restitution to the users of the now-defunct Mt. Gox exchange. However, it appears that market players are on edge regarding the distributions and fear further sell-offs. It is important to understand that Bitcoin has already been on a decline since the beginning of June and has […]
Private key leaks were identified as the leading cause of crypto thefts in the second quarter of 2024 by cybersecurity firm SlowMist’s investigative branch, MisTrack. The report highlighted many instances wherein users stored their private keys or mnemonic phrases in cloud storage services like Google Docs, Tencent Docs, Baidu Cloud, and Shimo Docs. Private Key […]
In the second quarter of 2024, Web3 user engagement hit an all-time high, with approximately 10 million daily unique active wallets (dUAW), marking a 40% increase from Q1. According to a July 4 report by blockchain analytics platform DappRadar, the unprecedented growth spanned various sectors of the decentralized application (DApp) industry, leading to an overall […]
In Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, a 3-year-old boy was abducted from a shopping mall on July 3. Following the incident, the kidnappers demanded a ransom of 660,000 USDT, which is about HK$5.15 million. Hong Kong Kidnappers Demand USDT The boy’s parents were instructed to download the Telegram messaging app and purchase the USDT ransom […]
Popular multi-chain DEX, PancakeSwap has announced a major community reward program from July 5 to August 5. As part of this initiative, PancakeSwap will distribute over 2.45 million zkSync (ZK) tokens to its community members in appreciation of their support for the zkSync PancakeSwap deployment since July 2023. The airdrop in question aims to reward […]