Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange and its CEO, Brian Armstrong, are facing a new lawsuit from a group of plaintiffs from California and Florida alleging that they were deceived into purchasing unregistered securities. This is not the first of Coinbase’s legal hurdles following the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit from mid-2023. Lawsuit Alleges Coinbase […]
The stablecoin sector is not a stranger to controversies, but a recent study questions whether these assets are being widely used as claimed. According to the report, a new metric developed by American multinational payment giant Visa indicates that over 90% of stablecoin transactions aren’t made by genuine users, suggesting that these cryptocurrencies are far […]
A wallet that laid dormant for 10.3 years has suddenly sprung to life, transferring all 687.33 bitcoins, worth almost $44 million, on May 6, according to Lookonchain’s latest findings. The wallet in question had received the 687.33 BTC, valued at $630,000 at that time, on January 12, 2014, when bitcoin’s price was $917 and, interestingly, […]
Blockchain analytics company Elliptic said that its researchers have made progress in leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to detect money laundering in Bitcoin. A recent paper detailing this research was co-authored with researchers from the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab. Elliptic revealed a successful identification of illicit proceeds deposited at a cryptocurrency exchange, new patterns of money […]
Markets rebounded strongly following last week’s Federal Reserve pivot and the premise of more liquidity being injected. Total crypto capitalization returned to pre-pullback levels, closing on $2.5 trillion again over the weekend and going back to the middle of its range-bound channel. This week’s economic calendar will not be as volatile as last week’s. “After […]
The leading blockchain security firm, CertiK, released its latest report revealing a significant downturn in losses from crypto-related hacks and scams as April concludes. Noting a notable decrease, CertiK stated April saw approximately $25.7 million lost to exploits, hacks, and scams. This figure marks a decline of 141% from the previous month’s losses, demonstrating a […]
While the crypto market witnessed significant bloodshed in April, layer-2 networks recorded substantial developer activity, signaling a strong belief in these projects despite the latest slumps in the value of their native tokens. A tweet by crypto data analytics platform Santiment revealed that the top ten layer-2 networks were selected by counting each project’s non-redundant […]
Bitcoin’s price recovery tour took it to a multi-day peak of $64,500 yesterday, but the asset failed to continue upward and has retraced by over a grand since then. Most larger-cal alts are slightly in the red on a daily scale, with TON, ADA, and SHIB declining by 2-4%. BTC Stopped at $64.5K The start […]
Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange, has released its Q1 2024 earnings report, posting a total revenue of $1.6 billion, a 72% increase quarter on quarter. The performance has been driven by the rising crypto asset prices and the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. which further improved inflows into the market. Coinbase […]
A New York court and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have revealed an indictment against Idin Dalpour. The 39-year-old New York resident is accused of organizing a sophisticated Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded investors of $43 million. $43 Million Ponzi Scheme According to the indictment, he ran the Ponzi scheme from approximately 2020 through […]