Author: Tony Pearce
CleanSpark Purchases 2 Mining Sites in Mississippi
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBitcoin miner CleanSpark has recently acquired two Bitcoin mining sites and accompanying land in Clinton, Mississippi, with a combined purchase price of $5.775 million.
Australia’s Central Bank Starts Wholesale CBDC Program
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe RBA has announced that it will be focusing on launching a wholesale CBDC rather than pursuing a retail CBDC in the near future.
Trump’s World Liberty Financial to Launch a Token
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe team members responsible for the World Liberty Financial crypto project, which has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump and his sons, has confirmed their plans to launch a governance token called WLFI.
MicroStrategy Plans to Raise $700M to Buy Additional Bitcoin
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMicroStrategy has recently announced that it will raise $700 million through a new debt offering of convertible senior notes, which are set to mature in 2028.
CFTC: Prediction Markets Are Vulnerable to Manipulation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe CFTC is making another attempt to halt Kalshi from offering prediction markets on the upcoming November elections after losing its first case against the company.
eToro Settles Charges with SEC
Reading Time: < 1 minuteeToro yesterday agreed to settle charges from the US Securities and Exchange Commission for operating without proper registration as a broker and clearing agency.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Take in $39.02M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs per data from SoSoValue, the 12 different Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a total of $39.02 million in net inflows, a change from the $43.97 million outflows that were […]
EU: Stablecoin Standards to Become Official This Year
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy the end of the year, the European Banking Authority (EBA) will officially release standards for stablecoin issuers like Tether and Circle to operate in the European Union.
Crypto Activity This Year Surpasses’ 2021 Record: Report
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCryptocurrency users worldwide have been increasingly active in 2024, leading to a major milestone being surpassed that was first reached during the 2021 market surge.
SEC Receives $7.4 Billion from Fines on Crypto Industry
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA recent study by digital assets analytics firm Social Capital Markets revealed that since 2013, the crypto industry has been fined a total of $7.4 billion.
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs’ Daily Inflows Reach $28.7M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince August 27, Bitcoin ETFs have been experiencing losses, but Monday saw the first day of net inflows in September.
FTX Reaches a Settlement with Emergent
Reading Time: < 1 minuteInsolvent cryptocurrency exchange FTX has reached a settlement with Emergent Technologies, founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, over the ownership of more than $600 million worth of Robinhood shares.
Japanese Energy Company TEPCO to Venture into Green Mining
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA subsidiary of TEPCO, a Tokyo-based company, is venturing into Bitcoin mining with the goal of using renewable energy that would otherwise go to waste.
Block’s Market Cap Exceeds Coinbase’s
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBlock, Inc., the parent company of various subsidiaries such as Square, has surpassed Coinbase in market capitalization for the first time since March.
Visa and Santander to Take Part in Brazil’s CBDC Pilot
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe second phase of the pilot, known as Drex, has received 42 proposals from the BCB and Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), according to a statement from the bank. Through this phase, the BCB will supervise 11 projects, while the CVM will monitor two.
Robinhood Pays $3.9 Million to Settle California DOJ Investigation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRobinhood Crypto’s past practices have resulted in a $3.9 million penalty as the company failed to allow customers to withdraw cryptocurrency between the years 2018 to 2022.
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Hits an All-time High
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe combined computing power used to secure the Bitcoin network, known as the hashrate, reached a record high of over 742 exahashes per second (EH/s) on September 1.
Japanese Company Metaplanet Partners with SBI VC Trade to Offer Custody Services
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMetaplanet, a Japanese investment advisor, has announced that they have chosen SBI VC Trade to handle their custody services.
WazirX Hacker Moves $6M in ETH to Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe hacker who stole more than $235 million from the Indian crypto exchange WazirX has just moved $6.5 million worth of funds through the crypto mixer Tornado Cash.
Number of Bitcoin Whales Hits Highest Level in 17 Months
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of Bitcoin wallets with a balance of 100 BTC or more has reached its highest point in 17 months, following a spike in holding over the past month.
Crypto.com Teams Up with Standard Chartered to Launch a Retail Services Business
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrypto.com has announced the launch of a new retail services business in partnership with Standard Chartered to increase accessibility to US dollars, euros, and United Arab Emirates dirham.
OpenSea Receives a Wells Notice
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Securities and Exchange Commission has extended its scrutiny of the crypto industry by adding OpenSea, a well-known crypto marketplace, to its list of targets.
HashKey Exchange Lists AVAX and LINK for Retail Investors
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHong Kong-based HashKey Exchange has recently added AVAX and LINK trading pairs for retail investors. As of 6 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the exchange made trading available for the AVAX/USD […]
TON Blockchain Suffers an Outage
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Open Network (TON) has been experiencing a disruption in operations, with no transactions being processed for a period of six hours.
Nasdaq Plans to Launch Bitcoin Index Options
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNasdaq and joined by CF Benchmarks have submitted a filing to the SEC to list and trade Nasdaq Bitcoin Index Options (XBTX).
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