Binance saw its biggest Bitcoin outflow in history after $816 million (58,861 BTC) was withdrawn in one day. Binance saw its biggest Bitcoin (BTC) outflow in history on Nov. 3, according to data from CryptoQuant. A total of 58,861 BTC were withdrawn on a single day, equivalent to $816 million. The significant spike in outflows […]
$2.5 million private funding round will be used to develop first “mass-market” digital collectibles platform. Digital collectibles platform Terra Virtua announced Nov. 4 that it had completed a $2.5 million private funding round, attracting support from funds such as Woodstock, NGC Ventures, and AU21 Capital. The investment raised will be used to further develop what
Is the DeFi bubble over? Bitcoin network activity spike may indicate that attention is shifting towards crypto’s largest asset. The DeFi bubble seems to be slowing down in the last months of 202, with fees and confirmation times retreating back to less formidable levels. “ETH fees are way down suggesting the DeFi madness has abated
The first day of December is likely to be the launch date. Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 has now been formalized for launch at some time around Dec. 1. The deposit contract is live and can collect the necessary funds to trigger staking. An update by the Ethereum Foundation released on Wednesday explains how the genesis
Both the 2016 and 2020 U.S. elections have seen little volatility in the price of Bitcoin, but the major multi-year resistance at $14K may finally break if history repeats itself. While most investors and traders anticipated massive volatility to occur through the election hours, little has happened. Bitcoin’s price is still relatively stable and hovering
A few central banks have started selling tons of gold for the first time since 2010 in order to ease the financial suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic. At $1,875 per ounce, gold prices are down -9.63% since the commodity’s high of $2,075 on August 6. Even though gold has dropped significantly in value in contrast
PRESS RELEASE. With Round 1 Fully Sold Out, Investors scramble to get on board of Securypto IEO. In a world where datahacks have become the norm rather than the exception, anonymity has become a necessity. Securypto project is making headlines across major news media for its remarkable innovative approach to encrypted messaging. As the security
The latest study by the World Bank shows that it costs 4.98% on average to remit funds to South Asia which makes it the least expensive region while sub-Sahara Africa is the most expensive with an average cost of 8.47%. The quarterly study also finds that it is costlier to remit funds when using service
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will enhance the regulatory framework for derivatives use by registered investment companies after passing a vote to either change or amend existing rules. As part of the new framework–which covers mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and closed-end funds–operators must undertake to implement a written derivatives risk management program.
Crypto startup Avanti Financial Group has been granted a license to offer banking services by the Wyoming State Banking Board. The license, or bank charter, means Avanti can now operate as a conventional bank – but one with a twist, capable of holding both crypto and dollars. It plans to launch in 2021. According to
Altcoins took a serious hit as Bitcoin dropped below $13K today, meanwhile, BTC’s macrostructure remains bullish. The equity markets across Europe closed deeply in the red and the U.S. markets are also witnessing intense selling pressure as investors fear a rise in COVID-19 cases could stall the fragile economic recovery. This increasingly negative sentiment has
The pandemic is not stopping Peru’s lawmakers from testing ways of regulating the crypto industry. A Peruvian regulator authority said on October 26 that studies currently performed on local crypto exchanges will keep on going despite the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country is looking to find ways to regulate the national crypto industry. According to
Only two decentralized exchanges on the list receive high cybersecurity scores. 14 out of 25 decentralized exchanges, or DEXs, score poorly in terms of cybersecurity, according to a recent report. Source: CER. CER’s criteria included several factors such as whether a DEX underwent security audit, the availability of bug bounties and if it had proper
But don’t call it a CBDC, says central bank reps. Amid a global race toward central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, Cambodia officially launched a blockchain-based platform for digital money transactions called Bakong. “Bakong, a payment and money transfer service through banks or microfinance institutions, was established under the initiative of the National Bank of
Though the hearing did not focus on solutions, open source looks like a real way of addressing the committee’s concerns about transparency and accountability. In a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on Friday, the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, faced a veritable firing squad in what has become bipartisan hatred based
Tech evangelists Alex and Don Tapscott believe blockchain will “rewrite the economic power grid and the old social order.” According to tech evangelists Don and Alex Tapscott, blockchain technology will prove itself the most disruptive technology of the next decade. “We now have an Internet of value that can give us another opportunity to rewrite
The CEO of Minds thinks that others will follow suit. Alternative social media platform Minds is now letting users permanently save their content on the Arweave platform, which ensures that nobody can ever delete it once published. Minds users can choose to publish their content on the “permaweb” with no payment or additional setup required.
The CEO of Arbistar the Spanish investment company, Santiago Fuentes, has been arrested and arraigned on charges of fraud, belonging to a criminal organization and money laundering. Fuentes, who has been in hiding since September, was arrested at one of his properties in the south of Tenerife. The Arbistar Pyramid Scheme Fuentes’ arrest stems from
Digital Currency Group (DCG) recently published the firm’s “State of Crypto 2020” report which polls more than 150 portfolio crypto companies. According to the study, 75% of the respondents believe the value of their business has grown this year, while 50% of the startups have seen outperforming start-of-year projections. The state of the cryptocurrency industry
Grayscale Investments said Thursday that it added $300 million in net assets under management (AUM) in just the last 24 hours. The firm now has a record $7.3 billion in total AUM, according to a tweet by Barry Silbert, chief executive officer of the Digital Currency Group, Grayscale’s parent company. The biggest daily increases were
