The SEC and US Attorney’s Office of Maryland announced charges against Sam Lee and Brenda Chunga, aka “Bitcoin Beautee”

After a turbulent year in the crypto market, the recent resurgence has ignited optimism among investors. As cryptocurrencies rally and the total market cap nearly doubles in 2023, many are looking for the next big opportunity. While Shiba Inu (SHIB) captured attention with its meteoric rise in 2021, the likelihood

The real-life story of an American couple accused of laundering billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin stolen from the 2016 hacking of Bitfinex is set to hit the big screen, with Amazon and MGM Studios collaborating on the production.  The film, titled “Razzlekhan,” draws inspiration from a 2022 article in The New York Times and

Over the weekend, South Korean Karaoke service SOMESING suffered a hack that stole hundreds of millions of SSX tokens. This hack has made crypto exchanges in South Korea alert users and take provisionary actions to minimize investors’ risks. Related Reading: Ethereum Foundation Faces Legal Probe Over Gatecoin Hack Involvement Upbit Alerts Over Security Risks On

Quick Take In an environment marked by tumultuous swings, Bitcoin is marching toward its fifth consecutive higher monthly close, resting roughly 1% higher than the Jan. 2024 opening value of $42,278. This month was a rollercoaster ride for the digital asset, with peaks touching $49,000 and troughs sinking to roughly $38,500. The volatility was stoked
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Quick Take The Bitcoin landscape has witnessed a compelling shift over the past two weeks, with whale entities, defined as network clusters holding at least 1,000 BTC, consistently withdrawing more from exchanges than depositing. As per the data collated from Glassnode, approximately 100,000 BTC have been withdrawn, marking a scarcely seen trend sustained for 14
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In a move to bolster its global expansion efforts, Coinbase has enlisted George Osborne, a prominent figure in U.K. politics and finance. Osborne, known for his tenure as the U.K.’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasury) from 2010 to 2016 and his contributions to the country’s economic and financial policies, joins Dr. Mark T. Esper, former
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Layer1 blockchain network Sui is ending the month as one of the best-performing digital assets, according to CryptoSlate’s top gainers list. According to the list, SUI gained around 75% during the past 30 days to post a new all-time high of $1.64 on Jan. 30, surpassing its previous high of $1.43. However, its value has
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Since finance YouTuber Andrei Jikh recently covered the so-called Bitcoin Power Model, there has been a notable debate within the Bitcoin community around its viability. Jikh opened his video entitled “2024 Bitcoin Price Prediction (CRAZY!)” by stating, “Today I want to show how a simple math rule that’s able to predict patterns of the universe has
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U.K. authorities seized 61,000 BTC valued at approximately £1.4 billion (or $1.78 billion) related to an investment fraud that operated in China, the Financial Times reported. The mastermind behind the fraud, Zhimin Qian, converted part of the profits from a £5 billion investment scam operated in China between 2014 and 2017 into the top cryptocurrency
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