Alameda Research Granted Special Privileges at FTX Exchange: Gary Wang Testifies

Gary Wang, co-founder of FTX, revealed more details of Alameda Research’s corrupt relationship with his exchange during Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial on Friday. Wang claimed that the function required for Alameda to steal client funds had been baked into FTX’s computer systems back in 2019. Alameda was granted three special privileges at FTX compared to […]

Tron Surpasses Ethereum and Bitcoin in Daily Active Addresses

Tron, a platform for deploying smart contracts and running decentralized applications (dapps), is rapidly growing its daily active addresses (DAA). According to Token Terminal, Tron has over 1.9 million DAA, more than twice those in the BNB Chain, which stood at 915,000. Ethereum and Polygon had 320,000 and 301,000 respectively, trailing Bitcoin, which had 570,000 […]

Kraken Acquires Dutch Crypto Broker BCM to Expand European Footprint

Kraken, a prominent virtual currency exchange network, has declared its intention to acquire Coin Meester B.V. (BCM), a respected crypto broker based in the Netherlands. This strategic acquisition aims to cement Kraken’s foothold in the European region while enhancing compliance with the changing regulatory climate.BCM was established in 2017 and has already listed 170 different […]

Friend.tech Generates More Fees than Bitcoin, Despite SIM-Swap Attacks

Friend.tech, a decentralized social media platform built on the Base, the Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution backed by Coinbase, has generated more fees and revenue than Bitcoin. This transactional platform allows users to move value, and on October 6, it generated $28.6 million in fees, above Bitcoin’s $26.8 million. Base periodically bundles transactions and confirms them […]

Millions of Dollars Worth of SOL Unstaked Amid SBF Trial

Solana Compass recently provided insights into the latest Solana (SOL) network activity during its 512 epoch. An estimated 19.637 million SOL tokens were unstaked, valued at approximately $449 million. After accounting for staked tokens, the net unstaking volume was 16.516 million SOL, valued at around $380 million. Prominent entities, such as Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), significantly […]

Canadian Crypto Exchanges Face New Stablecoin Trading Rules

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has provided guidance to the trading of stablecoins on crypto exchanges in the country. The update comes months after major exchanges, including Binance, halted operations in the country due to regulatory developments.The CSA has acknowledged that stablecoins, which it terms as “value-referenced crypto assets,” may constitute securities or derivatives. The […]

Sam Bankman-Fried Trial: Cryptocurrencies Take Center Stage in FTX Collapse Case

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, is currently on trial in a New York district court. Federal prosecutors have accused him of financial misconduct and misappropriation, while the defense argues that external factors played a significant role in FTX’s struggles. The trial has introduced cryptocurrencies to the jury, highlighting the significance of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, […]

Bitcoin Could Soar to $120,000 in Early 2024, Analysts Predict

Glassnode co-founders Jan Happel and Yann Allemann, who share the handle Negentropic on the social media platform X, predict that Bitcoin (BTC) could soar into six figures early next year. They believe that the king crypto appears ready to greatly outperform gold on a rally toward $120,000. Analysts are looking at the BTC/XAU trading pair, […]

Q3 2023 Sees Strong Net Inflows to Bitcoin Wallets Holding 0.1% of Supply

Bitcoin holders with at least 0.1% of the total supply saw strong net inflows in Q3 2023, despite the asset’s price plunging to $25,000. According to crypto market intelligence firm IntoTheBlock, these wallets recorded a single-day inflow of $600 million, indicating a quiet build-up of strong interest.The net inflows took place while centralized exchanges saw […]

U.S. Jobs Report Defies Expectations, Boosts Markets

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a better-than-expected jobs report in September, which has had a positive effect on stock and bond markets. The nonfarm payroll employment increased by 336,000, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all saw increases, and the 10-year […]