Binance, Coinbase join West Africa scam crackdown as 28 arrested
Authorities in Ghana and Nigeria have arrested 28 suspects during an international crackdown on online fraud networks, with cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Coinbase among the private companies helping investigators identify more than $11 million in potentially freezable funds. Summary Authorities…
But Should You Really Be?
Is the OG meme coin about to stage a major comeback? We’re far from the meme-coin hype that rattled crypto markets, where new tokens were popping up left and right to fight for the public’s attention and, more importantly,…
Beyond the Casino
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66.9% of tokenized U.S. Treasuries held abroad
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has found that Italy, Portugal and Singapore account for 66.9% of tokenized U.S. Treasury holdings with identifiable geographic locations, while the United States represents just 10.5% of the recorded value. Summary Italy, Portugal and Singapore account…
Bitcoin Analysts Are More Bullish Now Than at the Start of the 2023 Bull Market: CryptoQuant
Is being too bullish actually good for the crypto market? Bitcoin’s recovery since the summer lows has been accompanied by an unusually sharp shift in analyst sentiment, and CryptoQuant believes the pattern closely resembles the early stages of the…
XRP Price Battles $1.30 as $2.77B Futures Market Loses Momentum
Key Takeaways XRP’s price trades near $1.29, with technical support at $1.27 and resistance extending toward $1.35. XRP futures open interest totals $2.77 billion, down 1.32%, as leverage and aggressive buying weaken. Polymarket gives XRP a 50% chance of touching…
Solana drops below $105 as Yuga Labs launches NFT cards
Yuga Labs has launched Mudwater, a physical and digital trading card collection on Solana, allowing Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club holders to claim free packs from a limited supply of 240,000. Summary Yuga Labs launched Mudwater…
BTC, ETH, XRP Recover From a Flash Crash as More Volatility Looms: Weekend Watch
Calls for a “Black Monday” are going viral online, so is this the calm before the major storm? The typical weekend sluggishness was briefly disrupted over the past several hours, with BTC dipping by a grand before rebounding just…
Bitcoin’s Old Guard Stirs as 13-Year-Old Wallets Move Millions – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways Two wallets from 2013 moved 416.69 BTC on Oct. 17, ending more than 13 years of dormancy. October’s dormant BTC activity reached 774.17 BTC, slowing from August and September. Onchain patterns suggest coordinated transfers, but no evidence indicates…
Onchain data shows hackers moving stolen funds to Zcash
On-chain investigators have identified additional suspected stolen cryptocurrency moving into Zcash (ZEC), with funds reportedly linked to three separate security incidents involving Bitget, Cryptobills Ledger and Triple-A. Summary On-chain investigator Specter linked alleged stolen funds from three security incidents to…
