Brazilian Police Arrest 'Bitcoin Sheikh' For Stealing $766 Million In Crypto
Businessman Francisco Valdevino da Silva was arrested by the Federal Police of Brazil for scamming investors and stealing crypto.
NFT Marketplace OpenSea's CFO Steps Down
The Chief Finance Officer of OpenSea, Brian Roberts, a leading NFT marketplace, has officially submitted his resignation.
Crypto On Oct. 7: Bitcoin Hovers Around $19,900; Market Dominance Back Above 40%
The crypto market remained bearish on Oct. 7 with Bitcoin failing to retain the $20,000 price zone and Ether retaining $1,300.
Privacy-Focused Blockchain Zcash Hit With Spam Attack
Zcash has been hit with a spam attack in which a large number of transactions have been implemented to clog the privacy-focused blockchain.
Bitcoin Market Dominance At 4-Year Low: What Does It Mean?
Bitcoin's market dominance dropped to a four-year low Thursday after altcoins outperformed the leading cryptocurrency.
BNB Chain Halts Operation Due To 'Irregular Activity'
An attacker transferred 2 million BNB tokens (approximately $100 million) from crypto exchange Binance's cross-chain bridge named BSC Token Hub.
Brazilian Sports Club Flamengo Partners With Crypto Payments Platform MoonPay
Popular Brazilian sports club Flamengo has signed a multi-year partnership deal with MoonPay and plans to debut numerous Web3 products.
Grayscale's New Co-Investment Initiative To Capitalize On Crypto Winter
Grayscale has debuted a new investment venture called the Grayscale Digital Infrastructure Opportunities.
Bitcoin Retains $20,000, Trading Volume Takes A Dip
BTC was up 4.42% in the last seven days, while ETH's price jumped 2.64%.
Bitcoin, Ether Will Outperform Other Assets When Bulls Return, Bloomberg Strategist Predicts
Bitcoin and Ether will outperform other assets, according to Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone.
Russian Authorities Block Crypto Exchange OKX's Website
The reason for blocking the OKX website remains unclear.
Users Can Now Purchase Up To 30 Items At Once On NFT Marketplace OpenSea
OpenSea announced Wednesday that any user can now add up to 30 collectibles into their cart in just one go as long as the items belong to the same chain.
Asset Management Firm GoldenTree Invests $5.3 Million In SushiSwap
Major asset management firm GoldenTree has a $5.3 million stake in SushiSwap, an automated market maker (AMM).
Bitcoin Finally Closes First Daily Candle Above $20,000 In 24 Days
Bitcoin finally broke above the crucial level of $20,000 and closed a candle above it, a scenario which was last witnessed on Sept. 17.
Crypto On Oct. 5: Bitcoin Breaks $20,000, Ether Retains $1,300
The trading volume of BTC jumped 23.33% in the last 24 hours, while that of ETH surged 6.52%.
Celsius Co-Founder Daniel Leon Resigns As Chief Strategy Officer
Celsius' co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Daniel Leon has resigned from his post and Lior Koren, previously the firm's global tax director, will take over.
Fidelity Investments Launches New Ethereum Index Fund
Fidelity has debuted the Ethereum Index Fund which tracks the performance of the Fidelity Ethereum Index PR benchmark.
Dogecoin Jumps Almost 10% After Elon Musk Revives Deal To Acquire Twitter
Both the shares of Twitter and the price of Dogecoin rose significantly after the news about the acquisition broke out.
Mastercard Debuts Tool That Will Enable Clients Detect Crypto Frauds On Exchanges
Crypto Secure makes use of "sophisticated" artificial intelligence algorithms to figure out the risk of crime on crypto exchanges via the Mastercard payment network.
Nasdaq To Wait For Regulations Before Debuting Crypto Exchange
Tal Cohen believes that regulatory certainty is crucial before the financial services corporation dives head first into crypto.
Crypto On Oct. 4: Bitcoin Eyes $20,000, Ether Back Above $1,300
The crypto market turned slightly bullish as Bitcoin eyed $20,000 and Ether was back above $1,300.
Decentralized Knowledge Protocol Raises $40 Million In Funding Led By a16z
This brings the total funds raised by Golden to approximately $60 million.
Rare David Bowie NFT Sells For $127,000 On OpenSea
The collection highlight, created by 19-year-old NFT artist FEWOCiOUS, includes an animated video featuring a physical seven-foot-tall sculpture adorned with one of Bowie's custom suits from his archive.
Binance To Work With Kazakhstan Government To Fight Financial Crimes, Boost Country's Crypto-Assets Market
Binance will establish a regional office in Kazakhstan after signing an MoU with the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Financial Monitoring.
NYDIG Raises $720 Million For Its Bitcoin Fund From 59 Investors
The New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) has confimed raising $720 million for its Bitcoin Fund which deubted in 2018.
Kim Kardashian Agrees To Pay SEC $1.26 Million Over Alleged Promotion Of Crypto Scam
Kim Kardashian also agreed not to promote any cryptocurrency or digital asset for three years.
Crypto On Oct. 3: Bitcoin Holds $19,000, Ether Below $1,300
BTC was up 1.6% in the last seven days, while ETH's price was down 0.86%.
Terra Classic Up 65% In 7 Days, Top 10 Wallets Hold Billions Of LUNC Tokens
The top 10 wallets of Terra Classic (LUNC) hold almost 12.05% of the entire circulating supply of LUNC and burning the excess supply will only increase the whales' share.
Former Celsius CEO Withdrew $10 Million Prior To Bankruptcy Filing: Report
A spokesperson reportedly said that Alex Mashinsky and his family still had "$44 million in crypto assets" in the bankrupt crypto lending platform after his withdrawal.
2 Crypto Firms Charged By SEC For Orchestrating Pump And Dump Scheme
Arbitrade and Cryptobontix, two crypto firms, and their executives have been charged by the SEC for orchestrating a pump and dump scheme.
