Ethereum
Chainalysis Says ‘Criminal Whales' Account for 4% of the Overall Pod
A new report from blockchain research firm Chainalysis says criminal whales held over $25 billion worth of cryptocurrency at the end of 2021. Source link
Year: 2022
Bitcoin
Red Bull's F1 Team Signs $150M Sponsorship Deal With Crypto Exchange Bybit
The deal is worth $50 million per annum or $150 million for the total three-year period, according to a source. Source link
Market Analysis
UAE Poised to License Crypto Service Providers
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is preparing to issue federal licenses to virtual asset service providers (VASPs), according to a government official. The Securities and Commodities Authority is finalizing legislation that would enable VASPs to […]
Regulation
Crypto Custodian Fireblocks Acquires Stablecoin Firm First Digital
“We started working on Libra together back in 2019; Fireblocks, from a secure wallet perspective, and First in terms of payment protocols on the blockchain,” said First Digital CEO Ran Goldi. “We think that between […]
Ethereum
Housecat Raises $3.4M to Help Bridge DeFi, Investment Management
Ville Vesterinen, CEO and co-founder of Housecat, calls it the “Substack of asset management” with a crypto twist. Source link
Bitcoin
Crypto Could Derail Financial Stability, Global Financial Watchdog Says
“Nevertheless, institutional involvement in crypto-asset markets, both as investors and service providers, has grown over the last year, albeit from a low base,” the report said. “If the current trajectory of growth in scale and […]
Market Analysis
X2Y2 Up 235% After Airdrop to OpenSea NFT Collectors
Key Takeaways A new NFT marketplace called X2Y2 has launched with a token airdrop. It distributed tokens to OpenSea users and is currently up around 235%. The marketplace is currently paying out 8,000% annual percentage […]
Regulation
FCA Concerned Over Binance Gaining Access to UK Payment Network: Report
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Ethereum
MicroStrategy Hasn't Bought Any Bitcoins This Month
The company paid about $25 million in cash at an average price of $37,865 per bitcoin, it said in a statement. Source link
Bitcoin
Morgan Stanley Says Ethereum Less Decentralized, Ether More Volatile Compared to Bitcoin
Attempts to regulate DeFi and NFT markets could see less demand for transactions on the Ethereum network. Source link