The machines were operating without the required BaFin permission and posed money laundering risks, the statement said. BaFin officials with the support of the police and the Deutsche Bundesbank took action against operators in a total of 35 locations. Cash amounting to almost 250,000 euros ($278,124) was confiscated. Source
Month: August 2024
Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms to Buy Rival Stronghold Digital for $175M in Stock, Debt
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Bitcoin Underperformance Precedes ‘Insane Altcoin Rally,’ Expert Warns Of Repeat
According to market expert Jamie Coutts, after an extended period of consolidation and lackluster performance by the two largest cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), the market may be poised for a resurgence. Coutts believes the ingredients are in place for a broad altcoin rally, following in the footsteps of the “insane” bull run of 2020-2021. Altcoin Revival On The Horizon? The key catalyst, Coutts says, is the influx of global liquidity that is starting to accelerate. He notes that Bitcoin lags behind the upward movement in the broader M2…
Binance Faces Renewed Legal Battle Over Alleged Crypto Money Laundering
Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), are facing a revived class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Seattle. The lawsuit, filed by three cryptocurrency investors, alleges that Binance facilitated money laundering of stolen crypto assets, making them untraceable. The plaintiffs claim that their stolen crypto was […] Source CryptoX Portal
USDT Issuer Tether Plans to Develop UAE Dirham-Pegged Stablecoin With Phoenix Group (PHX)
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Bitcoin Metrics Signal Weak Demand as BTC ETF Hype Slows: CryptoQuant
CryptoQuant cited its demand indicator, which tracks the difference between the daily total bitcoin block rewards and the daily change in the number of bitcoin that has not moved in one year or more. Bitcoin rewards earned by miners are typically sold to cover operations, but an increase in selling from large holders indicates a waning demand for the asset. Original
Bitcoin Resistance: Here Are The Challenges Ahead For BTC
Bitcoin has certain on-chain resistance levels coming up that could threaten future rallies. Here are the exact prices at which they lie. Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Have Their Cost Basis At These Levels Ahead As explained by CryptoQuant author Axel Adler Jr in a new post on X, the BTC short-term holders currently have their cost basis levels between $62,000 and $65,000. The on-chain relevance metric here is the “Realized Price,” which keeps track of the average acquisition price on the Bitcoin network. When this indicator is above the cryptocurrency’s spot…
Institutions Increased Their Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Allocation in Second Quarter, Bitwise Says
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs net $88m in inflows, spot Ether ETFs outflows see slowdown
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen their second consecutive inflow day this week, while spot Ether ETFs logged a drop in outflows in its 4-day negative flow streak. According to data from SoSoValue, the 12 spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $88.06 million in inflows on Aug. 21, representing a 42% increase compared to the net inflows seen on Aug. 20. BlackRock’s IBIT recorded the highest inflows with $55.4 million, bringing its total inflow since launch to $20.53 billion. It was the only fund to record a second consecutive day of inflows.…
Zenrock Aims to Calm Users’ DeFi Wobbles With Decentralized Crypto Custody Offering
“The series of transactions that we did to restructure Qredo into Zenrock has not been done before in the crypto space and included a combination of private lending, debt financing, bankruptcy/administration workout, restructuring, operating, product buildout and soon a mainnet launch,” Tapiero said. Source