Mango DAO, Mango Labs and Blockworks Foundation agreed to settle charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Friday. Source
Mango Markets Agrees to Destroy MNGO Tokens in SEC Settlement
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Swan Bitcoin Claims Ex-Employees ‘Stole’ its Mining Business at Tether’s Direction
With the tacit blessing of Tether, as well as an alleged agreement to provide “legal cover” for the coup, Swan claims, in mid-July Zagary began to “sow dissent and chaos at Swan, undermine Klippsten, and influence Swan’s consultants and employees to leave Swan”. The $25 million funding commitment from Tether, it became apparent, would no longer be coming. Original
$64,000 Support Critical To Avert Long Squeeze
Este artículo también está disponible en español. With Bitcoin (BTC) hitting a near three-month high of $66,000 on Friday, technical analyst InspoCrypto suggests that the BTC futures market is at a critical juncture, with the potential for further short squeezes and the importance of maintaining support around the $64,000 level. Divergence Despite BTC Uptrend The analyst recently noted in his writing that the latest data shows that the BTC/USDT price chart hit a Friday high of $66,106, reflecting bullish sentiment as the cryptocurrency continues to climb. Over the past 24…
DOJ Seizes Illicit Crypto Exchanges in Charging of Two Russians With $1,000,000,000 Money Laundering Operation
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has teamed up with other federal and international law enforcement agencies to charge two Russian nationals with multiple cybercrimes, including running illegal crypto exchanges. In a new press release, the DOJ says it is charging Russian nationals Sergey Ivanov and Timur Shakhmametov with crimes ranging from facilitating stolen credit and debit card transactions to laundering criminal funds with cryptocurrency. “Ivanov allegedly created and/or operated Russian payment and exchange services UAPS, PinPays, and PM2BTC, which provided money transfer and laundering services directly to criminals. Cryptocurrency…
The Paradox of the Bitcoin Maximalist
However, dystopia is not an inevitable outcome. The onus to act, with purpose, still lies with crypto natives, and more specifically those who claim to be Bitcoin maximalists. While institutional dominion is a problem, the more immediate problem is the lack of acceptance that Bitcoin is a people’s currency. The sooner it is accepted that Bitcoin may be treated like any other asset, the sooner that full focus can be given to maximizing its value for everyone. If global crypto adoption is to truly manifest, minds must change and grassroots…
Blackrock Amasses $24 Billion in Bitcoin, Approaches 2% of Total Supply
From Jan. 11 to Sept. 26, 2024, Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, collected an astonishing 363,626.36 bitcoin, valued at just over $24 billion as of Sept. 27. This accumulation puts Blackrock’s exchange-traded fund (ETF), IBIT, on the cusp of controlling nearly 2% of bitcoin’s total supply. A Look at How Blackrock Quickly Accumulated Billions […] Original
XRP Struggles Below $0.60 – Metrics Reveal Growing Selling Pressure
Este artículo también está disponible en español. XRP has struggled to keep pace with the broader crypto market rally that began last week following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut. While other cryptocurrencies have seen impressive gains, XRP has only managed a modest 2% increase. Analysts and investors suggest this underperformance is due to growing interest in other projects, diverting attention and capital from the token. Adding to this concern, user participation in the XRP Ledger blockchain has declined, raising questions about the project’s long-term prospects. Related Reading Key data…
Bitcoin ETFs See $365M Inflows as Ether Funds Slip
On Thursday, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw gains, while their ether-focused counterparts faced a decline during the day’s trading session. ARKB Tops Bitcoin ETF Gains as Ether Funds Fall by $675K U.S. bitcoin ETFs saw a hefty $365.57 million in positive inflows on Thursday, with Ark Invest and 21shares’ ARKB leading the charge. […] Original
MicroStrategy 2X Leveraged ETF Sees Massive Inflows In First Week Of Trading As MSTR Outperforms Bitcoin
A similar fund, the Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MicroStrategy ETF (MSTX), promises traders returns of 175% of the daily percentage change in the share price of MSTR. MSTX went live on Aug. 15 and has so far taken in roughly $857 million, according to data from Bloomberg Intelligence senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, putting it in the top 8% of launches this year. Original
Here’s Who Has Been Driving The Bitcoin Price Recovery Above $65,000
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Bitcoin is now trading above the $65,000 price level for the first time in two months, leaving the $63,000 resistance level behind. This interesting increase has seen Bitcoin increase by almost 23% from a September low of $53,400 on September 6, pushing many holders into profitability. According to Santiment, this price action has been mostly fueled by increased activity from whales and sharks, with the on-chain analytics platform noting a huge accumulation trend among them. Sharks And Whales Continue To Accumulate BTC Recent…