Bitcoin reached a peak of $57,055 on Monday, climbing 10.1% over a 24-hour span and elevating the digital asset’s market value to $1.10 trillion. The value of bitcoin relative to the U.S. dollar hasn’t ascended to these levels since Nov. 22, 2021, marking 12 days after the digital currency’s peak value of $69,000. Monday’s Bitcoin […] Original
PRESS RELEASE. HONG KONG —February 26, 2024 – QED, the world’s first zk-Native blockchain protocol, announced today it has raised $3 million in a funding round led by Arrington Capital with participation from several prominent venture capital firms and companies including Paper Ventures, Starkware Draper Dragon, Blockchain Builders Fund, Lbk Labs, Valhalla Capital, Edessa Capital […] Original
A top Hong Kong-based crypto exchange has halted withdrawals on its platform after over $56 million was taken out of its wallets last week. According to on-chain investigator ZachXBT, BitForex engaged in some “suspicious activity” last week. “Seeing some suspicious activity with the crypto exchange BitForex. On Feb 23 their hot wallets saw outflows of ~$56.5M. Shortly after this time withdrawals stopped processing with no official announcements having been made since.” According to ZachXBT, BitForex users are not having their inquiries answered by officials on BitForex’s X and Telegram. Furthermore,…
Two personal crypto wallets belonging to Jeff “Jihoz” Zirlin, the co-founder of Sky Mavis, the company behind the popular play-to-earn (P2E) game Axie Infinity, have been compromised, reports on February 23 show. Following this hack, over $10 million worth of various crypto assets were stolen, primarily RON, the native token of Ronin Chain, the Ethereum sidechain designed explicitly for Axie Infinity. Axie Infinity Co-Founder Losses Over $10 Million In Hack According to Lookonchain data, the hacker got away with 3.2 million RON worth over $9.53 million. The co-founder also lost over $834,000 worth…
On Thursday, the Eigen Labs development team, responsible for the Eigenlayer restaking protocol, announced a $100 million investment from A16z Crypto. This substantial funding comes after the project’s $50 million Series A round in March 2023. Eigenlayer’s Development Team, Eigen Labs, Garners $100M from A16z Crypto Eigen Labs has secured a $100 million investment from […] Source CryptoX Portal
Ripple has always been subjected to claims of manipulating the price of XRP and its natural growth by selling coins. As the cryptocurrency’s largest holder, Ripple has faced constant criticism about the amount of XRP it holds, with detractors arguing it gives them too much control and influence over the price. Particularly, there’s been some drama swirling around the altcoin lately and claims that Ripple has been manipulating the market and systematically dumping its large holdings. This has come in light of a large transfer of 60 million XRP tokens…
In recent on-chain data from Spot On Chain, an Ethereum whale appears to have engaged in significant accumulation activity, sparking interest and speculation within the ETH community. According to the platform, the whale address in question has purchased a total of 64,501 ETH in the past three days, amounting to roughly $187 million at current market prices, Ethereum Whale Accumulation Spot On Chain reported that earlier today, the whale acquired approximately 13,526 ETH at an average price of $2,947 per ETH. This accumulation, valued at over $39 million, adds to the…
Fixedfloat, an automatic cryptocurrency exchange, has been hacked by an unknown attacker who siphoned almost $26 million worth of BTC and ETH. The exchange, which has already acknowledged the attack, is investigating the event and working to eliminate all possible vulnerabilities. Meanwhile, Fixedfloat’s platform remains closed until further notice. Fixedfloat Loses $26 Million in ETH […] Source
The Cathie Wood-led investment firm sold 397,924 COIN shares from ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), 45,433 shares from ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW), and 55,792 shares from ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF), bringing the total number of shares sold to 499,149. Source
Chainlink (LINK), the oracle network powering smart contracts across the crypto landscape, is making waves with a recent surge in whale activity. Data reveals $216 million worth of LINK tokens withdrawn from the Binance exchange by a staggering 83 separate wallets, sending the token price on a parabolic trajectory. Whales On A Feeding Frenzy On-chain analytics platform Lookonchain paints a fascinating picture of the ongoing accumulation binge. Their findings suggest a coordinated effort, with distinct wallets withdrawing massive amounts of LINK. While the possibility of a single entity pulling the…