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Shiba Inu Whale Moves $32.4 Million In SHIB, Large Sell Incoming?

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Shiba Inu’s ecosystem hasn’t been spared from the crypto market volatility in recent weeks, as the price has been caught in a whirlwind of uncertainty in recent times. While investors are still wondering about the short-term outlook of the crypto, a Shiba Inu whale has gone ahead to move $32.4 million in SHIB tokens into an unknown wallet.  Whale Moves $32.4 Million Shiba Inu This whale transfer appears to have generated interest from SHIB investors, considering the relatively quiet environment within the Shiba Inu ecosystem. The sheer size of this…

Estate of Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Abruptly Stakes Over $144 Million in Solana (SOL)

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The estate belonging to the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX was just spotted staking over $144 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) rival Solana (SOL) as the firm’s bankruptcy process unfolds. According to blockchain explorer SolanaFM, the address associated with FTX and its trading arm Alameda Research created a new stake of 5,546,217.04 SOL tokens. Analysis from pseudonymous on-chain researcher Ashpool suggests FTX subsequently staked all of the tokens through Figment, a digital asset staking service built for institutions. According to Figment, Robinhood, Binance.US and Anchorage Digital also stake through the platform.…

How Has Its 84 Million Supply Been Distributed Over Time?

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Much has changed since Litecoin launched in 2011 with a maximum supply of 84 million LTC as a silver to Bitcoin’s gold. The crypto recently completed its third halving in August, finally reducing the number of LTC miners receive as a reward for mining a block from 12.5 LTC to 6.25 LTC.  Over the past 12 years, much of this supply has been distributed to miners as block rewards for verifying Litecoin transactions. At the time of writing, there are 73.76 million LTC in circulation, with data showing this supply…

Kokusai Electric Raises $724 Million in IPO despite Reduced Chip Demand

Kokusai’s IPO appears promising and may become a reference point for new listings in the future. Chip equipment maker Kokusai Electric has raised $724.4 million after pricing its shares at 1,840 yen each in its IPO. Kokusai Electric spun out of Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. which KKR bought in 2017. The current share offerings put the company’s valuation at 423.9 billion yen ($2.8 billion) – a 60% increase from the price KKR paid to acquire the group in 2017. Kokusai set its shares at the top end of its marketed…

FTX Estate Stakes $122 Million Solana (SOL), Quells Fear Of Token Sell-Off

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The FTX estate has reportedly staked 5.5 million Solana (SOL), worth $122 million. This development comes amidst fears of the defunct crypto exchange liquidating a substantial portion of its SOL holdings and inducing a bearish trend. FTX Renews Bullish Interest In Solana With Latest Move On October 14, blockchain tracking platform Whale Alert reported that 5.5 million SOL had been transferred between two unknown wallets. Thereafter, a crypto analyst with the X username ashpool soon identified the FTX exchange to be behind this whale transaction. Using data from gelato.sh, ashpool…

FTX’s $477 Million Heist: A Trail of Blockchain Clues Unearthed

In the shrouded realm of blockchain, the FTX hack that transpired on November 11, 2022, stands as a glaring testament to the cryptic trails a nefarious act can leave behind. The Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, fell prey to an unidentified hacker who made off with a staggering $477 million, plunging the exchange into bankruptcy. The maleficent actor was quick to take to the shadows, embarking on a quest to launder the stolen assets through a maze of decentralized exchanges (DEXs), cross-chain bridges, and mixers. The pilfered assets witnessed a loss…

EV Charging Operator ChargePoint Announces $232 Million Raise, CHPT Stock Tanks 15%

ChargePoint stock comes under severe selling pressure as the company liquidates equity for another major fundraise. On Wednesday, October 11, EV charging network operator ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE: CHPT) announced its plans to raise a staggering $232 million through the stock sale. This was enough to send the ChargePoint stock spiraling downwards by 15%. ChargePoint announced that a consortium of institutional investors will acquire $175 million in fresh shares. The firm further revealed it secured an additional $57 million in the current fiscal quarter through its existing “at-the-market” stock offering program. Thus,…

Web3 foundation plans to allocate $22 Million to Polkadot projects

The Web3 Foundation, a firm whose flagship project is the Polkadot blockchain protocol, has unveiled a new initiative to allocate $22.08 million and 5 million DOTs throughout the year 2024. This move aims to bolster the existing community-governed funding mechanism, which originates from the Polkadot Treasury. More updates to come Web3 Foundation was established in Switzerland by the co-founder and former chief technology officer of Ethereum, Dr. Gavin Wood, where it has continued to nurture applications for decentralized web software protocols. 1/ Web3 Foundation is excited to announce a new…

Ethereum Plunge Drives Liquidation Above $30 Million, More Pain To Come?

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The Ethereum price saw a notable price plunge on Monday when the Ethereum Foundation reportedly started selling coins. This plunge, in turn, triggered a series of liquidation events that have seen ETH traders suffer massive losses in the last day. Ethereum Liquidation Volumes Cross $30 Million. By Tuesday, October 10, the Ethereum liquidation numbers triggered by the price crash ramped up quickly to cross the $32 million market. As expected, long traders suffered the majority of the losses with Coinglass data pointing to 87.61% of all ETH liquidation volumes coming…

Mysterious $1.6 Million CrypToadz NFT Purchase Leaves NFT Community Puzzled

The reason for the surprise was that the average sale price for CrypToadz is typically under $1,000, making the sudden hundredfold increase in value in a short period of time seem questionable to experts. On October 9th, an anonymous crypto user bought a CrypToadz NFT on the popular NFT marketplace OpenSea for a shocking price of 1,055 Wrapped Ethereum (wETH), equivalent to around $1.6 million. This expensive purchase of a single non-fungible token representing one of over 6,000 illustrated amphibians raised eyebrows within the NFT community. The Surprising Price for…