An investigative report published by Forbes on October 5th has revealed that Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, may have overstated the success of its 2017 Initial Coin Offering (ICO) for Binance Coin (BNB). According to the report, Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao declared the ICO a success, claiming it had raised $15 million […]
A hacker has managed to steal 234 Ether (ETH) worth approximately $385,000 in less than 24 hours by manipulating the SIM cards of four Friend.Tech users. The victims reported that the scammer was able to switch their SIM cards to an iPhone SE at the Apple store. Manifold Trading has warned that up to $20 […]
The bond market has been in a sell-off as traders await the upcoming US non-farm payrolls (NFP) data. The 30-year treasury yield has jumped to 4.90% and the 10-year to 4.80%, leading to a retreat in American equities. Cryptocurrencies have held up well during this time, with the total market cap of all coins remaining […]
El Salvador has taken a major step forward in its ambition to use renewable energy sources for cryptocurrency mining by launching its first local Bitcoin mining pool, “Lava Pool”. Spearheaded by Volcano Energy in conjunction with Luxor Technologies, the project will make use of Luxor’s Hashrate Forward Marketplace to automate risk management techniques. The project […]
Litecoin (LTC) is currently trading at $64 and has seen a 1.5 percent rise in the last 7 days. The digital asset has been mirroring Bitcoin’s price movement and is looking to break out of the $70 local resistance. Investors have placed orders to buy 234,370 LTC when the price drops 5 percent to hit […]
Elon Musk is facing legal proceedings from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to comply with a subpoena. The SEC is investigating whether Musk violated federal securities law with his Twitter purchase last year. The regulator has requested Musk’s testimony to obtain information relevant to its investigation. Musk had agreed to testify […]
Gary Wang, the co-founder and former chief technology officer of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, testified in the criminal trial of former CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried on October 5. Wang admitted to committing crimes with the help of Bankman-Fried, former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and former FTX engineering director Nishad Singh. Wang stated that Bankman-Fried was […]
Ripple and its XRP token have been gaining significant attention recently, following a key court win in July. This victory has caused the total number of XRP wallets to surpass 4.8 million. The crypto firm celebrated the success with a massive party in New York City, where CEO Brad Garlinghouse even got a tattoo to […]
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX and macro-analyst, recently predicted that Bitcoin’s price will reach between $750,000 and $1,000,000 per coin within 3 years. His prediction is based on the idea that all financial assets are due for an unprecedented boom. Hayes believes that Bitcoin will remain near $25,000 to $30,000 this year, before rising beyond […]
Trust Wallet token (TWT) rose 10% to $0.90 on Oct 5, bringing its overall weekly gain to 25%. The TWT bulls are not through, as the coin eyes another 15% rise in the coming weeks due to a technical setup. TWT formed a “double bottom” pattern, best visible on the weekly chart. This setup entails […]
