Tag: Crypto

On-chain data shows the number of Toncoin holders has crossed the 100 million milestone following an acceleration in TON adoption. Toncoin Holders Have Exploded 2,225% Since Start Of 2024 As explained by CryptoQuant community manager Maartunn in a new Quicktake post, the TON network has recently set a new...

Investment firm VanEck launched a $30 million early-stage fund focused on fintech, digital assets and AI startups. What Happened: The firm announced on Wednesday that the fund, VanEck Ventures, will target pre-seed and seed-stage companies. Jan van Eck, CEO of VanEck and a keynote speaker at Benzinga’s Future of Digital...

After an HBO documentary identified Peter Todd as Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), speculation beyond the cryptocurrency community abounds about the veracity of the claims. What Happened: POLITICO’s Senior Finance Editor Izabella Kaminska argued in a reaction on social media platform X on Tuesday that the...

A group of more than two dozen residents from Granbury, Texas, has filed a lawsuit against Marathon Digital Holdings, a major crypto miner firm, citing the excessive noise and vibrations from its local Bitcoin mining facility. According to the residents, the crypto mining site, located near their homes, has...

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has proposed a deal to Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the Republican chair of the committee that could potentially advance long-stalled stablecoin legislation in the U.S. before the end of 2024. What Happened: Axios reported on Monday, citing a Hill staffer, that the proposed package might also address other issues...

Wirex Pay introduces its modular chain for payments, enhancing security through non-custodial wallets and a private key system....

According to a report by crypto research firm K33 Research, Bitcoin (BTC) price could benefit from the latest developments in the FTX bankruptcy saga. FTX Creditor Payouts Could Be Bullish For Bitcoin Analysts at K33 suggest that recent developments in the FTX estate creditor repayment process could help the...

Global fintech Revolut revealed it prevented millions in potential losses in the last three months, using its crypto-specific measures and transaction monitoring to tackle criminal activity as malicious actors continue to target the industry. Revolut Prevents $13 Million Losses In Q3 Revolut, the UK-based neobank with over 45 million...

Renowned economist Tyler Cowen has proposed Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) creator Vitalik Buterin as a deserving candidate for the forthcoming Nobel Prize in Economics. What Happened: Cowen put forward this unconventional nomination during a podcast with fellow economist Alex Tabarrok on Tuesday. He lauded Buterin for his significant contributions to...

The United Nations recently issued a surprising report stating that Telegram has emerged as a major platform for criminal networks in Southeast Asia. This encrypted chat software has become a hotspot for money laundering, fraud, and the exchange of stolen data, according to the UN. The findings show that...