SBF’s bail bond co-signers may soon be named

The judge overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal case has decided that the names of two bail bond signers can be revealed, as determined in a Jan. 30 filing. Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of... Read more »

Bitcoin aims for $25K as institutional demand increases and economic data soothes investor fears

Bitcoin (BTC) price broke above $22,500 on Jan. 20 and has since been able to defend that level — accumulating 40.5% gains in the month of January. The move accompanied improvements in... Read more »

Kazakhstan Parliament Adopts Law Regulating Crypto Mining and Exchange

Lawmakers in Nur-Sultan have approved the final version of the law “On Digital Assets in the Republic of Kazakhstan.” The new legislation, including several other bills, regulates the circulation of cryptocurrencies in... Read more »

FTT Tanks 28% as FTX Exchange Struggles to Process Withdrawals

Key Takeaways FTX’s FTT token has broken critical support at $21. The downward move was spurred by a loss of confidence in the FTX exchange. FTX users have been withdrawing funds from... Read more »

Crypto investment products see weekly inflows of $117M, highest since July 2022

Amid investor sentiment signaling ‘greed,’ cryptocurrency investment products saw weekly inflows of $117 million last week — the highest since July 2022, according to a CoinShares report. Investors are almost solely focusing... Read more »

Bitcoin adoption of Guatemalan merchants grows one BTC tattoo at a time

Bitcoin (BTC) use in Guatemala is on the up. The Latin American country that borders El Salvador boasts Guatemalan-grown Bitcoin companies such as Ibex and Osmo, several Bitcoin Beach-inspired projects including Bitcoin... Read more »

Bitcoin Difficulty Surges 4.68%, Taps New All-Time High; Metric Set to Surpass 40 Trillion

The Bitcoin blockchain recorded another difficulty increase on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at block height 774,144. The network’s difficulty increased by 4.68%, from 37.59 trillion to an all-time high of 39.35 trillion.... Read more »

Who Is the FTX Hacker? On-Chain Clues Shed Light on the Situation 

Key Takeaways FTX was hacked on November 12 following the exchange’s bankruptcy filing. The Securities Commission of The Bahamas claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it ordered the transfer of the funds... Read more »

Bitcoin stays out of fear for 11 straight days as price tips near 24K

Bitcoin (BTC) has just clocked its 11th consecutive day outside the “Fear” zone in the Crypto Fear and Greed Index, cementing its longest streak out of fear since March 2022. Bitcoin Fear... Read more »

Bitcoin surpasses $23.5k, approaches $24k

The price of Bitcoin rose above $23,500 at 4 p.m. UTC on Jan. 29. That value brought the asset’s market cap above $452 billion. The change represents a 3.65% increase from the... Read more »
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