Feb 16 2024
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has brought charges against three people for defrauding investors of nearly $2 billion. According to the DOJ, the individuals promoted a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment program that promised investors high returns. Sam Lee, an Australian living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and American citizens Rodney Burton and Brenda Chunga, …
Feb 16 2024
A trader has recently managed to make a substantial profit of $59,000 in just 11 hours from an initial investment of 1 ETH. The trader managed to do this by leveraging the MINER token based on the ERC-404 token standard and using strategic high-gas transactions. Lookonchain Analytics shared insights into their strategy through a post …
Feb 16 2024
Ark Invest reported that its ARKB ETF had crossed $1 billion in Bitcoin holdings. The milestone was also commented on by Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart. According to , Ark 21Shares did indeed have a big day with $135.5 million in BTC inflows. Fidelity also had a with $188.4 million, the highest for the firm …
Feb 16 2024
Dogecoin saw a 1,100% increase in new addresses over the past week. January 29 marked a significant milestone with an unprecedented creation of 247,240 new DOGE addresses. The surge in network activity comes amidst a relative lull on the price side of things. The tenth-largest crypto asset by market cap mostly defied the general recovery …
Feb 16 2024
Corruption will continue to thrive until justice systems can punish wrongdoing and keep governments in check, according to Transparency International. The organization noted that the majority of countries have shown minimal to no improvement in tackling public sector corruption. It warned that the rise in impunity for corruption is fueled by both authoritarian regimes and …
Feb 16 2024
Imran Khan and his wife disqualified from holding public office for 10 years. Khan is facing over a hundred different charges across multiple cases. In August 2023, he was given afor selling state gifts worth more than 140 million rupees ($501,000), which he received when he was prime minister from 2018 to April 2022. The …
Feb 14 2024
New record lows were set for both the total funding amount and the number of deals during this period. The quarterly figures fell below $2.1 billion across a total of 297 deals, marking a 36% decrease in both categories compared to the previous quarter. According to Messari’s , decentralized finance (DeFi) took the lead with …
Feb 14 2024
Six people, including executives of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP), were exposed. The SSSCIP works with Western countries to provide cybersecurity assistance to Ukraine as it attempts to safeguard its digital infrastructure in the face of Russia’s invasion. Cabinet official Taras Melnychuk on Telegram that S SSCIP’s head …
Feb 14 2024
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has uncovered a money laundering syndicate, named the Long River syndicate. Over the last three years, approximately $229 million in illicit funds have been laundered through twelve establishments across Australia. As part of Operation Avarus-Nightwolf, a series of targeted raids were executed, confiscating high-end properties and vehicles with an estimated …
Feb 14 2024
Bitcoin’s price is poised for an upcoming rally this year, said the CEO of CryptoQuant – Ki Young Ju. The best scenario can take the asset to above $100,000 for the first time ever, he said. To do so, though, certain developments have to transpire, which are mostly related to the recently approved spot Bitcoin …