Africa’s Blockchain Funding Drops to 1.3% in 2023, Deal Share Rises – Report
In 2023, Africa’s share of global blockchain venture deals rose marginally to 1.3%, but the continent’s total funding dropped from...
Bitcoin
Stablecoin Market Expands by $344M in 7 Days, Led by Paypal’s PYUSD Growth
While the stablecoin economy experienced tepid growth in June, it expanded by $344.15 million over the past seven days. Paypal’s...
Basel Committee Gives Permissioned Stablecoins ‘Preferential Treatment’ in Amended Crypto Asset Standard Amidst Heavy Criticism
The Basel Committee, responsible for setting standards for bank regulation, has revised its crypto asset standard, introducing new considerations that...
Barstool’s Dave Portnoy Accepts Bitcoin From Kraken in Sponsorship Deal
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has expressed his hesitation to buy bitcoin at its current price but is open to...
Hamster Kombat Continues Rising in Pre-Market Trading as New P2E Token Shiba Shootout Raises $700k
The meme coin market has flipped bullish again over the past week. Hamster Kombat (HMSTR) is doing well in pre-market...
Hong Kong Regulators Say Proposed Stablecoin Regulation Has Received Positive Stakeholder Feedback
Hong Kong regulators announced the conclusion of a stablecoin regulation consultation phase that saw stakeholders provide 108 submissions. The regulators...
US Bitcoin ETFs Record Ninth Consecutive Day of Gains, Adding $53.35 Million
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) achieved their ninth consecutive day of gains on Wednesday, amassing $53.35 million. Blackrock’s IBIT...
Shiba Inu’s SHIB down 8% following WazirX exchange exploit
Key Takeaways Shiba Inu (SHIB) token declined by 8% following the news of the WazirX hack. The exploit is the...
DeFi Technologies (DEFTF) Buys Another $6 Million in Bitcoin, Doubles BTC Holdings
DeFi Technologies (DEFTF) – a rising Canadian fintech company – has acquired another large batch of Bitcoin (BTC) after making...
SEC directs final S-1 submissions for Ether ETFs with target launch on July 23
SEC mandates final S-1 filings for Ether ETFs by July 16, launch set for July 23. Invesco, Galaxy set fees...
Greenidge Expands Bitcoin Mining Operations in Mississippi
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. has expanded its bitcoin mining operations with a new site in Mississippi. The site, which went...
Ripple CEO Blasts Political Divide Over Crypto, Calls for Bipartisan Cooperation
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has criticized the politicization of cryptocurrency in the U.S., stressing the necessity of a bipartisan approach...
Ethereum ETFs Could Drive Prices to New Highs, Says Bitwise CIO
Ethereum prices are poised to reach new all-time highs, according to Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise. Hougan’s analysis...
Fake Professors Scam Crypto Investors on Telegram and Whatsapp, DFI Warns
The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) has reported multiple complaints about cryptocurrency scams on Whatsapp and Telegram involving...
Bitcoin ETFs Records Over $422M in Daily Net Inflow, As BTC Sees 10% Weekly Gains
The spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offered in the United States have recorded the highest inflow since June 5th. According...
Malaysia Loses Over $700 Million Worth of Electricity to Illegal Crypto Miners, Says Minister
According to a government minister, Malaysia lost $727 million worth of electricity stolen by illegal crypto miners between 2018 and...
Standard Chartered-Backed Blockchain Firm Partior Closes $60 Million Series B Round
Blockchain firm Partior announced on July 12 that it had closed a $60 million Series B funding round led by...
Pantera Capital Calls Solana the ‘Mac OS of Blockchains,’ Highlights Architecture Benefits and Growing Adoption
Pantera Capital, an institutional asset manager focused on blockchain technology, has called Solana the “Mac OS of blockchains” in its...
Argentina Defines Rules for Normalization of Previously Undeclared Assets, Including Cryptocurrency
Argentina has recently released the rules that will govern the previously approved legislative package affecting the inclusion of cryptocurrency and...
Caliza Raises $8.5 Million to Ease Cross Border Payments Using USDC in Latam
Caliza, a fintech company headquartered in the U.S. but focused on Latam, has raised $8.5 million in a funding round...
Pepe, Floki, and Popcat tokens soar ahead of Poodlana token sale
Meme coins were among the best-performing coins on Monday as cryptocurrencies staged a strong recovery. JasmyCoin soared by over 20%...
BlackRock pulls 2022 ad showing Trump gunman
Screengrab from the ad, as posted by A. Westgate on X. Key Takeaways BlackRock will remove an ad featuring Thomas...
