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Crypto giants push to get Bitcoin an emoji
Nexo and over 35 crypto organizations are petitioning to secure a Bitcoin emoji, garnering worldwide support and aiming for 50,000 endorsements. Crypto platform Nexo and more than 35 organizations in the cryptocurrency space have joined forces to push for an official Bitcoin BTC...
Millions in BTC, XMR possibly stolen after reports of darknet market ‘exit scam’
Incognito Market, a darknet marketplace for narcotics trading, has reportedly exit-scammed its users of their BTC and XMR. Users of a major darknet marketplace say they’ve been unable to withdraw Bitcoin BTC $66,223 and Monero XMR $137 as of Tuesday, March 5, amid growing fear...
Winklevoss twins donate $4.9M to crypto super PAC Fairshake
Fairshake, a political action committee supported by Coinbase and a16z, has a $73 million war chest to oppose anti-crypto candidates and support those in favor of digital assets. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have donated $4.9 million to the crypto-focused Fairshake super politic...
Novel ERC-X token crashes 87% after uncovering double spending glitch
A bug in its smart contract that allows users to double their balance by sending tokens to themselves has led to a crash in Miner's price. Miner, a novel token minted using the experimental ERC-X standard, crashed over 99% in the past few hours before paring losses. At the time...
Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States racked up $403 million on Feb. 8, recording the thi...
Nexo seeks $3B in damages from Bulgaria over dropped investigation
Nexo alleges the company suffered reputational damage while its shareholders lost significant value due to the abandoned criminal investigation. Cryptocurrency lending platform Nexo is looking to claim $3 billion in damages from the Bulgarian government following failed criminal...
US govt’s planned $118M Bitcoin sale is ‘peanuts’ compared to GBTC
The planned sale of over 2,900 Bitcoin is small compared to the outflows from Grayscale’s ETF, one market commentator noted. The United States government’s planned sale of nearly $118 million in seized Silk Road Bitcoin BTC $39,912 shouldn’t be seen as a cause for concern,...
FTX claims prices rally ahead of anticipated estimation hearing
While FTX is keen on refunding the investors based on Nov. 2022 market prices, FTX creditors aim for an “in-kind” repayment structure that bases the repayments on the number of tokens, not their market prices. Prices of claims on the crypto exchange FTX have increased ahead of a...
Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler posted a thread on X reminding in...
ECB assesses environmental footprint of cash, sees room for improvement
In Europe, the environmental footprint of banknotes is minuscule compared to crypto’s, but crypto has advantages of its own. The European Central Bank (ECB) has taken a look at the environmental impact of using banknotes and discovered 16 environmental impact categories. As with...