Crypto news

The FBI announced the takedown of Hive, a ransomware network with members across multiple states in Europe and North America, in a recent press release. The US agency stated that they had been on the case since at least 2021. Hackers Hacked Despite the efforts of the FBI, the network was tough to crack. However, in July of 2022, law enforcement was able to penetrate the cybercrime group’s control center, gaining access to the decryption keys that were to be given to victims...

The Biden Administration announced on January 27th that it will launch a new legal framework for cryptocurrencies in the coming months to combat the multiple cryptocurrency scams that impacted the crypto market last year, causing multi-million dollar losses. According to a statement published by the White House, “2022 was a tough year for cryptocurrencies.” Hence, this new regulatory framework aims to ensure that cryptocurrencies cannot undermine the financial stability of...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is targeting investment advisors for potentially offering digital asset custody to its clients without meeting proper criteria. Citing three unnamed sources, Reuters reported that the Commission is probing advisers’ efforts to follow the rules around custody of clients’ digital assets after the implosion of FTX. The investigation has not been made public yet, but the enforcement staff of the SEC has sought details...

A new bill introduced to the New York Senate seeks to make certain cryptocurrencies a legal form of payment for state agencies. This would include accepting crypto as payment for civil penalties, fines, taxes, and other fees charged by the state.  As detailed in the legislation set forth on Thursday, accepted cryptocurrencies would include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash, though it could include more.  Specifically, the legislation describes cryptocurrency as...

The popular on-chain sleuth ZachXBT recently called out two growing Twitter accounts for perpetrating multiple NFT-related scams over the past month.  The analyst explained the timeline of events on Friday, including their sudden rise to prominence and the rug pulls they’ve managed to pull off.  Calling Out the Scammers As outlined in the analyst’s Twitter thread on Friday, Twitter handles @radako and @Fitz_lol suddenly began using NFT profile pictures and tweeting about NFTs...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected the joint effort of Ark Investment Management and 21Shares to list a spot Bitcoin ETF on the Cboe BZX Exchange. The agency dismissed another application filed by the partners in the spring of 2022.  As indicated in a recent filing, the American financial regulator did not allow Ark 21Shares’ BTC Spot ETF to launch on the US market. The product was supposed to be listed on the CBOE BZH Exchange. However, the...

More troubles for South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb brews as its offices were reportedly raided on Thursday. Authorities launched an investigation into potential price manipulation of a coin listed on the platform, according to a report by Yonhap. The token in question has not been revealed. Prosecutors said they are probing transactions linked to a specific person or entity allegedly manipulating the coin’s price to make a profit. In a statement, the Seoul District...

With January having arrived, the new Congress has convened. While at the time of writing, the House of Representatives is still struggling to elect or even nominate a republican speaker, we can rest assured that things are going to go quite well for crypto in the coming months and that the country is now well on its way towards garnering a small bit of healing from all the trouble it’s been through since Biden entered the fray. Congress Needs to Stay Out of Crypto One of...

Presently, XRP’s price action is not looking overly promising against either USDT or BTC. Things could worsen in the coming days if all remains as it is right now. Technical Analysis By: Edris XRP/USDT Daily Chart On the daily chart, the price continues its struggle to break above the $0.43 resistance level, following a push above both the 50-day and 200-day moving average lines. In case the cryptocurrency finally moves beyond the aforementioned level, a rally toward the...

The market sentiment continues to improve as cryptocurrencies see another week of trading in the green. The market added around $70 billion to its total capitalization, while the overall sentiment is at a 10-month high. It’s interesting to note that Bitcoin’s dominance continues to increase. This means it fared better than altcoins in terms of price performance. The leading cryptocurrency managed to add around 9% and is now battling for the important level at $23,000. A...