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The blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis announced on Thursday that it has successfully assisted law enforcement in seizing $30 million in crypto stolen by North Korean hackers of the Lazarus group.  The ill-gotten proceeds were connected to the infamous Axie Infinity hack in March – the largest hack in decentralized finance (DeFi) to date.  How the Funds Were Recovered According to the firm’s statement, the event marks the first time that stolen cryptocurrency has ever...

It was announced not too long ago that investment giant BlackRock had partnered with leading digital currency exchange Coinbase to give its clients the opportunity to invest in crypto assets. Now, it looks like the company is taking its digital currency agenda one step further. BlackRock Will Offer BTC Spot Trading to Institutional Clients BlackRock has announced the launch of a new private trust for institutions so they can garner spot BTC exposure. This is a big deal...

America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is supporting a legal challenge against the U.S. Treasury Department following its sanctions against the privacy protocol Tornado Cash. The lawsuit’s plaintiffs include 6 individuals who have personally used the mixer, some of which include Coinbase employees. Defending Tornado’s Use Cases As reported by CNBC, Coinbase’s senior security risk analyst said he used Tornado Cash to anonymize his cryptocurrency donations to Ukraine, for...

With the Merge taking place a week from now, ETH remains the market leader and outperformed Bitcoin. However, it is clear from the technical chart that there are significant obstacles standing in the path forward. Technical Analysis By Grizzly The Daily Chart Ethereum is moving within a descending channel (in blue) on the daily chart. This resistance line has prevented further growth since registering its all-time high. When the price last hit the channel’s top in August, it...

UK-based asset management company Brevan Howard has revealed details of its $1-billion crypto hedge fund that has been in the news lately. $1 Billion Crypto Fund   In a statutory filing with US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Braven Howard, a global asset manager with $25 billion in assets under management (AUM), provided details of two sub-entities that together raised over $210 million towards its planned $1 billion crypto hedge fund. Digital Asset Multi-Strategy...

Is bitcoin due for another bull run in the coming weeks? The world’s number one digital currency could add a few thousand dollars to its price soon according to crypto analyst Marcus Sotiriou, who stated in a recent interview that the asset could find itself trading for about $26,000. Marcus Sotiriou Believes BTC May Experience a Slight Comeback While this number is nothing to get too excited over, it will likely be a nice breath of fresh air for many clients and traders...

In an attempt to fight the galloping inflation, the European Central Bank, similar to its counterparty overseas, raised the key interest rates by 75 basis points. Unlike the Fed’s interest rate hikes, though, this one has had no real impact on BTC’s price, at least for now. With the skyrocketing inflation across the Old Continent, the ECB was a little slow to react at first and failed to follow the Fed’s example for a while. However, the central banking authority changed its...

Ben Armstrong is just one of a few social media influencers that regret talking about and promoting cryptocurrency projects. Ben Armstrong Feels Bad About Past Endorsements Armstrong has been engaged in the practice for years. He is one of the most-watched crypto influencers on YouTube. At the time of writing, he has garnered more than 1.5 million subscribers, and for a long time, he accepted payments from crypto companies and projects who were willing to dole out cold,...

Despite the dramatic sell-off of Terra ecosystem tokens, LUNC has managed to rally along with the crypto market favoring the upside. While the plan continues to revive the chain and attract investors back, the latest surge of more than 100% over the past week after its tax burn confirmation. At the time of writing, LUNC was trading at $0.00056, recording a daily rise of almost 55%. LUNCUSDT. Source: TradingViewAs per the new 1.2% Tax Parameter Change proposal, taxes will be...

INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Sep. 7, 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, has listed MetFi (MFI) on September 7, 2022. For all users of LBank Exchange, the MFI/USDT trading pair is now officially available for trading. As a DAO owned and controlled by the community, MetFi (MFI) builds the world’s first DeFi 2.0 collectible NFT ecosystem focused on incubating metaverse and web3 unicorns. Its native token MFI has been listed on LBank Exchange at 20:00...