Crypto news

Amidst a broader market resurgence, the Tron blockchain has been seeing impressive strength. In fact, the total value locked (TVL) on the blockchain surged to $36.2 billion on December 4. This figure marked a new all-time high for the network, demonstrating growing appeal among decentralized finance (DeFi) users. The achievement reflects the increasing adoption of Tron’s infrastructure for DeFi applications, stablecoin transactions, and smart contract functionality. New Peak...

It’s been a rollercoaster of a day for Bitcoin. Its price reached a historic all-time high above $100,000 earlier, followed by a plunge toward $98,000 moments ago. As CryptoPotato reported earlier, the move above $100K followed Donald Trump’s decision to make Paul Atkins the new Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. In the words of the President-elect himself: “Paul is a proven leader for common sense regulations. He believes in the promise of...

MARA Holdings, Wall Street’s largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner, has successfully closed a second $850 million offering of convertible senior notes. The company made the announcement on December 5 via an X post, outlining that the primary use of the proceeds will be to acquire additional Bitcoin and repurchase some of its outstanding convertible notes due in 2026. MARA’s Latest Convertible Notes Offering In an accompanying press release, MARA confirmed that the notes will...

[PRESS RELEASE – Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, December 4th, 2024] Metaplex, the blockchain protocol used to create virtually every token, memecoin, and NFT on Solana, saw record-breaking protocol fees in November, fueled by a surge in digital asset creation on Solana. As the protocol behind virtually all token creation on Solana, Metaplex has emerged as a primary beneficiary of the extraordinary surge in digital asset creation on the Solana network. This exponential...

Circle Internet Financial Ltd., the company behind the second-largest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market USDC, announced layoffs following a routine operational assessment. According to the Bloomberg report, the job cuts impact under 6% of the workforce. Despite these reductions, the firm said that it remains committed to expanding geographically and improving efficiency and productivity through artificial intelligence (AI). In June, Circle reported employing 882...

The world’s largest crypto exchange has announced the launch of an on-chain yield feature on its Binance Earn platform. According to an official release sent to CryptoPotato, Binance On-chain Yields will enable users to participate in on-chain protocols and earn rewards using their accounts on the crypto exchange. Binance Announces On-chain Yields With Babylon The new Binance feature will be kickstarted with the Babylon Bitcoin Staking product on December 10 at 10:00 UTC;...

Bitcoin’s (BTC) 7% surge above $100,000 in the past 24 hours has ignited a massive reaction in the crypto community. Market experts and analysts are discussing factors that led to the historic move and speculating about how high bitcoin can go, given the current state of the market. CryptoPotato received remarks from analysts at the crypto exchange Bitfinex and the on-chain analytics platform Nansen. Additionally, founders of traditional finance firms heavily invested in the...

On December 3, the U.S. government moved $33.6 million worth of cryptocurrency seized during the collapse of FTX and Alameda Research to two unidentified addresses. The transfers involving tokens such as Ethereum (ETH), Binance USD (BUSD), Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), and Shiba Inu (SHIB) stirred curiosity across the digital asset sector. Details of the Transfers According to data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence, the transactions included two significant...

A Russian court has sentenced Stanislav Moiseev, the leader of the notorious online drug marketplace Hydra, to life in prison alongside a fine of four million rubles (approximately $37,500). Fifteen other members of the group received prison terms ranging from eight to 23 years and were collectively fined 16 million rubles worth around $150,000.The charges against them included the production and distribution of illegal drugs and psychotropic substances across Russia and...

[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, California, December 4th, 2024] The internet was once a playground for open exchange, where ideas, innovation, and creativity flourished. However, centralized control and walled platforms have eroded those ideals. Open emerges as a new infrastructure dedicated to rebuilding the Open Web’s foundations in the age of Web3. From RSS3 to Open: A Broader Vision Open represents the next evolution of RSS3, a broader and more ambitious ecosystem...