Crypto news

The newly popular memecoin Pepe (PEPE) tanked 13% in value on Thursday after the crypto community noticed strange alterations to the multi-signature wallet used for enhancing the token’s adoption. As noted by @Crypto_Noddy on X, the multsig wallet changed its threshold for token transfers from 5 of 8 to just 2 of 8 wallet signatures – far less than what is expected for storing reserves for popular coins. The multisig is meant to reserve a portion of Pepe’s supply to provide...

Google appears to be taking money from fraudsters and facilitating crypto scams. These are the findings from DeFiLlama researcher “0xngmi,” who reported that scammers are buying ads for proper crypto websites on Google, but… When users click on them, “they get sent to an ad network to track the click, but that network redirects to a scam site instead!” There’s a new crypto scam on google Scammers will buy an ad for a proper crypto website on google, with the proper URL Then...

Shiba Inu, the second-largest meme cryptocurrency, recently cracked a new major milestone, with total tokens burnt surpassing 410 trillion SHIB. Based on Etherscan, the amount of SHIB tokens locked in the SHIB burn address recently reached 410.35 trillion tokens, currently valued at about $3.41 billion. Vitalik Buterin remains the largest SHIB burner of all time, two years after burning about 410.24 trillion SHIB in May 2021. It’s this historical ban that popularized SHIB...

FTX intends to initiate the sale, staking, and hedging of its crypto assets. For this purpose, the bankrupt crypto exchange is seeking to rope in Mike Novogratz and Galaxy Digital as its investment advisers as part of its ‘Digital Asset Management and Monetization Program.’ Implementing hedging strategies for Bitcoin and Ether will serve as a method to mitigate FTX’s exposure to unfavorable price fluctuations prior to their sale, according to the petition filed on August...

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) credited a little-known X (formerly Twitter) user on Wednesday for dispelling rumors of internal chaos at Binance, which suggested that the exchange was desperately selling its Bitcoin stash to protect the price of its native token, BNB. The rumors pertained to a vulnerable BNB collateralized DeFi loan on Venus protocol that approached liquidation this week. Is BNB in Trouble? As explained by @zkHopium, the loan in question began with BNB...

Alexander Mashinsky – the founder of bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius – has been arrested and indicted on federal charges. Former Celsius Head Taken into Custody Celsius was founded in 2018. Things fell apart for the company last year during the height of the crypto winter. Users of the platform were shocked one day last summer to see that all withdrawals had been halted, and thus they couldn’t access their hard-earned money. Things, however, didn’t quite...

Bitcoin continues to be shaky at around $26,000 after a violent crash last Thursday. However, the flagship crypto asset is not likely to see prominent gains before the much-anticipated halving that is expected to occur on April 20, 2024. According to Pantera Capital’s recent projection, the next halving would see Bitcoin surging to $35k before it and $148k after the fact, citing historical patterns. Bitcoin Halving Observations by Pantera Pantera Capital asserts that the...

After a prolonged period of tranquil price activity near the critical level of $1.8K, there has been a significant and rapid downturn at ETH following a notable rejection. This sudden cascade has caused the price to drop below the 100-day and 200-day moving averages (MAs), indicating a bearish signal for the ETH market. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Looking at the daily chart, a prolonged phase of quiet price action near the $1.8K resistance level led to a...

As we all know by now, BlackRock – which is trying to bring a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) to fruition – has partnered with Coinbase in its application as a means of creating a safe custody haven for users. However, some analysts believe this move is going to come back and bite the company in the rear. Should BlackRock Find a Replacement for Coinbase? Coinbase is currently being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the financial agency...

Ripple’s price movement has been relatively stagnant, following a cascading downward trend. This decline led the price to a robust support area represented by the 200-day moving average. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Looking at the daily chart, the increased selling pressure and bearish sentiment are evident, resulting in a significant price decrease. This downward movement has disrupted the previous bullish trend and led to an extended rejection. Consequently,...