The prominent American actor Dwayne Johnson (better known as The Rock) and the talk show host Oprah Winfrey launched an initiative focused on helping those displaced by the devastating wildfires in Maui, Hawaii. The so-called People’s Fund of Maui is available for contributors from all over the globe and accepts donations in cryptocurrencies. Crypto to the Rescue The Rock took it to X (Twitter) to explain that the fund will put money “directly in the pockets of those who...
Read More »Has EOS Lived Up to Its “Ethereum Killer” Hype?
What is the role of EOS in the blockchain and crypto arenas? EOS: Is It as Strong as It Claims to Be? Not long ago, a roundtable was hosted by anchor Rob Nelson, who oversaw a discussion between many key industry players. EOS has often been touted as an “Ethereum killer.” In other words, it’s hyped up to be just as good as Ethereum if not better in some ways, and there are many industry analysts out there who claim it – along with other competing networks like...
Read More »Bitwise Pulls Plug on Bitcoin and Ethereum Market Cap ETF Application
With the Bitwise ETF application gone, the crypto community is now awaiting the SEC’s decision on the remaining applications by WisdomTree, Invesco Galaxy, Valkyrie, VanEck, and Fidelity. In a surprising move, Bitwise, an asset management company based in San Francisco, has decided to withdraw its application for the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Market Cap Weight Strategy Exchange-traded fund (ETF) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last month. The...
Read More »Crypto YouTuber Losses $60K after Exposing Seed Phrases on Live Stream
August saw the crypto industry lose around $24 million in virtual assets due to various hacks and exploits. On August 30, Ivan Bianco, a prominent blockchain gaming-focused YouTuber known for his channel “Fraternized Crypto,” faced a devastating loss of approximately $60,000 in cryptocurrencies during a live stream. This unfortunate incident occurred when he inadvertently revealed the private keys to his crypto wallets. During the live stream, Bianco, who hails from Sao Paulo, Brazil, made...
Read More »Robhinood Holds the 5th Largest ETH Wallet Worth Over $2.5 Billion: Data
US-based investing and trading platform giant Robinhood has been identified as the owner of the fifth largest Ethereum (ETH) wallet address, accounting for the second-largest crypto holding in its portfolio after Bitcoin (BTC). The company’s wallet app recently added support for Bitcoin and Dogecoin while including an Ethereum swap feature. Robinhood Has 1.493 Million ETH in its Cold Wallet Data by Arkham Intelligence shows that a Robhinhood cold wallet address holds...
Read More »US Judge Dismisses Class Action Suit against Uniswap
Aside from dismissing the case against Uniswap, the judge also classified popular cryptocurrencies Ether (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) as commodities. United States District Judge Katherine Polk Failla has dismissed with prejudice the class action suit against the decentralized exchange Uniswap. Recall that in April 2022, six former investors on Uniswap filed a suit against the exchange for allowing scam tokens on its platform. The individuals claimed to have bought scam tokens EthereumMax...
Read More »Vitalik Buterin Says Another Big Ethereum Upgrade is Coming
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is teasing what he thinks is one of the biggest and most significant upgrades to the network in history. So big, in fact, that he believes it could reduce all ETH costs in the future by more than 100 times. Vitalik Buterin Teases Big Things for Ethereum Over the past year or so, Ethereum has undergone several changes to its infrastructure as seen through upgrades like the Merge and Shapella. This was all part of Ethereum’s...
Read More »Airline Group Lufthansa Launches Polygon-Based NFT Loyalty Program
The rewards program has the potential to bring blockchain technology to more users as Lufthansa Group has about 36 million members in its regular Miles and More loyalty program. Lufthansa Group, the parent company of airlines such as Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, Eurowings, Brussel Airlines and others, has announced the launch of a new NFT-based loyalty program. Eligible customers in the program will receive blockchain-based digital trading cards that they...
Read More »Litecoin (LTC) Price Analysis: Fresh Increase Possible Above This Hurdle
Litecoin is slowly moving higher from the $60 support against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading above $65 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $68.00 on the 4-hour chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could gain bullish momentum if it clears the $68 and $70 resistance levels. Litecoin price is recovering from the $60 zone against the US Dollar, similar to Bitcoin....
Read More »OKX Releases 10th PoR Report With $10.4B in BTC, ETH, and USDT
Leading cryptocurrency exchange OKX has released its tenth proof-of-reserves (PoR) report, becoming the first digital asset platform to release ten consecutive monthly PoR reports. According to a press release, the latest numbers show balances of $10.4 billion in primary crypto assets like bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and Tether (USDT). OKX Publishes 10th PoR Report The Seychelles-based exchange covered 22 digital assets, including USD Coin (USDC), Ripple (XRP), Dogecoin...
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