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South Korean Crypto Exchanges Report Nearly 50% Surge in Suspicious Transactions in 2023

South Korea has witnessed a surge in crypto trading, particularly following a market recovery. Correspondingly, authorities in the country received almost 49% more alerts of potentially suspicious transactions from crypto service providers in 2023 compared to the previous year. A paper from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) revealed that South Korea logged 16,076 instances of reported crypto transactions suspected of links to activities like money laundering, market...

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Here’s by How Much Robinhood’s Crypto Revenues Increased in Q4 23

Robinhood’s quarterly results are in – and they have once again beaten expectations, if only by a marginal amount. Although Robinhood has by no means been spared the aftershocks felt throughout the crypto market and the larger economic sector, things are looking up for the popular trading firm. Revenues Are Up, Costs Are Down Overall, in the fourth quarter of 2023, Robinhood saw a 24% increase in net revenues year-over-year, adding up to a total of $471 million and beating...

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Is BTC’s Price Impacted by the Recently-Approved Spot Bitcoin ETFs? (CryptoQuant Analysis)

Bitcoin (BTC) recently soared past the $50,000 mark for the first time since December 2021 and has remained on the rise, currently trading above $51,900. Analysts from on-chain intelligence platform CryptoQuant have attributed the asset’s rise to high demand from the recently approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to CryptoQuant’s latest weekly report, an estimated 75% of new money invested into BTC is coming from ETFs, excluding Grayscale’s GBTC....

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Cardano (ADA) Soars 9% Daily While Bitcoin (BTC) Nears $52K Again (Weekend Watch)

Bitcoin faced some untypical for the weekends volatility yesterday and dropped by roughly a grand and a half, but has recovered most losses and now sits close to $52,000. Most altcoins have also turned green today, with ETH reclaiming the $2,800 level and SOL returning to $110. BTC Heads Toward $52K Again After closing last week with a 13% gain, BTC started the current one with another surge on Monday that drove it to $50,000 for the first time in over two years. The US CPI...

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Solana-Based Meme Coin WIF Explodes 16% Daily as SOL Price Challenges $110

Solana’s ecosystem has been booming in the past few months, giving birth to a number of meme coins that came to prominence only to decline and subsequently fade into oblivion. That hasn’t been the case with WIF, however, as – by all measures – it appears that the dog, indeed, still has a hat. Dogwifhat (WIF) has seen its price exceed $0.40 in the past 24 hours, surging by more than 16%, as seen in the chart below: Source: DexscreenerIt’s worth noting that WIF’s move comes...

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Stacks Skyrockets 3,028% in Annual Revenue Ahead of Nakamoto Upgrade

Stacks, a Bitcoin Layer 2 solution, had major growth over the last year with a 3,386% quarterly and 3,028% annual increase in its revenue, reaching $637,000. The market capitalization of Stack’s native cryptocurrency, STX, experienced a significant surge of 203% quarterly and an impressive 598% year-over-year, reaching a milestone of $2 billion. Stacks Q4 Report Reveals 363% TVL Increase Messari’s “State of Stacks Q4 2023” report pointed to a 363% quarterly increase in total...

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Bitcoin Tumbles Below $51K as Daily Liquidations Top $100M

The weekend isn’t treating Bitcoin’s price right as it has tumbled below $51K, erasing some of the gains achieved during the rally in the past few days. As seen in the chart below, the price took a turn for the worse in the past few hours. Source: TradingViewData from CoinGlass reveals that this has also sent ripples through the derivatives market, liquidating a total of $122 million in the past 24 hours. As it’s expected, the volume of these moves is significantly lower...

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Dogecoin Rises Towards $1 as Sponge V2 Could Be the Next Meme Coin to Explode

Dogecoin (DOGE) has seen an 8% price increase over the past three days, reaching its highest level since January 21. The OG meme cryptocurrency continues to see support from the retail community as traders look to capitalize on the market’s bullish momentum. However, another new meme coin, Sponge V2 (SPONGEV2), is also gaining traction and could be poised for a major breakout if its current trajectory can be sustained. Dogecoin Charges Towards $1 Milestone as Demand Keeps...

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For the First Time in 2 Years, Coinbase Has Gone Profitable Again: Report

In spite of the fact that Coinbase has always been one of the most well-known trading platforms, business within the past few years hasn’t been much easier for them than lesser-known exchanges. Between crypto winter, an ongoing lawsuit, the need for personnel reductions, and the other expenses of running a business, Coinbase has suffered business contraction for about two years now. However, the exchange’s fortunes have changed. First Profitable Quarter in Two Years...

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Crypto Markets Cool Off After Recent Rally, Bitcoin (BTC) Stalls Below $52K (Weekend Watch)

After numerous consecutive days of charting impressive gains, Bitcoin has calmed at just under $52,000. The altcoins have also stalled following the recent price surges, with ETH dipping below $2,800 and AVAX slipping below $40. BTC Calms Below $52K The primary cryptocurrency had a highly impressive run over the past ten days. It all started on February 7 when the asset finally broke out of its tight range in which it stood for a week – at around $43,000. The bulls took...

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