Over 175 different tokens with valuations exceeding $10,000 were stolen as part of a massive hack against the U.S.-based crypto exchange Poloniex on Friday, according to on-chain data. Since earlier today, estimates of the funds stolen in the hack have expanded to $125 million. What Hackers Took From Poloniex According to an X post from Nansen, some of the largest Ethereum-based outflows from Poloniex in the past 24 hours have included $11 million in Tether USD (USDT), and...
Read More »Binance to List ORDI Ordinals with Application of Seed Tags
The listing of ORDI token on Binance comes with a Seed Tag hinting at elevated levels of risk and volatility compared to other listed tokens. In the latest announcement on Tuesday, November 7, Binance will list Ordinals (ORDI) on the platform while introducing spot trading pairs such as ORDI/BTC, ORDI/USDT, ORDI/TRY. Furthermore, Binance also announced that they would be applying a Seed Tag to ORDI. Ordinals is a new inscription protocol on the Bitcoin network. The total supply of Bitcoins...
Read More »Bitrace Research Exposes Risks of Anonymous Online Markets with Cryptocurrency
Bitrace has recently unveiled a concerning trend within the Telegram coin exchange robot ecosystem, primarily involving the TRC20 USDT cryptocurrency. This trend includes a substantial number of addresses associated with gambling, money laundering, stolen coins, and fraudulent activities, which can potentially taint innocent users’ addresses and expose them to financial threats. Bitrace Research Reveals Concerns on Telegram Coin Exchange A recent study by Bitrace Research has...
Read More »Stablecoin Activity Takes Crown From DeFi in Q3: Report
Stablecoins are often viewed as assets that pose systematic risks to the financial market. However, these pegged tokens have become the most popular category among investors amid adverse market conditions. QuickNode’s latest on-chain report revealed a notable surge in stablecoin activity across blockchain networks. Stablecoins saw a 45% growth in active addresses and a 41% increase in transactions between the first and third quarters. Contrastingly, DeFi experienced...
Read More »XRP Price Rally Continues: Is $0.7 Next or is a Correction Imminent? (Ripple Pirce Analysis)
Technical Analysis By TradingRage Ripple has been demonstrating bullish price action against both USDT and BTC recently. Investors are once again looking optimistic about the short-term future. Yet, some signs suggest that a pullback or consolidation might be on the horizon. The USDT Paired Chart Against USDT, the price has been on a consistent rise since a rebound from the $0.5 level earlier in October. The 50-day and 200-day moving averages were also broken to the upside,...
Read More »Bitcoin Miner Northern Data Secures $609 Million Debt Financing Facility from Tether
Europe’s leading Bitcoin miner and data cloud provider – Northern Data – announced securing EUR 575 million (worth over $609 million) debt financing facility from stablecoin issuer, Tether after entering into a loan agreement. The facility, operating under standard market conditions, is unsecured and set to mature on January 1, 2030, and is expected to allow Northern Data Group to make further investments across its three business lines Taiga Cloud, Ardent Data Centers, and...
Read More »Injective Chooses Kava Native USDT for its Perps Trading
[PRESS RELEASE – Georgetown, Cayman Islands, November 2nd, 2023] Injective, a Cosmos Layer-1 blockchain designed to power next-generation DeFi applications, has selected the Kava Chain’s Native USDT for their Perps trading. The Kava Chain is a secure, lightning-fast Layer-1 blockchain that combines the developer power of Ethereum with the speed and interoperability of Cosmos. This collaboration is poised to bring significant benefits to users of both platforms, signaling that...
Read More »XRP Pumps Above $0.6 but is a Correction Next? (Ripple Price Analysis)
Ripple’s price is continuing its bullish momentum while also experiencing a rebound against BTC. Things are beginning to look positive for XRP. Technical Analysis By TradingRage The USDT Paired Chart Against USDT, the price has been rallying over the last few weeks. Both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages have been broken to the upside, and the price is now piercing through the $0.6 resistance level. The relative strength index has also been rising recently, entering the...
Read More »Taiwan Authorities Crack Down on 324.2 Million USDT Money Laundering Operation: Report
Taiwan’s law enforcement agencies busted what could be the largest cryptocurrency-related money laundering case in the region, involving 324.2 million USDT. The Criminal Bureau’s Electronic Investigation Team of Taiwan has confiscated numerous pieces of evidence, including a Lamborghini, a LEXUS LM, three high-end timepieces, work-related mobile phones, and narcotics. Taiwan’s Biggest Ever Crypto Bust According to a statement from the criminal investigation bureau of the...
Read More »Circle Announces Closure of Individual Consumer Accounts on November 30
The creator of the second largest stablecoin USDC with a market cap of about $24.7 billion announced that it will support only business institutional accounts. In a strategic move to review its relations with customers, Circle, a leading and regulated stablecoin issuer, informed its individual account holders that they will not be serviced by the end of this month. Circle wrote an email to its individual customers informing them to redeem their coins before November 30, as only...
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