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On Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosed that multi-factor authentication (MFA) on its X account was disabled leading up to a false post earlier this month, just before the formal approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs. The incident occurred on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, when the SEC’s @SECGov X account was compromised, and unauthorized posts regarding the approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds emerged. SIM Swap Attack According to a statement released...

After Three Arrows Capital collapsed during crypto winter, founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies stuck around on Twitter, making excuses for themselves before going silent for months and resurfacing with a new crypto project – the exchange OPNX. Later on, the pair also launched “3AC Ventures,” a new hedge fund, although public information is limited. Run-In With Singaporean Authorities Although the pair have so far managed to escape significant punishment, they have nonetheless...

Ethereum has currently found itself situated within a crucial demand zone after falling below the $2,300 threshold. While the risk of additional decline in the altcoin’s value, the recent dynamics in Ethereum’s futures market sentiment have been underscored by a critical analysis of funding rates, which serves as a crucial indicator, shedding light on the intensity of orders executed by buyers and sellers. According to CryptoQuant’s latest analysis, this displays an upward...

Several Web3 firms have been impersonated in an ongoing coordinated phishing attack in the crypto community. According to a tweet by on-chain sleuth ZachXBT, investors have been receiving phishing emails from sources claiming to be from platforms like decentralized applications and crypto wallet bridge provider WalletConnect, full stack on-chain data platform Token Terminal, decentralized finance portfolio tracker De.Fi, and crypto media house Cointelegraph. Ongoing...

Bitcoin ETF issuers, except for Grayscale, have collectively acquired more than 86,000 BTC at an average price of $42,000, an investment of $3.63 billion, according to on-chain analyst Ali on X. The sustained high trading activity shows investors’ ongoing interest and engagement in recently launched Bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin ETFs Show Resilience Among Bitcoin ETF issuers, iShares emerges as the leader, boasting a substantial holding of over $1.3 billion in BTC. Following closely...

Chris J Terry, a crypto market analyst, has recently predicted that Bitcoin’s (BTC) price could either remain stagnant or decline until the $25 billion liquidation of GBTC is finalized. Mike Novogratz, the founder of Galaxy Digital, holds a different view. He argues that despite the anticipated GBTC sell-offs, most investors will shift their focus to alternative ETFs, leading to a rise in Bitcoin prices within six months. Analyst Warns of Bitcoin Price Dip BTCdata’s Chief...

Defunct crypto exchange FTX may be behind a tsunami of outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) this month – and by extension, may have caused a significant downturn in Bitcoin (BTC)’s price. A recent report from CoinDesk suggested that the FTX bankruptcy has sold off close to $1 billion worth of GBTC since the fund transitioned into a Bitcoin spot ETF and was approved by federal regulators. Is FTX Suppressing Bitcoin? CoinDesk cited privately reviewed data alongside...

Grok, an AI chatbot with access to tweets from all over X and programmed to be as snarky as possible, is the principal product offered by xAI. The company is Elon Musk’s response to OpenAI – which he also co-founded. However, he later left after disagreements with Sam Altman and others over how to develop and profit from the tech that they were building. Bid for Investment Registered Late Last Year In early December, Elon Musk filed an SEC Form D for xAI, a document that...

Bitcoin (BTC) fell under $40,000 on Monday for the first time since early December as a wave of ETF outflows pushed the asset into deeper waters. Over the past 24 hours, over $236 million in trades have been liquidated, including $208 million worth of longs. Bitcoin trades for $39,504 at writing time – a price last seen for the asset on December 2 2023. According to Coinglass, Over 90,000 traders have been liquidated in the last 24 hours. The largest liquidation took place on...

Crypto industry leaders are pillorying a new U.S. government report claiming that digital assets can help criminals flout federal sanctions law. In a blog post from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) last Tuesday, authors asserted that foreign states working against American interests – including Iran and North Korea – “are using digital assets to evade the impacts of those sanctions.” How Effective Is Crypto For Dodging Sanctions? The report said that digital...