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Crypto hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has rolled out a new feature called Ledger Recover, which allows users to back up their recovery seed phrases. Meanwhile, the initial announcement saw pushback from the crypto community, who criticized the service, with the formal launch still not welcome by users. Ledger Recover Goes Live Ledger announced the launch of its new optional subscription-based seed recovery service on X called Ledger Recover, provided by the blockchain...

Polygon Labs has announced that the POL token upgrade is now live on the Ethereum mainnet. The upgrade to POL has been initiated on the Ethereum mainnet following several months of development, community consultation, and a successful testnet launch. POL Token Upgrade Goes Live Even though POL has been deployed on the mainnet, this does not imply that the token will automatically replace MATIC. Such a transition requires approval through governance processes and will be...

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes published another macro-economic breakdown on Tuesday, focusing on why Bitcoin’s price suddenly surged this week. The analyst argued that now is the best time for crypto traders to step out of US Treasuries, and back into BTC. The Speech That Pumped Bitcoin According to Hayes, the crypto community has falsely attributed Bitcoin’s rally this week to excitement about a U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF potentially receiving approval. Such excitement, he said,...

Founder and CEO of crypto custodian Fortress Trust, Scott Purcell, has stepped down from his position nearly a month after major blockchain firm Ripple canceled its proposed acquisition of the company. Fortress also reportedly reduced its workforce after suffering a previous hack incident. Fortress CEO Leaves Company Scott Purcell has resigned from his CEO position at Fortress, according to Fortune, which said that the former chief confirmed his departure from the company....

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has charged BlackRock, one of the world’s largest investment management firms, for misleading investors by inaccurately describing its investments in the entertainment sector. The agency found that BlackRock failed to disclose certain risks associated with its investments, leading investors to make decisions based on incomplete information. As part of a settlement agreement, the financial behemoth has agreed...

Bitcoin (BTC)’s explosion to a new yearly high on Monday has placed the vast majority of investors’ holdings back into profit, according to a new report from Glassnode. The blockchain and market intelligence platform said that 4.7 million BTC flipped green after the rally, representing 24% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply. Chaos In The Derivatives Market The asset’s rise was coupled with a slew of short liquidations clearing 35,000 BTC worth of open-interest from the perpetual...

Solana has introduced a limited-time offer for users seeking to transfer assets from their Metamask wallet, reducing the associated fees to 0%. This fee reduction is made possible through a collaboration between the layer 1 blockchain, DeBridgeFinance, and the Solana-based wallet – Solflare. According to the official announcement, whenever a MetaMask wallet is connected to a Solana app, users will also gain access to a trusted Solflare companion. This Solflare widget boasts a...

Bakkt, the New York-based digital assets platform, has joined LightSpark as one of the first partners in a bid to offer Universal Money Address (UMA) for KYC-verified transactions on top of the Lightning Network for B2B clients. LightSpark is headed by CEO David Marcus, who was previously in charge of Meta’s ambitious Diem project that never went live. Marcus’s new company has launched a service to make fast transactions leveraging Bitcoin on scaling solution, the Lightning...

In the dynamic world of SocialFi, where the battle for supremacy is relentless, a certain Friend.Tech user made waves by dumping 850 ether (ETH) worth of keys on Monday. This move was followed by a switch to a rival platform, New Bitcoin City (NBC), a social app built on the Bitcoin blockchain. NBC Surges as Friend.Tech Sees Outflows This development comes at a critical point for Friend.Tech, which, while initially a trailblazer in the SocialFi space, is now facing stiff...

Market sentiment has experienced a significant upturn, with a noticeable trend in digital asset investment products attracting inflows for four consecutive weeks, accumulating a total of $66 million. This recent four-week streak of inflows has now reached $179 million. Following a recent increase in prices, the total Assets under Management (AuM) have surged by 15% from their September lows, reaching nearly $33 billion, marking the highest point since mid-August, according to...