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Hong Kong regulators recently approved spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded fund applications, but Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas predicts that the local ETF market may not perform as well as the US due to the current lack of big players and the possibility of high fees. According to Balchunas, the Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETF market may generate $500 million in inflows, which is small compared to the over $15 billion from BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF product...

The Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), formerly a leading Ethereum non-fungible token (NFT) market collection, has witnessed a significant decrease in its floor price. This downturn signifies a reduction exceeding 90% from its historical peak, noted approximately two and a half years ago. BAYC is nearing a sub-10 NFT floor price, a development attributed to a 50% decline since March 1st alone. BAYC Floor Price Plummets Below 11 ETH According to data from NFT Price Floor, on Monday,...

The neutralization of funding rates in crypto perpetual markets following the drawdown suggested that the correction was healthy and that volatility may eventually decline. With the Bitcoin halving a few days away, the amount of BTC leaving centralized exchanges has risen to levels not seen for more than 15 months. At the same time, the number of BTC that have not moved in over a year has declined significantly. According to the Bitfinex Alpha report, these on-chain...

The upcoming Bitcoin halving event is expected to follow the pattern of “buy-the-rumor, sell-the-news,” according to the Crypto.com CEO. The exec believes that in the long term, however, the halving, which is currently slated for April 20, will positively impact Bitcoin’s price. Bitcoin Halving’s Long-Term Impact Will Be Positive In a recent Bloomberg interview, Kris Marszalek, CEO of Crypto.com, shared his thoughts on the Bitcoin halving, saying that while there will be...

Arkham’s latest data revealed that the top five identified crypto whales with publicly known wallet addresses collectively hold approximately $3.5 billion in digital assets. A few sit on a digital treasure trove but have no way to access it. Locked Out of Crypto Fortune This list features some of the most prominent names in the industry, with figures like TRON’s Justin Sun, LHV Bank’s Rain Lõhmus, Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin, German-born programmer and former Ripple CTO Stefan...

Decentralized blockchain network Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) has successfully implemented threshold-Schnorr signatures to harness the potential of Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (DeFi) and web3. According to a release seen by CryptoPotato, the new cryptographic signature scheme will enable ICP smart contracts to etch the Bitcoin token standard, Runes, and trade BRC-20 tokens. Implementing Threshold-Schnorr Signatures Threshold-Schnorr is a digital signature scheme...

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) – Germany’s largest federal bank – is poised to offer digital asset custody services and has teamed up with the crypto exchange Bitpanda. The main goal is to meet the increasing demand for digital asset management among institutional and corporate clients and it is scheduled for release in the latter half of 2024. According to the official announcement, LBBW will leverage Bitpanda Technology Solution’s advanced “Investment-as-a-Service”...

The crypto sleuth ZachXBT has warned about a group of scammers who are attempting to lure more victims by using millions in stolen funds in a new scheme. The investigation found that the same group who stole from projects like Magnate, Kokomo, Lendora, and Solfire is now back with a new project on Blast, Leaper Finance. Multi-Million Dollar Rug Pull Scam Network According to ZachXBT’s findings disclosed in a thread on X, the group has a history of executing rug pulls and is...

Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla is facing extradition from Kenya following his escape from custody in Nigeria. He was spotted after a manhunt was launched from Nigeria that led the authorities to Kenya, where his whereabouts were discovered. Binance Executive Set to Be Extradited According to a local report, the Nigerian government is working on extraditing Anjarwalla back to Nigeria in collaboration with Interpol and Kenyan authorities. The Binance executive will face...

Bitcoin’s price may be due for another correction despite a strong recovery from its weekend dump to $61,000, according to analysts at CryptoQuant. In a community “quicktake” posted on Monday, Bitcoin and Ethereum trader GAAH noted that the prevailing bullish market sentiment may be getting too hot based on information from the perpetual futures market. Is Bitcoin Still Overheated? As the analyst noted, average 30-dy funding rates remain high for Bitcoin, even after its...