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Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong has denied speculations that the company has sold paper Bitcoin to BlackRock without maintaining a 1:1 backing. The allegations have caused debate in the crypto community, with some accusing Coinbase of lacking transparency in its Bitcoin reserves. Brian Armstrong Dispels the Rumors In a statement on X addressing crypto analyst Tyler Durden, Armstrong explained that the minting and burning of Bitcoin for BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF...

The crypto staking landscape is constantly evolving, with new and remarkable shifts coming to light every now and then. A feature that was once primarily attributed to networks with proof-of-stake consensus mechanisms like Ethereum, developers have now brought staking and restaking to the Bitcoin blockchain. A report by the non-custodial staking services provider P2P.org outlined some major staking trends seen in the market over the past month. Trends in Ethereum Staking The...

Over the past month or so, Bitcoin has fallen while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 have gained. Will the bulls be back after the spigots turn up the overnight cash markets? Bitcoin is down by 6% over the 30 days ending Friday, Sept. 13, while the Nasdaq Composite is up 3.7% for the month’s trades and the benchmark S&P 500 Index is up 4% over the same period. So what gives with Bitcoin? Is Wall Street putting bearish selling pressure on crypto prices with outflows from the...

Trading app eToro recently reached a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC announced Thursday that eToro “agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle charges that it operated an unregistered broker and unregistered clearing agency in connection with its trading platform that facilitated buying and selling certain crypto assets as securities.” But eToro also agreed to halt trading for any cryptos except for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ether. “By removing...

The Solana network is experiencing an increased influx of users and a “break-through moment,” thanks to the introduction of liquid staking on the blockchain. A new report by the leading cryptocurrency exchange, Bybit, stated that Solana’s liquid staking model, especially the exchange-launched liquid-staked SOL, would mobilize masses and accelerate the onboarding of retail users in the ecosystem. The State of Liquid Staking on Solana As a proof-of-stake network, staking is...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ramped up its enforcement actions against the cryptocurrency sector in 2024, imposing nearly $4.7 billion in fines. This figure represents a 3,018% increase from the $150.3 million in fines issued in 2023. Record Breaking Settlement According to a report from Social Capital Markets, 2024’s figures are largely attributed to the SEC’s $4.47 billion settlement with Terraform Labs and its former CEO, Do Kwon, in June making it...

Think stablecoins are just a vehicle for anonymous crypto trading? A new survey from Castle Island Ventures would suggest otherwise. In a report sponsored by Visa, the firm showed that crypto users in five developing countries – Nigeria, India, Indonesia, Turkey, and Brazil – are turning to stables largely as a means of payment and a savings technology. Stablecoins: Crypto’s Killer Use Case In a survey of 2541 crypto users across those countries, crypto trading was found to...

Steven Lubka, head of private clients and family offices at Swan Bitcoin said in recent remarks to CNBC, “Do I think we’ll be in the six figures by 2025? Almost certainly. Do I think we’ll be in the six figures regardless of who wins? Almost certainly.” That may be assuring to fast-moving crypto markets that turn on a dime and put some stock in the idea that the election outcome could swing prices one way or the other. VanEck marked $100,000 BTC target for the end of 2024 in...

The prominent cryptocurrency asset manager said on Thursday that it has launched a new Trust that will track the performance of Ripple’s native token (XRP). Given its history of converting other Trusts (BTC and ETH) into spot ETFs, the question arises about whether the new product will put Ripple on the fast track toward an exchange-traded fund of its own. XRP ETF Coming Soon? The effects for XRP were immediate as its price soared from under $0.54 to a multi-week peak of...

Bitcoin added more than seven grand in value in the past week and soared past $60,000 for the first time since the end of August earlier today. The altcoins are also well in the green, with ETH rising above $2,400, LINK exploding by 6%, and even more gains from some meme coins. CryptoPotato reported the substantial crash that occurred last Friday when BTC dumped from over $57,000 to $52,500 in hours. At the time, most experts blamed it on macroeconomic factors as well as the...