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As Bitcoin surges toward its previous all-time high, industry experts are anticipating a correction before the digital asset can continue its upward trajectory. Mike Novogratz, founder of Galaxy Digital, shared his insights with Bloomberg TV, suggesting that while Bitcoin has soared past the $60,000 mark this week, a correction is likely imminent. Bitcoin Enters “Price Discovery” Phase “I wouldn’t be surprised to see some correction and some consolidation, but I’m very loath...

Coinbase has had a great run recently, topped off with a great Q4 2023 roundup in which the platform announced that it had beaten analyst predictions and was well on track to recovery from crypto winter. However, a technical glitch – which was reportedly caused by high traffic – recently struck the exchange, causing the site to display some users’ balances as zero. Speedy Recovery The platform has since recovered from the glitch, and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong hopped on X...

Binance has successfully retrieved $4.4 billion worth of digital assets for its users who made errors in their deposits over the past two years. Various reasons, such as inputting incorrect wallet addresses, depositing tokens that are not compatible, and issues arising from blockchain updates, can lead to mishandling of funds. Mishandled Deposits Recovered In 2022 and 2023, Binance resolved 381,616 cases where users deposited crypto assets that were not credited to their...

Bitcoin (BTC) is beginning a parabolic bull run of epic proportions that will last throughout the rest of the year, according to popular price analyst PlanB. In a post to X on Friday, the pseudonymous Bitcoin bull published a graph plotting Bitcoin’s “market cycle,” noting that the price has now emerged from this cycle’s “accumulation phase.” Bitcoin Bull Market Has Begun “No more easy buying opportunities in orderly and slowly increasing markets,” wrote PlanB. “If history is...

BlackRock’s IBIT spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has reached $10 billion in assets under management (AUM) within seven weeks of its launch on January 11. The fund now holds over 162,000 Bitcoin, making it one of the few ETFs to surpass the $10 billion mark. Spot Bitcoin ETF Performance Nate Geraci, president of the ETF store, provided context for IBIT’s achievement, highlighting that only a fraction of ETFs globally have surpassed the $10 billion AUM mark, with the...

Leading U.S. investment platforms Meryll Lynch and Wells Fargo are now offering clients access to Bitcoin spot ETFs despite initially hesitating on the move. As reported by Bloomberg, the firms are offering the ETFs to certain wealth management clients who specifically request the product, which allows clients to directly invest in BTC through an ETF wrapper. Merrill Lynch Embraces Bitcoin Last month, Merrill Lynch, the investment management division of Bank of America, was...

The Seneca Protocol hacker has given back $5.3 million worth of Ether tokens after draining $6.4 million on Ethereum and Arbitrum networks. Initial investigations suggested that an approval mechanism bug in the protocol’s smart contract was exploited. The stablecoin protocol had recently confirmed roping in with law enforcement but offered leniency, stating the team wouldn’t take legal steps if the hacker returned 80% of the funds, keeping 20% as a reward. Seneca Hacker...

Crypto exchange Gemini has agreed to return a minimum of $1.1 billion to customers of its defunct Gemini Earn Program as part of its settlement deal with New York regulators. Gemini, led by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, is also facing legal issues from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the New York Attorney General’s office. Gemini’s Settlement With the NYDFS In a press release on Feb. 28, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced its...

In a recent filing, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged the Delaware bankruptcy court to reject Terraform Labs’ proposal to retain Dentons U.S. LLC as its special counsel. The SEC has raised concerns about the amount paid to Dentons, describing it as “suspicious.” SEC Raises Concerns Over TFL’s $166M Transfer The SEC noted that Terraform Labs transferred $166 million to the Dentons Advance Payment Retainer. Out of this total, $122 million was moved...

Online stock and crypto brokerage firm Robinhood has teamed up with the management team of the Ethereum-based layer-2 network Arbitrum to give its wallet users access to swaps on the protocol. According to a release seen by CryptoPotato, the duo announced the alliance on February 29 at the ETHDenver 2024 event in Colorado, saying the collaboration would simplify the path to layer-2 networks. Robinhood Wallet Taps Arbitrum for Coin Swaps Robinhood Wallet users will be able to...