The large bitcoin institutional investments keep emerging frequently, and the latest one has come from the US-based hedge fund One River Asset Management. After establishing a new company oriented in digital asset investments, the fund has purchased $600 million in BTC and plans to add ETH and expand its holdings to $1 billion in the next few months.One River Digital Asset Management Invests $600M In BTCBitcoin has seen a massive spike in interest from institutional investments in the past...
Read More »Nexus Mutual Hacker Now Demands $2.8 Million (4,500 ETH) Ransom
The attacker that drained over $8 million in NXM from the founder of Nexus Mutual had requested $2.8 million in ETH to stop disposing of the funds. As such, it seems that he has rejected the bounty offer from Hugh Karp of $300,000.What Happened With The Funds Of The Hack?CryptoPotato reported earlier this week that an unknown perpetrator drained over $8 million worth of the NXM token from Hugh Karp – the founder of the popular DeFi insurance provider – Nexus Mutual.The attacker duped Karp by...
Read More »CME Group Announces Ethereum (ETH) Futures: The Date Has Been Disclosed
The price of Ethereum (ETH) has surged past $600, following the latest increase in bitcoin’s price. However, another major stepping stone for its latest rally might be the fact that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group has announced plans to launch ETH futures.ETH Price Shoots Past $600The cryptocurrency market is in full charge mode today, and Ethereum doesn’t lag behind. ETH’s price has surged above $600, and it currently trades at around $617, charting an increase of about 5.5% on...
Read More »Can ETH Clear $600 And Reignite The Bullish Bias? (Ethereum Price Analysis)
ETH/USD: Price Consolidates After A ReboundKey Resistance Levels: $600, $636, $700Key Support Levels: $530, $489, $450ETH/USD. Source: TradingViewEthereum saw a 2% increase over the past hours following recovery from $530 over the weekend. These gains have pushed the second largest coin by market cap to its current price of $586. ETH is likely to face critical resistance at $600.Volatility may be low at the moment but its bullish trend is still looking strong in the long-term. Meanwhile, the...
Read More »Hacker Steals $8 Million From Nexus Mutual DeFi Protocol Founder
The personal address of Hugh Karp, the founder of the Ethereum-based insurance provider Nexus Mutual, has been drained for over $8 million worth of the NXM token by an already registered user. Despite the attack, Nexus Mutual has reassured that the customers’ funds are safe.Nexus Mutual Founder Drained For $8M In NXMThe popular project took it to Twitter earlier today to explain the situation. The undisclosed attacker completed a know-your-customer (KYC) procedure 11 days ago on the platform...
Read More »Highest Ever: $777,777 Paid for an NFT Digital Art Collection
The world of decentralized finance continues to amaze. Roughly around 12 hours ago, someone bid almost $800,000 for a collection of nun-fungible tokens (NFT) in what seems to be the most expensive purchase of digital art in the cryptocurrency industry.$800,000 Paid for NFT Digital Art CollectionMike Winklemann is a graphic designer from Charleston, USA, who uses the artistic pseudonym Beeple. His work spans a broader field and includes short films, VR and AR work, as well as Creative Commons...
Read More »Market Watch: Bitcoin Eyes $19,400 After Market Cap Gained $40 Billion The Past Weekend
After reclaiming the $19,000 bitcoin’s chances to break above $19,400 seem more likely. Most altcoins have slightly increased their value in a day, with Ethereum closing down to $600.Bitcoin Stays Above $19KFollowing last week’s roller-coaster that resulted in bitcoin dipping to $17,500 on two occasions, the primary cryptocurrency started to gain value during the weekend.CryptoPotato reported that the asset firstly overcame $18,000 before doing the same with the $19,000 level. In the past 24...
Read More »Bitcoin Soars $1700 In 48-Hours: Trading Over $19K As Market Cap Gains $20B (Market Watch)
Just two days after bottoming at $17,500, bitcoin has recovered the losses and spiked back beyond $19K, as of writing these lines. Most major altcoins are also green, besides Ripple (XRP), which continues to drop in value following the Spark (FLR) airdrop snapshot.Bitcoin Soars Above $19,300: Overvalued?The primary cryptocurrency had a volatile past several days. Last Friday, just two days ago, It went from trading safely around the $19K mark to as low as $17,500.However, after Wall Street...
Read More »Grayscale Purchases More Than $74 Million for its Ethereum Trust
The world wants crypto and Grayscale knows it. After announcing a massive purchase of over $280 Million in Bitcoin last week, Grayscale is now also betting on Ethereum.According to a report issued by Grayscale to the SEC, the company revealed having purchased 11455 ETH for a total of $74,135,609. The decision follows a terrific year for Ethereum, with the rise of DeFi projects and the launch of Ethereum 2.0 as the leading reasons behind the price rally of its native token, ETH.Genesis...
Read More »Market Watch: Bitcoin Reclaims $18K, Ripple Tumbles 6% Following Spark Airdrop’s Snapshot
Following another dip to $17,600 bitcoin has bounced off and has reclaimed the $18K level. Most alternative coins have taken a breath of fresh air as well, and the market cap has gained about $20 billion since yesterday’s bottom.Bitcoin Reclaims $18KThe primary cryptocurrency began gradually decreasing in value at the start of the week. After a few consecutive days of trading in the red, bitcoin dipped even further to $17,600.Despite bouncing off initially, BTC failed to fully recover in the...
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