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American multinational investment giant – BlackRock – has recently reported a significant increase in investment-related scams, particularly those that direct individuals to crypto investment websites or social media platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram. The company has cautioned its investors when engaging with individuals, websites, or social media platforms using BlackRock’s brand to offer training or investment opportunities. BlackRock Cautions Investors In its official...

Hong Kong native and crypto promoter Wong Ching-kit has entered the radar of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) for his suspected role in several criminal cases, the latest being a cryptocurrency scam involving over HK$3 million ($384,310). According to a report from the South China Morning Post, Interpol has issued a red notice against Ching-kit, alerting global law enforcement that he is wanted for one count of fraud and two counts of theft in Hong...

On-chain analytics platform Nansen believes bitcoin (BTC) investors should adopt a risk-on strategy amid the market’s current condition because all tactical signals are flashing green. According to the firm’s weekly research report, crypto narratives are currently positive and increase the likelihood of higher risk-adjusted crypto returns in the near term. Bitcoin Investors Should Become Risk-On A risk-on investment strategy refers to market participants taking higher risks...

The leading American Bitcoin mining company – Riot Platforms – has acquired the Kentucky-based firm Block Mining in a transaction valued at $92.5 million. The deal, announced on July 24, includes $18.5 million in cash from Riot’s reserves and $74 million in Riot common stock. Additionally, Block Mining could receive up to $32.5 million more, based on performance metrics through 2025. Riot Platforms Drops $92.5M on Block Mining In its official press release, Riot said that it...

All eyes in the crypto community yesterday were on the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville as Donald Trump was scheduled to appear and talk about BTC, which eventually resulted in substantial price volatility for the asset. On a daily scale, most cryptocurrencies are slightly in the red, with TON and DOGE leading the pack from the larger-cap ones. BTC Sees a Rollercoaster Last weekend was also quite eventful in terms of price action for bitcoin as the asset fell by $2,000 in...

Russian-speaking threat actors who come from former Soviet Union are the primary drivers of various types of crypto-related cybercrime, including ransomware, illegal crypto exchanges, and darknet markets, according to the latest report by TRM Labs. In fact, ransomware groups that speak Russian were also found to be responsible for at least 69% of all ransomware earnings in 2023, totaling over $500 million. Russian-Speaking Threat Actors Dominate In its latest report,...

A few months after the SEC gave the initial green light, the spot Ethereum ETFs officially hit the ground last Tuesday. However, the immediate results have been quite underwhelming, and one can’t help but compare them to the spot Bitcoin ETF launch in January this year. ETH ETFs Vs. BTC ETFs CryptoPotato reported earlier this week that the nine spot Ethereum ETFs had a solid first day, gathering more than $106 million in net flows. As expected, the converted Grayscale fund...

Although we still have a long way to go in 2024, this year has already been quite eventful for the cryptocurrency industry and not only for Bitcoin. The second-largest digital asset also received a massive dose of validation earlier this year when the US Securities and Exchange Commission greenlighted almost ten exchange-traded funds tracking its performance. The first several days of trading, though, have been quite underwhelming. The ETH ETFs were initially greenlighted a...

Beginning in early July, the defunct crypto exchange – Mt. Gox – initiated repayments to creditors affected by the 2014 hack. While Kraken has completed the distribution of all the Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash owed to Mt. Gox creditors, the former’s price remained stable. This could be due to the fact that creditors on Kraken have refrained from offloading their tokens. Mt Gox’s repayments had sparked significant concerns among crypto investors, who feared that many of the...

Investment in digital asset products continued to rise, with inflows reaching $1.35 billion last week, totaling $3.2 billion over the past three weeks. Trading volumes for Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) also saw a significant increase, up 45% week-over-week to $12.9 billion. However, this accounted for a lower-than-usual 22% of the overall crypto market volumes. Bitcoin Sees Inflows Amid Strong Market Sentiment According to the latest edition of CoinShares’ Digital Asset...