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Unlike the previous weekend, this one starts with impressive gains from BTC and most altcoins. Bitcoin, for one, jumped to just under $25,000. With the hype surrounding the upcoming Merge, ETH soared to a multi-month high of its own, above $2,000. ETH Spikes Above $2K The Merge, a move that will see Ethereum transition from PoW to PoS, is arguably the most anticipated event of the year in the cryptocurrency space. The latest reports on the matter suggested that it could...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has helped recover crypto assets worth about $450,000 stolen from Curve Finance users. The funds represent about 83% of the total amount stolen from users.  Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao shared the update on Twitter today, noting that the Curve Finance hacker sent the assets to Binance using different techniques to bypass the exchange’s security. However, the company identified the transactions and froze the assets.  Binance to Return...

The past week was particularly eventful, and that’s reflected in the overall performance. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization is up almost $100 million as most of the coins are well in the green. Let’s unpack. Starting with Bitcoin, it’s up 5.2% over the week and is currently trading around $24,000. This time last week, the cryptocurrency was hovering around the $23K area, where it remained until Monday, when the price took off and reached $24K. The euphoria was...

Ankr is a well-known Web3 infrastructure provider. In a nutshell, the protocol works in the background, but it makes using decentralized applications, wallets, as well as crypto-based games possible by connecting them to the blockchains that they need to communicate with. Known for its continuous support for the BNB Chain by introducing BNB Liquid Staking, as well as building some of its core infrastructures, including their Erigon upgrade, Ankr has now received a strategic...

The unknown person visiting Terraform Labs’ founder, Do Kwon, has been identified and later arrested. According to a BBC News report, an AfreecaTV streamer who goes by “Chancers” was the desperate man who knocked on the controversial exec’s home earlier this month. The social media personality made quite a fortune after entering the digital asset space in 2017. Chancers had invested $800,000 in LUNA. Following the latest crash, he lost approximately $2.4 million. He was...

Two leading South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, UpBit and Bithumb, have issued a warning for Litecoin after the activation of MimbleWimble Extension Blocks (MWEB). Growing Concerns UpBit revealed terminating “transaction support for digital assets with technology that makes transmission records indistinguishable from the past” while pointing to Korea’s Act on the Reporting and Use of Specific Financial Transaction Information. Under this act, crypto exchanges in the...

As BTC gets rejected from $30,000 and ETH slides below $2,000, the broader crypto market is deep in the red zone. As of now, half of the top 30 cryptocurrencies are 80% (or more) down from ATHs. Altcoins in Bloodbath After major cryptocurrencies hit ATHs last November, with Bitcoin touching the $69,000 level at one point, a months-long bear market has brought 15 of the top 30 cryptocurrencies 80% down from their record highs. As the selloff extends in time with no signs of...

The French fashion brand – Balenciaga – will reportedly embrace cryptocurrencies as a payment method for its products. Initially, the offering will be available at the firm’s US shops on Madison Avenue in New York and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Balenciaga Catching the Crypto Wave According to a recent coverage, Balenciaga will allow its American customers to buy clothes, shoes, bags, and other products using bitcoin and ether. Customers will also be able to...

China may have banned cryptocurrencies on its territory, but blockchain technology remains a key priority area for the government. Its global ambitions in this space are just taking off with BSN Spartan Network, which is advertised to be open-source and free from the Chinese government’s snooping. BSN’s Spartan Network Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN), a project backed by the Chinese government, is planning to launch its first major international service, the Spartan...

Earlier this month, the crypto industry suffered a huge setback after Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin UST depegged from the US dollar and caused LUNA to lose 99.9% of its value. Shortly after the crash, Terraform Labs’ CEO Do Kwon proposed a revival plan for the Terra ecosystem. It centered on forking the current chain, abandoning UST, and creating a new token that will be distributed to investors based on the losses they incurred during the catastrophic event. Do Kwon Shares...