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New York Attorney General Letitia James has massively expanded her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group (DCG) for allegedly defrauding hundreds of thousands of investors in its relationship with Genesis and Gemini Earn. In an amended filing with the Supreme Court of New York on Friday, the AG accused both firms – alongside DCG CEO Barry Silbert and ex-Genesis CEO Soichiro Moro – of “defrauding additional individuals and institutions of an additional $2 billion.” Genesis...

On-chain analysis by market intelligence platform CryptoQuant has found that selling pressure from Bitcoin miners has eased and remained low despite a significant decline in transaction fees. According to the firm’s latest weekly report, Bitcoin sold daily by miners currently sits around 300 BTC, significantly down from the companies’ 800 BTC daily sales in November and December 2023. Bitcoin Miner Selling Pressure Remains Low Bitcoin miner selling pressure has stayed low in...

Bitcoin’s positive price performances continued in the past 24 hours as the asset jumped above $48,000 and marked a new monthly peak. The altcoins are also in the green, with ETH tapping $2,500 and SOL jumping to $110. BTC on the Rise A lot can change in the cryptocurrency market within a week, and this is what happened to BTC in the past seven days. Last weekend, the asset had recovered from the most recent declines and stood at around $43,000. The next several days were...

The SlowMist Security team revealed receiving numerous reports of theft. Upon investigation, they found that a significant portion of these thefts were facilitated by deceptive comments under tweets from well-known projects. As such, approximately 80% of comments under tweets from such projects were identified as phishing scam accounts. SlowMist Exposes Phishing Tactics SlowMist also observed multiple Telegram groups engaged in the sale of Twitter accounts, offering some with...

The cryptocurrency market experienced losses of $1.9 billion in 2023 due to hacks, marking a substantial 93.6% decrease from the previous year. While this appears to be a positive trend, further examination reveals a bleaker outlook, with the frequency and sophistication of attacks on the rise, according to blockchain security auditor Hacken. 2023 Sees Onslaught of ‘Sophisticated Attacks’ Hacken’s 2023 security report shared with CryptoPotato revealed that the total amount...

Binance, the world’s largest crypto trading platform, has announced the launch of a marketplace for inscription tokens to facilitate the buying, selling, and minting of a wide range of such assets. According to a press release seen by CryptoPotato, the Binance Inscriptions Marketplace leverages the application programming interface (API) of UniSat, a Bitcoin inscriptions market and wallet provider, and is hosted within the Binance Web3 Wallet. Binance Launches Inscriptions...

A recently released study by Bitget focusing on the upcoming Bitcoin halving event indicated a positive outlook as market conditions continue to recover. With the Bitcoin halving scheduled for April 2024, investors across the world are carefully analyzing its potential impact on their investment decisions. The research involved a diverse array of contributors hailing from West Europe, East Europe, South East Asia, East Asia, MENA, and Latin America, comprising a total of...

Stablecoin issuer Tether experienced a “record-breaking” net profit surge, amounting to $2.85 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023. Around $1 billion of this profit stemmed from net operating gains, largely derived from interests in the US Treasury, with the remainder mainly coming from the appreciation of gold and Bitcoin reserves. Notably, there was a substantial increase in excess reserves, reaching a historic high of $5.4 billion, with an additional $640 million directed...

The Indian crypto industry is seeking parity, urging fair regulations against foreign exchanges exploiting regulatory gaps amidst dwindling market share for local exchanges while investors face legal uncertainties. With unstable banking ties hindering operations, the sector is currently grappling with hurdles. However, India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, refrained from providing any updates on the regulation and taxation of crypto during her interim budget address...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission made history in mid-January when it finally approved nearly a dozen spot BTC ETFs to launch on local exchanges after a decade of delays and rejections. There was a big price run-up ahead of the approvals that resulted in a highly positive Q4 ’23 for BTC. However, the landscape changed on the day the ETFs launched in the US, and Bitcoin slumped by over ten grand in the following weeks. Has the asset finally bottomed? The ETF Aftermath...