Cryptocurrency News
- Alameda Research wallet receives $13M from Bitfinex, other sources
- Porsche NFT trading volume nears $5M: Nifty Newsletter, Jan 25–31
- Japanese Prime Minister says DAOs and NFTs help support government’s 'Cool Japan' strategy
- Do Dogecoin’s (DOGE) and Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) stalled rallies mean the memecoin trend is dead?
- Lack of liquidity mitigated damages to BonqDAO exploit: Report
- Smart Contract Token Market Soars to $332 Billion; Defi Value Reaches High Not Seen Since FTX Collapse
- FIO Protocol Launches NFT Domains Wrapped on Polygon
- Biggest Movers: AVAX Hits Highest Point Since August, Following 17% Jump
- Bitcoin Records Largest Mined Block to Date, 4 MB Block Containing NFT Causes Unease Among Small-Block Supporters
- Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Jumps to 6-Month High Above $24,000
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Alameda Research wallet receives $13M from Bitfinex, other sources
Cointelegraph.com News - 2 February 2023, 8:05 pmThe assets transferred to Alameda’s consolidation wallet are reportedly part of bankruptcy recovery efforts. Nearly $13 million has been moved into the consolidation wallet of bankrupt crypto trading firm Alameda Research in just 24 hours, revealed data from blockchain security firm PeckShield on Feb. 2. The address received $6 million in Tether (USDT) and $2.5 million…Read More
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Porsche NFT trading volume nears $5M: Nifty Newsletter, Jan 25–31
Cointelegraph.com News - 2 February 2023, 8:05 pmProfessionals working in the Web3 space shared various ways and tools that can help users prevent NFT theft. In this week’s newsletter, read about how Moonbirds founder Kevin Rose lost nonfungible tokens (NFTs) worth more than $1.1 million. Find out why an NFT collector is suing NFT marketplace OpenSea over locking his account for three…Read More
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Japanese Prime Minister says DAOs and NFTs help support government’s 'Cool Japan' strategy
Cointelegraph.com News - 2 February 2023, 7:33 pmFumio Kishida said there were “various possibilities for using Web3” in Japan and has previously supported blockchain-based initiatives for authorities using digital solutions. Fumio Kishida, the Prime Minister of Japan, has come out in support of blockchain as a potential solution for technological issues facing the country.In response to questioning from Liberal Democratic Party member…Read More
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Do Dogecoin’s (DOGE) and Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) stalled rallies mean the memecoin trend is dead?
Cointelegraph.com News - 2 February 2023, 7:30 pmAbsent shill and bullish newsflow, DOGE and SHIB have struggled to keep up with the wider crypto market rally that occurred in January. The memecoin phenomenon didn’t prove as effective in the last month’s start of year crypto market rally, as the gains of the top cryptocurrencies in this category barely outperformed Bitcoin. The monthly…Read More
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Lack of liquidity mitigated damages to BonqDAO exploit: Report
Cointelegraph.com News - 2 February 2023, 7:00 pmAfter amassing $120 million in tokens through an infinite minting glitch, hackers reportedly only cashed out around $1 million due to a lack of liquidity on BonqDAO. According to blockchain security firm CertiK, the damage caused to decentralized protocol BonqDAO on Feb. 1 may have been much less than initially thought. As told by CertiK, the…Read More
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Smart Contract Token Market Soars to $332 Billion; Defi Value Reaches High Not Seen Since FTX Collapse
Bitcoin News - 2 February 2023, 6:30 pmThe smart contract token economy rose 5.6% against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, reaching $332 billion. Additionally, the value locked in decentralized finance (defi) increased to nearly $50 billion, a record high not seen since the collapse of FTX. Smart Contract Economy and Defi TVL Bounces Back On Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, the top smart…Read More
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FIO Protocol Launches NFT Domains Wrapped on Polygon
Bitcoin News - 2 February 2023, 6:00 pmPRESS RELEASE. FIO Protocol, the leading decentralized solution for global blockchain usability, has announced the launch of FIO Domain wrapping on the Polygon blockchain. Wrapping is the process of taking a token from one blockchain and making it available for use on another. This launch moves FIO Protocol into the $31.4 billion NFT market by…Read More
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Biggest Movers: AVAX Hits Highest Point Since August, Following 17% Jump
Bitcoin News - 2 February 2023, 4:30 pmAvalanche moved to its highest point since August, as the token rose by as much as 17% in today’s session. Cryptocurrencies surged across the board, following the latest Federal Reserve rate hike, with the global market cap 4.29% higher as of writing this. Polygon also hit a multi-month high on Thursday, rising by over 14%…Read More
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Bitcoin Records Largest Mined Block to Date, 4 MB Block Containing NFT Causes Unease Among Small-Block Supporters
Bitcoin News - 2 February 2023, 3:30 pmAmid the controversy surrounding the Ordinals project and the debate over what types of data should be stored on the Bitcoin blockchain, the network mined its largest block, nearly 4 MB in size, containing just 63 transactions. One of the transactions was a 3.94 MB Ordinal inscription featuring an image of a wizard, and the…Read More
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Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Jumps to 6-Month High Above $24,000
Bitcoin News - 2 February 2023, 2:00 pmBitcoin surged above $24,000 on Feb. 02, as markets continued to react to the latest U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision. On Wednesday, the central bank moved to increase rates by 25 basis points, while signaling that further hikes could be on the cards. Ethereum also rallied, with prices nearing $1,700. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) rose to…Read More