Bitcoin price fights for $26K as US dollar strength hits 10-month high
Bitcoin faces the highest levels in the U.S. Dollar Index of 2023 so far as BTC price action wobbles. Bitcoin (BTC) hugged $26,000 at the Sept. 24 Wall Street open…
Huobi Global hacked for $7.9M: Report
HTX crypto exchange has been hacked, but it claims to know the identity of the attacker. Huobi Global’s HTX crypto exchange was hacked on Sept. 24, according to a report…
Amazon invests $4 billion Anthropic AI startup
Amazon and the AI startup Anthropic have entered into an investment agreement that invests $4 billion into the start-up to develop high-performing foundation models. Amazon and artificial intelligence (AI) startup…
Digital yuan app adds prepaid Mastercard Visa top-ups for tourists
The e-CNY app now allows tourists to top-up their wallets using Mastercard and Visa payments with a “recharge first and use later” option. Tourists planning to visit the People’s Republic…
Binance exit aftershock: Can one resignation tip the crypto trust scales?
The announcement of yet another top figure departing Binance coincided with an increased outflow of funds from the crypto platform. But can one executive resignation really have such an impact?…
MicroStrategy buys $147M worth of Bitcoin, now holds 158K BTC
MicroStrategy bought the latest Bitcoin stash at an average price of $27,053 per coin, or 9% lower than the average purchase price of its entire BTC purchase. MicroStrategy, a business…
Arbitrum DAO takes $56M of unclaimed ARB as airdrop deadline ends
The amount of unclaimed Arbitrum (ARB) tokens accounts for 0.69% of ARB’s total supply of 10 billion. Arbitrum, a major Layer 2 solution for the Ethereum blockchain, has officially added…
Tether reportedly shuts USDT redemption for some Singapore customer groups
In an email, Tether said it found Cake DeFi to be controlled by “another corporation that resides in Singapore,” and it won’t be allowed to redeem USDT. Stablecoin issuer Tether…
US gov’t shutdown looms — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin starts the week with a trip to $26,000 — can BTC price strength overcome sellers and a weekly “death cross?” Bitcoin (BTC) starts the last week of September with…
Mixin Network hack drains $200M from mainnet assets
Mixin Network suspended all deposits and withdrawals and will restart the services “once the vulnerabilities are confirmed and fixed.” Decentralized peer-to-peer network Mixin Network has lost approximately $200 million in…
Chainlink downplays worries after users notice quiet change to multisig
Chainlink critics have reiterated concerns about the oracle network’s supposed centralization after a subtle adjustment to its multisig wallet. Decentralized oracle network Chainlink has downplayed a recent change in the…
North Korean Lazarus Group amasses over $40M in Bitcoin, data reveals
The North Korean hacking collective has at least $47 million in cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, Ether, BNB and various stablecoins, including Binance USD. North Korean hacking collective Lazarus Group holds a…
HK regulator vows to intensify crackdown on unregistered crypto platforms
In the wake of the ongoing JPEX scandal, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission says it will issue a public list of suspicious crypto trading platforms. Hong Kong’s financial…
JPEX scandal masterminds still at large as 11 suspects taken into custody: Report
Hong Kong police said the leaders of the JPEX crypto exchange are still at large and are now enlisting the help of Interpol to track them down. The masterminds behind…
Crypto exchange Upbit stems fake APT token flood, resumes services
The newly created fake APT token called “ClaimAPTGift.com” made its way to 400,000 Aptos wallets, which was mistakenly recognized by crypto exchange Upbit as the real deal. South Korea cryptocurrency…