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Grayscale has unexpectedly withdrawn its application for an Ethereum (ETH) futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The applicant’s withdrawal would have compelled the securities regulator to make a decision on the application three weeks earlier. The cryptocurrency asset manager filed a notice to withdraw the Grayscale Ethereum Futures […]

A key technical indicator traders and analysts use to predict Bitcoin’s long-term price trends has reached an all-time high, suggesting a bullish outlook for the cryptocurrency’s future. Bitcoin’s 200-day moving average, which aims to smooth out short-term price fluctuations by taking the average of the last 200 days’ closing prices, hit $50,178 on May 6th, […]

Grayscale’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (GBTC) saw its second daily net inflows on May 6, drawing in $3.9 million into the converted trust, according to data from Farside Investors. As a result, the overall US spot Bitcoin ETF market recorded net positive inflows of $217 million. GBTC ended its 78-day streak of net outflows last […]

In a surprising move on Monday, a Bitcoin whale awoke from over a decade of dormancy to transfer their stack worth tens of millions of dollars. This came amidst a steady Bitcoin rally over the weekend that saw the cryptocurrency’s price surge above $64,000. Bitcoin, the largest crypto asset by market cap, made a remarkable […]

Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, and its CEO, Brian Armstrong, face a new legal challenge. A new class-action lawsuit alleges that investors were misled into purchasing securities and that the company’s business model violates state laws. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco […]

Bitcoin network has officially surpassed one billion processed transactions. According to data published on Clark Moody Bitcoin, one billionth transaction was processed in block 842,241 at 9:34 pm UTC on May 5.  This achievement comes exactly 15 years, four months, and four days after the pseudonymous founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, mined Bitcoin’s first block on Jan. […]

The Senate Armed Service Committee held a hearing on crypto and whether our enemies could use it to get funding or financial means for their support. Elizabeth Warren, a senator, said that we should urgently start a process of regulation of cryptocurrencies and that countries like Iran and North Korea shouldn’t use cryptocurrencies to commit […]

Alexander Vinnik, a Russian national and co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, has pleaded guilty to a significant money laundering conspiracy related to the exchange’s operations. This admission comes after a comprehensive investigation uncovered various illicit activities carried out on the platform between 2011 and 2017. The United States Justice Department (DOJ) reported that during […]

Coinbase, the leading cryptocurrency exchange, posted stellar earnings for the first quarter of 2024, exceeding analysts’ expectations. The company’s success stems from the remarkable rally of Bitcoin during this period. Coinbase reported revenue of $1.64 billion, surpassing analysts’ projections of $1.34 billion. Furthermore, the company achieved a net income of $1.18 billion, a remarkable turnaround […]