The cryptocurrency market has experienced a notable downturn recently, with the total market capitalization falling by 10% between August 14 and August 23, reaching its lowest point in over two months at $1.04 trillion. This movement has triggered significant liquidations on futures contracts, the largest since the FTX collapse in November 2022. Total cryptocurrency market
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Police in Israel have reportedly accused entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg of defrauding users out of roughly $290 million through scams involving crypto projects. According to an Aug. 23 report from the Times of Israel, the national police force recommended to prosecutors that Hogeg be charged with fraud, theft, money laundering, and sex crimes, accusing the Israeli
Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s Nifty Newsletter. Keep reading to stay up-to-date with the latest stories on nonfungible tokens. Every Wednesday, the Nifty Newsletter informs and inspires you to dig deeper into the latest NFT trends and insights. In this week’s newsletter, read about the newly-launched decentralized social media platform Frend.tech, which has
Earlier this year, Ordinals — a unique inscription on the smallest unit of a Bitcoin, called a Satoshi — emerged as a controversial new development. Dismissed by some as spam and embraced by others as a way to bring BRC-20 tokens and NFTs to Bitcoin, the technology stimulated a flurry of developments. Now there is
Bitcoin (BTC) network fundamentals are in no mood to follow bearish BTC price action this week. The latest on-chain data confirms that difficulty has hit new all-time highs, with hash rate not far behind. Bitcoin mining difficulty ends slump Despite BTC/USD dropping 10% last week, Bitcoin miners appear to be taking the price downturn in
Peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency trading has been a staple of the cryptocurrency community since the industry’s early days. P2P trading refers to the direct exchange of cryptocurrencies between two users without the involvement of intermediaries. P2P exchanges link buyers and sellers while also adding an extra degree of security through an escrow service. Some of the
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) have failed to reduce but rather have “amplified financial risks” in less developed economies, according to a new study published by the The Bank for International Settlements (BIS). On Aug. 22, the Consultative Group of Directors of Financial Stability (CGDFS) released a new report on cryptocurrencies, titled “Financial stability risks from
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed stubbornly anti-trend on Aug. 22 as $26,000 became a magnet for intraday BTC price action. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView BTC price “death chop” returns Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked a third day of sideways performance for BTC/USD. Despite being heavily oversold, according to relative strength index (RSI) readings,
Ran Neuner is the CEO of Onchain Capital, founder of Crypto Banter, and a vocal crypto commentator on X. Crypto Banter’s Ran Neuner has a “problem with the structure of XRP and Ripple.” While he appreciates Ripple sticking it to the SEC, he is hung up on the “moral and ethical” side of things with
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has received approval from the United States National Futures Association to offer investments in crypto futures to eligible customers. The approval enables Coinbase to introduce Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) futures contracts through its Commodity Futures Trading Commission-regulated derivatives exchange. Meanwhile, citing sources familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal reported
The Bitcoin (BTC) metric that nailed the pit of the 2022 bear market says its uptrend is still intact. In an X post on Aug. 22, creator of on-chain analytics platform LookIntoBitcoin, shared some good news in the form of Bitcoin’s Realized Cap HODL Waves (RHODL). Analyst: “New money” flowing into Bitcoin in 2023 While
Thailand is planning to seek a court-issued shutdown order against Facebook unless it takes steps to deal with alleged investment and crypto scam ads on its platform. On Aug. 21, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) stated over 200,000 people had been duped by Facebook ads that touted crypto scams, investing in fake
In the past few months, Bitcoin traders had grown used to less volatility, but historically, it’s not uncommon for the cryptocurrency to see price swings of 10% in just two or three days. The recent 11.4% correction from $29,340 to $25,980 between Aug. 15 and Aug. 18 took many by surprise and led to the
The Worldcoin cryptocurrency project has run into another roadblock — this time in Kenya, where the government has formed a 15-member parliamentary committee to investigate the controversial asset. The Kenyan government formed a 15-member committee headed by Narok West Member of Parliament Gabriel Tongoyo to look into the controversial crypto project, reported a local daily. The parliamentary committee
Blockchain sleuths have flagged the transfer of $1 million of Ether (ETH) belonging to a wallet controlled by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin as cryptocurrency markets remain depressed after widespread weekend losses. #PeckShieldAlert vitalik.eth has transferred 600 $ETH (~$1M) to #Coinbase pic.twitter.com/XVTwLqPENM — PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) August 21, 2023 The publicly labeled Ethereum wallet address vitalik.eth transferred 600
Binance cryptocurrency exchange customers are allegedly facing troubles with fiat withdrawals in Europe due to issues related to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) transfers. The exchange has allegedly suspended euro withdrawals and deposits via SEPA, Binance’s customer support wrote in a now-deleted message on X (formerly Twitter) on Aug. 20. In the now-deleted message, the
The Federal Republic of Somalia is the latest country to ban cryptocurrency-friendly messaging app Telegram, alongside TikTok social media app and the online-betting site 1XBet. Somalia’s Ministry of Communications and Technology (MOCT) officially announced on Aug. 20 that the government is shutting down Telegram, TikTok and 1XBet. On Sunday, MOCT Minister Jama Hassan Khalif held
Bitcoin (BTC) hovered above $26,000 into the Aug. 20 weekly close as doomsday BTC price targets kept coming. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Analysis: Bitcoin may see new “generational buying opportunity” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed an eerie calm covering BTC/USD over the weekend, with the market down 11% in seven days.
Top Stories This Week Judge grants SEC request to file motion for appeal in Ripple case Judge Analisa Torres has granted a request from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to file a motion for leave to file an interlocutory appeal in its case against Ripple Labs. The decision allowed the SEC to
While the broader cryptocurrency market recently took a nosedive, some mysterious Ethereum whale successfully escaped with $41 million worth of ETH. Days later, the price of ETH went down, along with BTC and other cryptocurrencies. Did this whale know something the rest of the market didn’t? Ethereum Whale Sells $41 Million Before Market Crash In
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