In the wake of fabricated news asserting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) green-lit Blackrock’s Ishares spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, short positions worth $78.92 million were cleared out. This sum represented 57% of the overall $136.29 million in short positions erased in the last 24 hours. Misleading Report on SEC Decision Shakes Bitcoin Market,…
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On a bustling Monday, the cryptocurrency-focused news platform Cointelegraph broadcasted that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had given the green light to Blackrock’s Ishares spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The unverified news spread like wildfire, and in its wake, the value of BTC soared over 10% against the U.S. dollar, without any official…
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Data shows the crypto futures market has observed large liquidations in the past day as Bitcoin has recorded a sharp surge towards $28,000. Crypto Futures Observed $78 Million In Liquidations In Last 24 Hours A crypto futures contract is said to be “liquidated” when the derivative exchange with which said contract is open forcefully closes…
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Bitcoin surged towards $28,000 on Monday, as markets continued to react to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decision not to appeal the Grayscale ruling. The decision now means that Graycale could soon move to convert its bitcoin trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF). Ethereum edged closer to $1,600 today. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) was on…
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Palestinian militant organizations, including a Hamas-linked Islamist group, have been using a Moscow-based crypto exchange to transfer millions, a press report revealed. The U.S.-sanctioned platform, which allows customers to convert Russian cash to crypto and then withdraw fiat abroad, has been also serving criminal gangs and rich Russians, sources claim. Russian Exchange Allegedly Transfers Millions…
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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Venezuela and Argentina use crypto uniquely, according to Chainalysis; the Brazilian Congress recommends indicting Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, and the Argentine peso keeps falling to record lows.
Chainalysis: Argentina and Venezuela Present…
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This month Bitcoin.com News delved into the top ten XRP wallets, having scrutinized the leading bitcoin, ethereum, and tether addresses the month prior. Next on the radar? An exploration of the top ten litecoin (LTC) wallets, standing out from 7.14 million distinct LTC-holding addresses. Often dubbed “the silver to bitcoin’s gold,” litecoin operates on a…
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Bitcoin’s hashrate, a key indicator of its computational power, shattered previous records on October 12, 2023. As measured by a seven-day simple moving average (SMA), it has surged to an impressive 455 exahash per second (EH/s). To put that into perspective, the hashrate was hovering around 261 EH/s on January 1, 2023. This translates to…
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According to Bloomberg, the media firm plans to release an eye-opening documentary on Sam Bankman-Fried and the shocking downfall of his once-prominent exchange FTX. The film, “Ruin: Money, Ego and Deception at FTX,” is slated for an October 26 debut. It promises a deep dive into the staggering breakdown of FTX, Alameda Research, and the…
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Data reveals that the meme coin market has diminished by over $3 billion in value since the dawn of 2023. The leading meme coin by market cap, dogecoin (DOGE), saw a decrease of $2.46 billion from January onwards. Concurrently, shiba inu (SHIB) experienced a drop of approximately $1.22 billion over the previous nine months. The…
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