It has been six days since Binance faced a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and five days since Coinbase encountered a similar legal challenge. In the wake of these events, a substantial amount of bitcoin and ethereum has been withdrawn from exchanges, with data revealing that nearly $996 million worth of…
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Recent statistics reveal that a significant amount of ethereum staked on Coinbase has been redeemed, with 27,280 tokens being redeemed on June 6. This development comes in the wake of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing a lawsuit against Coinbase for not registering its staking-as-a-service program. Redemptions Soar on Coinbase Amidst SEC Lawsuit…
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Acquiring a bank wouldn’t solve the issues with banking for Binance or others, the CEO of the largest crypto exchange is convinced. Speaking in the aftermath of the collapse of crypto-friendly banks in the U.S. and amid Binance’s issues with payment providers in Australia, Changpeng Zhao said investments in several banks might be a better…
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Bkex, a crypto exchange based in the British Virgin Islands, has suspended withdrawals due to an allegation that a user’s “funds were involved in money laundering.” In order to assist law enforcement with their investigation and gather evidence, Bkex said it has decided to halt withdrawal activity for the time being. British Virgin Islands-Based Digital…
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Throughout May, the crypto market has remained steady, with a valuation just above the $1 trillion mark. Over the past 30 days, both bitcoin and ethereum prices have remained relatively stable. However, recent data reveals a significant amount of bitcoin has been withdrawn from exchanges, with 43,301 BTC, valued at $1.16 billion, leaving centralized trading…
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Binance has announced its intention of implementing Lightning Network, a layer 2 Bitcoin scaling protocol, on its platform after experiencing an episode of congestion regarding withdrawals on the Bitcoin network. The exchange had to pause bitcoin withdrawals twice due to a large backlog of operations stuck as a consequence of high transaction fees.
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Just over two weeks have passed since Ethereum’s Shapella upgrade on April 12, 2023, which occurred at block height 6,209,536, enabling stakers to withdraw for the first time. At the time of the upgrade, slightly over 8 million ethereum was locked into liquid staking protocols. Since then, over 400,000 ether, valued at $763 million, has…
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Another chunk of ETH has been withdrawn due to Kraken, but deposits going onto the network have almost matched them. Ethereum staking withdrawals have entered their third “round,” but Ether (ETH) staking deposits have almost equaled them, according to the data from the analytics platform Nansen. Ethereum staking withdrawals started ramping up for the third…
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It has been a week since Ethereum’s Shapella hard fork, and statistics indicate that ethereum deposits on April 18 have exceeded withdrawals for the first time since the upgrade. At present, 929,999 ether worth $1.94 billion is pending withdrawal, and over the past three days, 112,568 ether has been added to liquid staking protocols. Just…
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Since the Shapella hard fork on April 12, Ether has seen a price gain of nearly 10%. Over 1 million Ether (ETH) worth $2.1 billion has now been withdrawn from Ethereum’s Beacon Chain within the first four days of the Shapella hard fork and Ether has pushed over $2,100 for the first time in 11…
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