Year: 2024

Monthly trading volume in November for three Hong Kong Bitcoin spot ETFs surged to $154 million in November, setting a new record-high on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. According to data from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the total monthly…

Metaplanet is set to distribute Bitcoin to shareholders through a lottery system, aimed at incentivizing participation in its new initiative with SBI VC Trade. Tokyo-listed firm Metaplanet has unveiled a new shareholder benefit program, offering Bitcoin (BTC) rewards through a…

Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao reveals he has no desire to serve as Binance CEO again, but admits he ‘definitely wouldn’t mind’ receiving a pardon from Donald Trump. On Dec. 2, former Binance(BNB) CEO, Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, responded to an X post…

Binance has revealed plans to support the upcoming Wise Monkey airdrop, which looks to reward holders of ApeCoin and Floki. This development, which will distribute portions of the Wise Monkey (MONKY) supply, is part of a collaborative effort involving Floki,…

China’s digital yuan adoption faces “bottlenecks” due to user reluctance and competition from platforms like Alipay, says Charles Chang, a director at a Shanghai-based university. China‘s central bank digital currency — also known as the digital yuan — is still…

Decentralized exchange Clipper was exploited for roughly $450,000 after an attacker exploited two of the protocol’s liquidity pools on the Optimism and Base blockchains.  At 4 am UTC on Dec. 1, an attacker manipulated Clipper’s withdrawal function, exploiting its ability…

HBAR was one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies on Monday, Dec. 2, amid significant whale accumulation and community hype surrounding the HBAR ecosystem. Hedera (HBAR) rose 47% over the past day, exchanging hands at a seven-month high of $0.253 before shedding…

With a pro-crypto president and Congress, Coinbase’s policy head foresees crypto laws being enacted “fairly quickly” under Trump’s leadership. Coinbase‘s top policy executive expects U.S. cryptocurrency regulations to move quickly once Donald Trump assumes the presidency in January 2025. In…

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has hinted at his willingness to receive a pardon from President-elect Donald Trump. In a Dec. 2 post on X, Zhao said that while he has no plans to return as Binance’s CEO, he would welcome such a gesture from the President. He stated: “No wish to be CEO again. […]

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Ripple‘s XRP experienced a remarkable surge over the weekend, crossing the $2 mark for the first time in nearly seven years. Data from CryptoSlate shows that XRP reached a peak of $2.50, the highest price since January 2018, before stabilizing at $2.27 at press time. Despite this slight pullback, XRP has seen a daily increase […]

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