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Russian Central Bank: nearly half of all financial scams in Russia last year involved crypto

Wahid Pessarlay

The Central Bank of Russia has disclosed that nearly half of the financial fraud schemes within the country in the previous year leveraged cryptocurrency and foreign currencies for payments. Notably, the central bank made this disclosure in a report detailing…

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February 13, 2024
SEC chair Gensler addresses security breach and misleading Bitcoin ETF announcement on X

Rony Roy

Gary Gensler, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has addressed inquiries from legislators concerning a security incident involving the SEC’s account on X. On Jan. 9, an unauthorized individual executed a SIM swap attack on the…

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February 13, 2024
ORDI emerges as the top gainer, high volatility expected

Wahid Pessarlay

The native token of the Ordinals protocol, ORDI, has emerged as the top gainer among the leading 100 cryptocurrencies while a key indicator suggests high volatility for the asset. ORDI is up by 14% in the past 24 hours and…

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February 13, 2024
Bitcoin ETFs see explosive inflows as price tops $50,000

James Van Straten

Quick Take The recent surge in Bitcoin’s price, passing the $50,000 mark on Feb. 12, the highest level since December 2021, has been mirrored by substantial net inflows into Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Provisional data by Farside Investors shows that BlackRock’s IBIT witnessed a net inflow of $375 million on Feb. 12, raising its total […]

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February 13, 2024
Dencun to deploy on Ethereum mainnet as XRP struggles; InQubeta presale soars past $9m

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Ethereum is upgrading with Dencun as XRP struggles. InQubeta has raised over $9 million in presale

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February 13, 2024
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund reportedly spent $200m on crypto

Denis Omelchenko

San Francisco-based venture capital firm Founders Fund spent $100 million on Bitcoin, and another $100 million on Ethereum last year. In the summer of 2023, when Bitcoin (BTC) was trading below the $30,000 mark, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund began actively…

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February 13, 2024
Deutsche Borse-acquired crypto broker secures German licenses

Denis Omelchenko

Switzerland-based crypto brokerage firm Crypto Finance has obtained four licenses from Germany’s BaFin as it plans to double down on the European market. Digital asset brokerage firm Crypto Finance owned by multinational financial giant Deutsche Börse has secured four licenses…

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February 13, 2024
Crypto Fear and Greed index reaches highest level since November 2021

Anna Kharton

The Fear and Greed index rose to 79 out of 100 points for the first time since Bitcoin (BTC) reached an all-time high of $69,000. The Fear and Greed index in the crypto market rose to 79 points out of…

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February 13, 2024
Cardano rallies to $0.56, but here’s why a reversal is likely

Akashnath S

Cardano has a bullish market structure on the 12-hour chart.
The lack of buying pressure suggested that a bearish reversal was likely over the coming days.

Cardano [ADA] rallied by 19.16% fr

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February 13, 2024
Focus on Litecoin ahead of Bitcoin halving, Solana traders switch to KangaMoon

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Solana (SOL) and KangaMoon (KANG) have been firm and may outperform Litecoin (LTC) after Bitcoin halves miner rewards

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February 13, 2024

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