Officials with India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced the arrest of Lithuanian national Aleksej Bešciokov, who was alleged to have operated the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex. In a March 12 notice, the CBI said police in the Indian state of Kerala had coordinated with national authorities to arrest Bešciokov. The Lithuanian national was reportedly vacationing … Read more
Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX has invested $2 billion in cryptocurrency exchange Binance, potentially marking one of the biggest funding deals in the industry’s history. In a March 12 announcement, Binance said the transaction was the first institutional investment in the cryptocurrency exchange. Once finalized, the deal will be funded entirely through stablecoins. Binance declined … Read more
A large cryptocurrency trader, known as a whale, lost more than $308 million on a leveraged Ether position, underscoring the risks of leveraged trading during volatile market conditions. The unknown crypto trader was liquidated on their 50x leveraged long position for over 160,234 Ether (ETH), worth more than $308 million at the time of writing, … Read more
Bitcoin’s next significant price catalyst may arrive this Friday as the United States debt suspension period comes to an end, potentially injecting fresh liquidity into markets and driving a price rebound. The US Treasury hit its $36 trillion debt ceiling a day after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced … Read more
The Web3 gaming industry is facing tighter investment conditions as capital flows become more selective, with investors prioritizing sustainable projects over hype-driven fundraising. In February, Gunzilla Games Web3 director Theodore Agranat described blockchain gaming as a “game of musical chairs” in which the same capital cycles through different projects and “no new money” comes in. … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) tapped $83,700 during the early Asian hours on March 12 after reaching a low of $76,600 on March 11 amid a slight improvement in market sentiment. BTC/USD facing rejection from the $84,000 level raises questions about whether BTC price could drop further over the next few days. BTC/USD hourly chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Demand … Read more
Today at the Bitcoin Policy Institute’s “Bitcoin for America” summit in Washington DC, U.S. Senator from Wyoming Cynthia Lummis announced that she is going to reintroduce her strategic Bitcoin reserve legislation in the Senate today. “I am so pleased to announce that today I will be reintroducing The Bitcoin Act,” Senator Lummis stated. “And I’ll … Read more
Earlier today, the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, hosted the “Bitcoin For America” summit. The event occurred in the wake of President Trump’s signing an executive order (EO) to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) and the White House’s hosting its first-ever Crypto Summit. One might have expected jingoistic overtones from … Read more
A company selling smartwatch face designs through non-fungible tokens has sued LVMH, accusing the luxury fashion conglomerate of patent infringement. In a March 10 complaint filed to a Texas federal court, Watch Skins Corporation alleged that LVMH misappropriated its “pioneering NFT display technology.” Watch Skins claimed it developed a unique system that allows users to … Read more
Bitcoin buyers who purchased around when it hit a $109,000 all-time peak in January are now panic-selling as the cryptocurrency declines, says onchain analytics firm Glassnode, which isn’t ruling out that Bitcoin could slide to $70,000. Glassnode said in a March 11 markets report that a recent sell-off by top buyers has driven “intense loss … Read more