American authorities have charged crypto mixer Samourai Wallet founders for allegedly operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. In an announcement, U.S. authorities said Samourai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill have been found guilty of allegedly executing over $2 billion in unlawful transactions and laundering over $100 million in criminal proceeds. The co-founders unlawfully...
With orders for transportation equipment showing a substantial increase, the Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday showing new orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods surged by more than expected in the month of March. The report said durable goods orders soared by 2.6 percent in March after climbing by a downwardly revised 0.7 percent...
Crypto custodian Fireblocks announced on Wednesday that it has launched its dApp Protection and Transaction Simulation products, which will help protect institutions from run-ins with decentralized finance (DeFi) scammers. Fireblocks’ DeFi Protection Tools Both products have undergone beta testing with Galaxy and FlowDesk since December of last year. They are now available to safety check...
Since the fourth Bitcoin halving took place resulting in Bitcoin issuance dropping from 900 to 450 per day miners have seen daily revenue hit a record high of over $100 million, said CryptoQuant the on-chain data analytics firm based in South Korea. In its weekly research note, CryptoQuant said the spike in revenues was the...
European stocks failed to hold early gains and ended weak on Wednesday with the mood turning cautious past mid afternoon as investors awaited some crucial U.S. economic data for more clarity about the outlook for interest rates. Stocks gained in strength early on in the session, reacting to a slew of strong earnings updates. Survey...
The South Korean city of Busan’s plans to launch a city-run, blockchain-powered digital assets exchange may be in peril, a report claimed on April 24. Per Naeil Shinmun, the project is “showing signs of trouble” after effectively delaying its official launch. Busan Digital Exchange Hit With Launch Delay Busan’s digital asset exchange plans have been...
Today, Bitcoin (BTC/USD) shows modest growth, trading at $64,165. This Bitcoin price prediction explores this slight uptick in detail, highlighting the cryptocurrency’s resilience in a fluctuating market. Key resistance lies at $67,687 while support hovers around $63,654, indicating potential fluctuations in Bitcoin’s near-term market trajectory. Bitcoin ETFs See Turnaround with $59.7M Inflows: Market Sentiment Shifts...
The Canadian dollar moved down against its major counterparts in the New York session on Wednesday, following the release of weak retail sales data for February. Data from Statistics Canada showed that retail sales fell 0.1 percent in February following a 0.3 percent drop in the previous month. Economists had expected retail sales to rise...
The Brazilian megabank Nubank is launching withdrawal services for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL), in the latest bullish move from the neobank. In an official notice on the Nubank community page, the bank said that it would allow customers to “send and receive [cryptoassets]” from their app-based wallets. The bank first announced its...
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved three spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that will start trading on April 30. According to a recent social media post by Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst James Seyffart, the issuers of the ETFs have revealed their fees, including one as low as 0.3% after a...