Sam Bankman-Fried Proposes Financial Expert as Witness to Rebut DOJ Testimony
Sam Bankman-Fried outside court in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
A Wild Few Minutes Drive Bitcoin Above $35,000 as ETF Excitement Starts to Thaw the Crypto Winter
BTC’s price hasn’t seen these lofty levels since May 2022, when the cryptocurrency industry was just starting to get pummeled by scandals.
Large Crypto Trader’s $7M LINK Deposits to Binance Signals Profit-Taking as Token Hits 17-Month High
LINK surged 9% to $11 Monday, posting one of the best monthly returns among large-cap cryptocurrencies with a 43% gain.
FTX Creditors’ Lawyers Promote Deal Giving Investors 90% of What’s Left in SBF’s Empire
A deal was secured to pay those who had money at defunct FTX as much as 90% of the assets that remain, and now the lawyers representing some creditors are trying to get enough of those investors on board to make it happen.
Crypto Traders Suffer Over $100M of Short Liquidations as Bitcoin Hits 3-Month High Over $31K
Cryptocurrency derivatives traders endured over $150 million liquidations over the past 24 hours Monday as rapidly surging digital asset prices caught many market participants off-guard.
Grayscale Court Victory Over SEC in Spot Bitcoin ETF Case Made Final
The SEC failed to appeal the court’s initial ruling in favor of Grayscale.
Bitcoin Tops $35K, Hitting 16-Month High; Options Positioning Suggests Price Has Further to Run
Bitcoin (BTC)surged past $31,000 Monday for the first time since mid-July as cryptocurrency markets continued their October bull run.
BTC Valued at $144M Sent to Coin Mixer From Defunct Darknet Market After Eight-Year Wait
An entity has moved 4,800 BTC ($144M) to a coin mixer from a wallet tied to defunct darknet marketplace Abraxas, which closed in 2015.
The U.S. Risks Its Position as a Stablecoin Leader
USD stablecoin transactions are rising fast, but most of the growth is happening outside of the United States, says Jason Somensatto, Head of North America Policy at Chainalysis.
PetroChina Completes First International Crude Oil Trade in Digital Yuan: Report
PetroChina bought 1 million barrels of crude oil settled in e-CNY at the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange.