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.
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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.
Solana’s Largest Defi Protocol Marinade Starts Blocking UK Users
Solana’s largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, Marinade Finance, has blocked users in the United Kingdom from accessing the site due to “compliance concerns” over Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations.
Coinbase’s Grewal Is ‘Quite Hopeful’ That Bitcoin Spot ETFs Will be Approved
Grewal said in a CNBC interview that he is “confident” that after SEC will fulfill its responsibilities in making a decision about the approval of the ETF applications.
Tokenization of RWAs Gets Boost With DTCC Deal to Buy Blockchain Startup Securrency
Securrency provides institutions with blockchain-based regulatory technology on top of existing legacy systems to enable digital asset adoption in a compliant manner.
Tether Will Publish Reserve Data in Real Time in 2024: Report
Stablecoin issuer Tether will publish real time data on the reserves backing USDT, the industry’s largest dollar-pegged stablecoin, according to a Bloomberg report.
Binance Says It Has Onboarded New Euro Fiat Partners for Deposits, Withdrawals
Paysafe, the crypto exchange’s former service provider for euro transfers ended support last month.
Crypto for Advisors: What Will Trigger Crypto Mass Adoption?
Andy Baehr, head of CoinDesk Indices discusses scenarios that could be the drivers of mass adoption in crypto.
Global Bitcoin ATM Numbers Sink to Lowest Level Since 2021
Since the end of last year, the number installed has dropped 7,000, or 17%.
Bitcoin Could Rise to Between $42K and $56K if BlackRock ETF Is Approved: Matrixport
Bitcoin will rise to between $42,000 and $56,000 if a BlackRock spot bitcoin (BTC) ETF is approved, crypto services provider Matrixport said in a report Thursday.