New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a $ 2 billion settlement with bankrupt cryptocurrency firms Genesis Global Capital, Genesis Asia Pacific, and Genesis Global Holdco. The settlement, which requires bankruptcy court approval, will establish a victims’ fund to compensate over 29,000 New Yorkers who invested more than $ 1.1 billion through …
According to recent data, the ten spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), excluding Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), acquired 548,556.62 BTC from the market over the last 128 days. This acquisition means the ten newly introduced spot bitcoin ETFs collectively hold 2.78% of the crypto asset’s current circulating supply. Besides Grayscale’s Pre-Existing Fund, Blackrock’s IBIT Leads New […]
Coinbase, the largest US crypto exchange, is planning to tap into Australia’s $ 600 billion self-managed pension sector, according to a Bloomberg report. The company is developing a service tailored for this sector, aiming to cater to the growing interest in crypto investments among self-managed funds. This move comes amidst a significant increase in …
Crypto lender Genesis Global obtained court approval Friday to return approximately $ 3 billion to its customers as part of its bankruptcy liquidation. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane approved Genesis’ Chapter 11 plan, overruling an objection from its equity owner, Digital Currency Group (DCG), which argued that repayments should be based on January 2023 …
Over the past 19 days, the stablecoin economy has stabilized with negligible growth after reaching the $ 160 billion threshold at April’s end. Out of the top five, FDUSD is currently the frontrunner in terms of 30-day growth, showing a 15.3% increase in supply. Stablecoin Valuation Holds Steady With Little Growth Following a period …
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, asserts that there is currently no viable alternative to the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency, suggesting that U.S. debt will remain acceptable “for a very long time.” Berkshire currently sits on a cash pile of $ 188 billion, which Buffett views as “quite attractive.” …
Tether, one of the largest cryptocurrency companies, has recently released an attestation of its financial activity corresponding to Q1 2024. Tether registered a record-breaking $ 4.52 billion in profits, and disclosed its net equity levels, reporting $ 11.37 billion as of March 31, 2024. Tether issued over $ 12.5 billion USDT during …
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized applications (defi) experienced a 7% decrease, dropping $ 10 billion in April, with defi’s ecosystem ending the month at $ 138.6 billion despite a widespread outflow of funds from several blockchains, such as a significant drop in Avalance and Solana. Despite the overall downtrend, Bitcoin, Base …
The total value locked (TVL) in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization protocols has seen a remarkable surge of almost 60% since February, reaching a new high of almost $ 8 billion as of April 26, according to a report by blockchain analytics and research firm Messari. This growth is attributed to a market preference for …
Pantera Capital is planning to launch Pantera Fund V in April 2025, aiming to raise over $ 1 billion for investment in a diverse range of blockchain-based assets, representing a consolidation of its investment strategy into an ‘all-in-one’ fund. The new fund will include startup equity, early-stage tokens, and liquid tokens among its assets, …
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked the court to order Terraform Labs and Do Kwon to pay around $ 5.3 billion as part of the final judgment against the two defendants. This sum includes $ 4,192,147,847 in disgorgement and $ 545,748,909 in prejudgment interest. SEC Seeks Final Judgment Against …
Ripple Labs has filed its opposition to the request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the company to pay $ 2 billion in fines in the XRP case. “The SEC’s draconian remedial requests are ungrounded in law or principle. This court should reject them in their entirety,” Ripple stated. Ripple Files …
This week, the value of the fiat-pegged cryptocurrency economy has climbed to $ 160 billion, a peak last observed in May 2022, shortly before Terra’s UST detached from its intended $ 1 parity on May 9, 2022. In the past month, various stablecoins have experienced an increase in supply, with Ethena’s USDE at …
Binance, the leading cryptocurrency exchange globally in terms of trading volume, has shifted its SAFU (Secure Asset Fund for Users) reserves into the stablecoin USDC to bolster “its reliability.” During the early hours of Thursday, the platform transferred two substantial amounts of BTC and BNB. Binance Executes Dual Crypto Moves on Thursday: What’s Behind the […]
Recent data reveals that over 27% of all ether, amounting to 32,472,720 ethereum, is currently staked, as interest in this activity has heightened significantly within the past year. Liquid staking derivative (LSD) protocols have locked in more than $ 40 billion, with Lido Finance holding $ 28.77 billion of that sum. Staking Captures …