General category for all types of news related to the cryptocurrency world.
$AKT surged 12%, peaking at $3.45, driven by the RenAIssance Hackathon and a new partnership with Flock. Book of Meme ($BOME) led gains with 14%. Crypto.com supports $AKT staking with up to 19% rewards. #Update
Crypto market cap drops to $2.27T, but $POPCAT (+72%) and $MOG (+59%) soar. $RLB gains 41% post-token burn news. AI integration boosts $AGI by 34%. $AGIX, $OCEAN, $FET merge, rising ~30%. Caution advised due to volatility. #Update
.@CleanSpark_Inc to acquire GRIID Infrastructure Inc. in a $155M all-stock deal by Q3 2024. This includes a 20 MW power hosting agreement and 160,000 new Bitmain S21 miners, boosting hashing power by 12 EH/s. #BitcoinMining #Update
Ethena’s price stabilizes at $0.58, up 12.5% due to USDe integrations. Key partnerships include @bitgetglobal for zero-fee trading and Symbiotic for staking rewards. USDe now the fourth-largest stablecoin with a $3.6B market cap. #Update
CleanSpark Inc. (@CleanSpark_Inc) is acquiring GRIID Infrastructure in a $155M all-stock deal. The merger, set to close in Q3 2024, includes $55.9M in loans and aims for 400 MW expansion in TN by 2026. #BitcoinMining #Update
Smart investor offloads 118.5B $PEPE to Kraken, netting an 11-fold return amid market volatility. Originally bought for $0.13M in Nov, now worth $1.48M. Despite a 20.82% monthly dip, interest remains high with Futures OI up 3.76% to $141.02M. #Update
Sasha Ivanov, founder of Waves, champions integrating crypto into traditional business for better governance and efficiency. Key uses: immutable records, asset tokenization, and decentralized governance. Waves DAO showcases resilience post-FTX and Luna crises. #Blockchain #Update
Meme coin market surges over 1800% in 2024, with market cap hitting $48.34B. $DOGE at $0.1234, $SHIB at $0.00001715. New Solana features drive trend. BNB Chain supports with “Meme Heroes.” #Update #Crypto #MemeCoins
Deepfake-related crypto fraud has spiked by 245% in 2024, leading to $25.13B in losses, per @BitgetGlobal. Social engineering and bot fraud accounted for $2.03B in Q1 2024. Regulatory intervention is urgently needed. #CryptoCrime
Switzerland’s @SygnumBank onboarded 20 banks, including PostFinance, enhancing crypto services for a third of the Swiss population. 61% of PostFinance crypto buyers are first-time investors. #Crypto $BTC $ETH #Update
The U.S. State Department has raised the reward to $5M for info on Ruja Ignatova, co-founder of OneCoin, who ran a $4B crypto scam. Missing since 2017, she may have altered her appearance. Her capture is crucial for justice and financial integrity. #CryptoFraud
Marathon Digital mined $16M worth of Kaspa ($KAS), boosting KAS by 13%. This strategic move leverages higher margins and diversifies revenue. Kaspa’s market cap hits $4.2B, now ranking 24th globally. #Update @MarathonDigital
Custodia Bank (@CustodiaBank) appeals in the 10th Circuit Court, challenging the Fed’s denial of a master account, claiming it violates the Monetary Control Act and disrupts the dual banking system. CEO Caitlin Long leads with top Supreme Court attorneys. #Update
Cryptocurrency firm Abra will return $82M to customers after settling with regulators from 25 states over unlicensed operations. CEO William Barhydt is barred from business in those states. This highlights growing regulatory scrutiny in crypto. #CryptoNews
