Bitcoin and cryptocurrency use reaches all-time highs

In September, 220 million addresses interacted with a cryptocurrency network. The number of active addresses has tripled since September 2023. The number of cryptocurrency addresses that are active monthly has reached a new all-time high of 220 million. This figure triples the amount at the end of last year, indicating significant growth in activity in … Read more

FBI arrested hacker who announced fake bitcoin ETF launch

He is accused of conspiring to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud. That day, bitcoin skyrocketed and rose $1,000, but then corrected and lost $2,000. The FBI today announced the arrest of Eric Council Jr., 25, in Athens, Alabama, for his alleged role in hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account … Read more

Government of Honduras closes Próspera, the bitcoin citadel of Roatán

The conflict that has pitted Próspera against the Honduran government for several years has entered a new phase of conflict, due to the closure of the bitcoin citadel by local authorities. The gates of the Employment and Economic Development Zone (ZEDE) located on the island of Roatán They were closed since October 14 by the … Read more

Trial begins against Leonardo Cositorto, leader of Generación ZOE

Leonardo Cositorto, accused of leading the Generación ZOE pyramid scheme, was presented this week before Regional Unit 8 of Goya, in the city of Corrientes, in Argentina, to be prosecuted. The process, which could last until December 11, marks a new chapter in one of the most high-profile cases of cryptocurrency scams in the region. … Read more

You must revoke these contracts to protect your Binance wallet

Attackers exploited a vulnerability in a Radiant Capital smart contract. The affected networks were BNB Smart Chain and Arbitrum, L2 of Ethereum. Radiant Capital, a decentralized finance (DeFi) app, was attacked on October 16 by hackerswho managed to extract more than $50 million from the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) and Arbitrum (ARB) networks, Ethereum’s largest … Read more

The registration of bitcoin companies in Spain is progressing at a slow pace

So far, 128 cryptocurrency companies have authorization to operate in Spain. Several companies have expressed difficulties in adapting to MiCA. On January 1, the regulations to regulate cryptocurrency platforms operating in Spain will come into force. A series of rules that will be applied in the country, based on what is established in the Regulation … Read more

A bitcoin and gold ETF hit the market

This Wednesday, October 16, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) was launched in the United States that exposes investors to both bitcoin (BTC) and the price of gold. It is aboutl STKD Bitcoin & Gold ETF (BTGD)which is issued by Quantity Funds. As CriptoNoticias had reported at the time, the company has been carrying out the corresponding … Read more

These are the cryptocurrencies you can borrow on Binance

Binance added EigenLayer to its list of lendable assets, which already include BTC, ETH, USDT. These financial products require the payment of annual interest rates. Binance, the exchange largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, today, October 16, 2024, added EigenLayer (EIGEN) to its very extensive list of crypto assets included in its Loans section (Loansin … Read more

Is Ethereum an old technology? Matt Hougan rejects this idea

“Ethereum is the Microsoft of blockchains,” says Hougan. The businessman anticipates a change in trend for ether ETFs in 2025. In a world where cryptocurrency networks like Solana, Sui or Aptos seem to steal the spotlight, Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise, says there are those who insist that Ethereum, one of the oldest … Read more

PayPal cryptocurrency will be a great competitor for the giants USDT and USDC

The stablecoin market has increased during the third quarter of the year, especially that of one in particular: PayPal USD (PYUSD). During this period, the dominance of stablecoins in the cryptoasset market increased by 3%, representing almost 7% of the total. This was partly due to the dominance of the niche’s top two assets, tether … Read more