Clicker games to fade post-airdrop, Is Hamster Kombat any good? Web3 GamerClicker games will see a “big dropoff” post airdrop, Hamster Kombat is more than just a tap fest, and other gaming news.Aug 6, 2024Ciaran Lyons
BTC price chart shows Bitcoin can match $49.5K lows within daysBTC price action has a habit of “filling” downside wicks within days or weeks, the Bitcoin daily chart shows.Aug 6, 2024William Suberg
World’s largest Bitcoin miner increased BTC holdings by $124M in July Marathon Digital holds over $1.1 billion worth of Bitcoin after the company decided to go full “HODL.”Aug 6, 2024Zoltan Vardai
iShares BTC ETF investors weather major price drop with zero flows The Bitcoin ETF from iShares saw a rough entry into the week, with the asset down by 14%, yet according to market analysis, no one budged.Aug 6, 2024Savannah Fortis
Japanese firm Metaplanet to invest $58.76M in Bitcoin Metaplanet Inc allocates 8.5 billion yen for Bitcoin, enhancing its crypto treasury amid Japan’s market volatility.Aug 6, 2024Josh O'Sullivan
Kamala Harris chooses Minnesota Gov. Walz as US presidential running mateMinnesota Governor Tim Walz has previously advocated for more stringent crypto regulations to ensure the stability of the legacy financial system.Aug 6, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Coffeezilla says ‘groundless’ Logan Paul lawsuit aims to ‘crush new investigations’Coffeezilla believes the lawsuit aims to “crush new investigations while taking revenge for the old ones.”Aug 6, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Ronin Network exploited for $9.8M in ETH, white hat hacker suspectedIf the exploit occurred due to a white hat hacker, the funds could soon be returned to the blockchain.Aug 6, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Euro stablecoin market surges under MiCAFrench and Irish fintech companies have partnered to introduce a euro-backed stablecoin. The coin will launch on the Stellar blockchain a month after MiCA stablecoin laws came into force.Aug 6, 2024Savannah Fortis
Robinhood suspends 24-hour trades for 8 hoursRobinhood’s 24-hour execution venue, Blue Ocean ATS, has its own risk controls to prevent stocks from trading more than 20%.Aug 6, 2024Helen Partz
Ethical hackers share tips on how to protect your crypto Ethical hackers said that scammers using a fake site called Meetly.gg have rebranded it into Meeten.gg and are preparing to strike again.Aug 6, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Bitcoin speculators realize $850M losses in sub-$50K BTC price dumpBitcoin short-term holders sell BTC at a loss to an extent rarely seen in history — but “diamond hands” contribute just $600,000.Aug 6, 2024William Suberg
$510B crypto sell-off wipes 2024 gains for top 50 coinsMemecoins like PEPE and WIF saw the biggest loss after the $510 billion crypto market sell-off.Aug 6, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Ethereum’s quick rebound positions ETH price for 100% rallyThe Ether price is mirroring a fractal pattern from October 2023 that preceded a 178% price rally.Aug 6, 2024Yashu Gola
India demands $86M from Binance in unpaid GST taxesBinance faces a demand for nearly $86 million in unpaid GST from Indian authorities, aiming to resume operations after a previous ban.Aug 6, 2024Arijit Sarkar
Bitcoin trading volume recorded post-halving ATH as crypto market bledBitcoin trading volumes reached unprecedented levels amid the market turmoil, while crypto hackers capitalized on discounted Ether.Aug 6, 2024Arijit Sarkar
Cathie Wood’s ARK resumes Coinbase buying as BTC drops below $50KARK Invest is back to buying the Coinbase stock after a long selling period. On Aug. 5, ARK bagged 93,797 shares of the crypto exchange for $17.8 million.Aug 6, 2024Helen Partz
Martin Shkreli-led Trump memecoin DJT plummets 95%Roger Stone, a close aide to Trump, previously denied any involvement of the former president or his son with the TrumpCoin memecoin.Aug 6, 2024Ezra Reguerra
UK body proposes property category for crypto assets, SEC sued over status of NFTs: Law DecodedThe Law Commission’s final report urges the UK government to reclassify crypto assets, addressing current legal gaps.Aug 6, 2024Josh O'Sullivan
Vitalik Buterin unveils plan to solve cross-chain L2 interoperability“I think people will be surprised by how quickly ‘cross-L2 interoperability problems’ stop being problems,” said the Ethereum co-founder.Aug 6, 2024Martin Young
Developer says he hacked Atari’s ‘on-chain game’ leaderboard to prove a pointKautuk Kundan says he sabotaged the leaderboard of Atari’s Base-developed “on-chain” Asteroids game to prove that crypto games should be verifiable on a blockchain.Aug 6, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
OpenAI co-founder leaves for AI rival AnthropicOpenAI co-founder John Schulman says he's leaving OpenAI to focus more intently on AI alignment and "hands-on technical work" at rival firm Anthropic.Aug 6, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
SEC pushes back against Coinbase's 'overly broad' discovery requestsThe regulator claims that Coinbase's document discovery requests are overly broad and disproportionate to the needs of the case.Aug 6, 2024Martin Young
Bitcoin falls to ‘extreme fear’ on Aug. 5 as $168M exits ETFsThe Crypto Fear & Greed Index recorded a score of 17 out of 100 on Aug. 5 — the lowest since July 12, 2022.Aug 6, 2024Brayden Lindrea
How the Bank of Japan wrecked the yen carry trade — and crypto marketsWhy did the crypto market lose 15% of its value in one weekend? Thank the Bank of Japan for playing a starring role.Aug 6, 2024Alex O’Donnell
Bitcoin decline is similar to the start of the 2016 bull run — Peter BrandtBitcoin declined by a very similar amount following the 2016 halving and before the 2017 bull run.Aug 6, 2024Martin Young
Crypto critics file updated campaign finance complaint against CoinbaseThe complainants and Coinbase disagree on whether a government contract to custody seized crypto breaches campaign finance laws or not.Aug 6, 2024Brayden Lindrea
US Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs hit $6B volume amid market routBitcoin plunged to under $50,000 at the start of US trading on Aug. 5, prompting a huge spike in trading volumes of crypto-related ETFs.Aug 6, 2024Felix Ng
US senators urge CFTC to finalize ban on election bettingIt comes as decentralized prediction platform Polymarket has gathered more than $500 million in bets on who will likely win the 2024 United States presidential election.Aug 6, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Trump cautions Biden administration not to sell Bitcoin The former president continues to highlight that if the United States does not innovate in the digital asset sector, other countries will.Aug 5, 2024Vince Quill