CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju suggests that Bitcoin’s current rally toward the 100,000 mark reflects its 2020 surge, during which the cryptocurrency’s value increased sixfold to reach 67,000. Ju highlighted in the X thread that earlier on-chain data, which...
In a bizarre twist to the fallout of a token rug pull, a QUANT investor allegedly kidnapped the dog of the token’s 13-year-old developer, retaliating against the boy’s fraudulent actions. The kidnapper further launched a meme coin, Bari QUANT,...
The creator of the famous "Chill Guy" meme has announced plans to take legal action against projects using his artwork without permission, particularly in cryptocurrency. The artist, known as “Phillip Bankss” on X, posted on November 21 that he...
Crypto.com has partnered with the Singapore-based payments platform Triple-A to enhance the crypto shopping experience and enable users to make direct cryptocurrency payments on leading e-commerce platforms without converting to fiat currency, beginning in Singapore and expanding globally. By...
BitGo Singapore, a subsidiary of BitGo, Inc., officially launched its operations in the APAC region after securing its Major Payment Institution License from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in August 2024. Youngro Lee, CEO of BitGo Singapore, expressed...
South Korean authorities have identified North Korean hacker groups Lazarus and Andariel as responsible for the $50 million Upbit cryptocurrency hack in 2019. The stolen Ethereum, initially worth 58 billion won, has surged to around 1.47 trillion won due...
A cryptocurrency investor has successfully recovered $129 million in USDT hours after mistakenly sending the funds to a phishing address on the TRON blockchain. The incident, reported by blockchain security platform Scam Sniffer, began when the investor accidentally transferred...
Cyberport, an innovation hub backed by the Hong Kong government, now hosts more than 270 blockchain-related companies, reflecting the rapid growth in the region's Web3 and crypto sectors. In just 16 months, the hub added over 120 new firms,...
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to incorporate tax cut proposals from the opposition Democratic Party for the People (DPP) into the government's upcoming economic stimulus package. This initiative includes measures targeting gasoline and cryptocurrency taxes, as reported...
DeFi protocol Sky, formerly Maker, has launched its stablecoin, USDS, on the Solana blockchain. Announced on November 19, the rollout establishes USDS as Solana's first major DeFi-native stablecoin, broadening opportunities for lending, borrowing, and trading within the ecosystem. Sky...
