According to recent data, in the past month, the quantity of bitcoin residing in centralized cryptocurrency exchanges surged by 32,058 bitcoin. Concurrently, the ethereum reserves on these exchanges have diminished, with 262,904 ether, valued at $ 597.42 million, being withdrawn from trading platforms since Dec. 4, 2023. Bitcoin Bulks Up as Ethereum Eases Off …
Study: Only 6% of Crypto Exchanges Integrated the Lightning Network
A new research study has partly attributed the growth in the use of bitcoin “as a transactional layer” to the increased number of crypto platforms that have joined the Lightning Network ecosystem. The study however found that just over 6% of centralized crypto exchanges have integrated the layer 2 protocol with their respective platforms. Record […]
India Cracks Down on Offshore Crypto Exchanges — Blocks Binance, 8 Other Platforms
The Indian government has directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to bar access to offshore cryptocurrency exchanges deemed illegal within the country. The nine affected crypto platforms include Binance, Kucoin, Huobi, Kraken, and Bitfinex. The Ministry of Finance also revealed that 31 crypto service providers have registered with the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit […]
Man Fingered in the July 2022 Hack on 2 Decentralized Exchanges Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced on Dec. 14 that Shakeeb Ahmed, a man accused of hacking two decentralized crypto exchanges, had pleaded guilty to the charge of computer fraud. Ahmed is said to have attempted to cover his tracks by using overseas crypto exchanges and swapping the stolen assets with […]
Bitcoin Core Dev Discusses ‘Firing’ All Miners With PoW Algo Change: Feisty Exchanges Mark Growing Divide
Over the last ten years, Luke Dashjr has emerged as a key player in the realm of Bitcoin development and the network’s open-source software. His opposition to specific trends within the Bitcoin ecosystem has gained more attention lately. He has labeled Ordinal inscriptions and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Bitcoin platform as detrimental to the […]