Bitcoin sentiment index drops to ‘fear’ — its lowest score in 18 months

On Sept. 22, one of Nansen’s third-party vendors suffered a security breach, which exposed the email addresses of 7% of the system’s users. 63 Total views 10 Total shares Numerous users of the crypto analytics platform Nansen have received phishing emails from scammers pitching an “exclusive opportunity” to participate in the fictitious “Nansen Airdrop.”On Nov.

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has led a $25 million funding round for crypto lending startup Compound.On Nov. 14, Fortune reported that Compound, a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol, secured $25 million in an investment round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z, with participation from other top investors including Paradigm, Bain Capital Ventures and Polychain Capital.To…

Crypto data tracker CoinMarketCap.com (CMC) has launched a professional, paid API targeting developers and funds, according to an official announcement published August 1. The new product reportedly aims to serve as a key “pipeline” that will provide accurate and differentiated data for developers and funds across crypto product prices, market capitalization, conversions, and trading pair data…

Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $38,000 on Feb. 21 but the bulls are attempting to arrest the decline and start a recovery. The sustained weakness in 2022 seems to have toned down expectations of a strong rally.Huobi crypto exchange co-founder Du Jun said that if the Bitcoin halving cycle repeats, then the current weakness could be…

Montreal-based digital asset custodian Knøx has secured $8.25 million in a seed round to support its crypto custody service for institutional customers and fiduciaries.The funding round was led by San Francisco-based venture capital firm Initialized Capital, with the participation of financial services giant Fidelity and venture firm iNovia, Canadian technology-focused news outlet BetaKit reported on…

The investors in the class action suit allege they lost "tens of millions" of dollars due to not being able to manage their positions and view their balances during peak trading hours. A group of Italian and international investors have filed a class action suit against major crypto exchange Binance, alleging the firm violated its…

The Shenzhen branch of the People's Bank of China launched a special “rectification” program against illegal crypto-related activities, beginning with a crackdown on 11 emerging companies. 107 Total views 35 Total shares The Shenzhen branch of the People’s Bank of China is taking a hardline approach to cryptocurrency-related activities deemed illegal. According to a report…