Bitfinex wallet hacker returns most of the $20 million back to US gov’t

The shares were bought by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and co-founder Gary Wang last year and have been tussled over since the collapse of FTX. 173 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTRobinhood’s board of directors has approved a plan to buy back the $578 million…

Two lawmakers in one week weighed in against the possibility of a United States central bank digital currency. 84 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTTwo lawmakers in one week weighed in against the possibility of a United States central bank digital currency (CBDC). Florida Governor…

One Ethereum user’s loss of 40 ETH has prompted community debate surrounding ways to mitigate losses resulting from wallet address typos. 1499 Total views 57 Total shares A proposal for the creation of a specialized decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO, has garnered debate within the Ethereum (ETH) community. The focus of this DAO would be…

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has introduced margin trading for stablecoin Tether (USDT), according to a blog post published Dec. 21.Bitfinex has launched margin trading for the USDT/USD pair, which would purportedly lead to more efficient price discovery and enable users to hedge the exposure taken on stablecoins. Along with a dedicated lending market, USDT…

Bitcoin (BTC) bounced back above the psychological level at $50,000 and the S&P 500 hit a new all-time closing high on Dec. 23, suggesting that the panic selling caused due to the omicron variant is subsiding and the much-awaited “Santa rally” may have started.Data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode shows that about 100,000 Bitcoin are…

After spending 30 months in detention, Greek authorities have finally extradited the Russian national and alleged Bitcoin (BTC) money launderer Alexander Vinnik to France. Prosecutors in France are charging Vinnik, operator of the defunct BTC-e crypto exchange, with multiple counts of money laundering, extortion and conspiracy.Vinnik also has pending extradition requests from both Russia and…

Bitcoin (BTC) price has retaken $12,000 in a final push following several days of intense upwards price action.Bitcoin 7-day price chart. Source: Coin360Bitcoin bulls reverse multi-week downturnData from Coin360 showed BTC/USD hitting $12,142 on Aug. 6, bringing its weekly gains to over 25%. The pair is now trading at its highest since July 11, and comes…

Bitcoin appears on the verge of confirming a death cross, but one analyst says historical data suggests it's nothing to worry about.