Chainalysis acquires Web3 security firm Hexagate

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped right before and after the two previous block-reward halving events in 2012 and 2016. BTC is demonstrating a similar trend approaching the May 2020 halving.A theory has emerged that miners tend to sell before the halving to accumulate enough Bitcoin to finance their operations for many months after…

Aphex Twin has jumped on the NFT bandwagon by selling an audiovisual piece for nearly 72 Ether. 1802 Total views 9 Total shares Electronic music legend Aphex Twin is the latest artist to join the ongoing non-fungible token mania in the music industry.Richard D. James, popularly known as Aphex Twin, officially announced his own NFT…

The hottest Ethereum topic in June so far has been mysterious transactions that involved millions of dollars being paid to transfer small-to-medium amounts of Ether (ETH) — an activity which normally doesn’t cost more than a few dozen cents.Researchers have managed to track down the potential victim — a suspicious South Korean crypto exchange —…

Facebook has reportedly hired Standard Chartered Bank’s head of public affairs Ed Bowles for its cryptocurrency project, the Financial Times reports on June 14.Per the report, Facebook hired the senior bank lobbyist in anticipation of the greater regulatory scrutiny in Europe over its plans to launch its own crypto asset and other financial services to…

After having its banking ties slashed, crypto exchange Binance.US has revived its U.S. dollar on-ramp through a new partnership with MoonPay. 255 Total views 5 Total shares Two months after becoming a crypto-only platform, Binance.US has announced a new partnership with crypto payments firm MoonPay to allow users to buy the U.S. Dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether…

Bitcoin (BTC) is heading for a bullish start to another week’s trading after shrugging off lower levels to hit $11,700.Cointelegraph takes a look at five things that could shape price performance in the coming days after BTC/USD saw little impact from both the Fed and futures settlements last week.Stocks put in higher highsIn a classic…

Trustology CEO Alex Batlin has made no secret of his desire to integrate decentralized finance protocols into the custody platform. Crypto custody platform Trustology has extended its services to Binance Chain and plans to offer custodial trading through Binance's non-custodial exchange, Binance DEX.How exactly can custodial trading happen on a non-custodial exchange like DEX? Binance…

German finance minister says “A wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf.” 1432 Total views 14 Total shares Facebook’s Diem stablecoin, which recently changed its name from Libra, is still failing to impress German regulators.As reported by Reuters,  German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz voiced his criticism of the project on Monday after a conference between G-7…

Checkout.com settled $1 billion in stablecoin transactions during its initial pilot phase of Payments Engine. 216 Total views 3 Total shares Following a successful pilot phase, digital asset custody platform Fireblocks has launched its new payment engine for merchants, opening up pathways for businesses to settle and accept cryptocurrency transactions across jurisdictions. Fireblocks’ new Payments Engine…