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Bitcoin Worth $44 Million Found In Ross Ulbricht's Wallets — Will The Freshly Pardoned Silk Road Founder Move The Coins?
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 - 9:43pm | 626Wallets belonging to Ross Ulbricht, the imprisoned creator of the illegal drug marketplace Silk Road, were discovered on Wednesday, containing as many as 430 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) unmoved for over 13 years. What Happened: In an X post, Conor Grogan, a director at Coinbase, said that he...
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Shiba Inu Burn Rate Skyrockets 515.33% - Will The Price Increase?
Saturday, December 14, 2024 - 5:00pm | 597The burn rate of the meme cryptocurrency, Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), has surged by a whopping 515.33%. This data comes from the widely used transaction tracker Shibburn. What Happened: The Shibburn data shows there has been a significant rise in SHIB transfers to dead-end wallets. The SHIB community...
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Militant Groups Prefer Tron Over Bitcoin, Authorities Freeze Wallets Linked To Hamas
Monday, November 27, 2023 - 1:20pm | 403Tron (CRYPTO: TRX) has emerged as the crypto network of choice among groups that Israel and the U.S. designate as terror organizations, according to Reuters, citing financial crime experts and blockchain investigations. What Happened: In 2021, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was considered the preferred...
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EXCLUSIVE: MoonPay President Keith Grossman: Web 3 Is Having A Demographics Expansion
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - 7:11pm | 419Wallet solutions are the cornerstone of Web 3 space. Yet, just like physical wallets evolved over time, digital wallets need to innovate and keep up with the ever-evolving digital landscape. To find out about recent trends, Benzinga's Editorial Director Of Events Lisa Granatstein interviewed...
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Why Are FTX-Linked Wallets Transferring Solana, Despite The Significant Rally?
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - 6:34pm | 462On-chain analysis tool PeckShield's data indicated on Nov. 14, 2023, that FTX-labelled addresses had transferred 250,000 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) worth around $13.5 million and $4 million in Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) stablecoins to crypto exchange Binance and trading firm Wintermute...
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Bitcoin Mirrors High Purchasing Power, Wallets With More Than $1K BTC Hits Record
Monday, November 6, 2023 - 2:00pm | 583The number of blockchain addresses holding at least $1,000 worth of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has expanded to a record high of 8 million, according to data from Blockware Solutions and Glassnodes. This is equal to 0.028 BTC at the current price of $35,115. Industry titans BlackRock, DTCC,...
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PayPal On And Off Ramps For Web3 Payments: Another Step Closer To Crypto After PYUSD
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 11:06am | 525Foraying deeper into the Web3 arena, Paypal (NASDAQ: PYPL) launched PayPal On and Off Ramps integration, a secure and structured payment solution. While Web3 businesses and merchants can expand their customer rooster, the process of purchasing and selling crypto in the U.S. will be made more...
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DOJ Launches Criminal Investigation Into $372M FTX Hack: What Investors Need To Know
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 - 4:17pm | 417The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a criminal investigation into the alleged hack that resulted in approximately $372 million being stolen from FTX-controlled wallets on the evening that the Bahamas-based exchange declared bankruptcy. Massive cryptocurrency outflows began on Nov....
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Third-Largest Bitcoin Whale Buys 2,702 BTC Worth $137M
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 - 12:56pm | 576The third-largest Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) whale added $137 million to their holdings on Monday. What Happened: According to data from BitInfoCharts, the wallet holder added 2,702 BTC worth $137 million at an average price of $50,700 per coin. The whale now holds a total of 118,017 BTC worth more...