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New Use Cases Drive Activity In Onchain Economy, Institutions Locked In: Blockchain Report

Delphi Digital has released its Onchain Economy Report and it provides a deeper look into how the onchain economy has evolved this year, with Base playing a key role in driving the momentum.

International Business Times

Bitfinex Launches First-Ever Tokenized US Treasuries In Latin America Under El Salvador Framework

Bitfinex Securities has launched Latin America's first tokenized U.S. securities, marking a milestone in the region's access to such markets and setting a high bar for other aspiring issuers to follow.

International Business Times

Crypto hacker who stole $11 billion of bitcoin sentenced to prison

Ilya Lichtenstein sentenced for theft of $11 billion worth of bitcoin from the Bitfinex crypto exchange

The Independent UK

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US hacker jailed for five years over Bitcoin heist worth billions of dollars

Ilya Lichtenstein stole around 120,000 Bitcoin - now worth $7.6 billion

Evening Standard

Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison

A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — has been sentenced to five years in prison

The Independent UK

Bitfinex To Explore Komainu Connect Integration For New Remote Custody Solution

Bitfinex has agreed to explore integration with Komainu Connect to provide institutional customers with a safe and secure channel to trade their digital assets, highlighting the exchange's commitment to compliance and efficient crypto solutions.

International Business Times

Robinhood BTC Stash Grows By 14% In The Last 6 Months: Arkham Data

Robinhood has grown its Bitcoin holdings significantly in the last six months, placing it just behind Bitfinex and Binance in single cold wallets with the largest known BTC.

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US Moves $2B In Seized Bitcoin From Silk Road: On-Chain Data

The U.S. has once again moved Silk Road Bitcoin, just weeks after it transferred over $900 million of Bitcoin seized from the massive Bitfinex hack in 2016.

International Business Times

El Salvador Makes Good On Daily Bitcoin Buy Promise, Now Holds 5,700 BTC

El Salvador isn't allowing a week-long Bitcoin slump to discourage its Bitcoin treasury goals as it did, as proven by on-chain data, purchase one BTC daily in the past 11 days.

International Business Times

Crypto Mixer Bitcoin Fog Founder Found Guilty Of Money Laundering

Roman Sterlingov, which the DOJ accused of operating Bitcoin Fog, has been found guilty of money laundering and other related charges following his 2021 arrest in a case that has raised concerns about law enforcement's conviction methods.

International Business Times

WSJ Reportedly Sued Over Tether-Bitfinex Article Alleging Suspicious Activities

The Wall Street Journal has reportedly been sued for defamation over its February 2023 article wherein several paragraphs featuring Tether shareholder Christopher Harborne and his company AML Global, have since been removed.

International Business Times

Data Shows US Govt. Transferred Over $900M Seized Bitcoin Amid BTC's $60K Jump

The U.S. government, on the day Bitcoin hit $60,000 for the first time in over two years, transferred more than $900 million worth of Bitcoin it seized from the Bitfinex exploit in 2016, blockchain intelligence data revealed.

International Business Times

Tether CEO Reacts After Cantor Fitzgerald's Chair Validates Stablecoin Issuer's Reserve Strength

The stablecoin issuer has endured prolonged scrutiny regarding its backing of USDT, a stablecoin that currently boasts an extensive market capitalization exceeding $95 billion, firmly establishing it as the predominant stablecoin in global circulation.

International Business Times

Karnataka SIT in touch with over 30 foreign exchanges to establish money trail in alleged bitcoin scam

The SIT has identified some suspect transactions in local banks. It suspects that some bitcoins were encashed with the help of a jeweller. However, they need evidence of bitcoin transactions to verify whether these suspect transactions are linked to the alleged bitcoin scam.

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Stablecoin Giant Withdraws Nearly $400M In BTC From Bitfinex, Becomes 10th Largest Bitcoin Holder

Tether's strategic move to withdraw millions of dollars in Bitcoin has resulted in a staggering profit of $1.148 billion, recording a 68% profit margin.

International Business Times

India's Financial Watchdog Cracks Down On Major Centralized Crypto Platforms Including Binance

The affected crypto businesses include Binance, Kucoin, Huobi, Kraken, Gate.io, Bittrex, Bitstamp, MEXC Global and Bitfinex.

International Business Times

Bitfinex Makes History As It Issues First Tokenized Bond, Raises 5M In USDT

Bitfinex Securities announced that its first tokenized bond on the Liquid Network has raised over $5 million in USDT.

The Hindu

Bitcoin scam: Hacker Sriki allegedly forced to transfer 150 to 170 bitcoins

Sources close to hacker Srikrishna Ramesh aka Sriki, which The Hindu spoke to, claimed the hacker was “forced” to transfer bitcoins that he had allegedly stolen from Bitfinex, while in custody in 2020 and 2021

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Crypto Fund Inflows Record $43M As Bitcoin Held In Exchanges Drops To 6-Year Low

Data indicate that investors are still focused on Bitcoin, the world's largest crypto asset by market capitalization, with an inflow of $20 million, recording a year-to-date total of $1.7 billion.

Fortune

El Salvador became the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal tender. Now it’s offering citizenship for a $1 million ‘investment’

The Central American nation led by Nayib Bukele is partnering with the controversial stablecoin Tether on the initiative.

Fortune

Future of Finance: Paolo Ardoino on Tether proving crypto critics wrong and how ‘Bitfinex is a different company compared to Binance’

Ardoino talked about his early career and why it's mostly been "business as usual" after recently becoming Tether's CEO.

International Business Times

Analysts Highlight Key Factors Driving Bitcoin's Surge To Year-To-Date High

A report attributed the surge to "a culmination of various factors, including a notable shift in the dynamics of the futures market compared to the spot market."

International Business Times

70% Of Bitcoin's Circulating Supply Hasn't Moved For Over A Year: Bitfinex Report

These metrics show Bitcoin holders' reluctance to sell while buyers look for BTC supply, which is one of the factors why the king of crypto reached a new year-to-date high of $38,410 on Nov. 24.

The Hindu

Senior prison officials likely to be questioned in Bitcoin scam

SIT probing Bitcoin scam to question prison officials who had Sri Krishna in custody; hacker had stolen bitcoins from Bitfinex, one of world's largest cryptocurrency heists; SIT to summon 3 prison officials, incl. senior official, for questioning.

Zenger

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Soar As Weaker Jobs Data Signals Potential Rate Hike Pause By Fed: Analyst Says Apex Crypto Maybe Poised For ‘Abnormal’ Bull Run

Major cryptocurrencies experienced a surge on Monday evening, driven by the anticipation that the Federal Reserve may halt its rate hikes

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