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The German BKA (Federal Criminal Police) made another important move this month, and yes, people are paying attention. The company has stepped up its crypto liquidation process. They transferred 1500 Bitcoin (BTC) to multiple crypto exchange s for approximately $95 million. This has happened just in one day, on Monday. This latest transaction is part of a series of transfers that began on June 19. Around $220 million worth of Bitcoin was moved to various exchange s. Also Read: BTC Falls to $60,000: Why is Bitcoin Down Today? German Government Continues Bitcoin Liquidation 1500 BTC (95 million) were transferred to exchange s. As you might expect, they include Bitstamp, Coinbase, and Kraken. Furthermore, using multiple exchange s may be a strategy to minimize market impact. This will, of course, also ensure an efficient liquidation process. This latest transfer is not an isolated incident but part of an ongoing and carefully planned liquidation strategy developed by the German government...

The Hack er collective responsible for a 2021 attack on one of India’s biggest Crypto exchange s is demanding a ransom of $500,000 for over 1TB of customer data stolen from event ticketing giant Ticketmaster. On Tuesday, the ShinyHunters group posted its ransom demand on cybercrime platform BreachForums. The listing allegedly contains banking information, financial transactions, and personal details of 560 million Australian Ticketmaster users.  ShinyHunters previously hacked Indian crypto exchange BuyUCoin and stole data relating to crypto transactions, banking information, passwords, and personal details from its users. The group has also targeted Pizza Hut and Wattpad. Breaking: #Ticketmaster has allegedly been hacked by ShinyHunters, extracting 560M user details, ticket sales, orders, event info, and card data, per Hackread's @WAK4S. The total data is over 1.3 TB as per the hacker – There is a post about it on the #BreachForums as well. pic.twitter.com/jDmqunvl14 ...

Key takeaways  The Bitbot presale is now in its final stage, with nearly $4 million raised so far. The team is already preparing to list the native token on crypto exchanges. Bitbot presale approaches its end The Bitbot presale is slowly coming to an end, with the last stage almost completely sold out. The presale has lasted for roughly four months and has raised nearly $4 million so far. https://x.com/Official_Bitbot/status/1795379416693940453 According to the development team, they are already working to list the $BITBOT token on cryptocurrency exchanges.  What is Bitbot? With the Bitbot presale close to its end, let’s dive deeper into this project and what it presents. It is a unique project that wants to introduce AI to the crypto trading ecosystem. Bitbot is a Telegram AI trading bot that allows traders to gain access to some exciting features that would help them with their cryptocurrency trading journey. With this tool, traders ...

VALR, the Pantera-backed crypto exchange based in Johannesburg, South Africa announced on April 15 that it has been awarded both a Category I and Category II license by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa as a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP).  This achievement positions VALR among the initial cryptocurrency asset platforms to secure regulatory approval in both categories in South Africa. The FSCA initiated CASP license applications in June 2023, granting crypto asset providers a six-month window to seek licensure and comply with South African regulations. The regulatory framework established by the South African authority encompasses crypto asset exchanges, wallet providers, custodians, and other financial service providers dealing with crypto assets.  Picks for you 2 silver-backed cryptocurrencies to invest in as demand skyrockets 25 mins ago Cardano smart contracts soar with over 1,000 added in April 49 mins ago Geopolit...

Justin Sun recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to brag about how much of his personal wealth he stores on his cryptocurrency exchange , HTX . The image he provided seems to claim that he currently has 28,613 Bitcoin on the platform, worth about $1.7 billion. However, the HTX ‘proof of reserves’ dated February 1 appears to show that HTX had a total of 21,651 bitcoin, approximately three-quarters of the amount that Sun claims to hold on the exchange. HTX provides a tool that can be used to verify the results of the proof of reserves process. The ‘snapshot’ included lists the addresses considered for this analysis. The addresses that exist on Bitcoin that are disclosed in this snapshot are: 143gLvWYUojXaWZRrxquRKpVNTkhmr415B, which has a balance of approximately 1,094 bitcoin. 12qTdZHx6f77aQ74CPCZGSY47VaRwYjVD8, which has a balance of approximately 8,970 bitcoin. 1HckjUpRGcrrRAtFaaCAUaGjsPx9oYmLaZ, which has a balance of approximately 15 bitcoin. 1LXzGr...

With the anticipation of an approval of the first spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange -traded fund (ETF), trading on cryptocurrency exchange s has picked up the pace, surpassing the monthly volume of $1 trillion for the first time since September 2022. Indeed, December 2023 witnessed a massive uptick in crypto trading on exchanges, with the volume reaching $1.1 trillion, a level last achieved over a year before, according to the information shared by the crypto market monitoring platform on January 2. December 2023 vs. September 2022 As it happens, back in September, monthly trading volume for crypto exchanges crossed the $1 trillion mark, registering a total of $1.03 trillion. It is also worth noting that the recent figures set the highest monthly mark since May 2022, when trading volume hit $1.35 trillion, the platform said. Monthly spot market volumes across crypto exchanges. Source: The Block Notably, Binance was the top crypto trading platform of choice in December, during which i...

Canadian cryptocurrency exchange CatalX halted operations following a suspected insider job that resulted in a “security breach.” CatalX CTS Ltd., the Canadian crypto exchange operator, said in a press release on Dec. 28 that it had suffered a “ security breach” resulting in the loss of crypto assets held on behalf of its clients. The breach, suspected to involve an employee, prompted the company to consent to a cease trade order issued by the Alberta Securities Commission, the exchange said. “Management suspects that this security breach, which may involve an employee, has resulted in the loss of a portion of the crypto assets held by the company on behalf of its clients.” CatalX You might also like: Canadians allocate over $1b in WonderFi’s two crypto exchanges As a response to the incident , CatalX has temporarily halted all crypto and fiat currency withdrawals from its platform, along with a suspension of all trading activities. T...

The number of Binance users has exceeded 170 million, the head of the exchange said. The head of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, Richard Teng, said the number of platform users worldwide has exceeded 170 million. Taking to X, he made the announcement. GM – we have crossed 170m global users . Thanks for your support . Keep building #Binance pic.twitter.com/zahRq57PJo — Richard Teng (@_RichardTeng) December 27, 2023 In the post, Teng did not indicate any country specific data. In early August, the founder and former CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, noted that the number of registered users of the world ’s largest crypto exchange reached 150 million. The number of users on the largest American crypto exchange, Coinbase, currently stands at approximately 98 million. This week at #Binance (so far): – Binance Japan officially launched – Binance secured an Operational MVP License in Dubai (first exchange in the world to do so) – 2x new Binan...

With the fall of P2P exchanges like Paxful and LocalBitcoins, the question of how to buy or sell crypto without using CEXs is a pertinent one. The failure of FTX triggered a notable growth of self-custody in 2022, with numerous cryptocurrency investors transitioning from centralized exchanges (CEX) to hardware or software wallets. The rising popularity of self-custody could even potentially erase the need for centralized exchanges one day, according to Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. But how would people buy or sell cryptocurrencies without centralized exchanges? The crypto industry already offers ways to exchange cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) for fiat money without using a CEX like Binance. However, such a process is associated with certain pros and cons and may require additional research. This article will discuss the most straightforward exchange methods to shed some light on buying or selling crypto without using a centralized crypto trading platform. Bitcoin ATMs Bitcoin-e...