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State of Wisconsin Discloses $164M in Bitcoin ETF Investments

Investments in Grayscale and BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds were disclosed by the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB). The entity in charge of the management of the state trust funds in Wisconsin revealed in a filing with the U.S SEC on May 14 that it owned over 2.4 million

May 14, 2024 1 min read

Binance Thailand Lists Floki Inu (FLOKI), Triggering Investor Optimism

Binance has added the FLOKI memecoin to its listing in Thailand. The result is a dramatic increase in the value of the memecoin. FLOKI, which has been steadily growing in popularity in Thailand, went to X to announce the new listing.  The FLOKI price surged by over 7% post the

May 14, 2024 2 mins read

Tether Freezes 5.2M USDT Linked to Phishing Groups

Tether has frozen 5.2 million USDT from 12 Ethereum addresses linked to phishing groups. These addresses are tagged as USDT-banned addresses by MistTrack. It is an anti-money laundering tracking system developed by SlowMist AML, and used in on-chain analytics to trace illicit funds. Historically, stablecoin issuers ban suspicious addresses for

May 14, 2024 2 mins read

Investment Firm Metaplanet Turns to Bitcoin Amid Japan’s Economic Woes

As a hedge against Japan’s ongoing economic woes, the Tokyo-listed crypto investment and consultancy business Metaplanet Inc. has decided to accommodate Bitcoin in its strategic treasury reserve. The company stated: “The move is a direct response to sustained economic pressures in Japan, notably high government debt levels, prolonged periods of

May 13, 2024 2 mins read

Ripple CEO Warns of US Government Targeting Tether, Potential Impact

According to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, the US government is “going after” USDT stablecoin issuer Tether, which might have unforeseen consequences for the cryptocurrency market. In the same vein as the collapse of FTX and the following revelation of fraud committed by its leadership, Garlinghouse said on a May 10

May 13, 2024 2 mins read

NFT Collection Pudgy Penguin’s CEO Reports Over 1M Toy Sales in 12 Months

NFT project CEO Luca Schnetzler reported sales of over one million Pudgy Penguin toys in the last twelve months. As the Pudgy Penguins NFT initiative continues to extend into stores throughout the world, its founder announced on May 13 that sales had skyrocketed to over a million in the last

May 13, 2024 1 min read

Runes Protocol Sees Declining Activity and Fee Revenue Amidst Fading Interest

Since its first week of trading, the Runes protocol’s activity has reduced substantially. Fewer new mints and wallets interacted with the protocol on May 10th compared to earlier times, indicating a significant drop in activity. Users can create fungible tokens on the blockchain using Runes, a new standard for Bitcoin

May 12, 2024 2 mins read
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