Whale doubles down on SOL as traders eye Bitcoin Dogs
Solana reclaimed the $160 level over the weekend to see SOL bulls reach the highest level since August 9. As a whale doubles down on SOL, what’s the outlook for…
Swan Bitcoin halts IPO plans and shuts down mining operations
Swan Bitcoin delays IPO plans due to shutdown of its mining operations. CEO cites reduced revenue from mining as reason for halting IPO efforts. Mining sector faces challenges, with firms…
Messari CEO Ryan Selkis steps down
Ryan Selkis is stepping down as CEO of crypto platform Messari. Eric Turner, the company’s chief revenue officer, replaces him as interim CEO. Ryan Selkis is stepping down from his…
LiquiTrade faces sanctions as Canada cracks down on unregistered crypto exchanges
LiquiTrade faces sanctions for illegal operations under Canada’s Securities Act. BCSC found LiquiTrade enabled unregistered trading of crypto derivatives. Four exchanges have been banned amid the heightened Canada’s crackdown. LiquiTrade,…
Metaplanet doubles down on Bitcoin, eyes additional $6.2 million purchase
Japanese firm Metaplanet announces 1 billion yen ($6.2 million) BTC purchase. Funds will come from proceeds of a bond issuance. Metaplanet, a top Japanese investment firm that has recently adopted…
CoinStats temporarily shuts down, advises users to transfer their funds
CoinStats has temporarily shut down its app after the June 22 security breach. Users are advised to transfer funds immediately using exported private keys. Scam notifications have been distributed through…
Terraform Labs to shut down following the SEC settlement
Current CEO Chris Amani announced that Terraform Labs will wind down. Terraform Labs will sell its remaining assets to various digital asset management firms. More information about Terraform Labs’ dissolution…
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein steps down
Michael Sonnenshein has stepped down as CEO of Grayscale. Grayscale announced that Peter Mintzberg is the new CEO, effective August 15, 2024. Sonnenshein joined Grayscale in 2014 and was CEO…
dYdX founder Antonio Juliano steps down as CEO
Juliano steps down as dYdX CEO, Crnkovic-Rubsamen takes over. The transition marks Juliano’s move to Chairman and President roles. dYdX experiences surge in activity amid market rebound. In a significant…
Monero’s largest P2P trading platform shuts down
LocalMonero is a peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform for privacy-focused coin Monero (XMR). The platform is winding down, with the website set to shutter on November 7. LocalMonero, the largest peer-to-peer (P2P)…