A PEPE whale has offloaded over 723 billion tokens, converting them to the DeFi stablecoin DAI, signaling a lack of confidence in the asset.
Blockchain intelligence platform SpotOnChain reported that North Korea's state-backed hacking group, Lazarus, has pocketed over $2.5 million in profit from a recent sale of wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). On April 3, the group sold 40.78 WBTC for 1,857 ETH, worth roughly $3.51 million.
North Korea's Lazarus Group allegedly made a profit of $2.51 million after selling 40.78 Wrapped Bitcoin that was bough two years ago.
1inch's investment fund is offloading portions of its crypto holdings despite a recent market rebound, signaling a strategic effort to cut losses and hedge against further potential downside.
The breach adds to growing concerns about security in the crypto space, especially after a record-breaking February 2025 that saw more than $1.5 billion stolen in multiple high-profile hacks. The post RWA Restaking Protocol Zoth Suffers $8.4M Exploit, Attacker Converts Funds to DAI appeared first on Cryptonews.
Vitalik Buterin once again liquidated meme token holdings from his wallet. One of the biggest sales was for Dohrnii (DHN), a token that Buterin sold after 47 days of holding.
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has recently made notable moves in the cryptocurrency space, according to data from OnchainLens. He minted 315,382 DAI, a popular stablecoin, and also sold several meme tokens for a total of 71.69 ETH, which at the time was worth approximately $136,684. Among the tokens he sold were: 146.
The Italian Minister of Economy and Finance wrote it in black and white.
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the known DeFi project backed by President Donald Trump and his sons, acquired $21,5 million in crypto.
World Liberty Financial has increased its crypto holdings ahead of the White House Crypto Summit, including ETH, WBTC and MOVE acquisitions.
TL;DR World Liberty Financial (WLFI), backed by Trump, has invested a total of $336 million in cryptocurrencies, with a recent $21.5 million purchase in ETH, WBTC, and MOVE. This move comes just ahead of the White House Crypto Summit, a key event that could shape the future regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in the U.S.
Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial has made another significant crypto investment, acquiring $21.5 million worth of Ethereum, Wrapped Bitcoin, and Movement Network tokens. According to a Mar.
As Europe prepares for a heavy enforcement of the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) law, crypto exchanges are moving to ensure compliance. Binance, the biggest crypto exchange by market cap, has announced plans to delist stablecoins for European users.
EU customers can convert their holding MiCA-compliant alternatives like USDC ahead of deadline.
TL;DR Binance Delisting: Binance will delist several non-MiCA-compliant stablecoins (including USDT, DAI, TUSD, and USDP) in the EEA by March 31 to comply with EU MiCA regulations. Service Impact: Spot and margin trading pairs involving these stablecoins will be restricted, with limited effects on holding, conversion, and withdrawals.
Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced plans to delist nine stablecoins in Europe by March 31 to comply with new European Union regulations. While users in the EEA will no longer be able to trade these stablecoins, Binance will continue to offer custody and conversion services.
Addresses linked to the Bybit exploit swapped millions worth of ETH for DAI using DEXs, with portions sent to eXch, the exchange at the center of controversy for refusing to freeze funds.
Kaiko Research decided to revisit its asset liquidity ranking, and the latest release has revealed that very few large-cap tokens have liquidity rankings that closely match their market cap, with notable outliers like LEO and HYPE showing especially misleading liquidity statuses.
World Liberty Financial spent millions of USDC on DeFi transactions on Thursday based on Nansen and Lookonchain blockchain analytics data. World Liberty Financial invested $1.4 million USDC in stablecoins to acquire 2.52 million MOVE tokens and spent $5 million USDC to buy 52 wrapped Bitcoin.
WLFI has invested millions in MOVE tokens and wrapped Bitcoin following the launch of its strategic token reserve “Macro Strategy”.
World Liberty Financial spent its USDC holdings to purchase $1.4 million worth of MOVE and $5 million worth of wrapped BTC.
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a family-run firm associated with Eric Trump, has recently made headlines by transferring significant amounts of digital assets, including Ethereum (ETH) and wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), to Coinbase Prime. The transaction has raised eyebrows, as it involves over $300 million worth of cryptocurrencies.
World Liberty Financials has defended itself against selling crypto assets, stating its for standard treasury operations.
World Liberty Financial, a decentralised finance (DeFi) project linked to former US President Donald Trump, has moved over $307 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) and Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) to Coinbase Prime. The transaction, one of the largest by the project to date, has drawn attention due to its timing and scale.
World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance (DeFi) project backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, has moved a substantial portion of its cryptocurrency holdings to Coinbase Prime. Blockchain data indicates the transfer involved more than 90% of its multi-asset treasury, including large amounts of Ethereum (ETH) and Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), as well as positions in AAVE,
World Liberty has moved over 90% of its multi-asset treasury including its AAVE, ENA and LINK positions, onchain data shows.
According to emails shared with European users, Crypto.com will delist several prominent cryptocurrencies, including Tether's USDT, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), and DAI, by January 31, 2025.
Tron founder Justin Sun has declared that Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has effectively become the United States' national Bitcoin reserve.
The project now holds $352 million worth of crypto tokens, Arkham shows.
World Liberty Financial's adoption of wBTC over Coinbase's cbBTC drew praise from Justin Sun, who accused the exchange of unreliable custody practices.
Tron founder Justin Sun has shared insights on Donald Trump's DeFi project – World Liberty Financial's – massive investments in Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) for building its Bitcoin reserves. Earlier today, the project acquired nearly $10 million worth of WBTC during the price dip.
Trump family-backed WLFI's recent $9.84 million wBTC purchase raises its total crypto holdings to $365 million. World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto project tied to the Trump family, has intensified its aggressive push into digital assets.
The complaint, filed in December 2024, alleged “antitrust injury” from Coinbase over its decision to delist wrapped Bitcoin in favor of promoting its cbBTC product.
Coinbase has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from BiT Global that challenges the firm's decision to delist Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC), according to a Jan. 21 court filing. This follows the denial of BiT Global's earlier legal attempt to block the delisting through a court order.
Immediately after Trump's inauguration ceremony, World Liberty Financial spent $110 million in stablecoin to purchase various crypto.
As Donald Trump took oath as the 47th President of the U.S. on Monday, World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency project backed by him, announced a series of strategic purchases, including Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and Wrapped Bitcoin (CRYPTO: WBTC). What Happened: In an X post, the decentralized finance platform disclosed buying several cryptocurrencies, including $47 million each in Ethereum and Wrapped Bitcoin, a converted version of Bitcoin that can be used on Ethereum's blockchain.
World Liberty Financial, the Trump-backed DeFi protocol, is swapping stablecoins for wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) and Ethereum's native token ether, onchain data shows. The project is also apparently loading up on Chainlink's LINK, Ethena's ENA and TRON's TRX tokens.
World Liberty Financial has ramped up its investment activity, spending $109.1 million across six cryptocurrencies in a single day. The fund allocated $47 million within the past hour to acquire 7,022 ETH worth $23.5 million, 174.1 WBTC for $18.8 million, and 5.037 million ENA tokens valued at $4.7 million.
The buying frenzy came after WLFI token sales picked up ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.
A wallet believed to belong to Donald Trump's family crypto venture World Liberty Financial has been involved in a series of recent transactions according to onchain data from Arkham Intelligence.
A significant event in the cryptocurrency market has emerged as a whale deposited a substantial $28.5 million worth of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) to Binance on January 9, 2025. The sale, which involved 300 WBTC, resulted in an impressive profit of nearly $10 million for the trader.
Ripple's RLUSD appears set to take on industry leaders in the stablecoin space. Since its official launch on Dec. 17, 2024, RLUSD has gained traction among cryptocurrency traders.
TL;DR Ethena surpasses DAI and reaches a $6 billion market capitalization with its stablecoin USDe, standing out in the sector. The integration of sUSDe into Aave drives over $1 billion in inflows in just a few weeks, attracting large investors. Ethena launches USDtb, a stablecoin backed by U.S.
This week's Crypto Biz explores Coinbase's wBTC controversial delisting, Deutsche Bank's blockchain, USDT in Europe, FTX creditors repayment and BVNK's move to the United States.
Top US-based crypto exchange platform Coinbase is removing support for Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC) as the crypto king crashes below six figures.
BiT Global claims the delisting is defamatory and anti-competitive. Coinbase says it handles less than 1% of wBTC transactions, disputing market impact claims.
American crypto trading platform Coinbase Global Inc. has announced it has disabled trading for Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC). The top crypto exchange noted that despite this move, the product will still become accessible to users.
Judge Martínez-Olguín ruled BiT Global failed to justify stopping Coinbase from delisting wBTC, calling claims speculative and delayed.