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Latest news about Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, DeFi, NFTs & DEXs. Live price and charts for Bitcoin, Ethereum and other tokens.
US spot bitcoin ETFs end eight-day inflow streak with $127 million in net outflows yesterday
US spot bitcoin ETFs end eight-day inflow streak with $127 million in net outflows yesterday

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs returned to net outflows after eight straight days of positive flows.Ether ETFs saw their ninth day of total daily net outflows.

The Block·2024/08/28 06:12
TON blockchain has been down for over six hours now
TON blockchain has been down for over six hours now

Quick Take The Open Network (TON) has been experiencing an outage, with no transactions being processed for over six hours. The disruption is attributed to an abnormal load on the network, resulting in a consensus loss.

The Block·2024/08/27 16:00
Bitcoin slips under $60,000 again as crypto market faces broad pressure
Bitcoin slips under $60,000 again as crypto market faces broad pressure

The price of Bitcoin briefly fell below $60,000 and was down 5.4% over the past 24 hours.The entire cryptocurrency market fell by 6% in the past day.

The Block·2024/08/28 05:03
Solana's Phantom wallet faces downtime, causing inaccurate account balances for users during anticipated GRASS airdrop
Solana's Phantom wallet faces downtime, causing inaccurate account balances for users during anticipated GRASS airdrop

Quick Take Solana’s biggest wallet, Phantom, is experiencing downtime, according to a status update. Similar issues have happened in the recent past and were quickly resolved.

The Block·2024/10/27 16:00
Japan’s Metaplanet now holds over 1,000 bitcoin with latest $10 million investment
Japan’s Metaplanet now holds over 1,000 bitcoin with latest $10 million investment

Quick Take The Tokyo-listed firm invested an additional $10.4 million in bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 1,018.17 BTC ($68.8 million).

The Block·2024/10/27 16:00
FTX agrees to drop lawsuit against Bybit in $228 million settlement
FTX agrees to drop lawsuit against Bybit in $228 million settlement

Quick Take FTX has agreed to drop its lawsuit against Bybit in a settlement that would allow FTX to collect around $228 million. Earlier this month, a U.S. bankruptcy court approved FTX’s reorganization plan to repay its creditors.

The Block·2024/10/27 16:00
Hong Kong eyes tax breaks for crypto, more trading platform licenses by year-end: officials
Hong Kong eyes tax breaks for crypto, more trading platform licenses by year-end: officials

Quick Take The Hong Kong government’s Treasury chief said the city will extend existing tax concessions to cover cryptocurrency investments by the end of this year. The regulators also plan to approve more crypto asset trading platform licenses by the end of the year.

The Block·2024/10/27 16:00
Hong Kong Stock Exchange to introduce price indices for bitcoin and ether next month
Hong Kong Stock Exchange to introduce price indices for bitcoin and ether next month

Quick Take Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. announced that the “HKEX Virtual Asset Index Series” will go live on Nov. 15. The new indexes are expected to provide a single reference price for bitcoin and ether during the Asian time zone.

The Block·2024/10/27 16:00
Peter Thiel's Founders Fund invests in Infinex's Patron NFT sale as total amount raised hits $67.7 million
Peter Thiel's Founders Fund invests in Infinex's Patron NFT sale as total amount raised hits $67.7 million

Quick Take Founders Fund has invested in Infinex’s new “patronage” fundraising model, which sold Patron NFTs to venture capitalists, angel investors and the community. The Patron NFT sale completed on Monday, with a total of $67.7 million raised.

The Block·2024/10/27 16:00
October’s crypto investment inflows climb to $3.4 billion after $900 million added last week: CoinShares
October’s crypto investment inflows climb to $3.4 billion after $900 million added last week: CoinShares

Quick Take Digital asset investment products attracted another $901 million worth of net inflows globally last week, according to CoinShares. The positive flows and bitcoin prices are driven by Republican poll gains ahead of the U.S. election, Head of Research James Butterfill said.

The Block·2024/10/27 16:00