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Key Takeaways Russian bailiffs are in the process of transferring Bitcoin from Marat Tambiev to state revenue. The case involves the confiscation of 1,032.1 BTC, marking a significant crypto bribery scandal in Russia. Russian bailiffs are in the process of liquidating more than 1,032 Bitcoin, worth approximately one billion rubles, seized from Marat Tambiev, a former investigator of the Russian Investigative Committee who was convicted in a high-profile crypto bribery case, TASS reported Thursday. Tambiev, who previously served as a chief investigator in the Tver District of Moscow, was found guilty of accepting 1,032 BTC as a bribe to protect…
Ethereum is facing an identity crisis. Its native token, ether (ETH), is underperforming against competitors, and longtime builders are beginning to question whether the chain’s technology is falling behind—and if its community is losing focus. The Ethereum Foundation, the nonprofit that stewards Ethereum’s development, has been blamed for many of the network’s struggles. Co-founder Vitalik Buterin is spearheading a massive leadership shake-up at the organization, but his central influence over the process has sparked its own controversy. Meanwhile, rival ecosystems like Solana are capitalizing on the uncertainty, attracting top talent and outpacing ETH in the market. Amid this turbulence, a…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Venture capital funding is the most sought-after form of backing amongst founders looking for capital to bootstrap their operations, offering a percentage of equity in exchange. The problem is, despite a few exceptions of funds like Sigma Capital, web3 VC funding is the most difficult to obtain at the early stages of the founder journey. In spite of a slight increase in funding in Q1 of 2024, VC backing for web3 startups continues to decline, dropping by…
DWF Labs, a new-gen crypto market maker and investor, announces its strategic support for teams launching AI agents on NEAR Protocol, a fully sharded, PoS L1 blockchain. NEAR is one of the leading decentralized platforms for AI and ML implementation in Web3. DWF Labs partners with NEAR Protocol for AI agent breakthroughs According to the official announcement, DWF Labs, a leading market making and VC investing firm, has kickstarted a strategic partnership with NEAR Protocol, a major programmable layer-1 blockchain. The collaboration is set to advance the segment of artificial intelligence (AI) agents in Web3. Our special AI agents are…
Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, has urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Government Ethics to investigate President Donald Trump’s promotion of his memecoin ‘TRUMP’ for allegedly violating federal laws against soliciting gifts. In the open letter, the advocacy group addressed the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section and the OGE, arguing that Trump’s promotion of the so-called “Trump Meme” token could breach 18 U.S.C. § 201, which prohibits government officials from ‘soliciting gifts’. While federal law allows the president to receive gifts, the guideline still explicitly prohibits solicitation, coercion, or acceptance in exchange for official acts. Public…
Bithumb, one of South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced that it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for CertiK (CTK) in order to support an upcoming mainnet upgrade. Bithumb to Temporarily Suspend Deposits and Withdrawals for CertiK (CTK) Due to Network Upgrade This move aims to ensure the stability and security of deposit and withdrawal services throughout the upgrade process. Basic Details of Suspension Affected Entity: CertiK (CTK) Suspension Start: February 6, 2025, 18:00 Rationale: To support CertiK network upgrade and maintain stable deposits and withdrawals in accordance with Article 17 of the Virtual Asset User Protection Law Implementation…
The bitcoin (BTC) market resembles an iceberg at the moment, with the surface revealing a dominance of sellers that paints an overtly bearish sentiment. However, at deeper levels beneath the surface, bargain hunters are quietly waiting to snap up coins and potentially put a floor under prices. On the major spot and perpetual futures exchanges, the uptrend at the quote level, the going market rate, has flipped to a downtrend, indicating more traders are willing to sell at the market price, according to data source Hyblock Capital. The order book depth from quote level (0%) and 1% shows a similar…
Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market value, crashed hard Monday as prospects of a U.S.-led trade war weighed on risk assets. Data shows investors likely bought the dip, snapping up coins at lower prices. According to analytics firm IntoTheBlock, ether worth almost $1 billion left centralized exchanges Monday, the highest single-day net outflow since January 2024. “This indicates traders took advantage of the drop to accumulate ETH,” IntoTheBlock said in a Telegram broadcast. Ether’s price crashed as low as nearly $2,000 on some exchanges as market liquidity deteriorated and dealers scrambled to offload futures. While prices have recovered to $2,800,…
Anthony Scaramucci’s career in finance started off with a seven-year stint at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) as an investment banker. In 2017, during Donald Trump’s first term in office, he was appointed White House Communications Director. However, Scaramucci’s role in the public sector was not to last — just ten days after he was appointed, he was dismissed, after a well-publicized spat with Reince Priebus. Following this, he went on to found SkyBridge Capital. The former Communications Director is an outspoken cryptocurrency bull — having allocated over 50% of his net worth to Bitcoin (BTC) alone, per statements made in…
Shiba Inu (SHIB), the dog-themed meme coin, has witnessed a massive transaction surge in the last 24 hours. Over 2.8 trillion SHIB tokens have been transacted on the leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. Available data shows that 2,816,572,700,000 SHIB has hit Binance in active trading. SHIB whale activity and market implications Analysts have attributed the bulk of these transactions to whale traders. Although the actual factors driving the activities of these whales have not been revealed, the move remains significant to the ecosystem. Transacting such a staggering volume of SHIB tokens on Binance might suggest one of several possible scenarios. Primarily,…