DeFi tracker Step Finance raises $2M from Solana ecosystem investors

The Solana ecosystem continues its development in DeFi. Step Finance, a Solana-native decentralized finance protocol, announced the completion of a private token sale for $2 million, which will help build and develop its platform. The round, disclosed on Tuesday, saw participation from notable Solana backers including Alameda Research, the hedge fund known for launching and backing FTX and Serum.

Trend Has Shifted in Bitcoin, According to Blockchain Data Tracker

Blockchain analytics platform Whalemap is mapping out the key levels to watch for in Bitcoin (BTC) this month.

CoinMarketCap removes South Korea crypto exchanges from Bitcoin price tracker

“If the prices on South Korean exchanges stabilize, then we will add the data back in, but that hasn’t happened yet,” said a CoinMarketCap spokesperson. Crypto price trackin website CoinMarketCap has removed many South Korean exchanges from its calculations for the price of Bitcoin as the coin dipped under $58,000 again. As of today, CoinMarketCap’s Bitcoin price tracker shows no data from major South Korean crypto exchanges including Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit.

After breaking $100 billion TVL, DeFi is now the equivalent of a top 40 US bank

It's a long road to the #1 spot, but some ecosystem players think we'll get there eventually. According to decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem tracker DeFiLlama, early this morning the DeFi ecosystem breached $100 billion in total value locked for the first time — rising 7% from $94.7 billion yesterday to $101.33 billion at the time of publication. Aside from the psychologically significant 9th digit, the figure is notable both for the speed with which it was attained (the ecosystem sat at $20.74 billion total on January 1st, 2021) as well as the sheer quantity of assets the upstart financial vertical now represents.

Smart Money Is Selling Bitcoin for Specific Class of Altcoins, According to Crypto Tracker Nansen

Crypto traders with a history of making smart moves appear to be shifting away from market volatility, according to data from the wallet tracker Nansen.

New tech allows crypto users to mint NFTs with 'proof of presence'

IoTeX's project uses "verifiable GPS data to mint NFTs that prove you were at a certain place at a certain time," said Larry Pang. The latest product from IoTeX, a privacy-focused platform for the Internet of Things, reportedly brings the concept of a smartphone’s trusted execution environment with real-world data to the crypto space. Head of business development at IoTeX Larry Pang told Cointelegraph that the firm’s Pebble Tracker, a device capable of recording and encrypting data from the physical world, offers a new way to bring data ownership to users.

Crypto Portfolio Tracking App Apologizes for Racist Messages Sent to Customers- Investigations Underway

The crypto portfolio tracker Blockfolio, owned by the exchange FTX, got its messaging system compromised, as racist notifications started to appear.

Hackers Used Blockfolio to Send Out Racist Messages

FTX-owned cryptocurrency portfolio tracker apologized for the offensive messages the hackers sent out to its users, offering $10 to each user.

Attacked Blockfolio To Spend Up To USD 10M on Fixing Damage

Popular crypto portfolio tracker and trading app Blockfolio claims they are nearly back to business as usual and are offering up to USD 10 million in credits following this morning's scandalous hack. Blockfolio, which was acquired by crypto derivatives exchange FTX last year, has issued a couple of statements this morning (UTC time), profusely apologizing for the

Nearly USD 1B In Bitcoin, Possibly From Silk Road, Moved

Nearly USD 1 billion in bitcoin (BTC) believed to be from the infamous Silk Road darknet market moved today, for the first time in five years, claimed blockchain tracker Elliptic. According to their report, BTC 69,369 - currently (8:16 UTC) worth USD 945.4m - has been moved out of the bitcoin address 1HQ3Go3ggs8pFnXuHVHRytPCq5fGG8Hbhx, which had had the fourth highest balance

Almost half a billion USDT minted in past 36 hours as Bitcoin rallies

Of the 450 million new USDT tokens, more than 185 million have been distributed with 126.9 million USDT going to Binance alone The Tether (USDT) Treasury has minted almost half a billion new USDT tokens and distributed more than 185 million tokens to exchanges and other addresses in the last 36 hours.  As shown by blockchain tracker Whale Alert, two transactions of 150 million and 300 million USDT tokens were minted on Oct 20 and Oct 21 respectively. The first 150 million was printed only hours before Paypal’s announcement and the Bitcoin (BTC) price rally that followed.

USD 36m in Stolen Bitfinex Bitcoin Moved, Botched BTC ATM Theft + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Crime news Almost USD 36m worth of bitcoin (BTC) associated with the massive 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex was moved across elven transactions on Wednesday and Thursday, according to blockchain tracker bot

Over $26M Worth of Bitcoin Associated With 2016 Bitfinex Hack is on the Move

The seven transactions involved in the movement of these funds on Wednesday were flagged by Twitter-based blockchain tracker bot Whale Alert.

IRS Criminal Investigations Puts $625,000 Bounty on Monero Privacy Crack and BTC Lightning Network Tracker

IRS Criminal Investigations have put a $625,000 bounty on the heads of Monero (XMR) privacy and BTC Lightning Network (LN) transactions.

North Korea’s Stolen Bitcoin Loot Move Is ‘Just Tip of the Iceberg’

Source: Adobe/Алексей Струйский Bitcoin (BTC) has begun to flow out of the accounts that United States prosecutors said belong to North Korean hackers – but an observer in the South said that attempts to follow the money could result in disaster for firms, government bodies and financial services providers. Per blockchain tracker Whale Alert, BTC 12 was moved out of one of the

31% of Blockfolio Users Say Know Nothing of DeFi

It turns out, DeFi is still a mystery. Despite an increasing number of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) projects, people are still unsure what DeFi is exactly, a poll conducted by portfolio tracker Blockfolio showed.  The poll, conducted over its Signal product, asked the level of involvement users have around DeFi.

Crypto Pro Portfolio Tracker Gets a Major Update

Crypto Pro app has extended its Apple device support and is now available on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.