BLUR Token Plummets Over 28% in March, Despite Blur’s Dominance in NFT Sales Market

While the non-fungible token marketplace Blur has captured a significant amount of the market share in terms of NFT sales, the market’s native token, BLUR, lost more than 28% in value last month. At present, BLUR tokens are down more than 88% since the crypto asset’s all-time high recorded on February 14, 2023. Blur’s Native … Read more

Most Crypto Sent From Wallets Sponsoring Russia in Ukraine War Reaches CEXs, Binance, Research Shows

Millions of U.S. dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency has been sent to centralized exchanges (CEXs), most notably Binance, from wallets providing funds in support of Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, transaction data suggests. According to Ukrainian analysts, the money was transferred to the crypto trading platforms in order to be laundered. Over 90% of Pro-Russian Crypto … Read more

Stablecoin Supply Plummets After Depegging Event: $7.4B Dollar-Pegged Tokens Withdrawn From Circulation

During the past 11 days, over 7 billion USDC stablecoins have been withdrawn from circulation, with most of the redemptions occurring following the depegging event of USDC on March 11, 2023. Furthermore, since March 6, a total of 439.48 million BUSD stablecoins have been redeemed. Stablecoin Depegging Event Triggers Billions in Redemptions The stablecoin landscape … Read more

Several Crypto Exchange Websites Taken Down in Kazakhstan

Financial authorities in Kazakhstan have targeted at least five online platforms exchanging cryptocurrencies outside the law. Documents, computer equipment, and cryptocurrency wallets have been seized during searches in the northern part of the country. Kazakhstan’s Financial Watchdog Goes After Unlicensed Crypto Exchange Services The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) of the Republic of Kazakhstan has dismantled … Read more

Bitcoin Held on Trading Platforms Continues to Drop Lower, Over 68% of the Total Held by 5 Exchanges

Amid the market carnage tied to Terra’s recent fallout, bitcoin sent to exchanges saw a brief spike on May 7, jumping more than 2% higher from 2.481 million to 2.532 million bitcoin. Despite the recent increase of bitcoin sent to trading platforms, the number of bitcoins on exchanges today remains lower than ever before. Bitcoin … Read more

ETH Continues to Leave Trading Platforms, Ethereum Balance on Exchanges Lowest in 3 Years

While the second-largest crypto asset by market cap has gained more than 15% in value against the U.S. dollar during the last week, the number of ethereum stored on exchanges has dropped significantly during the last few weeks. In less than two years, more than 29% of the ether held on exchanges has left centralized … Read more

Bitcoin Exchange Reserves Drop to Lowest Point in 3 Years

The number of bitcoin held on exchanges has continued to drop in recent times as the metric suggests crypto advocates are pulling funds off of trading platforms for long-term holding. At the time of writing, 2.32 million bitcoin worth over $90 billion is held on centralized cryptocurrency exchanges. Since This Time Last Year, Large Sums … Read more

Study: 68% of Americans Aware of Risks Involved With Cryptocurrencies

Nearly seven out of ten surveyed Americans said they were aware of risks that are associated with cryptocurrencies, a new study by Nordvpn has found. However, about 32% of the respondents said they were not aware of any risks. Understanding Cryptocurrencies According to the findings of a new Nordvpn study, about seven in ten Americans, … Read more