Avalanche Releases Eligibility Criteria for $100M Memecoin Fund
Avalanche-based memecoins vying for a portion of a $100 million fund must have existed for at least one month. The Avalanche Foundation recently broadened the fund’s scope to include what it refers to as “community coins.” The Avalanche Foundation unveiled a variety of adaptable criteria for selecting memecoins to invest in its $100 million “Culture […]
Hackers Amass Over $580K through Email Phishing Campaigns
Hackers have amassed over $580,000 from unsuspecting victims through an ongoing phishing and malware campaign using email addresses that imitate those of prominent Web3 companies, such as Cointelegraph, WalletConnect, and Token Terminal. As of the delivery of the phishing emails, cryptocurrency investigator ZachXBT has identified a multichain address that has accrued more than $580,000 worth […]
Invesco, WisdomTree Reduce Fees on European ETPs by Over 60%
Following the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval of ETFs, the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) fee war has now spread to Europe, and assets managers Invesco and WisdomTree have reduced the expenses of their ETP for institutional investors. Before their approval on January 10, all eleven applicants made multiple revisions to their […]
Arkham Discovers On-chain Addresses of Several Spot Bitcoin ETFs
Arkham Intelligence, a blockchain research platform, has successfully identified the on-chain addresses of several spot BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs) backed by Bitcoin in the United States. Including Bitcoin ETFs issued by BlackRock, Bitwise, Fidelity, and Franklin Templeton, Arkham announced on X on January 22 that it had located the on-chain locations of four such funds. […]
BIS Announces 6 New Projects for 2024
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) 2024 program features six new projects, including initiating a blockchain-based tokenization initiative and entering the second phase of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) privacy testing, cybersecurity, fighting financial crime, and green finance. The BIS released its Annual Work Program on January 23. It includes six new initiatives investigating […]