Bitcoin Ordinals inscriptions have been losing steam despite the interest in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the upcoming halving event. Monthly Ordinals sales fell 61% to $335 million in January, down from $868 million in December, the month with the highest sales in Ordinals history, according to NFT data aggregator CryptoSlam. Ordinals are the first iteration of…

The United Kingdom’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) may be “ill-equipped to handle crypto crimes against UK residents,” according to one resident who was a victim of crypto fraud. The victim, Martin — a British national who spoke to Cointelegraph on the condition that his full identity be redacted — claims that he lost approximately…

The digital asset market is bracing for the release of nearly $900 million in vested tokens in February, with projects like Avalanche, Aptos and The Sandbox leading the charge. Crypto vesting is the process of locking down digital assets for a predetermined time before the holders can fully access or transfer them from their wallets. The practice…