German government offloads its final Bitcoin holdings

    Germany’s government offloaded the last of its Bitcoin holdings on July 12, according to data from Arkham Intelligence. The final transaction included 3,846 Bitcoin sent to “Flow Traders and 139Po,” which Arkham described as “likely institutional deposit/OTC service.” The transaction followed weeks of increased selling pressure from the German government, which offloaded tens of thousands of…

    Spot Bitcoin ETFs see highest flow day in over 5 weeks

    United States-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded over $310 million in inflows on July 12 — marking its best-performing day since June 5. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) saw most of the flows at $120 million and $115.1 million, respectively, Farside Investors data shows. The Bitwise Bitcoin ETF…

    Compound Finance site potentially breached — ZachXBT

    Crypto investigator ZachXBT has warned users to avoid the Compound Finance website, which appears to have been hijacked. On July 11, the security investigator published a post on Telegram telling the community to stay away from the website for the time being. According to ZachXBT, the website redirects to a newly registered phishing site and may pose…

    Ethereum ETF inflows could hit $10B, sending ETH to new highs — Analyst

    Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will attract up to $10 billion in new inflows in the months after launch and send Ether prices soaring to all-time highs by the end of the year, Tom Dunleavy, a managing partner at crypto investment firm MV Global, told Cointelegraph. “We saw $15 billion in flows for Bitcoin. I think we’re…

    Starknet staking will hit mainnet in Q4 — EthCC

    Eli Ben-Sasson, the CEO of StarkWare, announced at EthCC on July 10 that the company plans to introduce staking by the end of 2024 through a Starknet improvement proposal (SNIP). If the community approves the SNIP, Starknet staking is expected to go live on testnet soon, followed by the mainnet launch in the fourth quarter….

    TON ecosystem scams on the rise: How to stay safe

    The Open Network (TON), a blockchain platform integrated with Telegram, has experienced record-breaking growth in 2024. The number of onchain-activated wallets surged from approximately 1 million in January to over 9 million in June. However, TON’s massive inflow of new users has not been overlooked by scammers. In June 2024, blockchain security firm SlowMist issued a warning on…