Tag: Blockchain

15 Charged in U.S. for Laundering Drug Cartels’ Cash via Cryptocurrency.

Summary: 15 individuals which included 9 defendants and 6 associates face charges in the great state Florida for allegedly laundering drug money from neighboring developing cartels such as Mexico and Colombia into cryptocurrency. This scandal continued for almost 3 long years starting from 2020 to mid-2023 and the individuals where involved in bulk cash pickups and crypto transactions.

Sophisticated Money Laundering Scheme

The accused individuals allegedly collected drug proceeds from cities of United States and converted them into cryptocurrency. Then these digital money or assets were transferred to the wallets of the big evil conspirators, it doesn’t end here as the transferred digital asset was again converted back into cash and then transferred to cartel leaders in Mexico and Colombia.

Key Figures and Roles

Court documents and files suggest Nilson Sneyder Vasquez Duarte as a primary criminal and the one who coordinated the scheme. He and his co-conspirators allegedly helped during the deliveries to black-market crypto exchangers, which for sure included Hernan Horacio Richard Samper and Maria Eugenia Landeros Rosas. Not only there but there are several other individuals also served as a medium to physically transporting cash between U.S. cities.

Charges and Penalties

Accused individuals are facing charges for conspiracy to commit money laundering and operating an illegal money transfer business. This doesn’t end the charge for some as seven individuals which includes Duarte and Landeros, face even more additional count of substantive money laundering.

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76% of Memecoins Promoted by Influencers are Worthless

Summary: CoinWire conducted a research where it found out that a huge amount of memecoins which influencers promote and advertise as the next big thing have lost their value. The study shows that about 76% of Influencer promoted memecoins have reached worthlessness. The research also expresses how the influencers manage to earn some profit from paid promotions while the investors suffer loss as the token starts to collapse within months of being started.

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Majority of Memecoins Lose Value

The analyst of the research found out that out of over 1,500 memecoins promoted and advertised by 377 influencers, 86% of these projects and tokens lost 90% of their value within three months, which is just insane to think about. Not only that but 80% of such token lose 90% valuation on just first month.

Small Influencers Perform Better

This might seem like a huge shock but statistically it’s true, small influencers with under 50K followers experience better returns including 25% gain in one week and 141% growth after three months.

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Profit for Influencers, Losses for Investors

Most influencers prioritize their own financial gain rather than their audiences trust. Influencers earn an average of $399 per tweet, despite the flashy promotions and non stop ads from such influencers, only 3% of memecoins have achieved something other couldn’t and left their mark and are still continuing to do good. With such small success rate, paying influencers for promotions seems super risky.

Optimism Price Surges 23%, Market Cap Hits $2.6B

Summary: Optimism (OP) is a leading Ethereum Layer-2 Solution and it’s currently experience a 23% valuation surge just within 24 hours and is not trading at a sweet price of $2.08. The market cap of the token as also obviously increased and has reached $2.4 billion with a trading volume of $1.31 billion.

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What is Optimism ?

We’re all familiar with the terminology “Layer-2 Blockchain”, Likewise, Optimism is a laye-2 blockchain built on the ever so successful Ethereum which is a layer-1 blockchain. Optimism uses Optimistic Rollups to make sure the transaction process is efficient. Optimism is also highly regarded as one of the top scaling solutions as it uses Ethereum’s mainnet which is very secured while handling transactions. Optimism has a Total Value Locked (TVL) of over $500M and supports an extraordinary number of 97 protocol which includes Uniswap (UNI), Synthetix (SNX), and Velodrome (VELO).

OP Token Popularity

OP Tokens received a major reaction when it was first launched on a community airdrop on May 31. There were hundreds and thousands of Ethereum enthusiasts who used OP tokens as a go-to asset as it was available on major exchanges such as Binance, Coinbase and Kucoin at that time. That’s not all because accessing Optimism is also fairly easy, all users have to do it connect their wallets like MetaMask and Bridge asset such as ETH to use its efficiency.

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Bitcoin Rally Mirrors 2020 Bull Market

Summary: Ki Young Ju who’s the CEO of infamous CryptoQuant said that the recent Bitcoin rally which is driven and supported by huge whale accumulation and mining economics. He believes that this surge is very similar to the 2020 bull phase. Bitcoin currently is being traded at $97,444 as it comes closer and closer to $100,000.

Whale Accumulation Drives Rally

Ju was previously criticized for sharing how he believes whale accumulation is surging the BTC valuation but now Ju’s truth is highlighted by the insane surge as whale accumulation have been a major factor in Bitcoin’s valuation increase.

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Halving Impact on Mining Economics

Ju explained how higher Bitcoin prices are very necessary to maintain profitability for miner, and after the April halving, the mining rewards was reduced to mere 3.125 BTC while also doubling mining costs. This has added upward pressure on the market.

Short Squeeze Potential

As many more traders and investors are shorting Bitcoin, Ju highly believes that a short squeeze could potentially fuel the flame and further the bullish momentum. Which seems just parallel to what happened during 2020’s sixfold surge. He stressed his tone and emphasized that the recent conditions including political aspect greatly supports sustainable growth, however, he’s also cautious as the timing remains uncertain.

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AI Firm Genius Group Adds $14M to Bitcoin Treasury, Shares Jump 8.5%

Summary: Genius Group is a Singapore-based artificial intelligence focused company or firm which has just now invested an additional $14M on its Bitcoin holding which just seems to be every company’s plan right now as BTC just hit it’s ATH of $97,000. The company raised its total treasury to 153 BTC and the announcement made on Nov.21 help increase the company’s share by 8.5%.

Accelerated Bitcoin Strategy

Genius Group recently adopted a crypto-based policy named ” Bitcoin-first” strategy and this latest purchase followed said policy. This policy includes committing 90% or more of its reserves to Bitcoin which shows their trust on Bitcoin as a currency and asset. Key developments on said case include:

  • A $10M Bitcoin purchase on Nov.18
  • Additional investment of $14M on announced on Nov. 21.
  • Formation of a crypto-focused treasury to have $120M in Bitcoin holdings.

Strategic Shift Towards Bitcoin

Roger Hamilton who’s the big man, The CEO said that this move reflects a growing rapid trend amongst public companies of rethinking and revising their financial and economical strategies and increasing Bitcoin allocations.

After this much of commitment and investment on Bitcoin, Genius Group becomes yet another company that has managed to position itself as a leader among AI firms using Bitcoin for treasury management which goes hand to hadn with bigger and greater industry trends.

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Bitcoin Breaks $97K, Over 80% Odds of Hitting $100K This Month

Summary: Bitcoin’s valuation increased by 5.8% in just last 24 hours and so the bullish streak continues. Bitcoin surged to yet another of its all-time high of $97,750. Market capitalization for Bitcoin also looks fantastic as it stands at $1.93 trillion, with a super dominant 57.9% share of the crypto market. Bitcoin’s daily trading volume has also surpassed $85 billion which shows how strong and dominant the bullish momentum has been for BTC.

Market Sentiment and Predictions

After this recent and explosive success of Bitcoin, A poll was done on the prediction platform Polymarket where 83% odds were on the favor of Bitcoin hitting $100,000 before December. This is also happening as the global crypto market cap reaches an all-time high of $3.33 trillion.

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Factors Driving Bitcoin’s Surge

  1. Political Landscape: Donald Trump winning the election as the “crypto president” with a promise of making U.S. a pro-crypto Congress country has filled everyone especially crypto enthusiast with hopes for regulatory support.
  2. Institutional Interest: After the first big surge, Whale accumulation and many over-the-counter (OTC) deals most probably by big organizations are sustaining this bull run.
  3. Halving Effect: After the Bitcoin Halving on April 20th, rewards for mining and miners had decreased. Therefore, prices was pushed upwards to maintain an environment where miners can also enjoy profit.
  4. Spot BTC ETFs: When BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin trust was firstly launched, it was the first and one and only U.S. approved spot Bitcoin ETF and this fueled the demand for bitcoin even higher. This made things easier for investors as they were greatly manage risks while still gaining rapid exposure to digital asset.

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DCG Unveils Yuma: Pioneering Decentralized AI with Bittensor Revolution

DCG has launched Yuma to back startups building on Bittensor’s decentralized AI network. It is led by Barry Silbert, Yuma offers funding, tools, and expertise to create innovative AI projects. As a top Bittensor validator, it supports AI subnets like text tools and fintech, pushing crypto-AI collabs with TAO at the core.

DCG, short for Digital Currency Group is an international investment firm. It is the forefront of blockchain and cryptocurrency innovation. It basically operates as a key player in the digital asset ecosystem by supporting mainstream groundbreaking technologies and startups. By investing in companies and projects that shape the future of blockchain and crypto, DCG continues to automate the adoption of decentralized technologies worldwide quickly. This firm recently launched its Yuma project which is set to change the landscape of decentralized AI.

What is Yuma?

Yuma is basically a subsidiary launched by Digital Currency Group (DCG) to accelerate innovation in decentralized artificial intelligence. Its main focus is to enable startups and enterprises to build projects on Bittensor, a decentralized AI network. It will act both as a research hub and a development partner by providing funding, infrastructure, and technical expertise to empower developers in creating AI-driven applications.

It will benefit DCG in numerous ways, which includes accelerating overall innovation, validating and developing subnets, supporting AI development, and offering creative incentives.

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Meme Coins Push Solana to Record Revenue Heights

Summary: Meme coins are infamous for their sudden popularity and drastic fall in short period of time. However, this time the craziness for meme coin has pushed Solana to a new all time high in fees and revenue. The blockchain managed to surpass one of the crypto giants Ethereum in daily feels and set new records.

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Meme Coins Fuel Solana’s Boom

According to Defi Llama, Solana earned $11.8 million in daily fees, more than Ethereum did ($6.32). Due in large part to the meme coin craze, the network also generated a record $5.9 million in revenue each day. Sites such as Pump.fun, a meme coin launchpad based in Solana, made a substantial contribution and made $2.4 million in a single day.

Raydium Takes the Lead

Raydium, Solana’s top decentralized exchange, played a pivotal role by generating over $1 million in daily revenue. Its low fees and high activity reflect the growing appeal of Solana’s DeFi ecosystem, which now boasts a total value locked (TVL) of $8.35 billion.

Solana Nears ATH Amid Rally

SOL’s market capitalization has increased by 295% in the last year, to $113 billion, which is getting closer to USDT’s $128.8 billion. As evidence of its tenacity and development potential, Solana is just 8.7% away from its all-time high of $260, despite a minor decline to $238.

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Michael Saylor to Pitch Bitcoin Investment to Microsoft Board

Summary: Michael Saylor has been advocating real hard for the usage of Bitcoin, and now he’s set to give a three minute presentation pitch to Microsoft board as to why they should also invest in Bitcoin. Saylor isn’t any ordinary man as he’s an executive chairman of MicroStrategy company and believes that Microsoft’s investment strategy might have a ripple effect on the broader market.

Saylor’s Three-Minute Bitcoin Pitch

Michael Saylor announced on VanEck’s X spaces that he will be presenting a very brief but strong and impactful pitch to Microsoft’s board of directors. He believes he might be able to sway them and aims to convince them as much as possible to allocate funds to Bitcoin as Microsoft is a tech giant and has over $78 billion in cash reserves.

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The Impact on Microsoft and the Market

Microsoft being a technical giant as mentioned before has only invested on companies like OpenAI but has yet to invest anything on crypto or crypto related projects. Microsoft has the potential to be a major corporate Bitcoin adopter if Michael manages to persuade them, which might start a potential larger institutional interest in the cryptocurrency.

A Track Record of Success

Saylor in his announcement highlighted that MicroStrategy’s growth as a pioneer in Bitcoin adoption. The shares of said companies have surged as high as 2,735% over five years, this success story in itself proves Bitcoin’s potential as a strategic asset.

Ethereum Eyes $10K Despite Recent Sell-Off

Summary: Ethereum hasn’t had a great couple weeks as it’s price faced a pullback, dropping to $3,058 in the mist of a big whale sell-offs and ETF outflows. Analyst knowing this downfall of ETH still predicts a long-term rally with bullish technical indicators, they suggest a potential rise to $10,000.

Whale Activity Triggers Price Dip

Ethereum has fallen down and has fallen so deep that it’s fallen by 11% from its monthly high with whales transferring and selling over $300 million worth of ETH to exchanges, signaling a very dangerous and potential sell-offs. A major transaction that put pressure on the cryptocurrency’s value is 50,000 ETH moved to Kraken.

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DEX and ETF Challenges

Ethereum which has second highest valuation suffered from a underperformance in decentralization exchanges (DEX) volumes, while trailing other infamous networks like Solana and Base. Not only that but spot ETFs also saw 2 consecutive days of outflow with a total amount of $59.8 million which seems incomparable to Bitcoin which had a massive, extraordinary, huge inflow of $27 billion.

Bullish Signals on the Horizon

Despite all these negative aura surrounding Ethereum, analysts remain super hopeful that this is just a calm before the storm and predict a potential bullish run for its long-term target of $10,000.

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