Alex LeRoux
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Editor-in-Chief for CoinAcademy.
Curious and passionate about innovation, cryptocurrencies attracted me in 2017 while NFTs absorbed me in 2021.
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Potential Data Breach Raises Concerns for Binance Users Recent reports of a potential data breach at Binance have…
A Record Start for Bitcoin in January
An Impressive January for Bitcoin: In January 2024, Bitcoin’s on-chain volume reached its highest level since September 2022.…
February 5, 2024
Skip Protocol Introduces Slinky: The First Restaked Oracle Aggregator
Skip Protocol introduces Slinky: Slinky presents itself as the first restaked Oracle aggregator in the cryptocurrency market. Built…
February 4, 2024
Genesis Seeks to Sell Over $1.4 Billion in Assets
Genesis Seeks to Sell Over $1.4 Billion in Assets: Genesis is looking to sell GBTC shares worth $1.4…
February 4, 2024
Hard Lesson for Artist in NFT Copyright Case
A Fine of Nearly $9 Million for Ryder Ripps: Ryder Ripps has been ordered to pay $9 million…
February 4, 2024
FTX Seeks Court Permission to Sell Claim from Genesis
FTX seeks court permission to sell its claim: FTX is looking to sell a $175 million claim against…
February 3, 2024
Signs Point to the End of Selling Pressure on Bitcoin
A decrease in selling pressure on BTC: Negative pressures on Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market are starting to…
February 3, 2024
Brian Sewell Accused of Fraud: A Scam Involving Over $1.2 Million
Brian Sewell Accused by the SEC of Fraud: The SEC accuses Brian Sewell of fraud for encouraging his…
February 2, 2024
Solana Registers a Record Number of New Addresses
Solana Registers a Record Number of New Addresses: Solana has achieved a new record with nearly 12 million…
February 2, 2024
Genesis to Pay $21 Million Settlement in SEC Lawsuit
A $21 Million Fine for Genesis: Genesis agrees to pay $21 million to the SEC to settle the…
February 2, 2024
BlackRock’s ETF Outperforms GBTC
BlackRock’s ETF surpasses GBTC: For the first time, BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF IBIT has surpassed Grayscale’s GBTC in daily…
February 2, 2024
Coinbase’s New Trading Offer: Attracting High-Volume Traders
Coinbase’s New Trading Offer: A Move to Attract High-Volume Traders Coinbase has recently introduced an exceptional offer for…
February 1, 2024
Aevo Announces Airdrop and Farming Program for Users
Aevo, a derivatives trading protocol, has recently announced the launch of its native token along with an airdrop…
February 1, 2024
Binance Launches Marketplace for Registrations
A New Marketplace for Binance Registrations: Binance launches the ‘Binance Registrations Marketplace’ for buying, selling, and tokenizing registration…
February 1, 2024
Record Trading Volume and Exceptional Airdrop for Jupiter
Record Trading Volume for Jupiter In the past 24 hours, the swap aggregator Jupiter has recorded a record…
February 1, 2024
Chris Larsen Falls Victim to Wallet Hack Targeting XRP Holdings
Chris Larsen falls victim to a wallet hack targeting his XRP holdings Chris Larsen, the co-founder of Ripple,…
January 31, 2024
BlackRock and Fidelity Poised to Surpass Grayscale
BlackRock and Fidelity are poised to surpass Grayscale: BlackRock and Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETFs are on track to surpass…
January 31, 2024
Successful Launch of Jupiter’s JUP Token
An exceptional launch for Jupiter’s token: Jupiter’s JUP token has just been listed on the secondary market Several…
January 31, 2024
A Milestone Achieved: Successful Deployment on Sepolia
A Successful Deployment on Sepolia Ethereum has successfully deployed the Dencun upgrade on the Sepolia testnet, promising lower…
January 31, 2024
Terraform Labs’ Bold Move to Counter the SEC
Terraform Labs’ Strategy to Counter the SEC: Terraform Labs, facing a fraud lawsuit from the US Securities and…
January 31, 2024
Ethereum Expected to Surge: ETH Poised to Outperform BTC with Potential US SEC Approval
Ethereum (ETH) Could Surge by Nearly 70% to $4,000 in Anticipation of US Regulatory Approval for Ethereum Spot…
January 31, 2024
Discover Exciting Job Opportunities in the Web3 World
The 22nd edition of CoinJobs is here, highlighting exciting job opportunities in the dynamic world of Web3. Discover…
January 30, 2024
Key Changes for Jupiter and its Ecosystem: Reducing Supply & Implementing Strict Conditions
New Key Changes for Jupiter and its Ecosystem: Meow, the founder of Jupiter, announces the reduction of the…
January 30, 2024
Starknet Collaborates with Celestia: Enhancing Data Availability for Layer 3
Starknet Collaborates with Celestia: Starknet partners with Celestia to enhance the availability of layer 3 data. The use…
January 30, 2024
Invesco and Galaxy Lower Fees for Bitcoin ETF
Invesco and Galaxy Reduce Fees: Invesco and Galaxy decrease the fees on their Bitcoin spot ETF from 0.39%…
January 30, 2024
SEC Accuses HyperFund: A $1.7 Billion Fraud Case
SEC Accuses HyperFund of Fraud: Xue Lee and Brenda Chunga are accused by the SEC of raising $1.7…
January 30, 2024
The Untying of Bitcoin and Luxury Watches: A Correlation Lost
Historically, both Bitcoin and luxury watches, both marked by scarcity, have shown a positive correlation in prices. Correlation…
January 30, 2024
Introducing Liquid Staking: Stride Leads the Way on dYdX Chain
Introducing Liquid Staking on dYdX Chain dYdX Chain has recently implemented an upgrade that introduces liquid staking protocols…
January 30, 2024
Neuralink: A Breakthrough in Brain Technology
Neuralink: A Breakthrough in Brain Technology Elon Musk’s brain technology startup, Neuralink, has successfully implanted its first brain…
January 30, 2024
Anthony Scaramucci Predicts Bitcoin Could Reach $170,000 After Halving
Anthony Scaramucci Predicts Bitcoin Could Reach $170,000 After Halving Anthony Scaramucci, founder of Skybridge Capital, predicts that Bitcoin…
January 29, 2024
Magic Eden Launches Multi-Chain NFT Wallet
Magic Eden Launches Its NFT Wallet The NFT marketplace Magic Eden has recently unveiled the launch of its…
January 29, 2024
OKX Expands Token Support and Plans to Launch Marketplace
OKX Expands Support for New Token Standards, Plans to Launch Marketplace The OKX exchange platform has recently announced…
January 29, 2024
No Ethereum Spot ETFs Before the End of 2025
No Ethereum Spot ETFs Before the End of 2025: TD Cowen predicts that an Ethereum Spot ETF will…
January 29, 2024
Solana Sets New Record with WEN Airdrop
A New Record for the Solana Network: The blockchain network is experiencing high on-chain activity, fueled in particular…
January 29, 2024
Harvest Fund Seeks Approval for Bitcoin ETF in Hong Kong
Harvest Fund Seeks Approval for Bitcoin ETF in Hong Kong After Lunar New Year Holidays Harvest Fund Management,…
January 29, 2024
Somesing Falls Victim to Multi-Million Dollar Hack
A Multi-Million Dollar Hack: Somesing Falls Victim Somesing, a South Korean social karaoke platform based on blockchain, has…
January 29, 2024
Jupiter DEX: A New Leader in the Cryptocurrency Market
Jupiter DEX: A New Leader in the Cryptocurrency Market With transaction volume surpassing that of Uniswap, Jupiter DEX…
January 29, 2024
Meria Launches Mobile App for Enhanced Investment Experience
A Giant Leap in Portability: Meria, one year after its rebranding, announces the launch of its mobile application,…
January 29, 2024
Charles Schwab’s Potential Launch of Bitcoin Spot ETF
Charles Schwab Could Launch Its Own Bitcoin Spot ETF Charles Schwab, a giant in asset management, is at…
January 29, 2024
CFTC Raises Concerns Over the Use of AI Trading Bots
CFTC Raises Concerns Over the Use of AI Trading Bots: CFTC warns investors about the exaggerated promises of…
January 28, 2024
Floki Faces Concerns from the SFC
Floki Faces Concerns from the SFC The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has recently expressed concerns…
January 28, 2024
The Advancement of the Vastaamo Hack Investigation
The Investigation into the Vastaamo Hack Progresses: Finnish authorities have traced Monero transactions related to the trial of…
January 28, 2024
Vryx: Enhancing Avalanche Performance with a New Layer 2 Solution
Vryx: A New Layer 2 Solution to Enhance Avalanche Performance Ava Labs presents Vryx, an ambitious scaling solution…
January 27, 2024
Rostin Behnam Calls for Federal Legislation
Rostin Behnam Calls for Federal Legislation: Rostin Behnam, president of the CFTC, expresses concerns regarding the risks introduced…
January 27, 2024
BlackRock’s ETF IBIT Surpasses $2 Billion in Assets Under Management
BlackRock’s ETF IBIT Surpasses $2 Billion in Assets Under Management: BlackRock has crossed the $ 2 billion mark…
January 27, 2024
Millions of Dollars in Airdrops: Ethereum and Solana Communities to Benefit
Millions of dollars in airdrops about to be distributed: AltLayer has launched a $100 million airdrop to its…
January 26, 2024
Record High: Ether Options Reach Unprecedented Monthly Volume
A Record Monthly Volume for Ether Options: In January, the volume of transactions in Ether options reached a…
January 26, 2024
Binance.US Faces Ban in Alaska and Florida
Binance.US Banned from Operating in Alaska and Florida Regulators in Florida and Alaska have recently banned Binance.US, the…
January 26, 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo’s NFT Football Game: Lawsuits and Partnerships
Cristiano Ronaldo organizes a football game with holders of his NFTs: Cristiano Ronaldo, in partnership with Binance, played…
January 26, 2024
Bitwise’s Unexpected Donations and Collaboration with Coinbase
Bitwise’s View on Donations Received by the Fund’s Portfolio: Bitwise recently disclosed the portfolio of its fund, unexpectedly…
January 26, 2024
Celsius Prepares for Repayments by Moving Impressive Amount of ETH to Centralized Exchanges
Celsius Moves Impressive Amount of ETH to Centralized Exchanges in Preparation for Repayment The Celsius platform, a crypto…
January 26, 2024
US to Sell $132 Million in Bitcoin
The United States has filed a notice to sell over $130 million worth of bitcoins seized in connection…
January 26, 2024
SEC Postpones Decision on Ethereum ETF Again
A new postponement of the SEC decision: The SEC is requesting public comments on Grayscale’s proposal for an…
January 25, 2024
Celestial Integration Improves Plume Network Infrastructure
Plume Network, a layer 2 designed for Real World Assets (RWA), is integrating with Celestia, a modular data…
January 25, 2024
Ozys Accuses Former Security Chief of Weakening Firewall Before Hacking
Ozys Suspects Former Security Chief of Weakening Firewall Before Hacking South Korean blockchain technology company Ozys has accused…
January 25, 2024
Sygnum Bank Raises Over $40 Million in Funding Round
Sygnum Raises Over $40 Million in Funding Round Sygnum Bank, a cryptocurrency-focused banking group, has announced that it…
January 25, 2024
AltLayer’s Token Listing and Airdrop
AltLayer’s ALT token has been listed on various centralized platforms, including Binance, attracting market attention. In just four…
January 25, 2024
A Mysterious Transfer of Over $100 Million
A Mysterious Transfer of Over $100 Million: A massive transfer of 196.4 million XRP from Bitvavo to an…
January 25, 2024
Thousands of Donations Sent to Bitwise’s ETF Wallet
Thousands of donations sent to Bitwise’s dedicated ETF wallet: Bitwise publicly reveals the address of its Bitcoin ETF…
January 25, 2024
SEC Delays Decision on BlackRock’s Ethereum Spot ETF
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision on the proposed BlackRock Ethereum Spot ETF,…
January 25, 2024
Bitwise: Pioneering Transparency in ETFs
Bitwise Asset Management: Pioneering Transparency in ETFs San Francisco-based crypto asset manager, Bitwise, has recently taken a bold…
January 25, 2024
AggLayer: Connecting Blockchains with ZK Proofs and a Staking Layer on the Horizon
AggLayer to be launched in February on Polygon: AggLayer: Connecting Blockchains with ZK Proofs Polygon Labs is preparing…
January 24, 2024
Coinbase Executives Enthusiastic about Potential of Bitcoin Spot ETFs
Coinbase Executives Comment on the Potential of Bitcoin Spot ETFs: Coinbase Institutional leaders see the launch of Bitcoin…
January 24, 2024
Phishing Attack on Mailer Lite Leads to Loss Over $600,000
Mailer Lite falls victim to a hack: An individual managed to exploit a vulnerability on the Mailer Lite…
January 24, 2024
Solana’s Advanced Token Extensions: Innovating Beyond Boundaries
Advanced Token Extensions by Solana: Pushing Boundaries in Token Development Solana blockchain, known for its speed and efficiency,…
January 24, 2024
Franklin Templeton remains confident about its ETF
Franklin Templeton remains confident about the future of its ETF: Franklin Templeton’s Bitcoin ETF represents $101 million out…
January 24, 2024
Analysis Finds 70% of Crypto Communications Violate FINRA Rule
Around 70% of communications about cryptocurrencies by FINRA could potentially violate Rule 2210, which prohibits false or misleading…
January 24, 2024
Magic Eden Launches Rewards Program
Magic Eden Launches Its Points Program: Magic Eden has announced a rewards program to recognize the contributions of…
January 23, 2024
Cosmos DAO Rejects Proposal 868
The DAO of Cosmos rejects Proposal 868 The DAO of Cosmos has voted against Proposal 868, which sought…
January 23, 2024
Over 105,000 BTC Accumulated by Bitcoin Spot ETFs
105,000 BTC Accumulated by Bitcoin Spot ETFs In just seven days, nine new Bitcoin ETFs have accumulated over…
January 23, 2024
Mt. Gox Repayment Process: Moving Towards Closure?
Mt. Gox Repayment Process Progresses: Mt. Gox confirms Bitcoin addresses of creditors for repayment. Bitstamp and Kraken play…
January 23, 2024
Socket Recovers $2.3 Million
Socket recovers approximately $2.3 million: Socket has recovered 1,032 ETH, valued at $2.3 million, following an exploit of…
January 23, 2024
Gamee Security Breach Results in Theft of Over 600M Tokens
Gamee falls victim to a security breach resulting in the theft of over 600 million tokens The Web3…
January 23, 2024
SEC vs Binance: Regulatory Uncertainty Sparks Legal Battle
SEC vs Binance: Regulatory Uncertainty Sparks Legal Battle The lawyers representing cryptocurrency exchange Binance criticized the SEC’s lack…
January 23, 2024
Hacker Compromises Concentric Account, Resulting in Over $1.8 Million Loss
A Hacker Compromises Concentric’s Deployment Account, Resulting in a Loss of Over $1.8 Million Concentric, a liquidity management…
January 22, 2024
FTX Sells $1 Billion Worth of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) Shares, Contributing to Major Outflow
FTX Sells $1 Billion Worth of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) Shares FTX has sold approximately $1 billion worth…
January 22, 2024
Denver Pastor Faces Charges for Using Cryptocurrency for Personal Expenses
Eli Regalado and his wife Kaitlyn face charges for using $1.3 million worth of INDXcoin cryptocurrency for personal…
January 22, 2024
Terraform Labs Files for Bankruptcy and Possible Extradition of Co-Founder
Terraform Labs, the company behind the creation of the Terra ecosystem consisting of its cryptocurrency LUNA and stablecoin…
January 22, 2024
Vitalik’s Controversial Views: Questioning the Legitimacy of Crypto Companies
Vitalik Questions the Legitimacy of Crypto Companies Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum blockchain, recently shared controversial opinions…
January 21, 2024
Promising Victory for Coinbase against the SEC, Stein Predicts
Winning Probability Favors Coinbase against the SEC, According to Stein There is a 70% probability of a complete…
January 21, 2024
Stablecoin Transaction Volume Explodes on Solana
Total transaction volume in Stablecoins explodes on Solana: The volume of stablecoin transactions on Solana exceeded $300 billion…
January 21, 2024
Cryptocurrency Speculation Surrounding XPayments Integration
Speculation Surrounding Crypto Integration on XPayments: X creates a dedicated account for its upcoming payment feature, sparking speculation.…
January 21, 2024
Bitcoin ETFs Reaching New Milestones
The Rise of Bitcoin ETFs Bitcoin ETFs have experienced remarkable growth since their listing on the market, symbolizing…
January 20, 2024
Former IcomTech CEO Receives 5-Year Prison Sentence for Operating a Ponzi Scheme
Former IcomTech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Operating a Ponzi Scheme Marco Ruiz Ochoa, the…
January 20, 2024
Debiex Faces US Justice: Allegations of Romance Scams and Embezzlement
Debiex Faces US Justice: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has recently brought to light troubling allegations…
January 20, 2024
Nasdaq and Cboe Submitting Proposals for Bitcoin ETF Trading Options
Nasdaq and Cboe, two of the largest exchanges in the United States, have taken significant steps to deepen…
January 20, 2024
Fidelity’s ETF Surpasses the Billion-Dollar Mark
Fidelity becomes the second Bitcoin ETF issuer to exceed one billion dollars in inflows. Over One Billion Dollars…
January 19, 2024
Controversy Surrounding the SatoshiVM Token Launch
One of the most impressive launches of the year has just taken place with the $SAVM token from…
January 19, 2024
Bitcoinference Marseille 2024: An Event to Mark in Your Calendar
After the success of its first edition in La Baule, this year the Bitcoinference is moving to the…
January 19, 2024
SEC vs Binance: Court Hearing Delayed Due to Snowstorm
SEC vs Binance Court Hearing Postponed Due to Snowstorm The legal confrontation between the SEC and Binance, originally…
January 19, 2024
China Expands its Involvement in the Metaverse Sector
China Expands Its Involvement in the Metaverse Sector China aims to standardize the metaverse sector. Chinese tech giants…
January 19, 2024
South Korea Considers Opening to Spot ETFs
The South Korean government suggests a potential opening of the country to Spot ETFs The South Korean presidential…
January 19, 2024
Venture Smart Financial Set to Launch Bitcoin Spot ETF in Hong Kong
Venture Smart Financial to Launch Bitcoin Spot ETF in Hong Kong Hong Kong-based Venture Smart Financial Holdings Limited…
January 19, 2024
GBTC Profit-Taking Could Further Drive Down BTC Price
GBTC profit-taking could further drive down BTC price: Profit-taking by GBTC investors causing a drop JPMorgan analysts predict…
January 19, 2024
SEC Delays Decision on Fidelity’s Ethereum Spot ETF
The SEC Delays Decision on Fidelity’s Ethereum Spot ETF The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently…
January 19, 2024
Bitcoin Drops Below $41,000
Bitcoin drops below $41,000: Bitcoin falls below the $41,000 mark for the first time since December. Cash-settled ETFs…
January 19, 2024
The Unstable TUSD of TrueUSD in the Market
The Unstable TUSD of TrueUSD in the Market TrueUSD has fallen to around $0.9685, deviating from its anchoring…
January 18, 2024
BlackRock’s View on Its Bitcoin Spot ETF
BlackRock’s Perspective on Its Bitcoin Spot ETF The Bitcoin Spot ETF from BlackRock is attracting both individual investors…
January 18, 2024
Tether Acquires Over $380 Million in Bitcoin
A New Bitcoin Purchase by Tether Tether recently acquired an additional $380 million in bitcoins, bringing its total…
January 18, 2024