Goldman Sachs Downgrades Coinbase to Sell Rating — Analyst Says Firm Needs to Make Cost Base Reductions

Analysts from the multinational investment bank and financial services company Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have downgraded Coinbase Global Inc. in a note to investors on Monday. Today, Coinbase shares are down 83.68% from the stock’s all-time high (ATH) in November 2021. Goldman analyst William Nance explained that his group of market strategists believes “Coinbase will … Read more

The New Eminem and Snoop Dogg Music Video Showcases Bored Ape Avatars

The prominent rap stars Eminem and Snoop Dogg released a new music video that showcases the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) collection. The duo’s latest single called “From the D 2 The LBC” debuted at this year’s Apefest, an annual gathering for BAYC and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) owners. From the … Read more

Report: $4B in Bitcoin Mining Loans Are in Distress — JPMorgan Analyst Says Price Pressure Stems From Miner Sales

Cryptocurrency-related lending has become a black smudge for the industry these days and according to a recent report, bitcoin’s low price has put billions in mining loans under stress. The report, which quotes the co-founder of mining company Luxor Technologies, Ethan Vera, says that roughly $4 billion in loans backed by crypto mining rigs are … Read more

Yuga Labs Sues Artist Ryder Ripps for ‘Scamming Consumers’ and Misusing Bored Ape Trademarks

The creators of the popular non-fungible token (NFT) project Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Yuga Labs, have sued the artist dubbed Ryder Ripps and collaborators for attempting to devalue the BAYC brand. Yuga Lab’s lawsuit claims Ripps and associates trolled the company and started “scamming consumers into purchasing RR/BAYC NFTs by misusing Yuga Labs’ trademarks. … Read more

Harmony’s $100M Hack Was Due to a Compromised Multi-Sig Scheme, Says Analyst

On June 23, 2022, the Harmony development team announced that $100 million was siphoned from the Horizon bridge, and the organization explained it was working with national authorities and forensic specialists. According to an account published Polygon’s chief information security officer, Mudit Gupta, the Horizon bridge attacker allegedly took control of the multi-signature wallet leveraged … Read more

Crypto Firm Voyager Digital Secures a $500M Line of Credit From Alameda Ventures to Cope With 3AC Exposure

Three days ago, Bitcoin.com News reported on the publicly listed company Voyager Digital after the crypto firm announced that it was owed $655 million worth of digital assets. Now according to a press release from Voyager, the company has secured funds from Alameda Ventures in order to get more access to liquidity. Voyager Borrows $500 … Read more

Report: Goldman Sachs Looks to Buy Distressed Assets From Celsius, Crypto Lender Seeks Restructuring Advice

After the crypto lending platform Celsius halted operations on June 12, at 10:10 p.m. (ET), two days later the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted “people familiar with the matter” who said Celsius was hiring restructuring lawyers. At the time, the WSJ said Celsius was looking to hire the bankruptcy and restructuring law firm Akin Gump … Read more

A String of 200 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2010 Worth $4.27 Million Moved on Friday

While the price of bitcoin is holding above the $21K per unit range, four bitcoin block rewards mined in 2010 were spent for the first time in over 11 years. The four block rewards were mined between September and October 2010 and the 200 bitcoin worth $4.27 million were transferred to an unknown wallet. 4 … Read more

Several Trading Platforms Are Now Battling Cryptocurrency’s Liquidity Issue

An industry spread selloff in digital assets from significant exchanges and the fall of highly rated tokens like TerraUSD and Luna have triggered ripple effects across the crypto industry. The recent mass crypto liquidation wave has triggered fear of contagion risks. Major DeFi lenders Celsius Network and Babel Finance froze withdrawals, and Three Arrows Capital, … Read more

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