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Sleeping Bitcoin Wallet Awakens: $3.7M Worth of BTC Suddenly Moves After Close to 12 Years of Dormancy  EY, the global accounting and professional services organization, released a long-awaited update on Friday for the creditors of Quadriga CX. The Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, which had sought bankruptcy protection in 2019 with liabilities of C$215.7 million and assets totaling around C$28 million, had left its creditors in a state of uncertainty. In the latest notice from EY, it was revealed that Quadriga creditors will receive a payout equivalent to 13.094156% of the total value of their claims. EY’s Update Offers Redemption for Quadriga CX Creditors With Haircut Compensation Plan After enduring a protracted bankruptcy process that commenced in 2019, Quadriga CX ‘s customers and creditors can finally breathe a sigh of relief as they are set to receive a payout from the estate. Once the dominant cryptocurrency trading platform in Canada, Quadriga faced a tumultuous journe...

Sleeping Bitcoin Wallet Awakens: $3.7M Worth of BTC Suddenly Moves After Close to 12 Years of Dormancy  Despite several U.S. dollar-pegged digital tokens experiencing notable redemptions in recent months, the largest stablecoin by market valuation, tether, is on the verge of achieving its highest-ever market capitalization. With a current value of $82.84 billion, tether is a mere $433 million shy of reaching its all-time high (ATH) set on May 8, 2022. Stablecoin Tether on Brink of Record Market Capitalization Approximately 370 days ago, specifically on May 8, 2022, tether’s ( USDT ) market capitalization soared to an all-time high (ATH) of $83.279 billion. It was during this period that Terra’s once-stable coin, terrausd (UST), became unpegged from its $1 parity. Following that event, tether’s market valuation experienced a decline, hitting a low of $65.36 billion on November 24, 2022, resulting in a loss of 21.51% of its total market capitalization. Since then, tether’s mar...

Sleeping Bitcoin Wallet Awakens: $3.7M Worth of BTC Suddenly Moves After Close to 12 Years of Dormancy  On Friday, Ethereum’s Beacon chain encountered yet another bout of transaction finality challenges, reminiscent of the glitch experienced on May 11, 2023. For over an hour, the blockchain stopped the process of finalizing blocks. However, Superphiz, an Ethereum developer, emphasized that despite this setback, “No transactions were halted” and the incident had “zero impact on chain activity.” Developers Insist Ethereum’s Transaction Finality Glitch Is Now Patched In a span of two consecutive days, the Ethereum blockchain encountered transaction finality challenges, commencing on May 11, 2023 , and recurring on May 12. Although the initial incident lasted a mere 25 minutes, the glitch on Friday persisted for over an hour. The exact cause of these halts remains uncertain, although speculation arose regarding potential complications related to staking clients and MEV glitches. In...

The Group of Seven (G7) countries are discussing ways to counter China’s “economic coercion” against other nations, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has shared. Noting that Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K., and the European Union share similar concerns, she emphasized that any action by the U.S. will be “narrowly scoped and targeted at technologies where there are clear national security implications.” Janet Yellen Calls for Coordinated Efforts to Counter China’s Economic Coercion U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen revealed at a press conference Thursday that members of the Group of Seven (G7) are discussing how to respond to China’s use of “economic coercion” against other nations. The press conference took place in Niigata, Japan, ahead of the G7 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors, which Yellen attended. Japan holds the G7 presidency this year. Noting that the U.S. has been contemplating imposing more specific limitations on outbound inv...

Bitcoin bounced back from a near two-month low on Saturday, as bulls moved in to buy the recent dip in price. Saturday’s move came as the cryptocurrency rebounded from a recent support point, after yesterday’s breakout. Ethereum was also higher, climbing above $1,800. Bitcoin Bitcoin ( BTC ) moved away from a recent two-month low on Saturday, as bulls opted to buy the recent dip. After falling to a low of $25,878.43 on Friday, BTC /USD rose to an intraday high of $26,989.07 earlier in the day. Today’s rebound sees bitcoin jump back above a key support point at $26,500, following Friday’s breakout. From the chart, it appears that this took place as the 14-day relative strength index (RSI) found a floor of its own at 36.00. At the time of writing, price strength is tracking at 37.99, with a ceiling at 43.00 a possible target. Should bulls lead the charge to this point, it is likely that bitcoin will be back above the $27,000 level this weekend. Ethereum Ethereum ( ETH ) was bac...

The former CEO of Paxful, Ray Youssef, has told users of the peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace that he is no longer in control and therefore cannot vouch for “anything that is happening there now.” Youssef also told a user who claimed to have been scammed on the platform that he too has been banned from the platform. Former CEO Tells Users to ‘Trust No One’ The former CEO of Paxful, Ray Youssef, has again reminded users of the peer-to-peer platform on May 9 that he left the company weeks ago and as such he cannot “vouch in any way for anything that is happening there now.” While he urged users to “trust no ones,” Youssef however said he will soon provide an update about a trust “set up to make any frozen funds whole.” I am no longer the CEO of Paxful and have no control over anything happening there. They banned me too. Good luck and trust no ones. #selfcustody https://t.co/c8Hh9mFXdk pic.twitter.com/IPOVnsp14x — Ray Youssef (@raypaxful) May 11, 2023 The remarks by Youssef, ...