Crypto exchange Huobi Global announced that About Capital Management (HK) Co. Ltd, an Hong Kong based-asset management firm became the exchange’s controlling shareholder following a successful buyout deal. While the transaction of an undisclosed amount crowns About Capital as Houbi’s new controlling shareholder, the exchange stated that core operation and business management teams would have no impact due to the transition. As a majority stakeholder, About Capital intends to fuel Huobi’s international brand promotion and business expansion initiatives, adding that: “Upon successful implementation of the initiatives, Huobi Global will be well positioned to provide first-class trading and investment services to …

Solutions built around blockchain technology offer several upfront benefits, including a censorship-resistant, irreversible distributed ledger. Deloitte’s study revealed blockchain’s position as a perfect fit for real estate use cases around leasing and selling. Blockchain innovations often outdo traditional systems by not only digitizing information but also introducing a near real-time trustless environment, among other features. Big Four accounting firm Deloitte uncovered six opportunities for blockchain to disrupt the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. The above infographic highlights six key pain points for CRE owners when leasing and selling their properties and maintaining complex transaction data. With this in the backdrop, …

Embattled lending platform Celsius has transferred nearly 25,000 Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC), worth $528.9 million, to crypto exchange FTX, prompting concerns from some in the community about whether a dump may soon follow. The huge transfer to the exchange comes after the lending platform paid off its remaining $41.2 million of debt to Maker protocol, freeing up its loan’s entire wBTC collateral. However, the community is unsure what to make of the transfer, with some fearing that a dump of the wBTC on the exchange could soon follow, pushing Bitcoin (BTC) prices down. Others have been more hopeful that the move …

Argo Blockchain has joined crypto mining firms including Bitfarms, Core Scientific and Riot Blockchain in selling part of its Bitcoin holdings. In a Thursday blog post, Argo said it sold 637 Bitcoin (BTC) in June for an average price of $24,500 — roughly $15.6 million. The company planned to use the funds to reduce its debt to Galaxy Digital, from which Argo secured separate $20 million and $25 million BTC-backed loan agreements in 2021. The mining company reported that as of June 30, it had an outstanding balance of $22 million on the loan and holds “sufficient liquidity to avoid …

United States-based cryptocurrency mining firm Core Scientific sold more than 7,000 Bitcoin (BTC) in June to pay for servers, increase its data capacity and settle debts. In a Tuesday announcement, Core Scientific said it had sold roughly $167 million worth of Bitcoin in June at an average price of $23,000 — 7,202 BTC. The sale left the firm with 1,959 BTC — roughly 21% of its holdings — and $132 million in cash as of June 30, a more than 75% drop when compared with its reported 8,058 BTC holdings as of May 31. According to the firm, it used …

While the community was witness to the largest nonfungible token (NFT) mint yet, Ethereum gas prices rose to unprecedented levels, in addition to users experiencing failed transactions due to blockchain bottlenecks. Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs launched a sale of Otherdeed nonfungible tokens that represent digital land deeds on their new venture, the Otherside metaverse. With each piece of land selling at 305 ApeCoin (APE), or nearly $5,800 at the time of the sale, Yuga Labs made $319 million after 55,000 NFTs sold out almost instantly. The Otherdeed NFT mint is sold out - we are awestruck at …

While new entrants to Bitcoin (BTC) markets have been panic selling at a loss, the recent market slide has not vexed the old hands. Heavy selling in response to hints from Elon Musk that Tesla may soon sell its BTC stash saw Bitcoin prices tumble to their lowest levels in 20 weeks as the markets found support near $42,000 on Monday. According to on-chain analytics provider Glassnode, the crash predominantly saw newer traders exiting from their positions at a loss, while long-term hodlers stood their ground. Glassnoded noted Bitcoin’s adjusted Spent Output Profit Ratio (aSOPR), a metric that shows whether …

The founder and CEO of Avanti Financial is claiming Tether’s recent disclosure about the stablecoin's reserves may have contributed to the altcoin selloffs last week. In a series of Saturday tweets, Caitlin Long said that Tether Holdings Limited’s breakdown of Tether’s (USDT) reserves were not invested in “short-term, lower-risk, liquid securities,” but rather credit assets of “who-knows-what quality.” The Avanti CEO claimed traders may have felt compelled to sell other cryptocurrencies to reduce their total risk exposure, given that the stablecoin — ranked sixth with a $58 billion market cap — has the potential to bring down other tokens amid …

As part of a recent series of nonsensical tweets, Tesla's eccentric founder, Elon Musk, expressed plans to sell all his physical possessions. Are his Bitcoin (BTC) holdings included in the fire sale? "I am selling almost all physical possessions," Musk tweeted on May 1. "Will own no house," he noted, adding: "Just one stipulation on sale: I own Gene Wilder’s old house. It cannot be torn down or lose any its soul." Musk rattled off strange posts to kick off May Musk followed up his fire sale tweet with a comment describing Tesla's stock price as too high, as well …