Articles written by Shiv Singh Juneja - Benzinga

Leveraging Its Proprietary Software, Marathon Digital Increased Its Bitcoin Mining Output By 77% In May

|Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) accomplished an extraordinary milestone in the month of May, as its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining operations reached unprecedented heights.

Justin Sun, The Billionaire Founder Of Tron, Claims That Huobi's ID Token Might Grant Dominican Citizenship.

|During an enlightening and insightful conversation with Decrypt, Justin Sun, the esteemed creator of Tron (CRYPTO: TRX) and a prominent figure in the blockchain industry, offered his profound predictions regarding the future prominence of tokenized know-your-customer (KYC) verifications in light of increasingly stringent regula

Denish, Also Known As Danny Devan, A TikTok Influencer, Used BTC To Illegally Launder Money From The COVID Relief Fund

|Denish Sahadevan, a 31-year-old social media influencer known as Danny Devan, has pleaded guilty to a series of criminal charges related to money laundering using cryptocurrency.

The Most Recent Announcement From Binance Confirms The Launch Of The NFT Loan Feature

|Leading marketplace Binance is launching an innovative function called Binance NFT Loan that enables owners of digital assets to utilize their NFTs as collateral to get ETH loans. With the help of this new service, users will be able to borrow cryptocurrency using their blue-chip NFTs, bringing the advantages of decentralized finance (DeFi) to the Binance NFT community.

Pudgy Penguins Floor Price Soars, Following Extended Downturn, Proving Market Resilience

|Since its debut in July 2021, the NFT project Pudgy Penguins, which features round and positively-shaped birds, has experienced its share of highs and lows. The founders failed to adhere to their initial vision and were accused of squandering funds, which infuriated the Huddle, a group of Pudgy Penguin owners.

Ripple Effect Incoming? Ripple Buys Pantera Capital's Bitstamp Stake

|By April 2023, Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP), a blockchain-based network that facilitates digital payments, acquired a minority stake in the cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp. The deal was facilitated by digital investment firm Galaxy Digital, as revealed in a transcript of their shareholder conference call on May 9.

Brave, A Web3-Friendly Browser, Launches Video Calls, Leveraging NFTs And POAPs

|Brave, the cutting-edge browser that champions privacy, is diving headfirst into the captivating world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by introducing an enthralling feature: token-gated video calls.

Meddling In The Middle East? Coinbase To Strategically Venture Into UAE For International Operations

|The CEO of Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), Brian Armstrong, and Murugesan were in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the last week to meet with officials, entrepreneurs in the Web3 and cryptocurrency industries, and clients.

Paypal Balance Sheet Reveals $1 Billion In Crypto Holdings, Alongside Long-Term Support

|According to PayPal's financial records, the company holds roughly $1 billion in digital assets, principally Bitcoin (Crypto: BTC) and Ethereum (Crypto: ETH).The well-known financial payment company, led by CEO Dan Schulman, revealed in its most

$1.5 Billion In Profits For USDT? Tether Stablecoin Announces Healthy Bitcoin Holdings

|The stablecoin issuer Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) has recorded a net profit of $1.48 billion for the first three months of the year, which is double the figure for the same period last year.

Rare NFTs Seized From Sunk Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Up For Auction At Sotheby's

|One of the biggest and most renowned auction houses in the world, Sotheby's, has announced intentions to auction off a number of high-profile non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that had belonged to the long-gone cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC).