Michael Ndu-okeke

Over a six-year journalism career and more than 1,000 published pieces, Michael Nduokeke has evolved from a digital-media polymath into a trusted authority on blockchain and digital assets. His combination of rapid-fire news coverage and deeply researched explainers helps onboard new users into crypto. Michael’s editorial rigor, honed across finance and investigative beats, now powers our long-form crypto features and brings clarity to one of the world’s fastest-moving sectors.

259 articles published

Bitcoin

Treasuries on the Bitcoin standard are up by 143% on a Year-to-date scale

Treasuries on Bitcoin Standard are up 143% on a year-to-date scale attracting positive comments from the crypto community on the viability of Bitcoin as an asset class. The development was revealed by Microstrategy Chairman Michael Saylor via an X post sharing a trading view chart as proof of his assertions. “Treasuries on the #Bitcoin Standard…

December 16, 20240Comments

ByMichael Ndu-okeke

CryptoNews article header showing a physical Ethereum coin among other crypto coins, headline reading "Ethereum Crosses The $4k Mark For The Second Time in Three Months."

Ethereum News

Ethereum crosses the $4k mark for the second time in three months

Ethereum, the second largest crypto asset by market capitalization crossed the $4000 price threshold for the second time in over three months today. The crypto asset hit $4,012 in the early hours of Monday as it closes in on its three-year all-time high of $4,878. This is the second time Ethereum has crossed this price…

December 16, 20240Comments

ByMichael Ndu-okeke

Markets

Blackrock crosses $3 billion in inflows as total net assets for Ether ETFs hit $13.7 billion

Blackrock’s ETHA, the largest Ethereum Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) by inflows has crossed $3 billion in net inflows since its launch back in July. At the time of the report, the total inflow recorded by the Ether ETF product stands at $3.18 billion surpassing the second-biggest Ethereum ETF product by more than double. Blackrock…

December 14, 20240Comments

ByMichael Ndu-okeke

CryptoNews article header showing Bitcoin coin next to "ETF" letter blocks on green background, headline reading "Grayscale's GBTC Drains Bitcoin ETFs with $105 Million Outflow."

Bitcoin News

Grayscale’s GBTC drains Bitcoin ETFs with $105 million outflow

Grayscale’s GBTC Yesterday, recorded an outflow of $105 million, the only highlight of an underwhelming day of trading for Bitcoin ETFs. On Dec 12, a day before yesterday, Bitcoin ETFs were pumping pulling in a staggering $597 million. This was the highest inflow recorded for the second week of December. Things were really quiet yesterday…

December 14, 20240Comments

ByMichael Ndu-okeke

CryptoNews article header with Bitcoin coin on ETF trophy stand against courthouse background, headline reading "Bitcoin and Ether ETF Record Combined $870 Million Inflow as Investor Confidence Soar."

Bitcoin Ethereum

Bitcoin and Ether ETF record combined $870 million inflow as investor confidence soar

Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) pulled in a staggering $870 million yesterday indicating a high level of confidence amongst institutional investors. Spot Bitcoin ETFs led the inflows for the day pulling in $597.5 million with Blackrock’s IBIT getting a large percentage of the inflows. Blackrock’s IBIT witnessed an inflow of $431.6 million…

December 13, 20240Comments

ByMichael Ndu-okeke

News

Promoters of Iconic Icomtech Bitcoin Scam fined $5m by Californian Court

The U.S. District Court, Central District of California ordered five Individuals to Pay Over $5 Million for the Digital Asset Fraud and Misappropriation Scheme. The development was announced in a press release by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission which revealed relevant details and history of the case. “ The default judgment order finds Carmona, Arellano,…

December 13, 20240Comments

ByMichael Ndu-okeke

Altcoins

Binance to delist PEPE and two other altcoins spot trading pairs

Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world announced its plans to delist three spot trading pairs in line with the exchange’s high standard for spot trading pairs. In a recent announcement, Binance stated that it would be delisting PEPE/TUSD, DCR/BTC, and ZEN/ETH spot trading pairs effective Dec 13 at 03:00 UTC. “ The delisting…

December 12, 20240Comments

ByMichael Ndu-okeke

News

India on the verge of becoming a CBDC driven economy — Ex-Central Bank Governor

The Outgoing governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revealed his vision to drive India’s economy forward with Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). Shaktikanta Das in his farewell speech reflected on the Six years of efforts under his watch to leverage new technologies like CBDC, as well as the goals achieved and challenges facing…

December 12, 20240Comments

ByMichael Ndu-okeke

Altcoins

Dogecoin Whale Transfers $48.7M to Binance, Sparking Bearish Concerns

A major Dogecoin holder has transferred $48.7 million worth of the cryptocurrency to Binance, potentially signaling bearish pressure for the largest meme cryptocurrency by market capitalization. The transaction, involving 112,382,564 DOGE, was tracked by crypto monitoring service Whale Alert. This movement from a private wallet to Binance represents a significant exchange inflow, typically associated with…

December 10, 20240Comments

ByMichael Ndu-okeke