Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Senator Ron Wyden has called on Senate leaders to ensure the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act remains in the CLARITY Act when it is brought to the floor.US Democratic Senator Ron Wyden has urged Senate leaders to ensure that crypto developer prote...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Onchain scammers netted more than $14 billion last year, and approval phishing remains a primary attack vector.A crypto user lost nearly $1 million on Wednesday after signing a phishing token approval on Ethereum, according to onchain data. It comes...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Hackers have also been exploiting the codebases of defunct decentralized finance protocols, draining millions of dollars in customer funds.Blockchain security experts are urging crypto protocols to reaudit their smart contracts as AI tooling is makin...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Ongoing strong demand for AI infrastructure “would likely sustain upward pressure on prices for technology products and electricity,” Federal Reserve policymakers said. Federal Reserve officials were split last month on whether to increase interest...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Crypto venture firm Paradigm is widening its investment gaze toward AI and other frontier industries with its latest fund. Paradigm has raised $1.2 billion for its fourth fund, which will expand the crypto venture capital firm’s investments into arti...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Zapper provided crypto market data to over 2 million monthly active users and oversaw more than $13 billion in processed transactions during its peak.Decentralized finance (DeFi) analytics platform Zapper announced it will shut down next month, becom...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The size and scope of the US stock market “gives policymakers a strong incentive to backstop major drawdowns,” said Bitget Wallet COO, Alvin Kan. Crypto markets could benefit from increased liquidity if the US central bank steps in to support the $7...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Bitcoin faces renewed sell pressure amid an oil price surge, Japan economic contagion risks and a fresh round of selling from Strategy.Key takeaways:Bitcoin traded down 3.5% on Wednesday as new developments in the US-Iran war pushed oil prices higher...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Industry data shows trading activity and market value accelerating as crypto companies and traditional financial institutions expand tokenized equity initiatives.Tokenized stock transfers more than doubled over the past month to $8.41 billion, accord...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
EU officials reportedly plan to consider changes to the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, dubbed by some as “MiCA 2.0,” in response to a US stablecoin law and rules on tokenized payments and deposits.European Union officials are reportedly planning...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Bitcoin hovered around the $62,000 mark following a spike in oil prices, escalating hot war in Iran and traders’ move to cut risk ahead of a Federal Reserve policy statement.Bitcoin (BTC) trades slightly above $62,000 and is down nearly 2% over the p...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company and Cantor Equity Partners I announced that they were looking into amending the terms of a 2025 merger deal that “better reflected market conditions.”The Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company (BSTR), founded by Block...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
A new Binance Research report said stablecoins are fast becoming a preferred settlement layer for tokenized TradFi markets while gaining traction in payments and savings.Stablecoin-settled perpetual contracts tied to traditional financial assets topp...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Andrew Bailey reportedly said Bank of England policy remained independent after a meeting with Nigel Farage that included discussions on cryptocurrency. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has reportedly denied that lobbying efforts by Nigel Farag...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Bitcoin price pressure took BTC toward the "crucial" $61,000 mark as oil prices soared on the collapse of the US-Iran ceasefire.Bitcoin (BTC) stayed below $62,000 after Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US president Donald Trump closing a key world oil...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The non-custodial Bitcoin exchange petitioned to annul a French decree implementing DAC8, arguing the rules could create surveillance and physical risks for up to 135 million European crypto holders.Bitcoin exchange Bull Bitcoin said Wednesday that i...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
India’s tax department reportedly found that fewer than a quarter of the 645,000 people who made crypto transactions reported them on tax returns.India’s tax department reportedly found widespread gaps in crypto tax reporting, warning that offshore e...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Tokenized Real World Assets span treasuries, real estate, stocks, commodities and private credit. The sector is still small in TradFi terms but it's growing very, very fast.Standard Chartered head of digital assets research Geoff Kendrick predicted i...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Kazakhstan targets gas-powered electricity for mining, income tax exemptions for regulated crypto transactions and cross-border stablecoin payments in a new decree signed by the president.Kazakhstan, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining hubs, is...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Analysis flagged a Bitcoin moving average derivative that last triggered at the end of the 2022 bear market as BTC price action returned to its reversal zone.Bitcoin (BTC) is seeing a “textbook” bear-market bottom as speculators take profits on the t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Bitcoin-focused macroeconomist Lyn Alden said BTC must stand on its own as Strategy sold 3,588 BTC, while warning about leverage risks tied to STRC.Bitcoin is facing its weakest sentiment cycle yet, according to Lyn Alden, a Bitcoin-focused macroecon...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Toss has reportedly partnered with Optimism and Sunnyside Labs for a proof of concept on the feasibility of a Korean won-based stablecoin for payments.Viva Republica, the operator of South Korea-based mobile money transfer app Toss, reportedly signed...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The EU securities regulator will assess custody providers’ key management, incident response and reliance on third-party technology providers.The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), a key EU regulator supporting the implementation of th...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Kalshi appealed to the Second Circuit after a New York federal judge denied its request to block state gambling officials from enforcing local laws against its sports event contracts.Kalshi is appealing a New York federal judge's rejection of its bid...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Berachain launched the first stage of its PoL Next upgrade, which will phase out the BGT token and shift the network's reward system to WBERA.Berachain is preparing a hard fork that will replace its dual-token incentive model with one centered on its...
