South Korean Man Accused of Poisoning Linked to Crypto Losses
A man in South Korea is reportedly facing jail time for allegedly poisoning his business partner with pesticide-laced coffee over...
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Vitalik Buterin Cuts ETH Holdings by 17K after $45M Privacy Pledge
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has reduced his Ether balance by about 17,000 ETH in one month after announcing plans to...
iGaming Regulations in Focus: UK Fees, Brazil Taxes and X’s Gambling Ban
Governments from London to Brazil tightened their grip on iGaming this week, rolling out tax hikes, sponsorship bans, and enforcement...
Engie Eyes Bitcoin Mining to Address Solar‑Power Curtailment in Brazil
The energy conglomerate is considering adding local power demand, in the form of bitcoin mining or storage systems, for its...
Tether-Backed Oobit Adds Crypto-to-Bank Transfers
Crypto payment provider Oobit has launched crypto-to-bank transfers that settle into bank accounts via local payment rails, expanding its app...
Step Finance Shuts Down After $27 Million Hack
Three Solana-based platforms have announced they are shutting down after a Step Finance hack at the end of January that...
TRM Labs, Finray Launch Crypto and Fiat Monitoring
Blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs has joined forces with banking infrastructure firm Finray Technologies to create a unified system that...
Bitcoin, Altcoins Fall Toward New Lows As Stocks Digest New Trump Tariffs
Bitcoin’s (BTC) weakness extended into the weekly open as major stocks sold off in response to US President Donald Trump’s...
Curve’s Egorov Calls for Sustainable DeFi Yield
Decentralized finance (DeFi) can no longer rely on inflationary token incentives to sustain growth, according to Curve Finance founder Michael...
Ripple CEO Sees 90% Clarity Act Passage Odds—More Bullish Than Prediction Markets
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse now sees a 90% chance the Clarity Act passes by April, outpacing prediction markets as White...
Beyond US Markets: Why Latin American Equities Are Building a Secular Bull Market
While global investment flows focus on U.S. markets, excess liquidity has accumulated in emerging markets, causing Latin American exchanges to...
How Socialfi, Memecoins and AI Pushed Base to the Top of the L2 Ladder
Base will transition to a unified, internally maintained stack, expected to be its biggest architectural shift since launch.After debuting in...
Bitcoin Bottom at $60k? The Answer Might Be in Tether’s Market Cap Chart
Bitcoin (BTC) may form a bottom in the coming weeks as Tether’s USDt (USDT) market cap dropped to levels that...
Bitcoin ETFs Bleed, Metaplanet Reject Allegations: Hodler’s Digest
Top Stories of The WeekMetaplanet CEO rejects claims it hid details of BTC tradesMetaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich pushed back against...
Bitcoin whale Garrett Jin sends $761 million in BTC to Binance
A crypto wallet tied to prominent trader Garrett Jin deposited 6,318 Bitcoin, worth roughly $425 million, to Binance in the...
FATF Warns Crypto Misuse Fuels Illicit Finance, Urges Nations to Impose New Countermeasures
Global crypto oversight efforts advanced as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) approved new digital asset risk reports, reaffirmed Iran’s...
Robinhood Chain Testnet Hits 4M Transactions in First Week, Tenev Says
Robinhood’s Ethereum layer-2 network processed 4 million transactions in its first week of public testnet activity, according to CEO Vlad...
IoTeX Investigates Token Safe Incident as Analysts Estimate $4.3M Loss
Decentralized identity protocol IoTeX has confirmed that it is investigating unusual activity tied to one of its token safes after...
SEC Issues 2% Stablecoin Capital Guidance, Softening Regulatory Pressure on Institutional Exposure
SEC signals regulatory clarity for payment stablecoins, allowing broker-dealers to apply a 2% net capital haircut and paving the way...
Is Copper Mirroring Silver’s Explosive Breakout? Veteran Trader Bluntz Reveals Bullish Forecast
The precious metals trade may be expanding into copper as “striking similarities” to silver show up on the chart, according...
Blockchain Data May Predict Drug Overdose Surges, Chainalysis Says
Blockchain transaction data tied to cryptocurrency payments may provide an early signal of emerging drug crises, according to a new...
Crypto, TradFi Execs Mingle At Trump Crypto Event
Trump family-owned Mar-a-Lago was home to traditional finance giants, US government officials and crypto executives in a crypto forum on...
