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The latest crash came after US President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, sending Bitcoin down to $75,892 late on Sunday. Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor has hinted his firm added to its Bitcoin holdings after the cryptocurrency slid more than 13% over the weekend, briefly pushing the company’s large BTC position into the...
Banks warn stablecoins could siphon deposits from the banking system, but policy and regulatory experts say there’s little evidence of it happening yet. Banks warn that stablecoins, especially those paying yield, could pull deposits out of the banking system, but policy and finance experts say there’s little evidence of that so far. Major US bank Standard Chartered recently estimated in...
Binance applied for a MiCA license in Greece shortly after France flagged the exchange as still unlicensed under MiCA ahead of June compliance deadlines. Binance submitted an application for authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) in Greece as regulators warn of looming compliance deadlines. A Binance spokesperson confirmed to Cointelegraph on Friday that the exchange had...
BTC joined a broader risk-asset bounce near the Wall Street open, while Trump’s World Economic Forum comments revived expectations for US crypto market-structure reform. Bitcoin sought a $90,000 reclaim around Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US President Donald Trump pledged to sign pro-crypto legislation. Key points: Trump breathes modest gains into BTC price action with his World Economic Forum speech. Pro-crypto...
Bitcoin fell 3.6% as gold futures hit record highs after the EU threatened to retaliate against Trump’s tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland. l almost $3,500 on Monday as Europe hinted at retaliatory measures against US President Donald Trump, who threatened new trade tariffs unless negotiations could begin over Greenland. Bitcoin prices dumped 3.6% in a matter of hours,...
The dual life of stablecoins: A lifeline for citizens and a tool for sanctioned entities involved in Venezuela and Iran's economic crises. Recent turmoil in Venezuela and Iran has again put the spotlight on the duality of stablecoins, with the US dollar-backed assets such as Tether acting as both a savior for embattled citizens and a tool for blacklisted entities...
Ethereum's co-founder says PeerDAS and zkEVMs have solved crypto's scalability vs. security vs. decentralization trade-off. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin claims Ethereum has “solved” one of the biggest challenges in crypto: the blockchain trilemma. In a X post on Saturday, Buterin emphasized the potential of peer data availability sampling (PeerDAS) and Zero-Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines (zkEVMs), noting that these two upgrades are making...
Hacken says Web3 losses climbed to nearly $4 billion in 2025, with North Korea behind over half the damage, and regulators are under pressure to turn security guidance into hard rules. The Hacken 2025 Yearly Security Report puts total Web3 losses at about $3.95 billion, up roughly $1.1 billion from 2024, with just over half of that attributed to North...
Bitcoin buying power from institutions flipped the daily mined BTC supply for the first time since the start of November, new data showed. Bitcoin BTC $89,503 institutional demand is finally outpacing new supply as the market hits a key pivot point.Key points: Bitcoin institutional demand is now 13% higher than the amount of newly mined BTC on a rolling daily basis....
Crypto has tracked lower late this year despite pro-regulation shifts, ETF launches, and institutional buying, prompting analysts to question structural issues. Analysts and investors are questioning why crypto isn’t in a bull market, given the amount of positive drivers that have taken place this year. “At some point, we need to admit that something is structurally broken in the crypto...
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