Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
One of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign promises to the crypto industry was to fire the SEC chair “on day one“ if elected.In January 2025 Gary Gensler stepped down as chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amid th...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Bitcoin’s drop to $92,000 was a result of leverage being flushed out and overoptimistic investor sentiment being reset. The real key is whether bulls buy the dip.Bitcoin (BTC) saw a sharp pullback during the Asian market open, shaking out leveraged p...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
The London-based financial technology company is pushing deeper into Latin America as regional competition among digital banks heats up.Revolut, a London-based digital banking and payments company, has applied for a full banking license in Peru as pa...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Bitcoin and altcoins lost part of their recent gains after the US trade war with various European countries resumed, prompting some traders to reduce risk and watch from the sidelines.Key points:Bitcoin may remain under pressure as the US-EU trade wa...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
How BTQ’s Bitcoin-like quantum testnet highlights where post-quantum risks may emerge and why mitigation is an engineering challenge.Bitcoin’s quantum risk centers on exposed public keys and signature security.BTQ’s testnet explores post-quantum sign...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Can Bitcoin mining heat grow food? A Manitoba pilot explores using crypto server heat to cut greenhouse energy costs and emissions.Bitcoin mining produces large amounts of heat that are typically treated as waste. In cold regions, this thermal output...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
XRP price plunged below $2 amid a market-wide sell-off as strong spot ETF inflows and a surge in XRP Ledger transactions failed to lift investor sentiment.Spot XRP (XRP) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have continued to attract investor interest, record...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
The platform remains subject to regulatory approval and would mark a cautious step toward onchain markets.The New York Stock Exchange is developing a new platform to trade tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), part of a broader effort to...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
India wants BRICS members to discuss linking their CBDCs for trade and tourism at a future summit, according to a Reuters report.India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has reportedly proposed an initiative linking BRICS central bank d...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Bitcoin faces rising downside risk as macro pressure and weak technicals point to a possible drop toward $80,000 on a rising-wedge breakdown.Bitcoin (BTC) witnessed its lowest Coinbase Premium Gap (CPG) in a year, a sign that US-based investors were...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
South Korea’s customs agency charged three suspects over a more than $100 million crypto-linked remittance scheme using WeChat Pay and Alipay, per Yonhap.South Korean authorities have uncovered an underground remittance operation that moved roughly 1...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Cross-chain bridges concentrate risk and centralize trust, creating vulnerabilities that could trigger a systemic crypto crisis under stressed market conditions.Opinion by: Kadan Stadelmann, chief technology officer of Komodo PlatformCrypto didn’t ge...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
The decentralized perpetuals exchange said multiple core services were affected as it worked through a rollback and recovery process.Update Jan 19, 1:44 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add information from Paradex’s Telegram channel. Crypto...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Bitcoin drove 71% of last week’s $2.17 billion in crypto fund inflows, while Ether and Solana held up despite US CLARITY Act proposals to restrict stablecoin yields.Crypto investment products continued gathering steam last week, with fund inflows out...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says DAOs must move beyond simple token-voting treasuries and be redesigned to power core infrastructure like oracles and onchain courts.Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has called for new decentralized autonomo...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Despite Ether’s rejection from $3,400, data suggested that ETH price could see a sustained recovery over the next few weeks, as long as a key support level held.Ether’s (ETH) price had dropped 7% since being rejected from the $3,400 mark last week, f...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Blockchain data showed that stolen Bitcoin was bridged to Ethereum, fragmented into multiple wallets and later routed into the crypto mixer.Roughly $63 million in Tornado Cash deposits has been linked to the $282 million cryptocurrency wallet comprom...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association is backing the OECD’s CARF and tougher tax transparency, but wants lighter treatment and more flexible recordkeeping.The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association (HK...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed new laws creating licensed crypto exchanges and giving the central bank authority to approve tradable coins.Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed legislation establishing a regulat...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Bitcoin faced the prospect of turning its $98,000 highs into a liquidity hunt as tariffs put new BTC price local lows back on the table next.Bitcoin (BTC) takes a beating as the new week begins with markets held hostage by global trade tariff uncerta...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Rising crypto wealth is increasing the stakes of physical coercion. “Wrench attacks” show how digital assets can become real-world targets.In January 2025, French authorities freed Ledger co-founder David Balland after kidnappers demanded a large ran...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Ethereum’s walkaway test asks whether the network can remain credible, secure and adaptable without constant intervention, even as quantum risks loom. Vitalik Buterin’s “walkaway test” is a way to assess Ethereum’s long-term credibility. The network...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Since mid-2023, Binance Australia users have only been able to deposit or withdraw fiat funds from their crypto exchange accounts via debit or credit card.Update Jan.19, 6:50 am: This article has been updated to include a statement from Matt Poblocki...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
The Republican and Democratic Senate Judiciary leaders have called for changes to the market structure bill, arguing it would “weaken” the ability to police money transmitters.US Senate Judiciary Committee leaders are seeking to remove crypto develop...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Bitcoin futures open interest has begun to recover in January after a sharp Q4 deleveraging, though analysts say the rebound remains modest.Bitcoin futures open interest (OI) — a measure of derivative market participation — has gained almost 13% from...
