U.S. President Donald Trump’s private dinner gala with the top 220 holders of his memecoin, which generated controversy from its announcement, took place on May 22. But what was touted as “the most exclusive invitation in the world” elicited mixed and wide-ranging responses from its attendees. While some complained about…

American economist Kenneth Rogoff believes that the rise of crypto poses a threat to the hegemony of the U.S. dollar. Rogoff previously served as the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and on the Federal Reserve Board. He is a published author and an economics professor at Harvard…

The following is a guest post and opinion of Arthur Iinuma, Principal consultant and Founder of Iinuma.io. While good tokenomics cannot save unsound projects, even the most promising network launches can fail from poor token design. Spectacular flameouts like Terra LUNA and Celsius expose the dangers of financial sleight-of-hand—algorithmic stablecoins…

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Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE, surged to a new record high following a significant increase in trading activity and open interest on the platform. This momentum mirrors the broader market upswing driven by Bitcoin’s latest price milestone and coincides with Hyperliquid’s public response to regulatory discussions with the US Commodity Futures…

Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, revealed plans to list the USD1 stablecoin issued by the Donald Trump family-affiliated DeFi venture World Liberty Financial (WLFI). According to a May 22 statement, the exchange said it would open trading for the USD1/USDT pair on the same day. The firm…

World Assets, a subsidiary of World Foundation (formerly Worldcoin), has raised $135 million through a strategic sale of WLD tokens to venture firms Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Bain Capital Crypto, both early supporters of the fast-growing digital identity initiative. According to the firm, the tokens were sold at prevailing market…

Bitcoin (BTC) surged to a high of $109,476 in the first two hours of the New York trading session, to break its all-time high of $109,353 set in January. The latest rally into price discovery comes amid strong institutional investments, favorable regulatory developments, and increased market activity in recent weeks.…

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Jeffrey Wilcke transferred approximately $262 million worth of ETH to a wallet labeled as a Kraken deposit address on May 20, according to on-chain data.  The transfer of 105,736 ETH emptied nearly all of Wilcke’s holdings, leaving just 268.73 ETH in his wallet. Subsequent withdrawals from the exchange suggest…

A growing number of Americans believe the US government should convert part of its gold reserves into Bitcoin. According to a recent poll by The Nakamoto Project, four out of five respondents support converting a portion of the country’s gold holdings into Bitcoin. Americans Want Bitcoin. (Source: Nakamoto Project) The…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson expanded his response to allegations that Input Output Global (IOG) misappropriated over 318 million ADA from unredeemed pre-sale wallets, calling the situation deeply personal and damaging. In a May 18 post on X, Hoskinson reflected on the reputational toll of the allegations, noting that the incident…

Two of the largest corporate Bitcoin holders, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and Japan-based Metaplanet, have significantly expanded their crypto treasuries this week. According to separate May 19 announcements, both firms collectively acquired 8,394 BTC, spending nearly $870 million. This follows their buying spree the previous week, when the companies added almost…

Social media platform Telegram founder Pavel Durov said he “flatly refused” the request of a Western European government to censor conservative political content. In a Telegram post on May 18, Durove wrote: “Telegram will not restrict the freedoms of Romanian users or block their political channels.” The demand for censorship…

Welcome to Slate Sundays, CryptoSlate’s new weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond the headlines to explore the ideas and voices shaping the future of crypto. The last time I interviewed Tezos co-founder Arthur Breitman was at the Paris Blockchain Week Summit in 2019.…

Dubai-based Indian memecoin creator, Sahil Arora, called memecoin rug pull schemes the most lucrative opportunity in an interview with the New York Post. According to the May 17 article, Arora, who boasts of earning millions of dollars from over 100 memecoin rug pulls, said: “The easiest way to make money…

Bitcoin-native DeFi protocol Liquidium has passed a major governance proposal introducing a new staking model tied to the platform revenue. The protocol’s native token LIQ has climbed over 73.3% since the proposal was approved earlier this week. It was trading at roughly $0.25 as of press time, based on CoinGecko…

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to exhibit on-chain strength despite a prolonged period of price compression between $100,000 and $105,000.  According to Fidelity Digital Assets’ VP of research, Chris Kuiper, the flagship crypto remains in its “Acceleration Phase,” a period characterized by elevated wallet profitability and volatility, even as derivatives activity dampens…

Fidelity Director of Global Macro Jurrien Timmer today highlighted that Bitcoin reclaiming the $100,000 level this week coincides with a convergence of its 52-week Sharpe ratio with gold. Timmer said, After a strong run by gold, perhaps the baton is being passed again to Bitcoin, with Bitcoin back above $100k…

The US Department of Justice does not intend to drop its federal criminal charges against Tornado Cash developer and co-founder Roman Storm, Decrypt reported on May 15, citing sources within the DOJ. The DOJ’s decision to proceed comes despite an internal memo circulated last month signaling a potential shift in…

The Central Bank of Russia has ranked Bitcoin as the most profitable investment over the past year, outperforming traditional assets such as gold, stocks, and bonds. In a newly published analysis, the regulator noted that Bitcoin delivered a 38% return in the last 12 months, ranking highest among the asset…

Bitfarms reported $2.1 million in net financial income for the first quarter of 2025, a sharp decline from $11.4 million in the same period a year earlier, due to reduced gains on derivatives and warrant revaluations.  Bitfarms said in its latest Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the first quarter performance that the…

France’s Interior Ministry is reportedly set to meet with key players in the country’s crypto industry on May 16 to tackle a rising wave of kidnappings targeting digital asset entrepreneurs, Le Monde reported on May 14. According to the report, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said the planned gathering will focus…

Tether’s market cap just passed $150.66 billion, setting yet another record and extending its dominance over every rival combined. Data from DeFiLlama showed USDT expanded by roughly $830 million in the past week and more than $5.5 billion since mid‑April. The headline total matters on its own, but the real insight lies in…

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) confirmed on May 13 that national banks are now authorized to engage in a wide range of crypto-asset activities, removing long-standing regulatory ambiguities that had kept many financial institutions on the sidelines. In tandem with recent moves by the Federal Reserve,…

American Bitcoin, a majority-owned subsidiary of Hut 8 and associated with the Trump family, is set to become a publicly traded entity through a merger with Gryphon Digital Mining. The stock-for-stock transaction will result in American Bitcoin taking over Gryphon’s public listing. The combined company is expected to trade on…

The following is a guest post and opinion by Ruchir Punjabi, Co-Founder at ReNRG. Crypto, for all its growth, has an energy reputation problem. The proof-of-work era left a lingering carbon footprint, and while the industry has largely pivoted to more efficient mechanisms, the perception persists. Yet within the technology…

The following is a guest post and opinion by Hong Sun, Head of Institutional at Core DAO. Traditional financial institutions have begun to benefit from Bitcoin’s price appreciation — but they’re doing so in suboptimal ways. Most are sitting on Bitcoin as if it were cash, content with price exposure…

Discussions around the personal enrichment and potential conflict of interest arising from U.S. President Donald Trump’s crypto asset ventures gained steam over the past week. These concerns are slowing not only the progress of the stablecoin legislation but also broader crypto policy. The founder of fintech venture capital fund Launchpad Capital,…

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PumpSwap, the DEX launched by Solana-based memecoin factory Pump.fun, has hit $100 million in total value locked (TVL), marking a new milestone just 50 days after its debut. The record comes amid a broader resurgence in memecoin trading, defying recent predictions of the sector’s collapse after its meteoric growth fizzled…

Rumble, the video-sharing platform known for backing alternative media voices, is developing a crypto wallet that could launch by the third quarter of this year. On May 9, Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski said the wallet will serve as a non-custodial tool tailored for creators. He emphasized the company’s ambition to…

Bitcoin exchange inflows over the past month have been driven almost entirely by freshly moved supply, with minimal involvement from long-dormant holders. Nearly three-quarters of all daily deposits across major exchanges consisted of coins that had last moved less than 24 hours earlier, pointing to high-frequency repositioning activity rather than…

Bitcoin’s net unrealized loss (NUL) dropped to 0.0034 on May 7, its lowest reading since Feb. 20, as BTC’s intraday high climbed to $97,731. Such low levels of unrealized loss suggest that almost all BTC held across the network is either in profit or breakeven, with only a small fraction…

Stripe unveiled a new AI foundation model for payments and expanded support for stablecoins and embedded finance. The firm made the announcement at its annual Sessions conference, where it introduced more than 60 product updates. The enhanced stablecoin integration comes more than six months after the firm acquired Bridge for…

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With Bitcoin attempting to break the crucial $95,000 to $96,000 threshold, it faces significant headwinds rooted in an increasingly dormant on-chain environment. Although the price has hovered optimistically close to the critical $100,000 barrier, stagnant blockchain activity metrics show certain vulnerabilities that could hinder further upside. According to data from…

Bankrupt FTX has missed out on nearly half a billion dollars in potential profit after liquidating its early stake in Anysphere, the company behind the fast-rising AI code editor Cursor. The now-defunct crypto exchange, through its trading arm Alameda Research, had invested $200,000 in Anysphere during its 2022 seed round.…

President Donald Trump confirmed that a private dinner will be held on May 22 at Trump National Golf Club in Washington for the top 220 holders of his memecoin, TRUMP.  Trump made the announcement in a social media post on May 5. The event, organized by Fight Fight Fight LLC, a…

The Maldives has finalized an $8.8 billion agreement to build a blockchain-first financial hub that reportedly eclipses the nation’s entire economy. The country aims to reposition itself as a global destination for digital assets. Per the Financial Times, Dubai-based MBS Global Investments will finance the Maldives International Financial Centre (MIFC)…

A group of nine Democratic Senators announced that they will withdraw their support for the landmark U.S. stablecoin legislation unless changes are made to the bill. In a joint statement issued on May 3, the Senators noted that there are several issues with the current version of the stablecoin bill…

The organization behind one of the world’s largest blockchain networks confirmed that TRON’s X account was compromised on May 2, 2025, in a targeted social engineering attack. The breach lasted from 9:25 A.M. PST, when an unauthorized party published a post containing a suspicious contract address. The hacker then proceeded…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that the blockchain’s long-term resilience and scalability hinge on making it simple, like Bitcoin. In a blog post on May 3, he described how “Ethereum 5 years from now can become close to as simple as Bitcoin.” Buterin wrote: “One of the best things about…

The following is a guest post and opinion from Przemysław Kral, CEO of zondacrypto. Since the enforcement of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations, the European crypto landscape has been fundamentally reshaped—and for the better. Crypto has now entered an era in which exchanges are required to prioritize regulatory compliance, centering…

Blockchain analyst ZachXBT revealed that roughly $7 million of the $330 million in Bitcoin (BTC) stolen from a longtime US crypto holder has been frozen with the help of Binance. The update comes days after ZachXBT first reported a suspicious transfer of 3,520 BTC, worth about $330 million at the…

Kraken started 2025 on a high note, reporting a 19% increase in revenue year-over-year to $472 million for the first quarter. The May 1 earnings statement also highlighted a 1% quarter-over-quarter rise in adjusted EBITDA, reaching $187 million. Meanwhile, the company’s performance indicators showed similar momentum. The firm noted that…

Publicly listed companies have bought roughly 157,957 Bitcoin (BTC) as of May 1, accounting for 96% of the 164,250 BTC projected to be mined throughout the year. Bitcoin Treasuries data shows that private companies added another 16,799 BTC to their holdings during the same period, while Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF)…

A coalition of US blockchain firms has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide clear regulatory guidance on crypto staking. The coalition, led by the Crypto Council for Innovation, requested in an April 30 open letter that the agency treat staking with the same clarity it recently applied…

Bitcoin’s volatility curve saw a sharp swing in April. Realized volatility measures the actual day-to-day variability in Bitcoin’s price over a set window instead of the market’s expectations. It is the annualized standard deviation of daily logarithmic returns, so it shows how turbulent trading has been. This lets analysts benchmark…

The crypto market experienced a dramatic surge in failed tokens during the first quarter of 2025, with nearly 2 million digital assets collapsing. According to a CoinGecko report, over 1.8 million crypto tokens were abandoned or failed in this year’s first three months. This number represents nearly half (49.7%) of…

The exchange stablecoins ratio (ESR) and stablecoin supply ratio (SSR) provide important insight into Bitcoin’s liquidity and potential buying power. ESR measures the proportion of stablecoins relative to Bitcoin exchange reserves, serving as a gauge of spot liquidity. A low ESR reflects limited immediate buying power, while a high ESR…

A wallet reportedly linked to the official Donald Trump memecoin project has transferred nearly $20 million worth of TRUMP tokens to centralized exchanges. On April 29, on-chain analyst EmberCN reported that the team’s wallet transferred 1.346 million TRUMP tokens, valued at $19.53 million, to three major exchanges. Data from Arkham…

Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a reversal of fortune last week, as a wave of institutional cash flooded into the market after weeks of lukewarm demand. Over the week between April 21 and April 25, spot Bitcoin ETFs accumulated just over $3 billion in net inflows, a significant sum that dwarfed…

Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, has added 15,355 Bitcoin (BTC) to its holdings, according to an April 28 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the filing, the firm spent about $1.42 billion on the purchase, paying an average of $92,737 per Bitcoin. With this latest addition, Strategy…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the launch of three XRP futures-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by ProShares Trust on April 30, an SEC filing shows. On Jan. 17, days before the now crypto-friendly President Donald Trump was inaugurated, ProShares had proposed the following ETFs: Ultra XRP ETF,…

The following is a guest post and opinion from Abdul Rafay Gadit, Co-Founder of ZIGChain. US real estate alone is worth over $100 trillion, while the global market exceeds $700 trillion. Yet, for an asset tied to the ground we walk on, it remains surprisingly illiquid. The World Economic Forum…

Democratic U.S. senator for Georgia Jon Ossoff said President Donald Trump’s invitation to top meme coin holders constitutes an “impeachable offense.” Answering a question from a town hall meeting attendee on Friday, Ossoff said: “He is granting audiences to people who purchase the memecoin that directly enriches him.” Ossoff was…

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The US Federal Reserve confirmed that it rescinded earlier directives concerning banks’ involvement with crypto and dollar tokens, according to an April 24 statement. One significant change involves the 2022 supervisory letter, which required banks to notify regulators before engaging in any crypto activities. Going forward, banks will no longer…

Bitcoin (BTC) options open interest expanded from $30.33 billion on April 21 to $37.92 billion on April 24, a 25% jump that outpaced Bitcoin’s 5.5% rise from $87,506 to $92,352 over the same stretch. Such a swift build in notional exposure shows traders rushing to add convex positions rather than…

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has accumulated 5,000 BTC, reaching 50% of its goal to acquire 10,000 BTC by the end of 2025. The company reached this milestone on April 24 after adding 145 BTC to its reserves, spending approximately 1.9 billion yen (around $13.4 million). According to analytics on its…

Bitcoin’s latest liquidation sweep erased $652.84 million across crypto on April 23, wiping out 172,948 traders. Bitcoin alone contributed $321.70 million, or roughly 50% of the total. Exchange dashboards show shorts carried almost the entire weight: on Bybit, HTX, Gate.io, and CoinEx, more than 95% of BTC positions liquidated were…

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States witnessed their largest single-day net inflow since President Donald Trump returned to office in January. According to data from SpotOnChain, the 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $912.7 million on April 22. Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Flow. (Source: SpotOnChain) ARK 21Shares Bitcoin…

Gold is on a tear in 2025, rallying to all-time highs above $3,400/oz as investors seek safety in a turbulent macro environment. The precious metal’s year-to-date (YTD) gains are firmly in double digits, reflecting robust safe-haven demand. Gold’s sprint to new highs and Bitcoin’s choppy start to the year might…

Digital asset investment products recorded a modest $6 million in inflows last week, according to CoinShares’ latest report. This follows several weeks of notable outflows, reflecting a cautious market sentiment. James Butterfill, Head of Research at CoinShares, said the week began positively, with capital trickling into digital assets. However, he pointed…

Coinbase has expanded its self-service asset recovery tool to include lost tokens on the Solana network, according to an April 21 announcement.  The feature allows users to reclaim certain unsupported SPL tokens mistakenly sent to their Coinbase addresses without submitting a customer support ticket. The company clarified that not all…

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is sharpening its focus on improving the Layer 1 network and enhancing the user experience through a series of upcoming protocol upgrades. On April 21, Tomasz Stańczak, the incoming co-director at EF, confirmed that the organization is shifting its research priorities. The new focus will center…

The following is a guest post and opinion from John deVadoss, Co-Founder of the InterWork Alliancez. Crypto projects tend to chase the buzzword du jour; however, their urgency in attempting to integrate Generative AI ‘Agents’ poses a systemic risk. Most crypto developers have not had the benefit of working in…

The following is a guest post and opinion from Vince Kadar, CEO of Polymath. The global crypto landscape is evolving rapidly, and Pakistan is no exception. US President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto policies have influenced the Pakistani government’s stance, transforming it from a crypto-averse nation into one that is actively working…

Jesse Pollak, the creator of Coinbase-backed Base, an Ethereum layer 2 network, conceded he made a “mistake” by sharing a GIF containing controversial words in an X post. Pollak had shared a GIF that played on the tagline of Base: Base is for everyone. It featured a rotating sequence of…

The White House has redirected its official COVID-19 information portal, COVID.gov, to a new landing page titled “Lab Leak: The True Origins of COVID-19.” Late Friday night, the administration dropped a post on X saying “DEFINITELY DON’T VISIT COVID.GOV,” followed by a giggling emoji. The page may not serve as…

The DeFi Education Fund (DEF) submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 18 proposing five core principles for creating a “token safe harbor” framework to support decentralized finance initiatives while broader regulatory legislation is pending. The recommendations aim to help the SEC structure a time-limited…

HashKey Capital has launched the first regulated XRP Tracker Fund in Asia, according to an April 18 statement. The XRP Tracker Fund closely follows the price of XRP, the third-largest crypto asset by market capitalization and a token widely used in Ripple’s global payments infrastructure. The fund is HashKey Capital’s…

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Coinbase-backed Layer-2 network Base is under fire from the crypto community after promoting a so-called “Content Coin” that lost nearly all its value shortly after launch. The controversy began on April 16 when Base shared a tokenized version of its “Base is for Everyone” post on Zora, a decentralized content-sharing…

Short‑term holder supply in profit measures the share of coins held for fewer than 155 days whose last on‑chain movement occurred at a price below the current spot. Since these coins are statistically the most mobile, the metric is an effective thermometer for near‑term selling pressure: when the percentage is high,…

Oklahoma has officially exited the race to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) after a key bill failed to advance in the State Senate. On April 15, the Oklahoma Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee voted 6-5 to strike down House Bill 1203, also known as the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act.…

VanEck’s head of digital assets research, Matthew Sigel, has proposed the introduction of “BitBonds,” a hybrid debt instrument combining US Treasuries with Bitcoin (BTC) exposure, as a novel strategy for managing the government’s looming $14 trillion refinancing requirement.  The concept was presented at the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Summit and aims…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a temporary outage on April 15 that disrupted several major crypto platforms and reignited concerns over the industry’s dependence on centralized infrastructure. On Social media platform X, Binance, the world’s leading crypto exchange by volume, revealed that it temporarily suspended withdrawals as a precaution after…

Researchers have discovered a malicious software package uploaded to npm that secretly alters locally installed versions of crypto wallets and allows attackers to intercept and reroute digital currency transactions, ReversingLabs revealed in a recent report. The campaign injected trojanized code into locally installed Atomic and Exodus wallet software and hijacked…

Metaplanet has stepped up its Bitcoin acquisition strategy this year, purchasing more BTC in the last six weeks than it did throughout 2024. Data from Bitcoin Treasuries shows that the firm, under the leadership of Simon Gerovich, acquired 2,290 BTC in eight transactions between March 3 and April 14. This…

In the latest round of the Trump tariff saga that has economists around the world on the edge of their seats, the U.S. released updated guidelines on Friday exempting specific technology devices, such as laptops, smartphones, and machines needed to make semiconductors, from reciprocal tariffs imposed by the U.S. The…

The following is a guest post and opinion from Forest Bai, Co-Founder at Foresight Ventures. Stablecoins are no longer a crypto niche—today, they are the infrastructure layer powering the next generation of global payments.  Over the past year, the stablecoin market cap has doubled, soaring from under $150 billion to…

The following is a guest post from Konstantin Vasilenko, Co-Founder of Paybis. The cryptocurrency industry has come a long way in the past decade, but let’s face it – buying crypto for the first time can feel like trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube blindfolded. Despite all the advancements, first-time…

As China reacts to the latest round of Trump’s tariffs on Friday, announcing a 125% tariff on all American goods, vice president of the Beijing-based Center for China and Globalization, Victor Zhikai Gao, commented: “We don’t care! China has been here for 5,000 years. Most of the time, there was…

Standard Chartered, OKX, and Franklin Templeton launched a pilot trading platform designed to enable institutional clients to use crypto and tokenized money market funds as collateral in off-exchange transactions, according to an April 10 release. Franklin Templeton’s Digital Assets division will contribute tokenized on-chain assets, which OKX clients will be…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a streamlined roadmap to enhance Layer-1 privacy on the blockchain network. In a blog post on April 11, Buterin introduced a framework focused on improving user confidentiality without requiring significant changes to the network’s core infrastructure. The proposal targets four distinct areas of privacy,…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance released new staff views on April 10 outlining how federal securities laws apply to the registration and offering of crypto-related securities. The statement covers a range of topics, including how companies should present information about their business operations, token design,…

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Pakistan will allocate excess electricity from its national grid to Bitcoin (BTC) mining operations and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, according to the country’s Crypto Council and finance ministry adviser Bilal Bin Saqib.  As Reuters reported, the initiative follows consultations with multiple mining firms and forms part of a broader…

Cboe BZX Exchange has officially submitted Form 19b-4 to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to the Sui blockchain. The April 8 filing stated: “Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘Commission’ or ‘SEC’) a proposed rule…

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Australia’s financial regulator has shut down 95 companies linked to crypto and romance scams. On April 7, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced that the Federal Court approved its request to dissolve these entities due to misconduct and fake registrations. ASIC revealed that these companies had been set…

Bitcoin (BTC) is showing surprising signs of resilience amid one of the most volatile macroeconomic environments in recent history as aggressive US tariffs rattled global markets and pushed risk assets into retreat. Despite a 19.1% pullback since January highs, Bitcoin has held up better than most major altcoins and equities,…

Digital asset investment products saw $240 million in outflows last week, marking a sharp reversal in sentiment. Bitcoin-based products accounted for most of these losses, registering $207 million in outflows, according to CoinShares’ latest weekly report. Despite recent volatility, Bitcoin’s year-to-date inflows remain strong at $1.3 billion. Why outflows? CoinShares…

The United States has made its support for Argentina’s ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) negotiations conditional on President Javier Milei’s willingness to sever ties with China, particularly by terminating a longstanding currency swap agreement. This move is seen as a strategic effort to counter China’s growing influence in the region.…

The following is a guest post and opinion of Shibtoshi, Founder of SquidGrow. Memecoins have created unprecedented chaos within the crypto industry. Most analysts see the chaos as a binary — some criticize memecoins as mere speculative assets, while others defend them for challenging low-float-high FDV VC-backed tokens. But we…

The following is a guest post and opinion of Anastasija Plotnikova, CEO and Co-Founder of Fideum. 2025 has been dubbed “the year of the stablecoin,” with stablecoins surging in popularity and gaining ground globally, especially under the new crypto-friendly U.S. administration.  Leading fiat-backed stablecoins USDT and USDC hold 92% of…

The following is a guest post and opinion of Eneko Knörr, CEO and Co-Founder of Stabolut. The European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation was intended to establish clarity and safety within the crypto landscape. Yet, paradoxically, its overly restrictive stance on euro-denominated stablecoins could inadvertently secure the U.S.…

Stablecoins backed by cash or cash-equivalent reserves and redeemable for US dollars on a one-to-one basis are not securities under federal law, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on April 4, offering one of its clearest positions yet on the regulatory treatment of crypto. In a public statement, the…

Coinbase Derivatives has taken a major step toward expanding its crypto offerings by filing with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch an XRP futures contract. If the CFTC gives the green light, trading could begin as early as April 21, 2025. According to Coinbase Institutional, the proposal…

The number of Bitcoin-native startups receiving venture capital investment increased in 2024 despite a decline in the total capital allocated to the sector, according to a new report published by Trammell Venture Partners (TVP). The report highlighted that the number of unique Bitcoin-native companies funded rose 27.5% on a yearly…

Bankrupt FTX has received court approval to reject creditor claims from users who failed to begin the Know Your Customer (KYC) process before March 3, 2025. The April 2 court filing includes 2,378 pages of invalidated claims, representing around 500,000 entries. The court order clearly disallows any claim listed that…

Ripple has integrated RLUSD into its enterprise-grade cross-border payments platform, Ripple Payments, amid a 118% monthly growth in its market cap. The move expands US-pegged RLUSD’s utility within Ripple’s global transaction infrastructure and coincides with the token’s listing on Kraken, further increasing access to institutional and retail users.  Based on…

Russia is moving closer to selling Bitcoin confiscated during criminal investigations as officials work to create a legal structure for handling such digital assets, local media outlet RBC reported. According to the report, Russia’s Federal Bailiff Service, in coordination with other government agencies, is leading efforts to turn seized crypto…

The House Committee on Financial Services has confirmed that the markup session for the Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy (STABLE) Act will take place on April 2. The session will review the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS), a revised version of the bill…

Kentucky has officially dropped its lawsuit against Coinbase over the exchange’s crypto-staking services. According to a joint filing submitted on March 31, the state’s Department of Financial Institutions dismissed the case without prejudice, signaling a broader shift in regulatory sentiment. Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer, responded by highlighting the…

Despite Bitcoin (BTC) falling nearly 12% in the first quarter to $82,683.16 amid the market uncertainty, it has outperformed the S&P 500 and gold since Election Day. Gold recently hit a new all-time high of over $3100, up by nearly 14% since Nov. 5. Conversely, the S&P 500 is down…

Hut 8 has partnered with Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. to launch American Bitcoin, a new entity focused exclusively on industrial-scale Bitcoin mining and strategic reserve development. The initiative is structured as a majority-owned subsidiary of Hut 8 and formalizes the Trump family’s continued investment in digital assets through…

In the wake of a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, over 1,700 fatalities have been confirmed and thousands injured across the two nations. The epicenter, located near Mandalay in central Myanmar, caused widespread destruction, including collapsed buildings, damaged infrastructure, and flooding. In Thailand, Bangkok experienced…

The following is a guest post from Michael Egorov, Founder of Curve Finance. The recent Bybit hack saw a grand total of $1.5 billion lost in crypto assets and has become the biggest hack in the entire history of this industry. The thing that makes this breach particularly concerning is that…

The following is a guest post from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief fromThe Tokenist. If anything can be learned from the crypto market is that if a shortcut exists, it will be taken. When digital collectibles in the form of NFTs emerged, the market was quickly saturated. In turn, speculative…

Fidelity Investments director of global macro Jurrien Timmer believes that Bitcoin (BTC) has a “possible” path to surpassing gold in market value — but “not any time soon.” In a detailed social media post, Timmer explained his view using a chart comparing the projected growth of gold and Bitcoin over…

President Donald Trump issued full pardons to the three co-founders of crypto exchange BitMEX on March 27, clearing their names years after they admitted to violating US anti-money laundering laws, CNBC reported. Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed, who launched BitMEX in 2014, had each pleaded guilty to charges…

The US has recorded an unprecedented two-month goods trade deficit totaling $301 billion amid corporate efforts to front-run anticipated tariffs, according to an analysis by the financial commentary outlet The Kobeissi Letter. The trade imbalance reached historic levels in January and February, with monthly deficits of $153.3 billion and $147.9…

GameStop shares plunged over 15% on March 27, posting their sharpest single-day decline in nearly a year. The drop comes less than a day after the company revealed a surprise move to invest in Bitcoin using proceeds from a $1.3 billion convertible bond sale. Despite initial optimism, the announcement raised fresh…

Argentine President Javier Milei is facing a sharp drop in public trust following his controversial connection to the LIBRA memecoin collapse. A national poll measuring trust in Milei following the LIBRA scandal showed that 57.6% of Argentinians no longer trust the president, while 36% remain supportive and 6.4% are undecided.…

The US House of Representatives introduced an updated version of the Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy (STABLE) Act on March 26, substantially revising the February 5 draft.  The legislation aims to regulate payment stablecoins, introduce new compliance mechanisms, expand oversight powers, and clarify key definitions governing…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled plans to host four more crypto-focused roundtables in Washington, D.C., as part of its broader initiative to reshape digital asset regulation. According to a March 25 statement, these sessions will explore key areas such as crypto trading, custody, tokenization, and DeFi.…

The US Senate is preparing to hold a final vote on March 27 to nullify the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) broker reporting rule for DeFi operators. If approved, the resolution could be sent to President Donald Trump’s desk as early as March 28 for signing, according to Fox reporter Eleanor…

Binance has taken firm action against internal misconduct and market irregularities linked to the Movement’s MOVE token. The exchange has suspended a staff member for insider trading and penalized a market maker involved in manipulative trading practices. Insider trading On March 25, Binance Wallet confirmed the suspension of an employee…

Bitcoin (BTC) may be evolving into more than just a hedge against financial instability — it could now be considered a bona fide tech stock, according to a new analysis by Standard Chartered head of digital assets research Geoffrey Kendrick. In a research report shared with CryptoSlate on March 24,…

TRUMP, the memecoin launched by US President Donald Trump, saw a sharp price jump after the President promoted it on his Truth Social platform. In a March 23 post, Trump praised the token as “SO COOL” and “The Greatest of them all.” This marked his first public endorsement of the…

The memecoin craze that started off two years ago on the Solana blockchain appeared to be organic. However, since then, the blockchain has drawn high-profile individuals, including U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, as well as Argentina President Javier Milei. These high-profile individuals have fuelled rapid growth…

The following is a guest post from Chris Thomas, Head of Blockchain and Corporate Security at GRVT. While a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, in the world of cryptocurrency, that weak link is often security. Each year, billions of dollars vanish overnight from the crypto market…

The following is a guest post from Georgi Koreli, CEO & Co-Founder of Hinkal. For years, crypto wallets have been as clear as glass, showing every single transaction, balance, and interaction on an open ledger. While this was once seen as a foundational asset of blockchain tech, many now see…

The following is a guest post from Maksym Sakharov, Co-Founder & Group CEO of WeFi. The current markets are experiencing tailwinds due to the tariffs imposed by the U.S. administration and retaliatory measures from trading partners. So far, however, the market proponents are saying that Trump’s tariffs are primarily a…

Zoth, an Ethereum-based platform focused on tokenized real-world assets, suffered a second major security breach in less than three weeks on March 21, with attackers draining $8.85 million in digital assets. The company confirmed the breach and is working with security experts to investigate the incident. Zoth is also offering…

Tokyo-listed Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet has appointed Eric Trump, the son of US President Donald Trump, to its newly formed Strategic Board of Advisors. Metaplanet announced Trump’s appointment on March 21, confirming that he will join as the first official member of the new advisory board. The board aims to…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has clarified its stance on crypto mining under proof-of-work (PoW) protocols, stating that mining activities do not involve offering and selling securities. This applies to assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Litecoin (LTC). In a March 20 statement, the SEC’s Division of Corporation…

The following is a guest post from Jesse Knutson, Head of Operations at Bitfinex Securities. Tokenization is at a tipping point. Outside of the crypto world, awareness is growing that tokenizing assets really could be a ticket to doing finance differently.  Traditional banking giants are busy working on projects to…

Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $85,000 threshold following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) median forecast of 50 basis-point cuts in interest rates in 2025. In addition to signaling potential rate cuts, the Federal Reserve announced plans to slow the pace of its balance sheet runoff, also known as quantitative tightening…

Coinbase has launched Verified Pools, a Know-Your-Customer (KYC)-verified liquidity pool designed to enhance DeFi adoption while reducing counterparty risks. This new initiative provides institutional and retail traders with compliant access to on-chain liquidity. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong highlighted that some digital assets require specific regulatory approvals under US law. He…

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has raised concerns about the crypto industry’s ability to address security breaches and illicit fund movements following his involvement in freezing funds from the recent Bybit hack.  He argued that persistent vulnerabilities and inadequate responses from key players enable malicious actors to exploit weaknesses at scale. Systemic…

According to CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, Bitcoin’s latest bullish cycle has concluded, signaling a likely shift to bearish or sideways momentum for the next six to 12 months. The Profit and Loss (PnL) Index Cyclical Signals indicate a recent peak, aligning with historical patterns marking the end of growth…

Standard Chartered has revised its year-end price target for Ethereum (ETH) to $4,000 — down from its previous forecast of $10,000 — citing structural weaknesses in the network’s economic model. In a research report titled “Ethereum — Midlife Crisis,” the lender’s head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick, argued that…

Francois Villeroy de Galhau, the governor of Banque de France and the European Central Bank Governing Council’s member, believes U.S. president Donald Trump is making a huge mistake by supporting cryptocurrencies. In an interview with French weekly La Tribune Dimanche, Villeroy de Galhau said that the U.S. might be paving…

Officials of Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) seized 63 illegal crypto mining machines on Friday, according to a report by The Nation. The illegal crypto mining rigs, worth around 2 million baht ($60,000), were found in three abandoned houses in the Pathum Thani province. Officials conducted a raid after locals…

The following is a guest post from Rob Viglione, CEO at Horizen Labs. If we had stopped at dial-up internet, we’d never have gotten Netflix, real-time gaming, or cloud computing. The evolution of internet infrastructure paved the way for mass adoption. In the same way, Layer-3s are an inevitable evolution…

VanEck has submitted an S-1 registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed Avalanche exchange-traded fund (ETF), aiming to provide investors with direct exposure to AVAX. According to the filing, the VanEck Avalanche ETF will hold AVAX directly and value its shares based on the…

Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, urged the US Treasury Department to abandon plans to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve and the digital asset stockpile. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Connolly condemned the effort as fiscally irresponsible and…

March has so far been an extremely volatile month for Bitcoin, with the past 13 days recording sharp price swings ranging between $95,000 and $78,000. However, despite these fluctuations, liquidity played a key role in stabilizing the market, particularly by minimizing the duration of price dips below $80,000. Market depth,…

Ethereum (ETH) developers are set to launch Hoodi, a new long-lived testnet, on March 17 as they work to resolve ongoing challenges with the highly anticipated Pectra upgrade. The testnet will primarily focus on validator exit mechanisms, one of the final hurdles before Pectra can move forward. Broader testing will…

Bitcoin ETFs experienced net withdrawals on most trading days this month. March opened with continuous outflows, extending a downturn that began in late February. Between March 3 and March 7, every single day saw net outflows — roughly $74 million on March 3, $143 million on March 4, $38 million…

The Bank of Russia has proposed a three-year experimental legal framework that would allow a limited group of investors to trade cryptocurrencies, marking a potential shift in the country’s digital asset regulations. The central bank announced on March 12 that it had submitted proposals to the Russian government for discussion.…

Over the past 30 days, Bitcoin (BTC) whales have acquired more than 65,000 BTC, signaling sustained buying pressure despite the broader market correction. At the same time, the Coinbase premium is forming higher lows, even as the price trends lower, adding complexity to market sentiment. CryptoQuant community analyst Caueconomy highlighted…

Lawmakers and industry experts discussed the importance of US dollar-backed stablecoins in the financial system and the urgency of a regulatory framework for these assets during a hearing convened by the US House Committee on Financial Services on March 11.  Titled “Navigating the Digital Payments Ecosystem: Examining a Federal Framework…

Bitcoin saw a drop in trading volume across both the spot and futures markets over the past five days. The decline, which followed a sharp drop in Bitcoin’s price after a week of extreme volatility, was likely driven by a combination of disappointing political developments, macroeconomic tensions, and weekend trading…

Byron Donalds, a US congressman and candidate for Florida’s governorship, has proposed that the state establish a Bitcoin reserve, arguing that the digital asset could serve as a safeguard against inflation and federal monetary policy. In an interview with Fox Business on March 10, Donalds suggested that Florida should hold…

Crypto exchange Kraken, legally known as Payward Inc., is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in early 2026. The company cites a more favorable regulatory environment under President Donald Trump, marking a significant shift from the constant regulatory hurdles the exchange suffered under the Biden administration.  According to Bloomberg,…

The following is a guest post from Uldis Tēraudkalns, Chief Revenue Officer at Paybis. The stablecoin market supports the general trend: today, its total market cap surpassed $225 billion. Data from DefilLama shows a jump from under $140 billion at the end of 2023, while another jump of over $25…

The following is a guest post from Betsabe Botaitis, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Hedera. In the blockchain space, “DeFi” has traditionally referred to decentralized finance, where peer-to-peer systems replace intermediaries like banks. But a deeper, and more meaningful, vision is emerging: Decentralized Financial Inclusion. This shift focuses on…

U.S. crypto firms were heavily vested in President Donald Trump’s reelection in 2024, contributing upwards of $144 million towards his campaign. But “unchecked political spending” poses “profound risks,” according to a report published by the Center for Political Accountability (CPA), a nonprofit promoting transparency in corporate political contributions. The report…

Realized volatility measures how much an asset’s price fluctuated over a past period and is typically calculated by taking the standard deviation of daily (often log) returns and annualizing it. It differs from implied volatility, which reflects market expectations for future price swings. Realized volatility is crucial because it captures…

White House “Crypto Czar” David Sacks said the market is “reading a little bit too much” into President Donald Trump’s mention of Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), and XRP for the US Digital Asset Stockpile. During an interview with Bloomberg Technology, Sacks said: “The President just mentioned the top five cryptocurrencies…

Solana registered $102.4 billion in trading volume in February, leading the market despite a 60% monthly decrease. The shrinking volume relates to the cooling off of the memecoin frenzy following the LIBRA token fiasco. Despite the falling volumes, Solana registered over $100 billion in volume for the fourth consecutive month.…

Safe published a preliminary report on Mar. 6 attributing the breach that led to the Bybit hack to a compromised developer laptop. The vulnerability resulted in the injection of malware, which allowed the hack. The perpetrators circumvented multi-factor authentication (MFA) by exploiting active Amazon Web Services (AWS) tokens, enabling unauthorized…

Since the beginning of March, Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) and Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) reflected significant volatility in Bitcoin’s price, indicating how quickly investor sentiment changed. Over the past few days, the market has remained in net profit, which indicates that most investors retained a generally optimistic stance…

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes the market is misreading the impact of former President Donald Trump’s proposed strategic crypto reserve, arguing that the initiative will ultimately be bullish for digital assets despite initial volatility. Hougan projected that the final reserve will predominantly be made up of Bitcoin (BTC) and will…

President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement about a strategic crypto reserve triggered an aggressive wave of volatility in the market. Bitcoin’s abrupt spikes and drops in the past several days had a pronounced effect on the futures market, driving trading volumes, shifts in open interests, and large-scale liquidations. Bitcoin’s perpetual futures…

A US federal court has postponed a key hearing in the case against Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon after prosecutors submitted an extensive amount of new evidence, significantly broadening the case. According to court filings, the status conference, originally scheduled for March 10 in the Southern District of New York,…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has officially closed its investigation into Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club and CyberPunks NFT collections. The regulator does not intend to take any further enforcement actions and did not issue any charges against the firm. In a social media…

Bitcoin’s price recovered by 101% to trade at $94,003 on March 2, climbing out of the technical bear market, according to CryptoSlate data. Altcoins have also recorded massive gains on Sunday, with XRP up over 37% to $2.94108 over the past 24 hours. Ethereum (ETH) climbed over 13% to $2,504.08…

In a surprising turn of events, a tweet attributed to former U.S. President Donald J. Trump has emerged, suggesting the creation of a “U.S. Crypto Reserve” that would include several prominent assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA). According to the tweet, Trump’s executive…

The following is a guest post from Jill Ford, Founder of Bitford Digital. The ongoing turbulence in global trade policies has sent shockwaves through multiple industries, and Bitcoin mining is no exception. Many in the crypto mining sector are now grappling with the impact of these tariffs as they come into sharper…

The following is a guest post by Marc Boiron, CEO at Polygon Labs. In a world of fake news, misinformation and declining faith in traditional institutions, blockchain should bridge the divide by bringing something incredibly powerful and utterly unique to the table: trustlessness. Or, at least, it should.  Unfortunately, blockchain…

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams criticized the newly founded Ethereum Foundation’s (EF) advisory group, titled “Silviculture Society.” He said the initiative was not what the community was looking for and called on the Foundation to improve its communication by taking a clearer and more direct approach. He said in a Feb. 28…

BlackRock incorporated Bitcoin (BTC) into its $150 billion model-portfolio offerings through its iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) exchange-traded fund (ETF), Bloomberg News reported on Feb. 28.  The asset manager has assigned 1% to 2% of its target allocation portfolios to IBIT. As of Dec. 17, the fund registered over $36…

Thorchain is experiencing a developer exodus, as hackers from Lazarus Group are using the interoperability-focused blockchain to launder Ethereum (ETH) stolen in the Bybit hack. A Thorchain developer known as TCB announced that Pluto, the protocol’s unofficial lead developer, is stepping down. TCB himself has also indicated his imminent departure…

Illicit crypto transactions exceeded $51 billion in 2024, significantly higher than previous estimates due to underreporting, according to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The findings, published in the company’s latest Crypto Crime Report, indicate a surge in AI-driven fraud, stablecoin laundering, and sophisticated cybercrime networks. Despite initial projections suggesting a decline…

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded the largest outflow on Feb. 25, with $937.9 million pulled out of the funds in a single day. This massive exit, the biggest since the ETFs launched in January 2024, reflects a growing unease in the crypto market.  Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) led…

Oklahoma’s effort to establish a state Bitcoin reserve took a step forward on Feb. 25 after the House Government Oversight Committee approved HB 1203, moving it to the full House for further debate. The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act, introduced by Rep. Cody Maynard in January, passed the committee with a…

Bitcoin’s price plummeted to $88,500 on Feb. 25, triggering $1.48 billion in liquidations across the futures market. This significant correction, which sent Bitcoin well below the short-term holder realized price, was partly sparked by macro uncertainty following Trump’s proposed tariffs. While the initial reaction to the tariffs sent Bitcoin to…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officially closed its investigation into Uniswap Labs without taking enforcement action, according to a Feb. 25 statement. The investigation, which began over three years ago, centered on allegations that Uniswap Labs operated as an unregistered broker, exchange, and clearing agency and issued an…

The European Union has taken action against Garantex, a Russia-based crypto exchange, as part of its 16th sanctions package targeting entities linked to the Ukraine conflict. In a statement released on Feb. 24, the EU identified Garantex as a key player in facilitating Russia’s efforts to bypass financial restrictions. The…

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju said memecoins are not just speculative assets but manifestations of deep-rooted human psychology that have permeated human cultures throughout history. Ju argued that these digital assets align with Carl Jung’s theory of the collective unconscious, which states that recurring symbols and narratives shape human culture…

The following is a guest article from Mike Wasyl, CEO at Bracket. DeFi has fast-tracked and failed with some terrible economic models over the last four years. But there’s something romantic about a tarpless economy that keeps onlookers gawking. Peeling back the penguins, Ponzi schemes, and perpetual jargon, we find…

The following is a guest article from Agne Linge , Head of growth at WeFi. Over the last few months, the crypto industry has been celebrating an evident pro-crypto shift in the US regulatory space. The optimism is well founded – the US president has his own meme coin, the…

The following is a guest post from Sofia Bobrik, CEO and Co-founder at TechWaves PR. Latin America is a tough market for the region’s telcos and their customers. From indebted operators, falling revenues, and counterproductive incentives to unaffordable tariffs, low service quality, as well as a gap in connectivity and demand,…

The following is a guest post from Steven Pu, Co-founder of Taraxa. There’s no question about it, President Trump’s inauguration is a watershed moment for American crypto innovators. In just little over a week, we’ve seen a rapid series of crypto-friendly initiatives helmed by unambiguously pro-crypto leadership. These initiatives are…

Bitcoin’s realized profits for large holders—addresses holding 10-100 BTC, 100-1K BTC, and 1 K—10 K BTC—declined steadily in February 2025. Data from CryptoQuant showed a significant spike in the second half of January, which saw up to $3 billion in realized profits. However, since January, these holders have progressively realized…

The 90-day moving average of altcoin trading volume on centralized exchanges has risen since mid-November, potentially signaling the start of an altcoin season, according to CryptoQuant. CryptoQuant CEO and founder Ki Young Ju shared data showing the trading volume ratio of altcoins compared to Bitcoin (BTC) rose from 1.77 to…

French lender Societe Generale’s unit SG-FORGE launched its euro-backed stablecoin, EUR CoinVertible (EURCV), on the Stellar blockchain, expanding its multichain strategy and reinforcing compliance with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The move aims to provide businesses and financial institutions with a secure, transparent, and scalable digital euro option,…

The long-awaited launch of Pi Network’s Open Mainnet triggered sharp price movements for its native token, Pi (PI), on Feb. 20, as early enthusiasm gave way to a swift sell-off. Pi Network, which allows users to mine crypto via a mobile app without energy-intensive hardware, transitioned from a closed beta…

Bitcoin’s four-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) has dropped to its lowest point ever, now at 14.45%. CAGR measures the average annual return an asset generates over a specified period. It is calculated by assessing the return on investment (ROI) between two points and determining the annualized compounded return. For…

Binance.US has reinstated USD deposits and withdrawals for its US customers, marking a significant shift after months of operating as a crypto-only platform. The exchange announced on Feb. 19 that users can now deposit and withdraw US dollars without fees via bank transfers (ACH). The firm stated that the fiat…

The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) disclosed holdings of more than $13 million in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at the end of the fourth quarter, marking another sign of traditional financial institutions increasing their exposure to digital assets. According to a newly filed disclosure with the SEC, BNY…

Creditors of the defunct crypto exchange FTX have begun receiving their initial payouts in their Kraken accounts, marking a major milestone in the company’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. Claimants with approved amounts under $50,000 are receiving full reimbursements, plus 9% annual interest accrued since FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in…

Bitcoin (BTC) has remained locked in a tight trading range of $91,000 to $102,000 for the past 81 days, reflecting traders waiting for clearer macroeconomic signals before making decisive moves, according to Bitfinex. The firm’s latest Alpha report highlighted that BTC has shown little directional momentum despite escalating global geopolitical…

HK Asia Holdings made its first Bitcoin (BTC) purchase in what it described as a symbolic but strategic move toward integrating digital assets into its financial strategy. The Hong Kong-listed company acquired 1 BTC on Feb. 13 for $96,150 — approximately HK$750,000 — using internal funds. While the transaction remains…

The following is a guest post by Rob Viglione, CEO of Horizen Labs. Standards are the unsung heroes of technological innovation. They pave the way for true interoperability and establish a solid foundation for businesses to operate. A solid foundation of standards and guidelines makes it possible for builders to take a…

The following article is an op-ed by Debra Nita, Associate Director, Head of Growth at YAP Global. The next crypto breakthrough won’t come from a whitepaper or promises to “revolutionize finance.” It will emerge from something simpler, more human. Like NFTs, gaming and decentralized finance (DeFi) took off in retail…

The following is a guest post by Matthew Niemerg, Co-founder of Aleph Zero. In the grand halls of Florence’s Palazzo Medici, during the Renaissance, the legendary banking family conducted their affairs with an intricate dance of transparency and secrecy. While their ledgers tracked every florin with meticulous precision, access to these…

The following is a guest post from Anurag Arjun, Co-Founder of Avail. Modern tech platforms succeed because they break complex operations into specialized components. During high-demand events like Black Friday, Amazon can scale up specific services under pressure while others maintain normal operations. This architecture has enabled an entire ecosystem…

Malicious actors stole roughly $9.9 billion from the crypto ecosystem last year — the lowest amount since 2021, according to a recent  Chainalysis report. The firm added that the figure is expected to rise to $12.4 billion as more fraudulent addresses are identified.  Additionally, the report warned that AI-powered fraud…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force met with industry representatives on Feb. 5 to explore potentially including staking in crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs). Jito Labs CEO Lucas Bruder and chief legal officer Rebecca Rettig attended the meeting, along with Multicoin Capital managing partner Kyle Samani and…

Jupiter Exchange, a leading decentralized trading aggregator on Solana, announced plans to allocate 50% of its protocol fees toward repurchasing and locking JUP tokens for three years, starting Feb. 17. The initiative, which aims to reduce circulating supply and increase long-term stability, is part of Jupiter’s broader strategy to enhance…

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced plans to gradually open the crypto market to corporations, marking a shift from a long-standing ban on institutional trading. The policy, outlined during the third meeting of the Virtual Asset Committee, will allow select entities to trade digital assets under a phased approach…