2024 BTC cycle 'dramatically' underperforming previous halvings: Analyst

The current Bitcoin ( BTC ) market cycle is “dramatically” weaker than the three previous cycles, according to Alex Thorn, the head of firm...

Charles Schwab, Citadel Securities weigh entering prediction markets

Traditional finance giants Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities are both considering entering prediction markets, with each separately wei...

Solana futures open interest rose by 20% this week: Is $100 SOL next?

Key takeaways: Solana maintains its market dominance in DEX volume and TVL despite SOL’s underperformance versus its peers. Easing se...

Circle unveils USDC Bridge for native cross-chain stablecoin transfers

Stablecoin issuer Circle has launched USDC Bridge, a new user interface built on top of the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) that seeks...

Crypto market liquidations hit $820M as Bitcoin price taps $78K

Bitcoin ( BTC ) rallied above $78,000 to hit another 10-week high on Friday as crypto and equity markets reacted to cooling tensions in th...

Texas man in $20M Meta-1 Coin fraud sentenced to 23 years in prison

A Texas man found guilty of helping orchestrate a cryptocurrency scam project that defrauded $20 million from nearly 1,000 investors has be...

Bitcoin funding rate stays negative even as BTC price trades above $75K: What gives?

Key takeaways: Negative Bitcoin futures funding rates signal bear-market losses and forced liquidations rather than a shift in sentiment...

French minister says new measures are coming after crypto kidnappings

Jean-Didier Berger, minister delegate to the interior minister of France, said authorities are taking measures to protect cryptocurrency in...

Crypto PAC Fellowship discloses $11M from Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital

The committee, led by Tether’s head of government affairs, reported spending $3 million on advertising through a company co-founded by Tethe...

Bitcoin’s brief rally to $76K may have been a bull trap: Here’s the data

Key takeaways: The US Federal Reserve's shift toward balance sheet expansion may provide the liquidity needed to boost Bitcoin and b...

Visa deepens blockchain push with Tempo validator node launch

Visa has launched a validator node on the Tempo blockchain, taking a direct role in verifying and processing transactions on a network desi...

Bitcoin bears eye $50K bottom as analysts claim final flush still to come

Several crypto analysts still believe that there will be a final flush out that sends Bitcoin prices as low as $50,000 before the cryptocur...

Kraken won‘t negotiate after extortion attempt with client data

The exchange’s head of security said there had been two incidents involving “inappropriate access” to client data, involving about 2,000 use...

Nigel Farage-backed Stack BTC adds $2.7M in Bitcoin to treasury

Stack BTC, an Aquis-listed Bitcoin treasury company chaired by former UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, purchased 2 million British pounds ($2....

Bitcoin dips to $70.6K, oil rises after US announces Hormuz blockade

US President Donald Trump said Iran did not want to compromise its nuclear weapons program, stating it was the only issue that “really matte...