Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The funding follows a $290 million rsETH bridge exploit that disrupted DeFi markets and triggered a coordinated recovery effort.Consensys and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin have joined DeFi United, committing as much as 30,000 ETH to a recovery effort...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Western Union CEO Devin McGranahan said the company will focus on expanding adoption and embedding digital assets into its core money movement platform going forward.Financial services giant Western Union is targeting May for the rollout of its new s...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
More than $21 million in contributions has been made to the "DeFi United" relief effort so far, with another $215 million to be potentially allocated if certain governance proposals succeed.Aave Labs has proposed that the decentralized autonomous org...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Bitcoin was “rejected” from the $80,000 price level, which is its next resistance zone on the way to reclaiming the $100,000 psychological price level.The price of Bitcoin (BTC) could bottom out at the $57,000 level in October 2026, despite rallying...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The biggest Bitcoin treasury company's data shows holdings are profitable, having gained about 3.3% amid Bitcoin's rally to about $78,000.Michael Saylor, the co-founder of Strategy, the largest Bitcoin treasury company, as measured by total BTC hold...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Valid transactions that occurred during the affected blocks were not impacted and remain on the main chain, the Litecoin development team said.Litecoin, a layer-1 proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain network, was hit by a “zero-day” vulnerability on Saturd...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
US spot Bitcoin ETFs have extended their inflow momentum through late April, XRP set for a 30% price spike: Hodler’s Digest
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
More than a third of US crypto traders report cutting daily expenses and delaying major purchases as unrealized losses weigh on household finances.The recent crypto market downturn has forced more than one in three crypto traders to cut everyday spen...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The Ethereum Foundation unstaked over 17,000 ETH worth $40M shortly after approaching its 70,000 ETH staking target.The Ethereum Foundation has moved to unwind part of its staking position shortly after nearing its stated goal of 70,000 staked ETH.On...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
TRUMP memecoin fell nearly 10% in 24 hours despite a Mar-a-Lago investor gala, with the token still down over 96% from its peak.Donald Trump’s official TRUMP memecoin extended its decline on Saturday, even as he hosted a closed-door gathering for top...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The group spent tens of millions of dollars on luxury items and real estate, using funds stolen from crypto users in social engineering scams.Evan Tangeman, a 22-year-old resident of California, was sentenced on Friday to 70 months in prison for his...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Bitcoin advocate Matthew Kratter said US Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo's Senate testimony on Tuesday sounded like it was written by an "intern."Several members of the Bitcoin community cast doubt on the US government’s understanding of the Bitcoin netwo...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The CFTC has filed suit to block New York from enforcing gambling laws on prediction platforms, arguing federal regulators have sole authority over event-based contracts.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against New...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Bitcoin market participants favored a short-term return to $73,000 as resistance stayed in place, with some analysis seeing even lower levels.Bitcoin (BTC) risked a return to $73,000 as the weekend began after bulls failed to reclaim a key trend line...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Brazil has blocked 27 prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket, as new rules classify many contracts as gambling.Brazilian authorities have moved to shut down 27 prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket. The de...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Recent XRP outflow spikes have often come before short-term price rallies, signaling a potential move higher in May if the pattern repeats.XRP (XRP) has rallied more than 30% in the last three months, and fresh technical and on-chain signals suggest...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $2.12 billion in inflows over nine days, signaling growing conviction among investors.US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have extended their inflow momentum through late April, notching a nine-day streak amid g...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
A Hyperliquid whale holds large short positions against Bitcoin and several altcoins. Does the position provide any signal on the markets’ future outcomes?Key takeaways:A whale linked to asset manager Fasanara Capital holds a $38 million crypto short...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The announced crypto freeze came just one day after Tether said it had frozen $344 million of its USDt stablecoin in response to a request from US law enforcement.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the department’s Office of Foreign A...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The hard fork will introduce a new, competing layer-1 blockchain and seven layer-2 scaling networks, according to Sztorc's announcement.Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc announced on Friday that a new hard fork of the Bitcoin network called eCash will be...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The US President has confirmed his attendance for the Florida event, but it's unclear whether Tron founder Justin Sun, suing the Trump family's crypto business, will appear.In a repeat of 2025, top holders of US President Donald Trump’s memecoin, Off...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
The XAUE protocol lets holders earn yield on tokenized gold through lending and trading strategies while maintaining exposure to the underlying asset.Aurelion, a Nasdaq-listed company building a Tether Gold-backed treasury, has allocated 10,000 units...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
The Bitcoin community continues to debate whether cryptographically relevant quantum computers are imminent or decades away.Project Eleven, a quantum security research company, awarded a prize to researcher Giancarlo Lelli for using a quantum compute...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
After reporting more than $1.7 million to election officials, a crypto-aligned political action committee has reportedly backed out of advertising for a Texas Senate candidate.The Fellowship political action committee (PAC), which launched claiming t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Familiar players ramp up Bitcoin and Ether bets as markets hint at a rebound, while institutions test blockchain rails and US lawmakers stall on crypto rules this week.Familiar names have been aggressively accumulating Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH),...
