Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 months 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 - 2 months 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 - 2 months 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 - 2 months 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 - 2 months 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),...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Bitcoin and risk assets faced an uphill struggle after the S&P 500 hit new all-time highs as analysis warned that BTC price support was at risk.Bitcoin (BTC) stayed glued to $78,000 on Friday with markets “awaiting clarity” from the US-Iran war.K...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
A bullish signal from Solana’s MACD indicator hinted at a potential rally, though resistance at $90 could delay the recovery.Solana’s (SOL) MACD indicator sent a “buy” signal on its weekly chart, an occurrence that has historically preceded parabolic...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Nakamoto launched a Bitcoin derivatives program with Bitwise and Kraken, aiming to generate options premiums and hedge part of its BTC treasury exposure.Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto announced on Friday an actively managed Bitcoin d...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
South Africa’s draft capital flow rules would bring crypto under exchange controls, with declaration duties, transaction limits and tougher penalties.South Africa’s National Treasury has published draft rules that would bring cryptocurrency transacti...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Historically, MSTR’s outperformance signals traders are taking more risk, betting Bitcoin’s worst drawdown phase may be over.Strategy’s MSTR stock has jumped roughly 25% over the past month, outperforming Bitcoin’s circa 9% gain and reviving a histor...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
China’s new online marketing rules tighten an already sweeping crypto ban and place fresh pressure on financial influencers, echoing parallel crackdowns in Europe, Australia and the UK.China’s central bank and seven other regulators have finalized th...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
The ECB signed deals with three standards bodies to reuse open payment standards for the digital euro and lower integration costs for banks and merchants.The European Central Bank (ECB) said Friday it has signed agreements with three European standar...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Polish prosecutors are investigating Zondacrypto over alleged fraud and fund access issues, while local media report that CEO Przemysław Kral is in Israel.Zondacrypto’s crisis deepened on Friday after Polish outlet Onet reported that CEO Przemysław K...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Wisconsin’s lawsuit against Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket and Crypto.com deepens the battle between state gambling enforcers and federal regulators over sports prediction markets.Wisconsin’s top law enforcement official has sued a group of...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Spot XRP ETFs record net inflows for nine consecutive days, absorbing sell pressure and potentially supporting XRP price recovery over time.XRP (XRP) has fallen about 5% against Bitcoin (BTC) over the past week, and the confirmation of a bearish patt...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Bitcoin price action has one more week to go until it potentially achieves its biggest month's gains since late 2024.Bitcoin (BTC) will cement its biggest monthly gains since late 2024 if it closes at current levels.Key points:Bitcoin is on track to...
