Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 13 hours ago
XRP has spent the better part of three months locked in a persistent downtrend, falling from a January peak above $2.40 to lows near $1.28 in early April as sell pressure mounted across the broader crypto market, trading in a range between $1.33 and...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 15 hours ago
The crypto market suffered a slight dip on Saturday, April 18th, after the tensions in the Middle East took an interesting turn over the weekend. On Friday, United States President Donald Trump announced that Iran fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 17 hours ago
Iran’s Foreign Ministry came out swinging on Sunday, accusing the United States of committing war crimes through what it described as an unlawful naval blockade — a charge that landed just hours after US President Donald Trump accused Tehran of...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 19 hours ago
The price of Bitcoin saw a rise in bullish momentum over the past week, as the initially improving situation in the Middle East served as a significant catalyst. This optimism seems to have spread across the digital asset market, as fresh capital als...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 23 hours ago
Wu Blockchain reports that Kelp DAO has suffered a massive cross-chain exploit that drained approximately 116,500 rsETH, valued at nearly $292 million. The incident raises fresh concerns about the protocol’s security, coming less than a year after a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Bitcoin mining firm NYDIG already has skin in the game at the Massena, New York site — it holds a stake in Coinmint, which runs mining hardware there under a long-term lease. Now the company wants the land itself. A Deal Years In The Making Alcoa...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Once again, Poland’s Parliament has failed to override the presidential veto of a controversial piece of cryptocurrency legislation, deepening tensions between the country’s legislative branch and its head of state. Polish Lawmakers Face Consecut...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Bitcoin has climbed back above $75,000 as easing Middle East tensions helped reduce risk appetite and led to inflows into the crypto industry. A 10-day ceasefire linked to the Israel-Lebanon front and Iran’s declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is o...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Her withdrawal requests kept getting denied. That was the moment a Hong Kong woman realized the crypto investment platform she had been using for weeks was fake — and that her money was gone. Scam Built On Fake Promises The woman had made 17 separat...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Since the start of 2026, one of the clearest signals shaping market sentiment around XRP hasn’t come from price alone but from the derivatives market. On Binance, XRP funding rates have remained predominantly negative, indicating a persistent bias to...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
The price of Bitcoin has been on a tear in the past week, drawing positive momentum from the improving conditions of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. On Friday, April 17, the premier cryptocurrency surged to around $77,500, reaching a new 10-...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Charles Edward, founder of the digital asset hedge fund Capriole Investments, has warned that BTC miners are rapidly shifting to artificial intelligence (AI), raising concerns about the future of mining activity and its impact on the Bitcoin price. H...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
In a recent development, the Russian government has introduced a bill before its lower legislative house to criminalize the operation of unregistered crypto services in the country. Unlicensed Crypto Operators To Face Up To Four Years In Prison In a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Crypto pundit James has highlighted what the XLS-66 amendment is about and what it would mean for XRP holders in terms of earning yields. This comes as the XRP Ledger validators prepare to vote on the amendment, which will introduce the institutional...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
France’s Finance Minister Roland Lescure has called for the development of more Euro-pegged stablecoins. This comes amid rising tensions between the European Union and the US, as the EU seeks to weaken US dominance over its payment systems. E...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Between 30% and 50% of retail XRP holders with significant positions are expected to sell at least part of their holdings if the token hits $10 — a threshold that would represent life-changing money for many of them. A Vision Built On Acquisitions T...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
XRP price had begun crashing after hitting a cycle peak of $3.6 back in July 2025. Since then, the digital asset’s price has crashed by more than 50%, naturally leading to a rapid decline in investor participation. However, this has not completely er...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
Recent on-chain data shows that Bitcoin miner selling pressure may be approaching exhaustion, potentially setting the stage for the market’s next upward phase. This development comes amid a resilient bullish performance by the leading cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman and two Commissioners have highlighted the crypto industry as one of the top priorities in the regulatory agency’s pivot toward clearer and pro-innovation oversight. Crypto Tops SEC’s Pro-Inno...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
Nevada-based Dogecoin Cash Inc. has unveiled a new proposal for “Dogecoin Gold,” a blockchain-based project designed to link digital tokens to physical gold reserves. The announcement arrived on Friday as DOGE regained the $0.10 level, marking about...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
Robert Dunlap will spend the next two decades in federal prison after a judge handed down a 276-month sentence for his role in a massive crypto fraud. A federal court in Florida issued the ruling following Dunlap’s conviction on charges of conspiracy...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal is increasing his scrutiny of Binance as new questions emerge about the exchange’s handling of Iran-related transactions. The Connecticut senator has been pursuing the issue since February, when he first l...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
Crypto founder Joe McCann’s passport is sitting with Zanzibar police. He isn’t going anywhere until they get answers. Authorities Hold McCann Pending Autopsy Tanzanian police are questioning McCann, founder of the crypto hedge fund Asymm...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
Ethereum is pushing against the $2,400 level but has not been able to close above it, caught in a market that is heating up around it, while the price action remains tentative. The broader environment is increasingly constructive, but ETH is still na...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 days ago
Mastercard is exploring a path to settle card flows in Ripple USD (RLUSD) through its network in a move that could bring XRP Ledger-linked stablecoin infrastructure closer to one of the world’s largest payments systems. In an interview shared April 1...
