Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The Senate approved a resolution opposing clemency for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried as prediction markets put the odds of a Trump pardon by July 31 below 1%.The US Senate has adopted a resolution opposing executive clemency for former FTX CEO Sam...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Tether reportedly invested $20 million into Ualá, as part of the Argentine neobank’s $197 million funding round announced earlier in March.Stablecoin giant Tether reportedly invested $20 million in the Argentine neobank Ualá, as part of its broader p...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Bitcoin realized losses appeared to be copying a reversal structure that marked previous bear-market bottoms, with $69,000 a new BTC price battleground.Bitcoin (BTC) “cycle peak buyers” could already be pointing the way to the next bear-market bottom...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Vlad.fun suspended its platform after discovering a “serious internal integrity issue” involving members of its team, without disclosing the nature of the alleged misconduct.Robinhood Chain memecoin launchpad Vlad.fun has suspended operations after d...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The deal gives Hyperion an equity stake in Skew and a share of listing-service revenue as it expands the utility of its HYPE treasury assets.Nasdaq-listed Hyperion DeFi said it entered an agreement with Skew Technologies to deploy 500,000 Hyperliquid...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
US President Donald Trump is set to meet with several senators on Thursday as negotiators race to get the CLARITY Act across the line before the Senate’s August recess. US President Donald Trump is set to meet with several senators at the White House...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Base creator Jesse Pollak is stepping back from leadership of the Base App after admitting he was “definitively wrong” to bet on social experiences driving crypto adoption. Base creator Jesse Pollak says he is stepping back from leading the Base App...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Researchers found that Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin prediction markets create incentives to manipulate spot prices around contract settlement, proposing longer settlement windows as a potential fix.Researchers at Stanford University and Singapore...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority approved the London-headquartered fintech company for broker-dealer, management and investment, and exchange services in the UAE.UK-based financial company Revolut has received approval from the Virtual Ass...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
President Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general faced criticism from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on his approach to crypto enforcement and the pardon of former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao.Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche faced...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Ostium halted trading and advised revoking contract approvals after blockchain security firms reported an apparent oracle-related exploit of its OLP liquidity vault, with estimated losses ranging from $18 million to $22 million.Decentralized trading...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The deployment marks Aave V4’s first expansion beyond Ethereum and introduces lending infrastructure designed to support future markets for tokenized real-world assets.Decentralized lending protocol Aave has launched V4 on Avalanche, marking the firs...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Securitize and Cantor Fitzgerald are developing infrastructure for tokenized IPOs and secondary equity offerings within the existing US securities framework.
Securitize and Cantor Fitzgerald have partnered to support blockchain-based initial public o...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Bitcoin moved up to its highest levels since June 22 as US PPI inflation numbers provided the week’s second surprise macro data drop.Bitcoin (BTC) saw three-week highs on Wednesday as US inflation data beat expectations for a second day.Key points:Re...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Surging volumes on Robinhood Chain could be very good for Ethereum, but only if the “ETH is money” crowd turn out to be right. Robinhood Chain’s explosive launch this month has reignited one of Ethereum’s longest-running debates: Do successful layer-...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
AMLA is expanding its crypto oversight as firms complete the transition to the EU’s MiCA licensing regime.Mass user migration following the end of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) transitional period could strain compliance at virtual a...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Japan’s revised Financial Instruments and Exchange Act introduces crypto insider trading rules, tougher penalties and new oversight requirements for crypto businesses.Japan is set to reshape its cryptocurrency market with stricter trading rules, stro...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
South Korea’s Economy Ministry plans to include digital assets and intellectual property under the country’s new state-asset management framework.South Korea plans to adopt the National Asset Basic Act to update the country’s state asset management s...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
BTC price upside predictions include $68,000 within two weeks and up to $80,000 next month, contrasting with warnings of a 2022 bear-market rerun for the rest of 2026.Bitcoin (BTC) may hit up to $80,000 by August, a new prediction says as data lays o...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The Czech Finance Ministry added Polymarket to its blacklist of unauthorized online gambling websites, requiring internet providers to block access within 15 days.The Czech Finance Ministry added Polymarket to its list of unauthorized online gambling...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added $13.9 million worth of Circle shares on Tuesday, extending its July buying spree to 725,517 shares amid a steep stock decline.Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest is doubling down on its bet on USDC issuer Circle even as the compan...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Stripe and Advent reportedly offered to buy PayPal for $53 billion, at a 28% premium compared to the company’s Tuesday closing price.Payments company Stripe and private equity firm Advent International reportedly made a joint offer to acquire PayPal...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
“We are disappointed by this decision and believe it is unfair to Kalshi,” the company’s legal counsel said on X. Kalshi says it is being put in an “impossible position” after the US commodities regulator on Tuesday said it was blocking the predictio...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
“US Treasury is committed to disrupting and degrading Iran’s illicit financial activities, including its abuse of digital assets,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the US government order...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Ethereum staking generated 98% of Bitmine’s revenue last quarter as the company’s pivot from Bitcoin mining gained momentum following its March validator launch.Bitmine Immersion Technologies recorded $45.7 million in revenue from Ether staking and v...