Bitcoin bears face $2.6B trap as BTC funding rate drops: Is a short squeeze brewing?

Bitcoin bears piled into short positions as BTC price slid to $60,000. Will the $2.6 billion in short leverage lead to an upside squeeze?

Kraken offers SpaceX IPO access through xStocks

Eligible users in more than 110 markets can register for tokenized SpaceX equity ahead of the company's highly anticipated public listing.

Crypto tax in Illinois FY2027 budget is one step away from becoming law

The law, part of a budget plan passed by Illinois lawmakers, would put the burden of collecting a 0.2% tax on crypto transactions on a registered brok...

Crypto Biz: Nobody told Saylor ‘never sell’

Strategy’s Bitcoin sale challenged the “never sell” narrative, while JPMorgan attacked CLARITY and Capital B pursued a huge fundraising plan for BTC.

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and cry...

Pump.fun bounty platform pays users to tattoo tokens and chase viral stunts

Pump.fun launched a new bounty platform where users started funding bizarre memecoin marketing stunts, including forehead tattoos, skydiving as a masc...

Saylor says Bitcoin needs ‘disciplined expansion’ as analysts weigh demand reset

Michael Saylor’s essay calls for Bitcoin to expand through banks, credit, securities and higher layers while preserving its base layer.

Bitcoin teases 'seller exhaustion' as BTC price downside reaches $60.3K

Bitcoin sellers were losing steam, market analysis said as ongoing BTC price downside brought the market closer to $60,000.

Visa tests private stablecoin settlement with Brale, Canton

Visa is testing private stablecoin settlement on Canton with Brale, exploring whether institutions can use blockchain without exposing sensitive trans...

Zcash weighs new shielded pool after counterfeiting flaw

Zcash developers are weighing a new shielded pool and turnstile accounting after the Orchard bug raised supply verification questions.

Bitcoin needs one more thing to happen to spark BTC price 'rally:' Analysis

Bitcoin whales flipped to support a BTC price rebound, but analysis warned that the Coinbase and Kimchi Premium still needed to return.

House GOP eyes summer vote on prediction market restrictions for lawmakers

House Republicans plan a summer vote on a congressional stock trading ban and new restrictions on lawmakers’ prediction market activity.

JPMorgan, Citi-backed Clearing House plans tokenized deposit network in 2027: WSJ

Some of the largest banks are reportedly launching a tokenized deposit network in early 2027 in response to growing competition from stablecoin compan...

How low can Bitcoin price go if $60K support fails?

Bitcoin’s downside targets cluster near $50,000, but a larger weekly bearish setup puts a deeper correction toward $33,000 on the radar.

Forward Industries moves $32M in SOL amid $1B paper loss

Forward Industries moved $31.9 million in SOL to Coinbase Prime as its Solana bet sits over 70% underwater, underscoring growing strain on corporate c...

South Korea police probe Polymarket users over illegal gambling claims: Report

South Korean police reportedly launched the country’s first illegal gambling probe into local Polymarket users amid election-betting scrutiny.

Crypto billionaires bankroll Nigel Farage's pro-crypto party

Tether-linked billionaire Christopher Harborne and BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo donated $9.4 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the first quarter.

Strategy’s leveraged Bitcoin model has faced its first stress test: Grayscale

“Less Bitcoin on levered DAT balance sheets and more on diversified corporate balance sheets will be a positive,” said Grayscale’s head of research, Z...

Anthropic says self-improving AI may be closer than expected

Companies have been developing AI very quickly to stay ahead of the market, but Favaro and Clark argue that a slowdown would allow more time to deal...

ZEC drops 30% as Shielded Labs reveals more about infinite counterfeit bug

ZEC market capitalization fell by almost $3 billion over the past 24 hours following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability, despite it being patc...

Senate Republicans push finance watchdogs to clarify crypto capital rules

Senator Cynthia Lummis has led a group of lawmakers urging financial regulators for “fair capital treatment for on-balance sheet treatment of digital...

Comptroller says only Democrats pressuring over crypto trust charter

US Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould and New York Representative Gregory Meeks sparred over Donald Trump’s influence on regulators he has nom...

Bitcoin fell 21% after Strategy’s debt buyback news: Is Terra Luna-style doom loop next?

Bitcoin price collapsed as Strategy faced tighter liquidity conditions and paused its BTC buying. Is it time to jump ship or buy the dip?

Russia targets British 17-year-old for alleging digital assets were skirting sanctions

Political activist Bill Browder, the teenager’s father, said his son was “the first high school student in the world to be sanctioned by an authoritar...

Professional investors dumped 52K BTC worth of ETFs in Q1, filings show

US spot Bitcoin ETF ownership shifted during the market downturn as hedge funds exited positions, while banks and long-term allocators continued build...

Coinbase to launch token-backed mortgage down payments this summer

A Coinbase-Better Home & Finance initiative will allow qualified borrowers to use Bitcoin and USDC as collateral for home loan down payments.

Bitcoin bulls' fate rests on $60K support as crypto erases $2T in market cap

Bitcoin continued "incredible" 2022 bear market repeat behavior as sellers kept control over BTC price rebound attempts.

Bybit joins Western Union’s new USDPT network as stablecoin expands distribution

The exchange integration gives Western Union’s dollar-pegged token access to crypto market liquidity as payment providers accelerate their adoption of...

Saylor downplays Bitcoin slide as Strategy faces $11B paper loss

Strategy’s Bitcoin paper loss tops $11 billion as Saylor pointed to ETF outflows and AI infrastructure spending as factors pressuring BTC.

Apex, Archax join Goldman Sachs tokenized real estate fund project

Apex Group is providing fund services for a tokenized real estate fund using Goldman Sachs’ GS DAP platform.

Woo Network (WOO) Surges 20% as Project Announces Major Coin Burn

WOO, the native token of the Woo Network, saw a 20% surge on Tuesday as the team announced significant changes to its tokenomics.

Sandeep Nailwal’s Beacon Accelerator Names First 13 Companies to Participate

Beacon spoke with over 1000 projects during the selection process, and expects a similarly low acceptance rate for its next cohort. 

5 Bullish and 2 Bearish Cases for DeFi Going Into 2023 (Opinion)

Decentralized finance (or DeFi) promised the benefits of financial services with the features of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. But the swarms of in...

BlockFi to Reveal Statement of Financial Affairs on January 11th

The company had earlier laid off 20% of its workforce amidst industry headwinds in the summer of 2022.

Here’s Why Tornado Cash’s Activity Didn’t Cease Completely Post OFAC Sanctions

The widespread outrage over OFAC's designation was due to the fact that it is a non-custodial and open-source protocol.

Brother of Former Coinbase Manager Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison

After a guilty plea to insider trading, Nikhil Wahi will be deported to India following his prison sentence.

CryptoCom To Delist USDT in Canada Due To Regulatory Pressures

USDT is the world's most important stablecoin, but not in Canada. Crypto.com had to delist the token to comply with regulations.

Core Scientific Mined Over 1,400 BTC in December Despite Bankruptcy Filing

Core Scientific mined more bitcoin in December than November and increased its self-mining hashrate.

Group One Acquires 13.5% Options Position in MicroStrategy

The market maker spent $240 million on the Bitcoin-exposed software company. 

Huobi’s Market Share Crumbles Amid USDD Depeg

2023 has gotten off to a rather good start for the crypto market but not for Huobi.

Top Cryptocurrency Villains and Heroes of 2022: Who Made the List?

The cryptocurrency industry is an ever-changing one, with new projects and influential figures entering the market with each passing year. The space h...

Smart Contract Based on MLM Software on TRON, Ethereum & Bitcoin

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New digital currency in Singapore & Elucks

Elucks token is the most secure and compliant Indian cryptocurrency with all the latest security protocols. With its high transaction speed, Elucks to...

Why Is Web3 More Suited For Cryptocurrency Exchange Development

Clarisco Solutions is the top-notch cryptocurrency exchange development company which builds & delivers highly secure, 100% bug-free and user-frie...

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Bitcoin analyst identifies new key levels as Ethereum price nears 3&week high

Fresh Bitcoin support and resistance levels crystalize amid an “extremely tight” trading range while ETH price action sets multi-week highs.

Celebs who got burned endorsing crypto and those that got away with it

Screen actors and sports stars copped most of the backlash for 2022’s crypto endorsements, while soccer legends appear to have gotten away with it.

StarkNet overhauls Cairo programming language to drive developer adoption

Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform StarkNet has revamped its Cairo programming language to enable easier onboarding of new developers.

Crypto in 2023 — Do bulls have a chance? Watch Market Talks on Cointelegraph

Join us as we discuss what 2023 holds for crypto. Hosting the show will be Cointelegraph’s head of markets, Ray Salmond, with special guest Mohit Soro...

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Mutant Ape Planet creator arrested in NY for alleged $2.9M NFT ‘fraud’

The developer of a Mutant Ape Yacht Club knock-off collection has allegedly defrauded investors of $2.9 million and admitted to a rug pull.

NFT Steez and Lukso co&founder examine the implications of digital self&sovereignty in Web3

NFT Steez chats with Lukso co-founder Marjorie Hernandez about how Universal Profiles onboards and empowers users with digital self-sovereignty

Crypto companies aim to build trust within future products and services

Companies are taking new approaches to building trust within Web3 and crypto products.

Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade could supercharge liquid staking derivatives — Here’s how

Traders are contemplating what will happen to ETH price and staked Ether derivatives after the next network upgrade opens withdrawals for stakers.

SBF pleads not guilty, crypto layoffs, and bank run on Silvergate: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 1&7

Blockchain ecosystem ThunderCore teams with Huobi and MyCointainer in node expansion

ThunderCore, a leading blockchain & web3 ecosystem announced today that they are making a new development push, partnering with new validators as...