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2025-11-17T19:49:37Z

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Bitcoin attempted a recovery but is facing selling at higher levels, indicating that bears continue to sell on rallies.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/price-predictions-11-17-spx-dxy-btc-eth-xrp-bnb-sol-doge-ada-hype?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

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2025-11-16T11:43:07Z

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Crypto treasury companies and blockchain technology are creating alternative pathways to fund early-stage scientific and medical research.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-treasuries-blockchain-pave-way-decentralized-science?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3F&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

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2025-11-12T21:16:39Z

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The largest Bitcoin ATM operator in North America is expanding to Hong Kong, citing growing global demand for cash-to-crypto access.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-depot-hong-kong-as-part-of-asian-expansion?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

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2025-11-04T08:46:44Z

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AI systems drive crypto fraud while the industry relies on outdated postmortems. Real-time transaction defense must become infrastructure.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-systems-crypto-fraud-while-the-industry-relies-on-outdated-postmortems-real-time-transaction-defense-must-become-infrastructure?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

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2025-11-04T08:46:44Z

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Stablecoin settlement times vary wildly depending on their blockchain. Purpose-built payment chains must remain open, or they will repeat TradFi fragmentation.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/stablecoins-deserve-better-and-they-re-finally-getting-it?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

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2025-10-28T18:07:08Z

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Truth Social wants to “democratize information” for its 6.3 million users with a social media prediction platform developed in collaboration with Crypto.com.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-truth-social-prediction-markets-crypto-com?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3F_nocache%3D1761674739946%26_rnd%3D8m2sjk%26_t%3D1761674739946%26_ts%3D1761674739946&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

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2025-10-21T09:32:22Z

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Bitcoin price dropped 2.5% on Tuesday in an attempt to fill the latest weekend CME futures gap, while traders warned that $100,000 could fail as support.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-cme-gap-btc-price-dips-risk-100k-collapse

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2025-09-27T07:33:35Z

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Vitalik Buterin has opposed the EU’s proposed Chat Control law, warning it undermines digital privacy and creates surveillance backdoors.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/vitalik-buterin-slams-eu-chat-control-legislation

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2025-09-27T05:50:45Z

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The two-week approval forecast follows analyst predictions that additional crypto ETF approvals could be a key catalyst for a broader altcoin season.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/solana-staking-etfs-us-approval-prediction-analyst

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2025-09-24T06:11:06Z

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Strategy Inc. chair Michael Saylor says Bitcoin will gain after “macro headwinds” subside as treasury companies and ETFs put upward pressure on the cryptocurrency.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-surge-etf-corporate-demand-outpaces-supply

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2025-09-22T04:24:02Z

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The lion’s share of donations has come from trading fees for a newly launched memecoin called $GIGGLE, launched by an X user known as RUNE.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cz-s-giggle-academy-raises-over-million-hours-after-opening-donations

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2025-09-22T04:17:02Z

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BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes sold his entire HYPE stash, netting over $800,000 in profit. The move comes just weeks after his wildly bullish 126x prediction.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/arthur-hayes-sold-all-hype-ferrari-testarossa

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2025-09-22T02:39:02Z

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Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek says the exchange had disclosed a 2023 security breach to regulators, and accusations suggesting otherwise were “misinformation.”
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-com-report-undisclosed-user-data-leak-unfounded

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2025-09-21T22:07:07Z

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Song accused BTC Core developers of defecting and failing to address widespread community concerns about non-monetary data on the ledger.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/jimmy-song-slams-bitcoin-core-fiat-mentality-op-return

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2025-09-21T18:15:04Z

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Governments around the world are exploring and launching stablecoins to remain competitive against dollar-pegged digital fiat tokens.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/first-chinese-stablecoin-debut-race-heats-up

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2025-09-21T15:20:03Z

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Bitcoin market participants saw the area at $117,200 and above as particularly important heading into the weekly close and fresh US macro data.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-traders-have-these-btc-price-levels-in-mind-116k

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2025-09-21T13:35:01Z

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Crypto’s path forward lies in embracing imperfect regulation. Waiting for flawless frameworks will only stall adoption, innovation and the tokenization of real assets.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-perfect-regulation

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2025-09-20T20:11:04Z

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BTC will continue to appreciate and gain adoption as the global financial and geopolitical system is reshaped in the coming decades.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-accelerate-world-heads-fourth-turning

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2025-09-20T12:56:01Z

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HashKey Capital CEO Deng Chao says crypto treasuries must be treated as strategic reserves, not speculative bets, to remain sustainable in volatile cycles.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-treasuries-long-term-strategy-survive-hashkey

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2025-09-19T22:11:03Z

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Nearly a decade after losing access to his Coinbase account, NBA star Kevin Durant is once again in control of his Bitcoin holdings, according to the exchange CEO.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nba-star-kevin-durant-recovers-coinbase-account

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2025-09-19T21:50:03Z

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The bill to establish rules for payment stablecoins was signed into law by US President Donald Trump in July and awaits final regulations before implementation.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/united-states-treasury-public-comments-genius-stablecoins

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2025-09-19T20:04:00Z

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Ether’s road to $5,000 looks clear, especially if TradFi adoption and spot ETH ETF inflows continue at their current pace.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-onchain-activity-surge-hints-at-eth-price-rally-to-5k

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2025-09-19T20:04:00Z

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PayPal launches P2P crypto links, Google tests AI payments, miners pivot to data centers and Bitwise eyes stablecoin ETF.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-biz-paypal-p2p-google-ai-payments-stablecoins-miners-bitwise-etf

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2025-09-19T18:23:03Z

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The former SEC chair and Paul Atkins, the current head of the agency, both made media appearance this week to address significant policies proposed by US President Donald Trump.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/gary-gensler-crypto-enforcement-sec-changes

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2025-09-19T18:03:03Z

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Public firms are raising hundreds of millions in capital for cryptocurrency strategies, reinforcing investor expectations of another historic altcoin market cycle.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/institutional-demand-crypto-treasuries-sec-reforms-finance-redefined

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2025-09-19T16:54:03Z

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XRP failed to overcome the $3.20 resistance level, but technical charts and onchain data conclude that bulls are still in control. Is $5 possible by Q4?
https://cointelegraph.com/news/xrp-revisits-dollar3-support-but-data-shows-bulls-still-in-control

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2025-09-19T13:56:08Z

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The European Union is looking to block Russian crypto transactions, marking the first time that sanctions directly target cryptocurrency platforms.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-sanctions-block-russian-crypto-platforms-drone-strikes

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2025-09-19T13:46:44Z

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The EU’s landmark crypto law was meant to unify the market with a single license. Less than a year in, diverging national approaches are raising fears of regulatory arbitrage and uncertainty.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/europe-mica-framework-faces-early-test-as-national-regulators-push-back-passporting

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2025-09-19T13:35:05Z

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The EU’s landmark crypto law was meant to unify the market with a single license. Less than a year in, diverging national approaches are raising fears of regulatory arbitrage and uncertainty.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/europe-mica-framework-faces-early-test-as-national-regulators-push-back-passporting

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2025-09-19T11:40:04Z

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The Bank of Italy vice director warned that multi-issuance stablecoins pose risks to EU financial stability and should be restricted to equivalent jurisdictions.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/multi-issuance-stablecoins-should-be-limited-to-equivalently-regulated-jurisdictions

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2025-09-19T11:09:05Z

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The proposal seeks to create more value for long-term WLFI tokenholders, while exploring additional protocol revenue sources for token buybacks.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-wlfi-passes-vote-token-buybacks-burns

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2025-09-19T08:25:04Z

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Bitcoin can easily return to price “expansion” based on data from the NVT leading indicator, new BTC price research from CryptoQuant concludes.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-150k-target-analyst-sees-weeks-to-all-time-highs

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2025-09-19T06:13:02Z

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Michigan’s crypto reserve bill has advanced to the committee stage, allowing 10% state investment in digital assets.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/michigan-crypto-reserve-bill-moves-to-second-reading

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2025-09-19T05:45:02Z

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Canadian police have seized $40 million in crypto from TradeOgre, which the exchange’s supporters have criticized as heavy-handed.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/canada-tradeogre-seizure-criticized-theft-innocent-users

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2025-09-19T03:52:02Z

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Into The Cryptoverse founder Benjamin Cowen said such a steep drawdown isn’t guaranteed, but “history would at least caution us.”
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-drawdown-bear-market-buying-dip-benjamin-cowen

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2025-09-18T20:55:08Z

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SOL rallied above $250 as institutional adoption and pending ETF approval hopes fueled speculation for further bullish momentum.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/solana-s-sol-next-stop-could-be-300-here-s-why

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2025-09-18T18:45:08Z

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US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday during Trump's state visit to the United Kingdom.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-uk-collaborate-ai-quantum-computing-nuclear-energy

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2025-09-18T18:02:08Z

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The company, rebranded as Solmate, plans to stake SOL and run validator operations in Abu Dhabi as part of its pivot from sports ownership to a digital assets treasury company.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/sports-group-brera-pivots-crypto-300m-sol-treasury

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2025-09-18T10:48:04Z

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Changpeng Zhao warned about North Korean hackers after the white hat SEAL team uncovered the profiles and fake names of 60 impersonators.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cz-crypto-seal-60-north-korean-hackers

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2025-09-18T10:32:04Z

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Bitcoin has a new key resistance zone to flip back to support as Fed rate-cut reactions continue to play out in crypto bulls' favor
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-test-all-time-high-quickly-if-bulls-reclaim-118k

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2025-09-18T09:10:01Z

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DOGE analysts highlighted the potential of its price to surge to $1 and beyond, fueled by the launch of the first Dogecoin ETF in the United States.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-high-can-doge-price-go-first-dogecoin-etf-goes-live

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2025-09-18T04:29:02Z

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HYPE tokens closed at nearly $60 in an all-time high after 8% daily gains, while Binance-backed rival ASTER surged 350%.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hype-hits-an-all-time-high-as-binance-founder-pushes-rival-dex-aster

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2025-09-18T04:04:01Z

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Livestreamers on Pump.fun placed a golden statue of Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin outside the US Capitol as part of a memecoin stunt.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/memecoiners-golden-trump-bitcoin-statue-us-capitol

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2025-09-18T03:10:02Z

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin defended his blockchain’s 45-day exit queue after Galaxy Digital’s head of digital called it “troubling,” sparking backlash.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/vitalik-pushes-back-staking-queue-fud-galaxy-defi-head

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2025-09-17T22:06:06Z

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BitGo’s move creates further competition in a burgeoning European crypto market that is expected to generate $26 billion revenue this year, according to one estimate.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitgo-bafin-mica-crypto-trading-europe

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2025-09-17T21:32:06Z

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Powell said the Federal Open Market Committee is weighing interest rates on a meeting-by-meeting basis, with no long-term consensus.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/fed-chair-powell-fomc-divided-additional-rate-cuts-2025

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2025-09-17T19:18:03Z

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Bitcoin struggles to hold the $115,000 level even after a Federal Reserve policy pivot brought about the long awated 25 basis point interest rate cut.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-loses-dollar115k-level-after-fed-rolls-out-quarter-point-rate-cut

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2025-09-17T18:45:03Z

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Wormhole’s native token has had a tough time since launch, debuting at $1.66 before dropping significantly despite the general crypto market’s bull cycle.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/wormhole-token-soars-tokenomics-overhaul-w-reserve-launch

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2025-09-17T16:33:03Z

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Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade promises 100-150 ms transaction finality — faster than a Google search. Explore how this leap could transform DeFi.
https://cointelegraph.com/explained/solanas-alpenglow-upgrade-could-make-it-faster-than-google-heres-how

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2025-09-17T13:32:05Z

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The largest crypto media outlet in the world is changing its focus, with a view to celebrating the people, projects and philosophies that are changing our collective future.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cointelegraph-open-letter-crypto-industry

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2025-09-17T09:22:02Z

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Bitcoin rose above $117,000 as investors braced for Jerome Powell’s post-FOMC speech that could see volatile swings toward key BTC price levels.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-taps-117k-traders-brace-for-fed-rate-cuts

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2025-09-17T08:51:02Z

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Social media influencer Carl Runefelt, also known as Carl Moon, wants to help rewrite crypto’s narrative — and he’s started with the operating table.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/carl-moon-kidsor-crypto-donation

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2025-09-15T17:01:29Z

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The purchase as part of the company’s accumulation strategy started in 2020 has resulted in Strategy holding more than $73 billion worth of BTC.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-bitcoin-holdings-73b-purchase-btc-saylor

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2025-09-07T22:42:02Z

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The Trump family fortune soared this week amid heightened volatility, but the price of ABTC and WLFI have since retraced by double-digits.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-family-wealth-grew-1-3b-abtc-wlfi

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2025-09-06T11:31:05Z

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A crypto developer says Trump-linked crypto project WLFI froze his tokens and refused to unlock them, calling it “the new age mafia.”
https://cointelegraph.com/news/developer-trump-wlfi-stealing-tokens

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2025-08-29T16:34:44Z

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Despite Ether’s 12% drawdown from all-time highs, there is hope for the bulls as new data suggests that the ETH price could still rise higher in 2025.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/5-signs-ethereum-eth-price-bull-market-isnt-over

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2025-08-26T20:03:06Z

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Using Monte Carlo simulations and the 200-week moving average, Diaman Partners estimates Bitcoin's next cycle bottom could range from $60,000 to $80,000 by 2026.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-s-future-bear-market-bottom-could-be-dollar60k-data

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2025-08-18T17:34:02Z

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Bitcoin buy signals may emerge from bond market stress, but whale investor activity and dormant coins raise short-term volatility risks.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/next-bitcoin-buy-signal-could-come-from-bond-market-stress-analyst

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2025-08-11T12:11:03Z

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Michael Saylor’s Strategy added another $18 million in Bitcoin last week to mark the fifth anniversary of its BTC buying strategy, bringing its total holdings to 628,946 BTC.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-purchase-155-bitcoin-celebrate-five-years-btc-adoption

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2025-08-05T15:03:03Z

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Five years after our last global crypto policy review, America leads a pro-crypto shift while China retreats, and new “sovereign innovators” like El Salvador chart bold paths.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/insiders-outsiders-experimenters-revisited

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2025-07-23T04:24:05Z

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21Shares has filed a preliminary application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an ETF tracking the token of the DeFi platform Ondo Finance.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/21shares-files-spot-ondo-etf-with-sec

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2025-07-18T06:05:03Z

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The company holds more than 280,000 ETH in its treasury. It has bought ETH worth $515M in the past nine days.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/sharplink-expanded-6b-share-offering-buy-1-percent-eth

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2025-07-16T22:26:02Z

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Trump Media’s shares finished up 5.5% on Wednesday, outperforming the Nasdaq, on which the company is listed.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-media-ai-trademarks-truth-social-non-woke-news

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2025-07-16T14:06:08Z

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Bitlayer faces competition from other Bitcoin DeFi protocols such as BabylonChain, Stacks and BounceBit.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/franklin-templeton-bitlayer-bitcoin-bridge-mainnet

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2025-07-09T14:46:04Z

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Ethereum’s proposed move to 6-second block times under EIP-7782 promises faster transactions and real-time responsiveness.
https://cointelegraph.com/explained/is-ethereum-pushing-too-hard-with-6-second-blocks-heres-the-truth

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2025-07-06T15:08:13Z

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Crypto adoption is rapidly growing in high-growth markets, where the technology is solving real-world problems, like remittances, financial inclusion and supply chain inefficiencies.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-high-growth-markets-with-or-without-the-us

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2025-06-29T17:58:57Z

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The growing sophistication of the mass surveillance state has created the need for new tools to obfuscate identity and restore anonymity.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/decoy-messaging-protect-whistleblowers-coverdrop

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2025-06-24T13:03:31Z

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Digital Asset raised $135 million from Goldman Sachs, Citadel and others to scale its Canton Network and drive tokenization of real-world assets in finance.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/digital-asset-raises-135m-canton-rwa-growth

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2025-06-12T15:16:31Z

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Tether’s investment in Canada’s Elemental Altus Royalties follows the company’s strategy to “integrate long-term, stable assets such as gold and Bitcoin in its ecosystem.”
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-buys-32-percent-stake-canada-elemental-altus

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2025-06-12T15:09:41Z

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AI is reshaping gaming, but blockchain is the missing link for next-gen, AI-powered social gaming experiences. Centralized systems limit progress, ownership and creativity.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-is-the-missing-link

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2025-06-12T11:43:31Z

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Mercurity's $800M Bitcoin treasury financing plan would make the firm the 11th largest corporate Bitcoin holder after Galaxy Digital.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mercurity-800m-bitcoin-treasury-plan

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2025-06-11T22:02:29Z

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Distorted price signals from fiat currencies have destroyed the ability to make rational economic calculations, according to Truth for the Commoner founder Marty Bent.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tftc-browser-extension-bitcoin-standard

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2025-05-28T10:38:18Z

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Swiss crypto bank AMINA Bank AG, formerly SEBA Bank AG, reported record financial results for 2024, with revenue climbing 69% year-over-year to $40.4 million.The bank also saw its assets under management (AUM) rise by 136% to $4.2 billion, driven by institutional demand and strategic expansion, according to a May 28 news release.The Zurich-based bank credited the growth to its multi-jurisdictional footprint, 24/7 trading capabilities and a lending book that has maintained zero defaults over five years.“I’m incredibly proud of our team’s tenacity and focus, which led to quarterly profitability in Q4 2024, a pivotal milestone that confirms the value of our approach,” CEO Franz Bergmueller said.Related: Bitcoin Suisse eyes UAE expansion with regulatory nod in Abu DhabiAMINA adds $801M in assets in 2024During the year, AMINA added $801 million in net new assets. Revenue from derivatives increased by 40%, reflecting increased interest from clients seeking crypto-based risk-management tools.The bank also said it invested in building a proprietary digital platform last year, aiming to serve business-to-consumer (B2C), business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) clients.The system, expected to launch later this year, will feature API-based infrastructure to handle increasing demand across markets.Mike Foy, chief financial officer at AMINA Bank, said the bank’s liquidity coverage ratio increased to 228% in 2024, up from 219% in 2023.“In addition, our CET1 capital ratio, which compares a bank’s capital against its risk-weighted assets, is more than double the regulatory requirement at 34%, despite an increase in risk-weighted assets as a result of our expansion,” Foy added.Related: Crypto projects prepare to battle for privacy in SwitzerlandAMINA’s international revenue growsAMINA also noted that its international revenue continues to increase, with income from its Abu Dhabi operations rising 150% year-over-year and Hong Kong posting 570% growth. The bank expects to onboard 30 B2B2C partners by the end of 2025, up from almost 20.Founded in 2019, AMINA holds licenses from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), Abu Dhabi’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) and Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).AMINA rebranded from SEBA Bank on Dec. 1, 2023, to highlight its shift toward integrating traditional finance with digital and crypto services.In November 2023, Switzerland’s St.Galler Kantonalbank, one of the largest banks in the country, partnered with then-branded SEBA to offer its clients digital asset custody and brokerage services.Magazine: Can Off the Grid survive Steam’s crypto ban? Rage over Maplestory cheaters: Web3 Gamer
https://cointelegraph.com/news/amina-bank-2024-crypto-revenue-aum-growth

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2025-05-20T18:07:06Z

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Key takeaways:An end-of-month Bitcoin price close above $102,400 would set the highest monthly close ever, proving the bull market continues at a rapid pace.Over $3 billion in Bitcoin short positions are vulnerable above $107,000, creating a “liquidation magnet” that could send BTC price to new highs.Bitcoin (BTC) is 11 days from potentially setting its highest monthly candle close in history. After achieving a record weekly close of $106,407 on May 18, BTC could secure a new monthly high by closing above $102,400 this month.Bitcoin 1-month chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewWith respect to its current market trend, Bitcoin is inches away from a ‘price discovery’ period, as noted by crypto trader Jelle.Price discovery in this context refers to the process where buyers and sellers interact at an undefined or non-traded range to determine the market price of an asset.A break above Bitcoin's all-time high of $110,000 would initiate a price discovery phase, driving BTC into an uncharted trading range with successive higher highs until market participants establish a new equilibrium between supply and demand.Cointelegraph reported that Bitcoin is close to confirming a “golden cross” on its daily chart, which has historically preceded 45% to 60% price rallies. Such a move coincides with the probability of BTC hitting new highs this month.A monthly close near $110,000 would mark a 15% to 17% gain for Bitcoin in May, its strongest May performance since 2019. This would significantly surpass the historical average monthly return of 8% for the month.Bitcoin historical monthly returns. Source: CoinGlassRelated: Bitcoin is signaling a golden cross — What does it mean for BTC price?Bitcoin would vaporize ‘shorts’ above $107,000Bitcoin researcher Axel Adler Jr. has noted a key technical pattern in Bitcoin’s current bull cycle, pointing to three recent instances of “compression”—a period of tightening price ranges—measured by rolling maximum/minimum over 180 days.The chart indicates that this compression often signals an impending breakout, with historical precedent set by the 2017 rally when Bitcoin surged to $20,000 from $1,000.Bitcoin 180-day price high and low analysis. Source: X.comUsing Bollinger Bands alongside the price range suggests that volatility is building within the current cycle. The third compression phase in 2025 mirrors the 2017 cycle, where the Bitcoin halving events and supply shocks fueled retail FOMO, driving major price rallies. From the vantage point of Bitcoin liquidation, over $3 billion in short leveraged positions are at risk of being liquidated if BTC price moves to $110,000 from $105,000. In contrast, it would take a drop to $94,612 to trigger a similar amount in long liquidations. This skew suggests a higher probability of the price pushing upward to chase liquidity on the sell-side rather than dropping lower.Technical analyst Gert van Lagen noted a similar outlook, stating, “A liquidation magnet is glowing above $107K, ready to vaporize billions in shorts. First, BTC soared on fear. Next, it'll rise on liquidations.”Bitcoin liquidity levels. Source: X.comRelated: Bitcoin trading in six-figure territory shows BTC is ready to carry gold’s ‘baton’ — Fidelity execThis article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-ready-to-vaporize-shorts-once-price-discovery-above-110k-begins

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2025-05-20T10:48:35Z

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Bitcoin developer Ben Allen has received a $100,000 grant from investment firm Maelstrom to support the development of Payjoin, a privacy-focused tool aimed at improving Bitcoin’s scalability and privacy.According to a May 20 announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Maelstrom will finance Allen’s work on his Payjoin devkit alongside Dan Gould. The system allows Bitcoin (BTC) senders and receivers to use batched transactions, with positive implications for scalability and privacy.Payjoin Developer Kit’s website. Source: Payjoin Dev KitPayjoin was first proposed by Nicolas Dorier in 2019 in Bitcoin improvement proposal (BIP) 78. The core principle behind the system is that both senders and receivers may contribute inputs to a transaction.“Namely that privacy is enhanced and improved consolidation of transaction outputs is achieved, benefiting scalability,“ the Maelstrom announcement states.A Maelstrom representative told Cointelegraph that grantees are paid monthly for a total of $100,000 per year in Bitcoin and Allen’s grant will last one year. There are no concrete milestones and the grant is managed on a hands-off approach:“We believe grantees may work better with freedom to work on what they wish, rather than being tightly controlled by those who provide the funding.“Related: Bitcoin privacy will survive despite CoinJoin closure — zkSNACKs CEOPayjoin: Soon in wallets near you?Allen will be working on improving Payjoin implementations, with the clear objective of making it possible for the feature to be added to more wallets. He explained that the funding will enable him to work on the project full time.The announcement points out that the system presents challenges, with the receiver needing to be online and the payment communication flow being more complex than normal non-interactive Bitcoin transactions. Maelstrom’s chief investment officer and BitMEX crypto exchange co-founder and former CEO Arthur Hayes said that “improving financial privacy in Bitcoin is extremely important.” He added:“The great thing about Payjoin is that if only a small amount of adoption is achieved, it breaks a key assumption used by financial surveillance companies. The assumption they have is that if a Bitcoin transaction has multiple inputs, all the inputs must all belong to the same entity.“A Maelstrom representative explained to Cointelegraph that the firm “is keen to support more grantees in the privacy area.” The company is actively seeking candidates with strong track records in Bitcoin privacy projects.Related: What are privacy coins and how do they differ from Bitcoin?Enjoy the benefits whether you use it or notHayes noted that “Payjoin adoption improves the privacy of even the people who don’t use it.” Allen said he believes privacy is important for Bitcoin users to enjoy a better experience and control their financial data when using it daily.Allen told Cointelegraph he is “building out benchmarks to help downstream developers implement Payjoin in individual wallet software as well as expanding test coverage to ensure consistent and reproducible code.” He explained that encouraging its adoption “is the biggest step we can take for simplifying the experience and encouraging Payjoin adoption by moving the complexities mostly away from the user.” The Maelstrom representative told Cointelegraph that “a key metric for Payjoin success would be adoption by popular open source Bitcoin wallets.” “In particular if the BitcoinCore wallet ever adopts it, that would be a huge signal of success,” they added.Magazine: Big Questions: What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs?
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-payjoin-privacy-grant-maelstrom

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2025-05-16T02:12:44Z

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Deepfake-assisted hackers are now targeting US federal and state officials by masquerading as senior US officials in the latest brazen phishing campaign to steal sensitive data. The bad actors have been operating since April, using deepfake voice messages and text messages to masquerade as senior government officials and establish rapport with victims, the FBI said in a May 15 warning. “If you receive a message claiming to be from a senior US official, do not assume it is authentic,” the agency said. If US officials’ accounts are compromised, the scam could become far worse because hackers can then “target other government officials, or their associates and contacts, by using the trusted contact information they obtain,” the FBI said. As part of these scams, the FBI says the hackers are trying to access victims’ accounts through malicious links and directing them to hacker-controlled platforms or websites that steal sensitive data like passwords. Source: FBI“Contact information acquired through social engineering schemes could also be used to impersonate contacts to elicit information or funds,” the agency added. Crypto founders targeted in separate deepfake attacks In an unrelated deepfake scam, Sandeep Narwal, co-founder of blockchain platform Polygon, raised the alarm in a May 13 X post that bad actors were also impersonating him with deepfakes. Nailwal said the “attack vector is horrifying” and had left him slightly shaken because several people had “called me on Telegram asking if I was on zoom call with them and am I asking them to install a script.” Source: Sandeep NarwalAs part of the scam, the bad actors hacked the Telegram of Polygon’s ventures lead, Shreyansh and pinged people asking to jump in a Zoom call that had a deepfake of Nailwal, Shreyansh and a third person, according to Nailwal. “The audio is disabled and since your voice is not working, the scammer asks you to install some SDK, if you install game over for you,” Nailwal said. “Other issue is, there is no way to complain this to Telegram and get their attention on this matter. I understand they can’t possibly take all these service calls but there should be a way to do it, maybe some sort of social way to call out a particular account.” At least one user replied in the comments saying the fraudsters had targeted them, while Web3 OG Dovey Wan said she had also been deepfaked in a similar scam. Source: Dovey WanFBI and crypto founder says vigilance is key to avoid scams Nailwal suggests the best way to avoid being duped by these types of scams is to never install anything during an online interaction initiated by another person and to keep a separate device specifically for accessing crypto wallets. Related: AI deepfake attacks will extend beyond videos and audio — Security firmsMeanwhile, the FBI says to verify the identity of anyone who contacts you, examine all sender addresses for mistakes or inconsistencies, and check all images and videos for distorted hands, feet or unrealistic facial features. At the same time, the agency recommends never sharing sensitive information with someone you have never met, clicking links from people you don’t know, and setting up two-factor or multifactor authentication. Magazine: Deepfake AI ‘gang’ drains $11M OKX account, Zipmex zapped by SEC: Asia Express
https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-officials-targeted-deepfake-phishing-attacks-fbi

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2025-05-16T02:08:08Z

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Deepfake-assisted hackers are now targeting US federal and state officials by masquerading as senior US officials in a latest brazen phishing campaign to steal sensitive data. The bad actors have been operating since April, using deepfake voice messages and text messages to masquerade as senior government officials and establish rapport with victims, the FBI said in a May 15 warning. “If you receive a message claiming to be from a senior US official, do not assume it is authentic,” the agency said. If US officials’ accounts are compromised, the scam could become far worse because hackers can then “target other government officials, or their associates and contacts, by using the trusted contact information they obtain,” the FBI said. As part of these scams, the FBI says the hackers are trying to access victims’ accounts through malicious links and directing them to hacker-controlled platforms or websites that steal sensitive data like passwords. Source: FBI“Contact information acquired through social engineering schemes could also be used to impersonate contacts to elicit information or funds,” the agency added. Crypto founders targeted in separate deepfake attacks In an unrelated deepfake scam, Sandeep Narwal, co-founder of blockchain platform Polygon, raised the alarm in a May 13 X post that bad actors were also impersonating him with deepfakes. Nailwal said the “attack vector is horrifying” and had left him slightly shaken because several people had “called me on Telegram asking if I was on zoom call with them and am I asking them to install a script.” Source: Sandeep NarwalAs part of the scam, the bad actors hacked the Telegram of Polygon’s ventures lead, Shreyansh and pinged people asking to jump in a Zoom call that had a deepfake of Nailwal, Shreyansh and a third person, according to Nailwal. “The audio is disabled and since your voice is not working, the scammer asks you to install some SDK, if you install game over for you,” Nailwal said. “Other issue is, there is no way to complain this to Telegram and get their attention on this matter. I understand they can’t possibly take all these service calls but there should be a way to do it, maybe some sort of social way to call out a particular account.” At least one user replied in the comments saying the fraudsters had targeted them, while Web3 OG Dovey Wan said she had also been deepfaked in a similar scam. Source: Dovey WanFBI and crypto founder says vigilance is key to avoid scams Nailwal suggests the best way to avoid being duped by these types of scams is to never install anything during an online interaction initiated by another person and to keep a separate device specifically for accessing crypto wallets. Related: AI deepfake attacks will extend beyond videos and audio — Security firmsMeanwhile, the FBI says to verify the identity of anyone who contacts you, examine all sender addresses for mistakes or inconsistencies, and check all images and videos for distorted hands, feet or unrealistic facial features. At the same time, the agency recommends never sharing sensitive information with someone you have never met, clicking links from people you don’t know, and setting up two-factor or multifactor authentication. Magazine: Deepfake AI ‘gang’ drains $11M OKX account, Zipmex zapped by SEC: Asia Express
https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-officials-targeted-deepfake-phishing-attacks-fbi

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2025-05-15T16:44:41Z

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Coinbase has reportedly fired a group of customer support agents following their alleged involvement in social engineering attacks on users. The contracted agents were based in India. According to a May 15 Fortune interview, Coinbase's chief security officer, Philip Martin, said the company flagged customer support contractors who allowed scammers access to user data, suggesting they could be Indian nationals. The CSO’s comments came after some crypto users reeled from attempted phishing attacks using their Coinbase data, which the exchange estimated could cost them between $180 million and $400 million in remediation and reimbursement.Qiao Wang, a core contributor to Alliance DAO, said in a May 15 X post that he may have been a victim of one of these attacks. He said a scammer notified him his Coinbase account had been compromised, asked him to verify his personal information, to which the criminals likely had access through the compromised agents, and requested he withdraw all his funds to a “Coinbase self-custodial wallet.”“I called them out at the end of the call telling them they need to step up their game [...],” said Wang on X. “They told me that had made $7m that day.”Cointelegraph reached out to Martin and Coinbase for comments, but had not received responses at the time of publication.This is a developing story, and further information will be added as it becomes available.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-social-engineering-agents-india-cso

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2025-05-15T16:41:02Z

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Coinbase has reportedly fired a group of customer support agents following their alleged involvement in social engineering attacks on users. The contracted agents were based in India. According to a May 15 Fortune interview, Coinbase's chief security officer, Philip Martin, said the company flagged customer support contractors who allowed scammers access to user data, suggesting they could be Indian nationals. The CSO’s comments came after some crypto users reeled from attempted phishing attacks using their Coinbase data, which the exchange estimated could cost them between $180 million and $400 million in remediation and reimbursement.Qiao Wang, a core contributor to Alliance DAO, said in a May 15 X post that he may have been a victim of one of these attacks. He said a scammer notified him his Coinbase account had been compromised, asked him to verify his personal information, to which the criminals likely had access through the compromised agents, and requested he withdraw all his funds to a “Coinbase self-custodial wallet.”“I called them out at the end of the call telling them they need to step up their game [...],” said Wang on X. “They told me that had made $7m that day.”Cointelegraph reached out to Martin and Coinbase for comments, but had not received responses at the time of publication.This is a developing story, and further information will be added as it becomes available.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-social-engineering-agents-india-cso

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2025-05-14T19:02:21Z

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VanEck has launched a new actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to invest in stocks and financial instruments offering exposure to the digital economy, the asset manager said on May 14.The VanEck Onchain Economy ETF (NODE) is listed on the Cboe exchange and aims to provide investors with broad exposure to companies operating in the blockchain ecosystem, including crypto miners, exchanges, infrastructure providers, and crypto-oriented financial technology platforms, VanEck said in a press release. The NODE ETF will also “consider any company that has clearly communicated plans to engage in this space, as evidenced through public filings, earnings calls or investor materials,” VanEck said.Additionally, the fund, which will be actively managed, may also invest in crypto-related financial instruments but will not hold any cryptocurrencies directly, according to the press release. “As new companies enter the universe through IPOs, spinouts or strategy shifts, we will continuously update our investable universe,” Matthew Sigel, VanEck’s head of digital asset research and the NODE ETF’s portfolio manager, said in a statement. “We will also adjust beta and volatility to maintain responsible exposure to bitcoin and to businesses driving the growth of the onchain economy, avoiding over-allocation to high-beta names during frothy markets and preserving buying power for future opportunities,” he said. Beta refers to a financial asset’s exposure to market volatility.Top holdings of VanEck’s NODE ETF. Source: VanEckRelated: Strategy will beat all public equities with Bitcoin, analyst saysOther ETF filingsIn April, VanEck launched another ETF tracking crypto companies. The VanEck Digital Transformation ETF (DAPP) invests in a passive index of companies operating in the digital asset space. The DAPP ETF has $185 million in net assets as of May 14, according to its website. Asset managers such as VanEck are requesting the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) permission to list upward of 70 crypto ETFs. The flurry of ETF filings is in response to US President Donald Trump softening the SEC’s regulatory posture toward crypto after taking office in January.On May 5, VanEck asked the SEC for a green light to list an ETF holding the BNB Chain’s native token.Magazine: Bitcoin to $1M ‘by 2029,’ CIA tips its hat to Bitcoin: Hodler’s Digest, April 27 – May 3
https://cointelegraph.com/news/vaneck-launches-onchain-economy-etf

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2025-05-14T12:02:13Z

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Bitcoin’s fluctuating correlation with US equities is raising questions about its role as a global safe-haven asset during periods of financial stress.Bitcoin (BTC) exhibited a strong negative correlation with the US stock market when analyzing the short-term, seven-day trailing correlation, according to new research from blockchain data provider RedStone Oracles, shared exclusively with Cointelegraph.Bitcoin, S&P 500, 7-day rolling correlation. Source: Redstone OraclesHowever, RedStone said that the 30-day indicator signals a “variable correlation” between Bitcoin price and the S&P 500 index, with the correlation coefficient ranging from -0.2 to 0.4.This fluctuating correlation suggests that Bitcoin “doesn’t consistently function as a true hedge for equities” due to its lack of a strong negative correlation below -0.3, which is needed for “reliable counter movement during market stress,” the report states.Bitcoin, S&P 500, 30-day rolling correlation, 1-year chart. Source: Redstone OraclesRelated: $1B Bitcoin exits Coinbase in a day as analysts warn of supply shockThe research suggests that while Bitcoin may not be a dependable hedge against stock market declines, it still offers value as a portfolio diversifier.This fluctuating dynamic signals that Bitcoin often moves independently from other assets, potentially offering additional returns while other assets are struggling. Still, Bitcoin has yet to mirror the safe-haven dynamics of gold and government bonds, RedStone suggests.Related: Nasdaq-listed GDC plans to buy Bitcoin and TRUMP memecoin for $300MBitcoin needs to “mature” before decoupling from stock marketWhile Bitcoin is poised to grow into a safe-haven asset in the future, the world’s first cryptocurrency still needs to “mature” as a global asset, according to Marcin Kazmierczak, co-founder and chief operating officer at RedStone.“Bitcoin still needs to mature before decoupling from stock markets,” Kazmierczak told Cointelegraph, adding:“Increased institutional adoption will absolutely help — we’re already seeing this effect with corporate treasury investments reducing Bitcoin’s 30-day volatility and with BlackRock repetitively praising BTC as an asset in a portfolio.”Meanwhile, Bitcoin will see growing recognition as a portfolio diversified, with an annualized return of over 230% for the past five years, which “significantly outperformed” both stocks and traditional safe-haven assets, Kazmierczak said, adding that “even a small 1–5% Bitcoin allocation can meaningfully enhance a portfolio’s risk-adjusted returns.”Source: Vetle LundeMeanwhile, Bitcoin’s falling volatility supports BTC’s apparent growing maturity as a global financial asset. Bitcoin’s weekly volatility hit a 563-day low on April 30, a development that may signal more stable price action.Bitcoin’s price volatility fell below the realized volatility of the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100, signaling that investors are increasingly treating Bitcoin as a long-term investment vehicle, Cointelegraph reported on May 13.Magazine: Uni students crypto ‘grooming’ scandal, 67K scammed by fake women: Asia Express
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-stock-correlation-safe-haven-portfolio-diversifier

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2025-05-13T09:23:01Z

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GD Culture Group (GDC), a Nasdaq-listed holding company focused on livestreaming, e-commerce and artificial intelligence-powered digital human technology, plans to raise up to $300 million for a cryptocurrency treasury reserve.In a May 12 statement, GDC and its subsidiary, AI Catalysis Corp., announced entering into a common stock purchase agreement with a British Virgin Islands limited liability company to sell up to $300 million of its common stock.The proceeds from the stock sale will be used to fund the firm’s crypto treasury, which will include purchases of Bitcoin (BTC) and the Official Trump (TRUMP) token.“Under this initiative, and subject to certain limitations, GDC intends to allocate a significant portion of the proceeds from any share sales under the facility to the acquisition, long-term holding, and integration of crypto assets into its core treasury operations,” the company said in the announcement. GDC described the strategy as a move to align with the broader “decentralization transformation.”GDC stock price, 1-year chart. Source: NasdaqFounded in 2016, GDC is a micro-cap company with a current $34 million market capitalization, according to Nasdaq data.Related: Multi-wallet usage up 16%, but AI may address crypto fragmentation gapGDC’s chairman and CEO, Xiaojian Wang, said the initiative builds on the company’s strengths in digital technologies and positions it for a blockchain-powered industrial shift.“GDC’s adoption of crypto assets as treasury reserve holdings is a deliberate strategy that reflects both current industry trends and our unique strengths in digital technologies and the livestreaming e-commerce ecosystem,” Wang said.The stock offering was announced over a month after the firm received a noncompliance warning from Nasdaq related to its stockholders’ equity. The notice indicated that the firm reported stockholders’ equity of only $2,643, well below the minimum requirement of $2.5 million.The firm was given until May 4 to submit a plan to comply with the listing requirements. If accepted by the Nasdaq, the compliance plan will allow the firm up to 180 days from the notification period to comply with the requirements.The Nevada-based company joins a small but growing group of public firms that are allocating part of their balance sheets to crypto assets. Related: Crypto speculation dominates $600B cross-border payments: BIS reportTrump token dinner planned for top holdersGDC’s announcement coincides with an upcoming high-profile event tied to the Trump token project. The 25 largest holders of TRUMP tokens are set to attend a private dinner at the White House on May 22.However, the TRUMP memecoin project said in a May 12 X post that it has stopped considering additional purchases for the dinner and that the attendees had been notified to apply for background checks.According to data provided on the project’s leaderboard, the top 220 wallets held more than 13.7 million tokens as of May 12, worth roughly $174 million at the time of publication.Top 10 TRUMP memecoin holders as of May 12. Source: TRUMP memecoin projectSome US lawmakers have criticized the dinner. Senator Cynthia Lummis reportedly said that the idea of the US President offering exclusive access for people willing to pay for it “gives [her] pause.”Crypto regulation experts also fear that the Trump family’s crypto endeavors may trigger more regulatory scrutiny by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, as politically affiliated memecoins introduce a new challenge for crypto legislation.Magazine: Uni students crypto ‘grooming’ scandal, 67K scammed by fake women: Asia Express
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2025-05-13T06:11:02Z

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The lawyer for a group of Caitlyn Jenner memecoin buyers said they will continue their legal fight against the ex-Olympian after a judge threw out the case for failing to adequately support the securities and fraud claims it brought.Jenner had escaped a class-action lawsuit from buyers of her self-titled memecoin, Caitlyn Jenner (JENNER) after California District Court Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. said in a motion filed on May 9 that it was “sufficient to conclude that all nine causes of action are deficient” and sided with Jenner in dismissing the suit in its entirety for failure to state a claim.He allowed the class group to amend its suit, which must be filed by May 23, but warned it had “to be more focused and judiciously pleaded” than the original.A lawyer for the class group, Fitzgerald Monroe Flynn PC partner Jack Fitzgerald, told Cointelegraph it was “pleased the Court recognized we may be able to state some claims against the defendants, and intend to amend and press forward with the case.”Jenner and her manager, Sophia Hutchins, were sued in November by a group that bought the JENNER token and accused them of having “fraudulently solicited financially unsophisticated investors” to the token, which they alleged was an unregistered security.Lee Greenfield, a UK citizen, was added as the lead plaintiff in January and claimed he lost over $40,000 buying JENNER. But the court found, for a start, that claims of securities law violations couldn’t stand as it wasn’t alleged that his JENNER buys took place in the US, as the law requires, and gave “scant details” about the purchases.The court didn’t allow the class to swap its lead for a US-based member, adding it must report by May 16 on how the suit will proceed (highlights added for emphasis). Source: PACERCourt dismisses all claims by JENNER tokenholdersIn all, Judge Blumenfeld dismissed a further eight claims the class group brought in an amended complaint filed in February, which included accusations that Jenner and Hutchins either made misleading statements, sold unregistered securities, or committed various fraud.Judge Blumenfeld said the suit failed to allege that Jenner sold the token through a prospectus that contained an untrue statement, as “Greenfield admits that the $JENNER tokens were not sold through a prospectus.”The court also tossed a common-law fraud accusation, saying the complaint alleged omitted information and noted various X posts by Jenner “stating that she would continue to support the tokens,” but it did not identify which of the statements related to the fraud claim.The group also accused Hutchins of aiding and abetting Jenner’s allegedly fraudulent conduct, but Judge Blumenfeld said that claim failed as the complaint “does not adequately allege any viable fraud claim.”In a footnote, Judge Blumenfeld said Jenner and the class group disputed whether the JENNER token was a security, but he was not going to decide at this stage as the “securities claims fail on other grounds.”Related: Top TRUMP whales hold $174M in tokens ahead of dinner with US president “Because the determination of whether the tokens are securities is fact-dependent and may be affected by an amended pleading, the Court declines to resolve that issue at this stage and instead assumes without deciding that the tokens are securities subject to the federal securities laws,” he wrote.JENNER first launched in May 2024 via Pump.fun on the Solana blockchain but was soon embroiled in controversy after Jenner and other memecoin launching celebrities claimed collaborator Sahil Arora scammed them. Jenner relaunched the token on Ethereum, which the class group claimed tanked the value of the original Solana token, but gave Jenner the benefit of collecting a 3% fee on every transaction.JENNER has lost essentially all its value since launch. CoinGecko shows its market value has crashed to around $58,775 from a June 3 peak of nearly $7.5 million. The token has seen just $61.10 worth of trading volume over the last day.Magazine: Memecoins are ded — But Solana ‘100x better’ despite revenue plunge
https://cointelegraph.com/news/caitlyn-jenner-memecoin-buyers-try-again-judge-tosses-suit

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2025-05-12T03:01:08Z

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Censorship-resistant “dark stablecoins” could come in increasing demand as governments tighten their oversight of the industry. Stablecoins have been used for various groups to store assets due to a lack of government interference; however, with regulations pending, that could soon change, Ki Young Ju, CEO of crypto analytics firm CryptoQuant, said in a May 11 X post.“Soon, any stablecoin issued by a country could face strict govt regulation, similar to traditional banks. Transfers might automatically trigger tax collection through smart contracts, and wallets could be frozen or require paperwork based on government rules,” he said.“People who used stablecoins for big international transfers might start looking for censorship-resistant dark stablecoins instead.”On the heels of US President Donald Trump’s crypto-friendly administration assuming power earlier this year, lawmakers are weighing stablecoin legislation, which seeks to regulate US stablecoins, ensuring their legal use for payments. The European Union has already brought in its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, which, among other measures, mandates that stablecoins be regulated and transparent.Source: Ki Young JuJu speculates that a dark or private stablecoin could be created as an algorithmic stablecoin, with the value maintained through algorithmic mechanisms rather than being pegged to an external asset like gold, which makes it susceptible to interference from authorities. “One possible example could be a decentralized stablecoin that follows the price of regulated coins like USDC using data oracles like Chainlink,” he said.Another way would be stablecoins issued by countries that don’t censor financial transactions, or, for example, if Tether chooses not to comply with US government regulations in the future.“USDT itself used to be considered a censorship-resistant stablecoin. If Tether chooses not to comply with US government regulations under a future Trump administration, it could become a dark stablecoin in an increasingly censored internet economy,” Ju said.Privacy technology in crypto is already being usedZcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR) — while they aren’t stablecoins —already shield transactions and allow users to send and receive funds without revealing their transaction data on the blockchain.Related: Russia finance ministry official floats country making own stablecoins: ReportSeveral projects are also working on using similar technology for stablecoins, such as Zephyr Protocol, a Monero fork that hides transactions from being revealed on the blockchain. PARScoin also hides user identities, transaction values, and links to past transactions.The market cap of US dollar-denominated stablecoins has continued to grow, crossing $230 billion in April, a report from investment banking giant Citigroup found. That’s an increase of 54% since last year, with Tether (USDT) and USDC (USDC) dominating 90% of the market.Meanwhile, total stablecoin volumes hit $27.6 trillion in 2024, surpassing the combined volumes of Visa and Mastercard by 7.7%. Magazine: Ridiculous ‘Chinese Mint’ crypto scam, Japan dives into stablecoins: Asia Express
https://cointelegraph.com/news/regulations-spark-censorship-resistant-dark-stablecoins

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2025-04-27T08:08:02Z

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Comedian and actor TJ Miller says it only takes a little over two full days to get the average person up to speed on Bitcoin. However, when asked why more celebrities aren’t Bitcoiners, he says most people simply refuse to ever sit down and study again.“It is really hard to get people to study after they graduate, from any level,” Miller told Natalie Brunell on the April 25 episode of Coin Stories. Miller claimed it takes “about 50 hours of study” to understand Bitcoin (BTC).Hollywood rewards those who “do not think differently”“So to say to somebody it is going to take 50 hours for you to understand this, they are like, ah, I don’t want to,” he said. “They can’t even watch a Netflix series; they can’t even watch White Lotus because it takes seven hours,” he said.Comedian and actor TJ Miller spoke to Bitcoiner Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast. Source: Natalie BrunellMiller said it takes “such a paradigm shift” to embrace Bitcoin, not just in money or the internet, but in life — and that’s also why you don’t see more Hollywood celebrities becoming Bitcoin maxis:“Hollywood rewards people that do not think differently.”During a Bitcoin lunch hosted by crypto entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano, Miller introduced himself that, to his knowledge, he is “the only celebrity that is a Bitcoiner.”“I can’t really think of anyone else,” Miller said. While there aren't many celebrities known to be publicly active in the Bitcoin community, many have launched their own memecoins in recent years, including Iggy Azalea, Caitlyn Jenner, and Hailey Welch aka “Hawk Tuah.”However, Miller said he has been trying to educate people on Bitcoin for quite some time. He said when Bitcoin was trading between $8,000 and $12,000, he was telling friends to “just put $1,000 into Bitcoin.”Miller is confident that, at some point in the future, there will be a Hollywood movie about the Bitcoin revolution.Related: Bitcoin ETFs on $3B ‘bender,’ log first full week of inflows in 5 weeks“But it’ll be interesting because it didn’t happen all at once,” he said. “It didn’t happen in three years, and it hasn’t happened in ten years, so it will be interesting to see how they can connect the dots,” he added.Cointelegraph’s Gareth Jenkinson recently sat down with TJ Miller, where it became evident that his enthusiasm for Bitcoin isn’t just surface-level. He wants to use his platform to educate and inspire others to take it seriously.“You can tell that I’m passionate about it. And so that’s what I’d like to do is sort of be able… to be somebody that helps bring cultural awareness, spread awareness and just a trusting name and face in the Bitcoin community that hopefully will bring more people to it,” Miller said.Magazine: Bitcoin $100K hopes on ice, SBF’s mysterious prison move: Hodler’s Digest, April 20 – 26
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoiner-tj-miller-why-more-hollywood-celebrities-not-bitcoiners

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2025-04-24T10:30:56Z

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South Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb have suspended deposits for Synthetix (SNX) tokens after it was flagged by the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) for potential risks.DAXA, the self-regulatory organization establishing industry standards for South Korean exchanges, designated SNX as a cautionary item. Assets receiving this designation typically undergo rigorous evaluations to determine whether trading can continue or if delisting is necessary.Exchanges may take action, such as adding a warning tag to the asset and urging investors to take caution when engaging with it. Trading platforms can also perform additional measures, like blocking deposits or suspending trading support temporarily. Upbit and Bithumb block SNX depositsIn response to the designation, the biggest exchanges in South Korea said they are blocking deposits for SNX tokens on their platforms. Upbit announced that it had added a trading caution ticker and suspended token deposits. The exchange said it had been monitoring the developments related to the Synthetix USD (sUSD) depegging. It added that this event may damage investors through potential volatility, as SNX is used as collateral for sUSD. The exchange added that it had determined a lack of use cases for the asset, which may cause investors to suffer losses. Upbit said it would conduct a comprehensive review to decide whether to delist the asset or resume normal operations for the token. Bithumb has also blocked deposits for SNX and added a cautionary tag for the token. However, the exchange said this decision could be overturned depending on internal circumstances. If the reason for the designation is resolved, Bithumb said it would lift the restrictions. Korbit and Coinone also published investor alerts to caution traders. The two exchanges added cautionary tags to SNX tokens to alert investors who may want to trade the token. Cointelegraph reached out to Synthetix for comment but did not get a response by publication. Related: South Korean crypto emerges from failed coup into crackdown seasonsUSD struggles to recover dollar pegOn April 10, the sUSD stablecoin dropped to a five-year low of $0.83 after struggling to maintain its dollar peg in the first quarter of 2025. With the stablecoin being collateralized by the project’s native asset, Cork Protocol co-founder Rob Schmitt compared the token to Terra USD (UST), which collapsed in 2022. However, Schmitt said that sUSD has a “more manageable” debt system. On April 18, the stablecoin dipped further to $0.68, with SNX falling by 26% in a 30-day period. A Synthetix spokesperson told Cointelegraph that their team has short, medium and long-term plans to mitigate the risks. On April 21, Synthetix founder Kain Warwick threatened SNX stakers with “the stick” if they didn’t take up a newly launched staking mechanism to fix the sUSD depeg. The executive said they may put extra pressure on stakers if they don’t see enough momentum on the newly implemented mechanism. Since the warning, sUSD prices increased by 27%. On April 24, the stablecoin briefly reached $0.87. However, the token has still failed to recover its dollar peg. Magazine: Uni students crypto ‘grooming’ scandal, 67K scammed by fake women: Asia Express
https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-exchanges-block-synthetix-deposits-susd-depeg

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2025-04-24T02:53:03Z

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The host of The Wolf Of All Streets podcast, Scott Melker, says he’s received word that his face and name are being impersonated by scammers, with at least one victim duped out of $4 million. On April 23, the crypto investor said, “I’m sick,” reporting that he’d been contacted by a private investigator revealing that a client of his was scammed for $4 million by a Nigerian group using his name and face as bait. “They’ve apparently scammed a number of people,” Melker said, adding, “They sent him a fake driver’s license to prove it was me,” and used his X avatar as the photo.The scammers used AI to generate the fake ID and used a fake but convincing-looking email account. “They do zoom calls with AI,” which are “apparently sophisticated,” said Melker, who added that the scammers have also spoofed accounts of his wife and kids to support identity confirmation. Fake driver's license used by scammers. Source: Scott Melker Technical analysts “TheChartGuys” reported something similar, with a person getting scammed for $5,000 after the scammers replicated their voice using AI deepfakes. Fake ID is easy to spot, says traderCrypto adviser and trader “Nebraskan Gooner” said a quick Google search easily reveals that the ID is fake. He pointed out that there were a few subtle discrepancies in the address and date formats. He said that it it sucks that these scammers are getting so sophisticated, but was “surprised how badly this was with how sophisticated of an operation these seems to be.” Cointelegraph reached out to Melker for further comments but did not receive an immediate response. Related: ‘Victim-blaming’ Americans can deter crypto scams reporting — RegulatorAI-generated scams are surging as the technology evolves. In March, California’s Department of Justice warned that it had discovered seven new types of crypto scams that involved AI. In February, Chainalysis said that 2025 will be a big year for AI scams, stating that generative AI is making scams “more scalable and affordable for bad actors to conduct.”In a recent report, software giant Microsoft said that bad actors were using AI to “supercharge their scams.” “AI tools can scan and scrape the web for company information, helping cyberattackers build detailed profiles of employees or other targets to create highly convincing social engineering lures,” it stated. “It’s going to get exponentially worse, I would imagine,” lamented Melker. Magazine: Your AI ‘digital twin’ can take meetings and comfort your loved ones
https://cointelegraph.com/news/scammers-use-ai-fake-id-scott-melker-steal-4m

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2025-04-23T09:57:03Z

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Investments in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have rebounded to levels last seen in January, signaling a recovery in investor sentiment from concerns around global trade tariff escalations.US spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs had over $912 million worth of cumulative net inflows on April 22, marking their highest daily investment in more than three months since Jan. 21, Farside Investors data shows.Bitcoin ETF Flow, millions. Source: Farside Investors“Bitcoin ETPs just saw the largest daily inflows since 21st January in a dramatic improvement in sentiment,” according to James Butterfill, head of research at CoinShares.Related: Bitcoin still on track for $1.8M in 2035, says analystInvestor sentiment appeared to improve after US President Donald Trump said that import tariffs on Chinese goods will “come down substantially,” adopting a softer tone in negotiations.The de-escalation and growing ETF inflows pushed Bitcoin price above $93,000 for the first time in seven weeks, Cointelegraph reported on April 23.The growing institutional investment and presence of ETFs may also accelerate the historic four-year cycle and bolster BTC to new highs before the end of 2025, analysts told Cointelegraph.US dollar weakness may reinforce Bitcoin’s safe-haven appealThe US dollar’s weakness may also contribute to the growing investor demand for Bitcoin. DXY, year-to-date chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the strength of the greenback against a basket of leading fiat currencies, fell nearly 9% since the beginning of 2025, to an over three-year low of 98.8 last seen in April 2022, TradingView data shows.“Macro factors like a weakening dollar and rising gold correlation,” may reinforce Bitcoin’s appeal as a hedge against economic volatility, Ryan Lee, chief analyst at Bitget Research, told Cointelegraph.Related: Crypto, stocks enter ‘new phase of trade war’ as US-China tensions riseBitcoin no longer trading in the “shadow of tech”Crypto and traditional stock markets are “walking a tightrope between political drama and economic reality,” with Bitcoin staging a significant rebound thanks to “strong ETF inflows, institutional acquisitions, and a weakening US dollar,” according to Nexo dispatch analyst Iliya Kalchev:“Bitcoin’s strength amid dollar weakness, record gold prices, and renewed institutional buying reflects a market recalibrating what safety looks like.”“The conversation has clearly shifted. Bitcoin is no longer trading in the shadows of tech — it’s becoming a lens through which macro uncertainty is priced,” he added.Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik also praised Bitcoin’s resilience, noting that the maturing asset is becoming “less Nasdaq — more gold” over the past two weeks, increasingly acting as a safe haven asset against economic turmoil, but concerns over economic recession may limit its price trajectory.On April 21, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes predicted that this might be the “last chance” to buy Bitcoin below $100,000, as the incoming US Treasury buybacks may signal the next significant catalyst for Bitcoin price.Magazine: Bitcoin’s odds of June highs, SOL’s $485M outflows, and more: Hodler’s Digest, March 2 – 8Investments in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have resurged to January’s levels, signaling a significant recovery in investor sentiment from the concerns related to global trade tariff escalations.The US spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs received over $912 million worth of cumulative net inflows on April 22, marking the highest daily investment in over three months since Jan. 21, Farside Investors data shows.Bitcoin ETF Flow, millions, Farside Investors“Bitcoin ETPs just saw the largest daily inflows since 21st January in a dramatic improvement in sentiment,” wrote James Butterfill, head of research at CoinShares, in an April 23 X post.Related: Bitcoin still on track for $1.8M in 2035, says analystInvestor sentiment was significantly improved after US President Donald Trump said that import tariffs on Chinese goods will “come down substantially,” showcasing a softer tone in negotiations.The notable de-escalation and the growing ETF inflows pushed Bitcoin price above $93,000 for the first time in seven weeks, Cointelegraph reported on April 23.The growing institutional investment and presence of ETFs may accelerate the historic four-year cycle and bolster Bitcoin to new highs before the end of 2025, analysts told Cointelegraph.Related: Crypto, stocks enter ‘new phase of trade war’ as US-China tensions riseBitcoin no longer trading in the “shadow of tech”Crypto and traditional stock markets are “walking a tightrope between political drama and economic reality,” with Bitcoin staging a significant rebound thanks to “strong ETF inflows, institutional acquisitions, and a weakening USD,” according to Nexo dispatch analyst Iliya Kalchev.The analyst told Cointelegraph, adding:“Bitcoin’s strength amid dollar weakness, record gold prices, and renewed institutional buying reflects a market recalibrating what safety looks like.”“The conversation has clearly shifted. Bitcoin is no longer trading in the shadows of tech — it’s becoming a lens through which macro uncertainty is priced,” the analyst added.Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik also praised Bitcoin’s resilience, noting that the maturing asset is becoming “less Nasdaq — more gold” over the past two weeks, increasingly acting as a safe haven asset against economic turmoil, but concerns over economic recession may limit its price trajectory.On April 21, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes predicted that this might be the “last chance” to buy Bitcoin below $100,000, as the incoming US Treasury buybacks may signal the next significant catalyst for Bitcoin price.Magazine: Bitcoin’s odds of June highs, SOL’s $485M outflows, and more: Hodler’s Digest, March 2 – 8
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etfs-912m-dramatic-sentiment-boost

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2025-04-23T03:14:06Z

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission and federal prosecutors have charged a man they allege created a crypto scheme that swindled 90,000 people out of $200 million in the hopes of earning returns from Bitcoin and forex trading.The SEC said on April 22 that it had charged Ramil Palafox, a dual citizen of the US and the Philippines, claiming he misappropriated over $57 million in investor funds gained through his company, PGI Global, between January 2020 and October 2021.The regulator alleged Palafox used a multilevel marketing model to execute a “Ponzi-like” scam until the company’s collapse in 2021. The SEC said he lured investors through “false claims of crypto industry expertise and a supposed AI-powered auto-trading platform.”The SEC claimed Palafox hosted lavish events in Dubai and Las Vegas to recruit new members who were offered referral bonuses to recruit others and used investor funds to pay other investors to further promote the scheme, as well as to line his own pockets.Excerpt from the SEC’s complaint against Ramil Palafox. Source: SEC“Palafox attracted investors with the allure of guaranteed profits from sophisticated crypto asset and foreign exchange trading, but instead of trading, Palafox bought himself and his family cars, watches, and homes using millions of dollars of investor funds,” said Scott Thompson, associate director of the SEC’s Philadelphia office. The SEC is charging Palafox with violating the anti-fraud and registration provisions of the federal securities laws and is seeking a permanent injunction to ban him from the future sale of securities and crypto assets, repayment of ill-gotten gains and civil penalties. Justice Department files twin actionThe SEC’s complaint is running parallel to action brought by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, which arraigned Ramil Palafox on criminal charges. According to an indictment filed under seal on March 13, federal prosecutors charged Palafox with wire fraud, money laundering and unlawful monetary transactions.Prosecutors alleged Palafox misled investors with false promises of daily returns ranging from 0.5% to 3% from Bitcoin trading and hid information about PGI’s profitability, licenses, and business activity. The indictment said Palafox told investors that substantial returns were being generated via the company’s crypto exchanges and that “his traders were able to make money regardless of whether the price of Bitcoin was going up or down.” However, the Justice Department alleged that, in reality, most investors' money was never used to buy or trade Bitcoin, and many lost some or all of their funds.Property listed in the indictment that would be forfeited by Palafox if convicted includes over $1 million in cash, 17 vehicles, including two Teslas, a Ferrari 458 Special, two Lamborghinis, and two Porsches, plus a variety of designer bags, wallets, shoes, jewellery and watches.Related: Crypto crime goes industrial as gangs launch coins, launder billions — UNVarious linked companies were included in the scheme, including the Praetorian Group International Trading Inc., the website for which was seized by the Department of Justice in 2021, leading to its UK-based operations being shut down by the UK’s High Court. It’s the agency’s first crypto-related case under its crypto-friendly SEC chair, Paul Atkins, who was sworn in on April 22.The SEC had brought a case against Nova Labs in January, accusing it of selling unregistered securities by offering devices that mined the Helium (HNT) token. The SEC reached a settlement with Nova Labs in April that resulted in the lawsuit being dismissed and a $200,000 civil penalty.Magazine: Uni students crypto ‘grooming’ scandal, 67K scammed by fake women: Asia Express
https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-feds-lay-charges-200m-crypto-scheme

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2025-04-22T15:14:04Z

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What is Crocodilus malware? Crocodilus is the latest in a string of Android crypto malware built to steal your cryptoassets.Crocodilus is a sophisticated piece of malware that steals digital assets from Android devices. Named after crocodile references scattered throughout its code, Crocodilus targets Android 13 devices or later. The Android wallet malware utilizes overlays, remote access and social engineering to take over your device and drain your crypto wallet. Fraud prevention firm Threat Fabric discovered Crocodilus malware in March 2025 and published detailed research on the new virus. As of April 2025, users in Spain and Turkey are the primary targets. Threat Fabric predicts Crocodilus will expand globally in the coming months. How Crocodilus infects Android devices Crocodilus’ primary method of infection is still unknown, but it likely follows a path similar to other malware.What sets Crocodilus apart from typical crypto wallet malware is how deeply it integrates with your device. It does more than just trick you via social engineering. It takes complete control of your Android.While the leading cause of infection is unknown, malware like this often appears in a few ways:Fake apps: Crocodilus may disguise itself as a legitimate cryptocurrency-related app on the Google Play Store or on third-party app-hosting sites. Threat Fabric says the malware can bypass the Google Play Store’s safety scanners.SMS promotions: SMS scams are increasingly common. If you receive a random text with a suspicious link, don’t click on it. It may redirect you to a page that downloads malware.Malicious advertising: Infected ads run rampant on adult or software piracy websites. Each ad is strategically placed to make you accidentally tap, and it only takes one tap to download malware. Phishing attempts: Some malware campaigns send malicious phishing emails that impersonate cryptocurrency exchanges. Double-check the sender’s e-mail address to verify its legitimacy.Once Crocodilus infects your device, the malware will request accessibility service permissions. Accepting these permissions connects Crocodilus to its command-and-control (C2) server, where attackers can display screen overlays, track keystrokes or activate remote access to control your device.However, the malware’s main identifying trait is its wallet backup trick. If you log into your cryptocurrency wallet app using a password or PIN, Crocodilus displays a fake overlay. It reads: “Back up your wallet key in the settings within 12 hours. Otherwise, the app will be reset, and you may lose access to your wallet.” If you click “continue,” Crocodilus prompts you to type in your seed phrase. The malware tracks your inputs via its keylogger. Then, the attackers have everything they need to steal your assets.Crocodilus’ fake overlay imitates legitimate wallet software. Its “continue” button is easy to press without thinking, but know that a recognizable wallet app would never urge you to back up your wallet in this way. If you see this overlay, uninstall the app and consider a clean install of your device.Unfortunately, keylogging is just the start. Crocodilus circumvents two-factor authentication (2FA) processes via its screen recorder, capturing verification codes from apps like Google Authenticator and sending them to C2. Worst of all, Crocodilus displays a black overlay and mutes your device’s audio to cover up its activities. It pretends your phone is locked while silently stealing your assets in the background. The malware can conduct 45 commands in total, including:SMS takeover: Crocodilus can retrieve your text messages, text your contacts list, and even make itself your default SMS app.Remote access: The malware takes complete control of your device, allowing it to open apps, activate your camera or start your screen recorder.Modify text: While Crocodilus tricks you into inputting your wallet information, it can alter or generate text to help C2 access your private apps using data it finds on your device.Did you know? Stealthy malware threats to crypto wallets are common. Zero-click attacks — malware that infects your device without any input from you — are another form of crypto malware in 2025. What if you’ve fallen victim to a Crocodilus attack? Falling victim to Crocodilus requires immediate action.If you’ve fallen victim to the Android Trojan Crocodilus, immediately follow these crypto wallet protection tips:Isolate your device: Disconnect your device from Wi-Fi or data and turn it off. Remove the battery if possible.Recover your assets: You should have your wallet’s seed phrase stored in a safe, physical location. Use it to recover your wallet to an uncompromised device.Get rid of your infected device: Unfortunately, using your infected device is a massive risk. Factory resetting it might not get rid of the malware. Moving to another device is your safest option.Report the threat: If you downloaded a malicious app, such as one from the Google Play Store, report it to the relevant parties.Did you know? If you lose your cryptoassets, there’s no getting them back. Some may consider this one of the downsides to decentralization — a lack of a central authority to monitor and insure theft. How to check for a Crocodilus attack Regular checks go a long way toward protecting your cryptocurrencies. Learn how to detect crypto malware.While Crocodilus manipulates your device in secret, there are some telltale signs of infection to watch out for. Here’s how to protect crypto on Android if you’re suspicious of a Crocodilus attack:Suspicious app activity: Check your device activity tracker. An unaccounted-for uptick in cryptocurrency or banking apps may be cause for concern.Check app permissions: Regularly review the app permissions you've allowed, especially those that request accessibility permissions. Increased battery drain: A small but significant sign of infection is increased battery drain. If your battery drains faster than usual, your phone may be running malware in the background. Data usage spikes: Crocodilus continually transmits data to its C2 server. Monitor your data usage and be aware of any sudden increases. This is one of the most apparent signs your wallet app is compromised. How to prevent a Crocodilus hack Prevention is the best form of protection.According to blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, an estimated $51 billion in cryptocurrencies was stolen via crypto hacks in 2024. The group expects this number to increase in 2025 and beyond. Cybersecurity is more important than ever as we continue to move toward decentralized digital finance.While it’s impossible to remain 100% safe from cyberthreats, consider adopting the following behaviors to protect yourself. Crypto wallet security in 2025 is more important than ever:Browse safely: Avoid suspicious websites that exist to trap users into downloading Crocodilus and other malware stealing crypto keys.Use a hardware wallet: As of April 2025, Crocodilus targets Android devices, specifically. Keeping your cryptocurrencies in a hardware wallet limits the malware’s reach. Triple-check app downloads: Don’t side-load applications from unsafe websites. Make sure to triple-check apps on the Google Play Store and only download those you’re sure are official.Check official sources: Follow reputable cybersecurity websites, subreddits and other spaces to stay current on Crocodilus protection methods.Finally, be wary of unexpected backup prompts and monitor app behavior for suspicious activity.
https://cointelegraph.com/explained/crocodilus-malware-explained-how-it-targets-android-crypto-wallets

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2025-04-22T15:04:03Z

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Opinion by: Ahmad Shadid, CEO of O.xyzThe DeepSeek saga made it abundantly clear that cheaper AI models can offer breakthrough advantages. DeepSeek challenges traditional investments with low-cost, high-performance technology. Yet its rise brings serious risks. The most concerning aspects of such models are data privacy and security issues. The fact that such advanced models can be developed at a fraction of the standard expense does boost innovation and investment prospects, but at what cost?Cost-cutting AI models can create dangerous vulnerabilities, even if they democratize AI development. A recent Cisco study found that DeepSeek’s R1 model had a 100% attack success rate. In simple terms, the model failed to block a single harmful prompt. Why does security take a backseat during such innovation?DeepSeek sparks AI frenzy in China DeepSeek developers claim that its R1 chatbot costs a fraction of what rivals like OpenAI spend. Industry voices labeled this as the biggest AI chatbot story since November 2022. Microsoft and Amazon Web Services moved quickly to support DeepSeek. This progress comes with risks. DeepSeek’s AI model stores user data on servers in China. Chinese law forces companies to share data with state agencies. This policy may allow the Chinese government to harvest US consumer data.OpenAI raised concerns over DeepSeek in a letter to the US government. The 15-page letter highlighted that DeepSeek’s advancements, particularly with its R1 model, are narrowing the US lead in AI. From a financial viewpoint, DeepSeek’s announcement triggered a global panic. Tech stocks dropped sharply. Nvidia, a leader in chip manufacturing, lost nearly 17% in a single day. Investors reevaluated the cost and competitiveness of the AI industry. The loss in market value reached hundreds of billions of dollars. As risk sentiment spread, the shockwaves moved quickly into other sectors like crypto. The fast and hasty reaction itself is a critical concern. If AI developers want to cash in on this low-cost development trend, we might see more models like DeepSeek emerge that sacrifice user privacy for the sake of rapid deployment. The spillover effects on cryptoThe DeepSeek saga revealed a more concerning trend for the crypto industry. Cryptocurrencies have grown closely linked with tech stocks. When DeepSeek hit the headlines, the crypto market was not spared. Bitcoin (BTC), the most prominent digital asset, fell below $100,000. Analysts also noted that Bitcoin’s six‐month rolling correlation with the Nasdaq Composite rose to about 0.5. This indicates that risk assets like Bitcoin follow suit when tech stocks falter. So, future developments that damage the mainstream tech market can also take a toll on the crypto market. Critics, including Jean Rausis of Smardex, maintain that DeepSeek’s technology “has nothing to do with Bitcoin” on a fundamental level. The prevailing market fear, however, meant that any shock in the tech sector transmitted quickly to the crypto market. Many Bitcoin miners had moved into AI data center operations and saw shares decline by 13%–18%. This drop added to the overall uncertainty in the market.Another concern is the increasing avenue of scams. Several DeepSeek-themed or even fake AI-themed tokens emerged and captured investors’ attention. New investors would know very little about trading on decentralized exchanges and identifying pump-and-dump or rug-pull schemes. Security risks that can’t be ignored Security researchers pointed out that the DeepSeek R1 iOS app uses outdated encryption. Such flaws expose users to the risk of cyberattacks and data breaches. This cost-cutting can leave the system vulnerable to manipulation and misuse. The possibility that a low-cost AI model might serve foreign state interests casts a long shadow over its adoption.Recent: OpenAI expects to 3X revenue in 2025 but Chinese AI firms are heating upSecurity risks of this nature require urgent attention from companies and regulators alike. US officials worry about the storage of sensitive consumer data on Chinese servers. Regulators may impose stricter data protection standards to safeguard market confidence. Industry experts also debate the long-term influence of DeepSeek. Some argue that its cost-efficiency could push the entire AI sector forward. They see lower training costs as an opportunity to drive innovation and increase competition. This could lead to broader adoption of AI tools and lower costs. Yet the security shortcomings remain unresolved. The risk that cheaper models expose users to data breaches and cyberattacks overshadows potential benefits.What’s ahead? As regulators and industry leaders step in to examine these issues, the future of AI depends on how well we manage these security risks. We must demand higher standards for data protection, even as we push for innovation. DeepSeek’s case reminds us that breakthroughs in efficiency must come with strong safeguards. The choices made now will shape the future of AI and consumer data protection. The debate over cheaper, faster but riskier technology is far from over and will continue to influence the tech and crypto space for years to come.Opinion by: Ahmad Shadid, CEO of O.xyz. This article is for general information purposes and is not intended to be and should not be taken as legal or investment advice. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed here are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/deep-seek-and-security-concerns

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2025-04-22T14:00:04Z

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Bitcoin mining firm Bitdeer has secured a $60 million loan to ramp up its Bitcoin ASIC manufacturing efforts as global mining competition intensifies amid record-breaking network hashrates.According to its annual report, Bitdeer entered a loan agreement in April with affiliate firm Matrixport, a crypto financial services company founded by Bitdeer chairman Jihan Wu.The facility offers up to $200 million, backed by Bitdeer’s Sealminer hardware, with a floating interest rate of 9% plus market benchmarks. As of April 21, Bitdeer had drawn $43 million from the credit line.Source: Bitdeer’s Annual ReportThe latest funding adds to a $17 million unsecured loan secured in January, alongside previous capital raises totaling $572.5 million via convertible notes in 2024. Bitdeer also issued over six million shares, raising nearly $119 million in equity markets this year.Related: Top Bitcoin miners produced nearly $800M of BTC in Q1 2025Bitdeer acquires 101 MW Alberta power projectIn February 2025, Bitdeer acquired a fully licensed 101 megawatt (MW) gas-fired power project near Fox Creek, Alberta, for $21.7 million in cash, per the annual filing.The site, with potential to scale up to 1 gigawatt, includes all necessary permits for construction and a 99 MW grid connection. The power plant is set to be developed with an EPC partner and is expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2026.In March, the company also purchased 40 MW worth of liquid-cooled mining containers from Saiheat.More recently, it was reported that Bitdeer is expanding its self-mining operations and investing in United States-based production. The shift came in response to cooling demand for its mining hardware from other miners.“Our plan going forward is to prioritize our own self-mining,” Jeff LaBerge, Bitdeer’s head of capital markets and strategic initiatives, reportedly said. Additionally, on Feb. 28, 2025, Bitdeer launched a $20 million share repurchase program, effective through February 2026. To date, it has repurchased 1,056,500 Class A shares valued at approximately $12 million under this program.Related: American Bitcoin’s ambition is to dominate mining — Hut 8 CEOBitcoin hashrate surges while miner revenues shrinkBitdeer’s expansion comes as Bitcoin’s network computing power hit a record 1 sextillion hashes per second in early April, according to BitInfoCharts.Bitcoin hashrate. Source: BitInfoChartsA higher hashrate indicates that more miners (or more powerful machines) are competing to solve Bitcoin blocks. As competition rises, each individual miner’s chance of earning block rewards decreases, implying declining profitability.Further hurting miner revenue are low transaction fees. As of now, the average Bitcoin transaction fee hovers around $1, down from over $16 per transfer in April last year, according to YCharts.The low transaction fees and rising hashrate forced public miners to sell over 40% of their BTC production in March — the highest since late 2024.Firms like Hive, Bitfarms and Ionic Digital reportedly sold more than 100% of their monthly output.Magazine: Altcoin season to hit in Q2? Mantra’s plan to win trust: Hodler’s Digest, April 13 – 19
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitdeer-60m-loan-expansion-bitcoin-asic-hashrate-record

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2025-04-22T13:50:04Z

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Mantra founder and CEO John Mullin has begun an $80 million burn of OM tokens to regain users’ trust following the token’s sudden crash earlier in April. However, the question of the underlying reasons for the OM crash remains unanswered, blockchain investigators told Cointelegraph.Unpacking Mantra’s OM crash requires a detailed forensic study rather than just basic blockchain analysis, Natalie Newson, senior blockchain investigator at the blockchain security firm CertiK, said.“A full forensic investigation, akin to what we saw post-FTX, would be needed to substantiate claims of calculated exploitation,” Newson told Cointelegraph, highlighting challenges of tracing over-the-counter (OTC) transactions.Newson’s perspective on the OM crash came days after Mantra released its post-crash statement, asking centralized exchange partners to collaborate on further unpacking the incident.Onchain activity versus opaque OTC dealsAddressing the OM token crash, CertiK’s Newson stressed the importance of distinguishing between public onchain activity and the “more opaque nature of OTC deals.”Mantra CEO Mullin publicly disclosed that the Mantra team “has done a small amount of OTCs” up to $30 million of OM tokens in an interview with Coffeezilla on April 15.Mantra’s founder and CEO, John Mullin, in an interview with Coffeezilla. Source: YouTubeUnlike traceable transactions on centralized exchanges, OTC crypto transfers involve a method of buying and selling cryptocurrencies outside of exchanges, designed to enable deep liquidity and big trades while mitigating the volatility of prices.“In this case, the accumulation of approximately 100 million OM by a whale appears to have been the result of secondary market transactions — not necessarily direct activity from Mantra insiders,” Newson said.Analysis by Arkham or Nansen is not enoughAs previously mentioned, Mullin denied allegations that the OM crash resulted from an insider token dump, claiming that the blockchain analytics platform Arkham “mislabelled” some of the wallets.Newson said that data from Arkham and similar platforms like Nansen would be insufficient to confirm or deny insider involvement.“To confirm coordinated insider behavior, it would likely require more than just basic wallet tracing on platforms like Arkham or Nansen,” Newson said, adding:“Blockchain analytics tools can provide directional clues, but without access to offchain agreements and centralized exchange records, drawing definitive conclusions would be difficult.”Newson is not alone in highlighting the complicated nature of tracing transactions in the OM token crash.Related: Mantra OM token crash exposes ‘critical’ liquidity issues in crypto“There are ways to get data from the node, but it does not seem to be easy to get a full history,” Whale Alert’s co-founder Frank Weert told Cointelegraph.Mullin previously said that the team has been considering hiring a forensic auditor following the OM crash, but had made no decisions as of April 16.Arkham did not respond to multiple Cointelegraph inquiries to comment on the Mantra incident.Magazine: Altcoin season to hit in Q2? Mantra’s plan to win trust: Hodler’s Digest, April 13 – 19
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mantra-om-crash-unpack-forensic-study-certik

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2025-04-22T11:37:03Z

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A Solana address with over 1 million tokens is sitting on over $153 million in profit after a four-year staking play on the crypto asset. Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain flagged the wallet address of a whale that staked nearly 1 million Solana (SOL) tokens in 2021. At the time of the staking, Solana tokens were worth around $27, which means the trader spent about $27 million to execute the staking play. Four years later, the whale’s total staked Solana holdings reached 1.29 million. With Solana appreciating to about $140, the whale’s holdings increased in value to about $180 million. On April 22, the whale started offloading a portion of the token stash to cash out on the gains. Lookonchain reported that the whale had already unstaked 100,000 SOL tokens (about $14 million) and sent them to Binance. Sending tokens to crypto exchanges often indicates an intent to sell. Even though the trader already took millions in SOL tokens, Lookonchain said the whale still has 1.19 million Solana, worth around $166 million. Since the trader spent $27 million on the play, the total unrealized profit for the address is about $153 million. Source: LookonchainSolana whales turn $37 million to $200 million in four-year playThe Solana whale’s unstaking and token offloading follow another Solana staking play that involved hundreds of millions earlier in April. On April 4, Arkham Intelligence data showed that four wallets that staked $37 million in tokens in 2021 had their tokens unlocked, meaning they can unstake and sell them. The blockchain intelligence platform called the event “the largest single-day unlock of staked SOL.”During the unlock, the tokens were worth over $206 million. After the tokens were unlocked, about $50 million in tokens were sold. Related: Babylon total value locked drops 32% as wallets unstake $1.2B in BitcoinSolana briefly flips Ethereum in staking market capAs many whales turn to Solana for staking plays, the network briefly flipped Ethereum in the staking market cap. On April 20, the blockchain overtook Ethereum regarding staked token value after reaching over $53 billion. However, the event was short-lived as Ethereum easily recovered the top spot. While the event may seem bullish, community members were split on whether Solana overtaking Ethereum is bullish or bearish for the network. Magazine: Uni students crypto ‘grooming’ scandal, 67K scammed by fake women: Asia Express
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2025-04-22T05:21:06Z

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Crypto law firm Burwick Law has called out Solana-based non-fungible token platform Metaplex’s plan to sweep unclaimed Solana (SOL) into its treasury instead of returning it to investors, suggesting it could be at risk of litigation if it follows through with the plan.Last year, Metaplex, an NFT protocol, discovered a way to reduce the amount of onchain storage required for certain NFTs. By resizing the NFTs, Solana NFT holders can claim a small amount of SOL. In October, Metaplex said that Metaplex Token Metadata (TM) NFT holders will be able to execute a “resize optimization” for all TM accounts with a deadline of April 25. Those who didn’t do it voluntarily by the deadline would have their excess SOL transferred to the Metaplex DAO automatically, with how they’re to be used yet to be determined. However, Burwick criticized the firm’s plan to sweep unclaimed funds to its DAO treasury instead of returning them to NFT holders.“Many minters never received clear notice that these lamports could be swept, let alone diverted to a treasury they do not control,” Burwick said in an April 22 open letter to Metaplex and the broader Solana community.Burwick said over 54,000 SOL tokens are at risk, and according to Metaplex’s website, only 7,043 SOL have been claimed. At current market prices, more than $6.5 million remains unclaimed.Burwick said many of the NFT collectors it represents have shared “deep concerns” about the plan.Burwick added that Metaplex’s plan “erodes trust” and “violates the spirit of crypto.”“‘Code is law’ only works when the rules are clear and immutable. If a protocol can rewrite yesterday’s deal tomorrow, the promise of decentralised permanence rings hollow.”Source: Burwick LawBurwick said such a move could entitle victims to restitution should a court find the sweep constituted unjust enrichment or violates consumer protection laws.Metaplex hasn’t responded to Burwick’s X post. Cointelegraph reached out to Metaplex but didn’t receive an immediate response.Metaplex said the unclaimed SOL may be used for the DAO to vote on airdrops, distribute grants to ecosystem builders, or other initiatives. Source: MetaplexBurwick pitches what Metaplex should do insteadThe crypto lawyers advised Metaplex to pause the plan and refund rent directly to current NFT holders while retaining a “modest” network-maintenance bounty of 10%.“A 90 / 10 split protects users, preserves DAO funding, and proves that the Solana ecosystem can self‑regulate—without a courtroom.”Related: Coinbase distances Base from highly criticized memecoin that dumped $15MBurwick noted that other DeFi protocols have resolved similar issues this way.The lawyers said there is still plenty of time for Metaplex to execute such a strategy and avoid litigation where funds could be frozen.“The ball is in the DAO’s court. Let’s show the world that Web3 corrects its own course and lives up to its founding principles of transparency, immutability, and fair dealing.”Magazine: Meet lawyer Max Burwick — ‘The ambulance chaser of crypto’
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-law-firm-urges-metaplex-rethink-user-fee-sweep-risk-litigation

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2025-04-22T03:38:03Z

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Crypto markets avoided the fallout caused by US President Donald Trump’s latest salvo against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which saw the US stock market slump and the dollar continue to weaken over uncertainty. Stock markets across the United States ended April 21 in the red, with the S&P 500 dropping 2.4%, the tech-heavy Nasdaq slipping 2.5%, and the Dow Jones losing 2.5%, or nearly 1,000 points, according to Google Finance. The S&P 500 has now declined by more than 12% since the beginning of the year, and the Nasdaq is down almost 18% in the US tech stock exodus. US stock heatmap. Source: TradingViewThe stock slide follows escalating tension between Donald Trump and Jerome Powell and growing concern over the impact of trade tariffs. “‘Preemptive Cuts’ in Interest Rates are being called for by many,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social on April 21. “With Energy Costs way down, food prices […] substantially lower, and most other ‘things’ trending down, there is virtually No Inflation,” he added. Trump has reiterated his call for lowering interest rates, which Powell, who has been labelled as “Mr. Too Late” and a “major loser” by the POTUS, has kept high at 4.5%. Source: Donald TrumpLast week, Powell took a swipe at Trump’s trade tariffs, saying they could lead to a dangerous economic mix of rising prices and slowing growth, or “stagflation.”Trump responded with a call to fire the central bank chair, stating at the time that his “termination cannot come fast enough.” The Fed is expected to maintain its wait-and-see policy approach at its May 7 meeting, with interest rate markets predicting just a 13% chance of a rate cut, according to CME Fed Watch. US dollar devaluation continues The US Dollar Index (DXY) — a measure of the strength of the greenback against a basket of leading currencies — has also slipped more than 10% so far this year. This week it fell to a three-year low below 98 on April 21, according to TradingView. “Everyone needs and wants a weaker dollar to service their dollar debts,” commented Real Vision founder and CEO Raoul Pal on April 22. “This is the purest form of global liquidity and is the largest driver of global M2 [money supply] currently,” he added. Related: US dollar goes 'no-bid' — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week Meanwhile, crypto markets have held on to weekend gains with total capitalization remaining at $2.83 trillion at the time of writing. Bitcoin (BTC) is keeping digital asset markets buoyed, hitting a four-week high of $88,500 on April 22. “Amid one of the most turbulent periods for global markets in years, Bitcoin is showing impressive resilience,” commented Bitfinex analysts in a recent market update. Magazine: Altcoin season to hit in Q2? Mantra’s plan to win trust: Hodler’s Digest
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2025-04-22T02:13:03Z

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Mantra founder and CEO John Patrick Mullin has started unstaking 150 million of his Mantra (OM) tokens in preparation for sending them to a burn address in an attempt to restore the token’s value by tightening supply. Mantra announced on April 21 that the unstaking process had begun, and would be completed by April 29, at which point Mullin's Mantra (OM) tokens will be sent to the burn address and permanently removed from circulating supply.Source: John Patrick MullinMullin said it was a “first step in rebuilding trust with the community, but far from the last.” Mantra said it was also in talks with “key ecosystem partners” about burning a further 150 million OM to bring the total burn amount to 300 million.With 150 million fewer OM, Mantra’s total supply will decline to 1.67 billion, and its number of staked tokens will drop by over 26% from 571.8 million OM to 421.8 million OM. Returns will also be boosted: “This strategic burn will lower the bonded ratio from 31.47% to 25.30%, resulting in an increase in staking APR,” Mantra said.Token burn initiative follows OM price collapseTwo days after Mantra’s rapid 90% price collapse on April 13, Mullins posted to X that he intended to burn all of the staked tokens he was allocated at the blockchain’s mainnet genesis in October. These vested “team tokens” were due to be unlocked starting in 2027.He also ran a poll on X about the proposed burn of his tokens, with alternate options such as extended vesting or unlocking tokens at milestones — as a “temperature check of people’s thoughts.”The poll had attracted almost 9,000 votes at the time of writing, and a number of commenters criticized it as an attempt to reverse course on the burn commitment. Source: John Patrick MullinThe burn is connected to an “OM Token support plan” Mantra announced following the price crash, which will also feature a token buyback. Mullin said the buyback program was also “well underway.”Related: How Mantra’s OM token collapsed in 24 hours of chaosMantra also released a tokenomics dashboard to increase transparency as it seeks to regain the trust of the community. At the time of writing, the OM price remains down around 90% from its value of $6.30 earlier in April, trading at below $0.55.Magazine: Financial nihilism in crypto is over — It’s time to dream big again
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mantra-ceo-begin-process-burning-150-million-om-tokens

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2025-04-21T22:22:03Z

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A member of the House of Representatives has proposed legislation aimed at stopping investors from using the US territory of Puerto Rico as a crypto tax haven.According to an April 21 Bloomberg report, New York Representative Nydia Velázquez introduced the Fair Taxation of Digital Assets in Puerto Rico Act, a bill that could change existing laws in the territory to require certain investors to pay local and federal taxes on capital gains, including from digital assets. The legislation would reportedly add text to Puerto Rico’s Internal Revenue Code, making income from cryptocurrencies subject to federal tax laws.“This wave of crypto investors hasn’t helped Puerto Rico’s recovery or strengthened the local economy,” said Rep. Velázquez, according to Bloomberg. “Instead, it’s driven up housing costs, pushed out local residents, and added pressure to an island where nearly 40% of people live in poverty — all while costing the federal government billions in lost tax revenue.”Puerto Rico is well known as a tax haven for many people in the crypto industry since the territory began allowing exemptions in 2012 under Act 20 and Act 22 of the Tax Incentives Code — later consolidated as Act 60. The island has attracted investors, including Pantera Capital founder Dan Morehead, venture capitalist Brock Pierce, and online influencer Logan Paul.Related: NFT trader faces prison for $13M tax fraud on CryptoPunk profitsMissing out on crypto tax revenueRep. Velazquez’s office reportedly said Puerto Rico could lose roughly $4.5 billion in revenue from 2020 to 2026 due to the tax incentives in place. In contrast, Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González-Colón proposed extending Act 60, set to expire in 2035, to the end of 2055, but requiring applicants to be subject to a 4% capital gains tax rate, smaller than the typical range up to 37% in the US.It’s unclear whether the legislation proposed by Rep. Velazquez, a Democrat, would have enough political support to pass in the Republican-controlled House or Senate. Both chambers will likely consider floor votes for stablecoin legislation and a crypto regulatory framework in the coming months. Magazine: XRP win leaves Ripple and industry with no crypto legal precedent set
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2025-04-21T21:42:03Z

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Coinbase has listed futures contracts for the XRP token on its US derivatives exchange, the cryptocurrency platform said on April 21.The contracts are overseen by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and offer traders “a regulated, capital-efficient way to gain exposure to one of the most liquid digital assets,” the company said in a post on the X platform.Coinbase’s XRP (XRP) futures include standard contracts representing 10,000 XRP and retail-oriented “nano” contracts representing 500 XRP each, or approximately $1,000 as of April 21, according to regulatory filings. The contracts are the latest crypto futures to launch on Coinbase’s derivatives exchange, which also features Solana (SOL) and Hedera (HBAR) futures contracts, both added in February. Source: CoinbaseRelated: Coinbase in talks to buy derivatives exchange Deribit: ReportBurgeoning market segmentSince 2024, US exchanges — including Coinbase, Robinhood and Chicago Mercantile Exchange — have been expanding crypto futures offerings in response to strong demand from retail and institutional investors. Futures contracts are standardized agreements to buy or sell an underlying asset at a future date. They are popular for hedging and speculation because they let traders take long and short positions, often with leverage. Coinbase lists derivatives tied to some 92 different assets on its international exchange and approximately two dozen in the US, according to its website. Its US-traded products include contracts tied to memecoins, such as Dogecoin (DOGE), and commodities, such as oil and gold. Coinbase's stock performance vs. the S&P 500. Source: JPMorganIn December, Coinbase said derivatives trading volumes soared roughly 10,950% in 2024. The exchange is reportedly in talks to buy Deribit in a bid to expand its derivatives footprint.Coinbase launched its US derivatives exchange in 2022, bringing cryptocurrency futures — including retail-oriented “nano” contracts — to tens of millions of US users.Launched in 2012, XRP Ledger is among the oldest blockchain networks and specializes in payments and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications for institutions. As of April 21, XRP’s market capitalization stands at approximately $120 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. In March, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dropped a years-long lawsuit against XRP Ledger’s developer, Ripple, for alleged securities law violations.Magazine: Crypto ‘more taboo than OnlyFans,’ says Violetta Zironi, who sold song for 1 BTC
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2025-04-21T17:23:09Z

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Upexi, a brand owner that specializes in supply chain management, is diversifying into the cryptocurrency sector. On April 21, the company announced a $100 million raise, with over 90% earmarked for building a Solana (SOL) treasury strategy.After the announcement, shares of Upexi have skyrocketed from a $2.30 close on April 17 to $16.79 at this writing, marking a 632% jump for the day.UPXI intraday performance on the Nasdaq. Source: Google FinanceMany “prominent” crypto venture capitalist firms participated in the $100 million raise, according to an announcement. Backers include the family office of Arthur Hayes, Delta Blockchain Fund, Delphi Ventures, Hivemind, Borderless, and White Star Capital, among others. The round was completed with a sale of around 44 million shares of common stock at a price of $2.28.According to Upexi's recent financials, it posted a profit of $3 million in the last quarter of 2024, down 34.8% or $4.6 million from the same time period in 2023.Companies mimic StrategyStrategy (formerly MicroStrategy) was one of the first mainstream companies to adopt a cryptocurrency treasury strategy. It started purchasing Bitcoin (BTC) in August 2020, and its stock price has jumped significantly since then. Currently, over 13,000 companies have exposure to Strategy.Other companies have followed Strategy’s lead in adopting a Bitcoin treasury, including Metaplanet, which topped $400 million in BTC holdings on April 21, and Semler Scientific, which reported paper losses for its BTC holdings on April 16.Related: Metaplanet, Semler Scientific were ‘zombie companies’ until Bitcoin, execs sayFewer companies adopting a crypto treasury strategy have chosen a coin other than Bitcoin. One such company is Janover, which was taken over by former Kraken executives on April 7. Like Upexi, it is adopting a Solana treasury strategy and acquired $10.5 million worth of SOL on April 15.SOL is the native token of the Solana blockchain. The network, once seen as the “Ethereum killer,” has fast speeds based on a proof-of-history consensus mechanism. Solana has been among the big winners of the latest bull market, thanks to use cases like memecoins and decentralized infrastructure applications. Magazine: Memecoins are ded — But Solana ‘100x better’ despite revenue plunge
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