Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Binance completed its $1 billion Bitcoin conversion for its emergency user fund as crypto sentiment hit record lows and smart money traders increased short exposure.Binance completed the $1 billion Bitcoin conversion for its emergency fund, committin...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought nearly $50 million of Robinhood, Bullish and Circle shares as Bitcoin dipped and US spot BTC ETFs saw $276 million in outflows.ARK Invest, the investment firm led by Bitcoin bull Cathie Wood, snapped up a significant b...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Strategy CEO Phong Le says the company is moving away from issuing and selling common stock to buy Bitcoin and isn't interested in acquiring Bitcoin treasuries.Bitcoin treasury company Strategy will further lean on its preferred stock sales to acquir...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Fundstrat's Tom Lee argues Ether is close to the bottom and says investors should be thinking about opportunities instead of selling.Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee said he expects Ether to rebound quickly following recent declines, arguing the as...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Russian news outlets reported on Wednesday that WhatsApp’s domain had been completely blocked and was inaccessible without a VPN or another workaround.WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by social media giant Meta, has accused Russia of attempting to b...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Binance Thailand’s CEO says it is a “watershed moment” for digital assets in the country, as they are no longer being treated as mere speculative instruments.Thailand’s government on Tuesday approved the Finance Ministry’s proposal allowing digital a...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation’s head of AI have proposed a method to keep users’ AI API calls private while still allowing punishment for abuse.Ethereum Foundation AI lead Davide Crapis and Ethereum co-founder Vitali...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Despite the deposit and withdrawal halt, BlockFills customers can still place trades on the platform to open and close positions.Institution-focused crypto lending platform BlockFills announced it halted customer deposits and withdrawals last week as...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
US prosecutors said Paxful marketed itself as a non-KYC platform and presented anti-money laundering policies that it knew “were not implemented or enforced.”Peer-to-peer crypto exchange Paxful has been ordered to pay $4 million after admitting it kn...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
The tech billionaire revealed X Money will launch in limited beta before rolling out globally as part of the firm’s “everything app” strategy.X Money, an upcoming payments system that forms part of Elon Musk’s “everything app” plans, is scheduled to...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Users can set controls and permissions to allow the AI agent to manage liquidity positions and execute trades at any time of day, Coinbase said.Coinbase has launched crypto wallet infrastructure that allows AI agents — programs capable of autonomous...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Price feeds for SPYon, QQQon and TSLAon are now live on Ethereum, allowing the Ondo-issued tokenized equities to be used as collateral in DeFi lending markets.Ondo Finance said its Ondo Global Markets platform has integrated Chainlink as its official...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
A House Committee on Financial Services hearing on Wednesday dredged up concerns about the pro-crypto regulatory shift under the Trump administration.US lawmakers questioned Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins at a hearing on W...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Technical charts show Bitcoin and altcoins consolidating as part of establishing a new price floor after last week’s sharp sell-off. As a range is set, will bulls or bears establish dominance?Key points:Bitcoin spot selling keeps a $60,000 retest ope...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Bitcoin price crumbled back toward its 2026 low as a lack of fresh capital inflows, weak investor sentiment, and rising selling in spot markets chipped away at the $66,000 level.Bitcoin (BTC) has now retraced for three straight days, slipping below $...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Deel will enable its customers to pay workers in the United Kingdom and European Union, with a US expansion planned later.Global payroll platform Deel will begin offering stablecoin salary payouts through a partnership with MoonPay, starting with wor...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
BlackRock is bringing its $2.1 billion tokenized Treasury fund to Uniswap, expanding institutional access to DeFi and deepening Wall Street’s push into onchain finance.Asset management giant BlackRock is making its first formal move into decentralize...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
The pilot programs explore wholesale settlement between institutions and real-world use cases, along with stablecoin development and tokenized bank deposits.Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the country’s central bank, said on Wednesday that its Digital As...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Bitcoin price could still reach $150,000 by year-end, but several things must happen for BTC price to find its technical footing and spark a new bull run.Bitcoin (BTC) may recover from its ongoing slump and reach $150,000 by the year’s end, according...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Bitcoin volatility spiked on the back of surprisingly strong US nonfarm payrolls numbers, but traders retained $50,000 BTC price targets. Will a Fed rate decision lead to a bullish outcome?Bitcoin (BTC) saw flash volatility around Wednesday’s Wall St...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
The EU plans to ban crypto transactions with Russia by shutting down all related channels, but analysts question whether the measure is fully enforceable.The European Union is finalizing a new package of sanctions aimed at closing loopholes that offi...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Danske Bank said it is opening access to Bitcoin and Ether ETPs for self-directed clients after years of caution on crypto, citing rising customer demand and clearer EU rules.Danske Bank, the largest bank in Denmark and a major retail bank in Norther...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Data observed across 66 corridors in Africa shows conversion costs from 1.5% to 19% in January, with competition driving pricing gaps.Update Feb. 12, 6:50 am UTC: This article has been updated to add comments from Borderless.xyz CEO Kevin Lehtiniitty...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
Sam Bankman-Fried seeks a new FTX trial, alleging DOJ witness pressure and citing a declaration disputing the prosecution’s insolvency claims, according to a new filing.Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried claims to have “new evidence“ that the US Department of J...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 months ago
The product will let institutions use custodied Bitcoin as onchain collateral without moving assets or transferring control, with Morpho set as the initial liquidity partner.Lombard said it plans to launch Bitcoin Smart Accounts, designed to allow Bi...