Bitcoin (BTC) is trading above $97,000 during the Asian morning hours as the market breathes a sigh of relief that the U.S. and China are said to be working on a trade deal, even if the market is also skeptical that a deal will be reached this month. “The U.S. has proactively reached out to … Read more
Movement Labs announced today on X that it had suspended co-founder Rushi Manche. The move to suspend Manche comes as Coinbase delisted the MOVE token, after CoinDesk reported that Movement Labs is investigating how a market maker tied to Web3Port acquired and dumped over 5% of the token’s supply, triggering a price crash. Binance had … Read more
The U.S. Senate may soon vote on legislation that would establish U.S. regulations for the issuers of stablecoins, also marking the first time the chamber has considered a major crypto bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, started the ball rolling to fast-track the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins … Read more
The U.S. Treasury Department proposed cutting off the Cambodia-based Huione Group from the U.S. financial system, citing the cyber-crime help the illicit marketplace gives to North Korean hackers and other criminal groups. The Telegram-based operation has been a “critical node for laundering proceeds of cyber heists” and aiding in so-called “pig butchering” scams that typically … Read more
NEW YORK, NY — Mango Markets exploiter Avraham “Avi” Eisenberg, who stole $110 million from the now-defunct decentralized finance protocol in 2022, was sentenced to 52 months in prison on Thursday — on his guilty plea to possession of child sexual exploitation material, not for his conviction on the crypto theft. The sentencing comes a year … Read more
Disclaimer: The analyst who co-wrote this piece owns shares of Strategy (MSTR). Strategy (MSTR) reported a first-quarter 2025 loss of $16.49 after posting a $5.9 billion writedown on its bitcoin stack thanks to a sizable decline in the price of BTC during the year’s first three months. Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company, … Read more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into PayPal’s dollar-backed stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), without taking enforcement action, ending a regulatory chapter that began more than a year ago, the company said. “In November 2023, we received a subpoena from the U.S. SEC Division of Enforcement relating to PayPal USD stablecoin. The … Read more
Litecoin (LTC) price surged more than 7% on Thursday, outperforming the broader market gauge CoinDesk 20 Index, which climbed about 4%. Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas reports that spot Litecoin ETF approval chances have surged to 90%, with a decisive deadline of October 2nd that could dramatically broaden LTC’s institutional investor base and potentially … Read more
What may or may not have been a blow-off top last week in the price of gold appears to have benefitted bitcoin (BTC) and that trend could be set to continue. Already among the best-performing global assets in recent months, gold’s rally powered to new heights in the weeks following President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs … Read more
Geopolitical tensions and evolving trade policies continue to shape cryptocurrency markets, with Solana emerging as a focal point amid global economic uncertainty. SOL has shown impressive recovery strength, climbing 8% from its April 30 low of $140 to around $152, with daily trading volume jumping 35% over 24 hours. This resilience comes as US-China trade … Read more
