Update, Feb. 26, 3:18 pm UTC: This article has been updated with comments from Judith De Boer, attorney for Alexey Pertsev. The Ethereum Foundation (EF) donated $1.25 million to support the legal defense of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev, who is preparing to appeal his money laundering conviction in the Netherlands. “Privacy is normal, and
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Ethereum-based cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask is expanding its fiat off-ramp services to support 10 additional blockchain networks. The move, in partnership with payments provider Transak, is aimed at simplifying the process of converting digital assets into traditional currency. MetaMask users were previously forced to swap assets into Ether (ETH) tokens before being able to convert them
Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped into the $85,000 region on Feb. 26, flashing a clear signal that the crypto market is not out of the woods yet. The break below the $90,000 support on Feb. 25 tilted the advantage in favor of the bears. That triggered $937.9 million in outflows from the US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded
Onchain cybersecurity platform Cyvers detected suspicious outflows on Feb. 27 from an address linked to Mask Network founder Suji Yan. According to Cyvers, other flagged addresses had received about $4 million in cryptocurrencies, primarily in Ether (ETH)-linked tokens. The digital assets suspected to have been stolen included 113 ETH, valued at over $265,000 at the
Litecoin’s (LTC) X social media account was briefly hacked on Jan. 11 by a scammer promoting a fraudulent Litecoin token on the Solana network. “LTC is now in Solana,” the hacker wrote in a now-deleted and grammatically incorrect post, which featured a contract address and a Pump.fun link to the scam token. In an update,
Canary Capital’s recently filed amended S-1 form for its Canary Litecoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) could signal the altcoin may be the next digital asset in the United States to get the crypto ETF treatment, following Bitcoin and Ether in 2024. According to analysts from Bloomberg, the filing from Canary Capital on Jan. 15 seemingly confirmed
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has made a “notable” step toward approving spot Solana exchange-traded funds in the US after acknowledging Grayscale’s amended application — in what analysts say is a first for SOL ETFs. “This is actually newsworthy because the SEC had refused to do this in recent filing attempts for SOL,” Bloomberg
Bloomberg exchange-traded fund (ETF) analysts have tipped a 90% chance that the US securities regulator will approve a spot Litecoin ETF before the end of the year. Bloomberg’s James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas see its chances of being approved in 2025 as higher than other ETFs currently proposed, including a spot XRP (XRP), Solana (SOL)
Bitcoin (BTC) has been quiet over the weekend, indicating that the bulls and the bears are waiting for the next trigger to make their move. Although traders seem uncertain in the near term, analysts remain bullish over the long term. Market analyst Gert van Lagen highlighted that Bitcoin has broken out of a megaphone pattern,
On Feb. 9, Bitcoin (BTC) briefly rallied above $96,500, but the general daily price action has been more of the same sideways range trading as traders await a catalyst to start a trending move. The longer the price remains in a range, the stronger the eventual breakout or breakdown from it. CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young
Daily transactions on the Litecoin network have hit $9.6 billion per day as exchange-traded fund issuers have been making moves to list their proposed Litecoin ETFs in the United States. Litecoin’s (LTC) market capitalization surged by 46% from Feb. 2 to 19, showing increased investor interest, reported Santiment on Feb. 21. It added that part
US securities exchange Nasdaq has requested to list a Grayscale exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding the Polkadot network’s native token, DOT (DOT), filings showed. If approved, the Grayscale Polkadot Trust would add to the asset manager’s expanding suite of publicly traded crypto funds. The filing adds to the litany of applications with the US Securities and Exchange
Hackers gained access to the memecoin platform Pump.fun’s X account on Feb. 26, raising questions about security at a crucial time for memecoins and the crypto industry as a whole. The platform has since regained control over its X account. Pump.fun said that it’s unlikely any of its staff are at fault as it followed
New token listings resemble the stock market on steroids. Without the guardrails of traditional finance, prices swing wildly, making—and more often breaking—fortunes in days, if not hours. Binance exchange is often the listing destination of choice for many of these tokens, which offer traders high-risk bets and the chance to chase the next market sensation.
Social media mentions of crypto dip buying have rocketed to their highest level since last July amid a crypto market rout that recently sent Bitcoin under $80,000. Santiment’s social sentiment tracker found that traders’ discussions on various social media channels like X, Reddit and Telegram between Feb. 25 and 26 are “showing a very high
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed its lawsuit with crypto exchange Coinbase on Feb. 27, filings show, ending the case permanently. The SEC agreed to voluntarily dismiss all litigation tied to Coinbase and Coinbase Global with prejudice, which included withdrawing from its initial June 2023 lawsuit and its request for an interlocutory appeal
Rebecca Liao, co-founder and CEO of layer-1 blockchain Saga, believes that digital assets began as a bipartisan issue but gravitated toward the Republican Party in the last election cycle due to the previous administration’s anti-crypto policies. In an interview with Cointelegraph’s Turner Wright during the ETHDenver Conference, Liao pointed to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
Update (Feb. 28, 4:20 am UTC): This article has been updated to further clarify that the Division of Corporation Finance’s statement isn’t legally binding. The US Securities and Exchange Commission says it does not view memecoins as securities but warned any fraudulent tokens could still be subject to enforcement actions by other regulators. The agency’s
The US Securities and Exchange Commission, under former chair Gary Gensler, used settlements to pressure founders of decentralized finance platforms from ever working in the industry again, according to venture capital firm Founders Fund partner Joey Krug. “The thing people don’t really know about is that the government, in many cases, went to founders of
Arizona’s Senate has advanced a Bitcoin reserve bill, bringing it to second place behind Utah in a race between US states to get a crypto investment bill approved. The Arizona Senate passed the Strategic Digital Assets Reserve bill (SB 1373) on its third reading on Feb. 27 with a vote of 17 for and 12
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