Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Cross-chain bridges concentrate risk and centralize trust, creating vulnerabilities that could trigger a systemic crypto crisis under stressed market conditions.Opinion by: Kadan Stadelmann, chief technology officer of Komodo PlatformCrypto didn’t ge...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The decentralized perpetuals exchange said multiple core services were affected as it worked through a rollback and recovery process.Update Jan 19, 1:44 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add information from Paradex’s Telegram channel. Crypto...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Bitcoin drove 71% of last week’s $2.17 billion in crypto fund inflows, while Ether and Solana held up despite US CLARITY Act proposals to restrict stablecoin yields.Crypto investment products continued gathering steam last week, with fund inflows out...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says DAOs must move beyond simple token-voting treasuries and be redesigned to power core infrastructure like oracles and onchain courts.Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has called for new decentralized autonomo...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Despite Ether’s rejection from $3,400, data suggested that ETH price could see a sustained recovery over the next few weeks, as long as a key support level held.Ether’s (ETH) price had dropped 7% since being rejected from the $3,400 mark last week, f...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Blockchain data showed that stolen Bitcoin was bridged to Ethereum, fragmented into multiple wallets and later routed into the crypto mixer.Roughly $63 million in Tornado Cash deposits has been linked to the $282 million cryptocurrency wallet comprom...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association is backing the OECD’s CARF and tougher tax transparency, but wants lighter treatment and more flexible recordkeeping.The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association (HK...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed new laws creating licensed crypto exchanges and giving the central bank authority to approve tradable coins.Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed legislation establishing a regulat...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Bitcoin faced the prospect of turning its $98,000 highs into a liquidity hunt as tariffs put new BTC price local lows back on the table next.Bitcoin (BTC) takes a beating as the new week begins with markets held hostage by global trade tariff uncerta...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Rising crypto wealth is increasing the stakes of physical coercion. “Wrench attacks” show how digital assets can become real-world targets.In January 2025, French authorities freed Ledger co-founder David Balland after kidnappers demanded a large ran...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Ethereum’s walkaway test asks whether the network can remain credible, secure and adaptable without constant intervention, even as quantum risks loom. Vitalik Buterin’s “walkaway test” is a way to assess Ethereum’s long-term credibility. The network...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Since mid-2023, Binance Australia users have only been able to deposit or withdraw fiat funds from their crypto exchange accounts via debit or credit card.Update Jan.19, 6:50 am: This article has been updated to include a statement from Matt Poblocki...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The Republican and Democratic Senate Judiciary leaders have called for changes to the market structure bill, arguing it would “weaken” the ability to police money transmitters.US Senate Judiciary Committee leaders are seeking to remove crypto develop...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Bitcoin futures open interest has begun to recover in January after a sharp Q4 deleveraging, though analysts say the rebound remains modest.Bitcoin futures open interest (OI) — a measure of derivative market participation — has gained almost 13% from...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
That free cafe WiFi can look mighty tempting, but it could also be a trap. Here's what to look out for.Imagine you’ve just gotten off a 16-hour flight. You’re red-eyed and irritable, but you need to shift some crypto funds in a hurry. The SIM-card sh...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The Bitcoin hashrate has slipped below 1 zetahash per second for the first time in four months despite a recent improvement in miner profitability.The Bitcoin network hashrate has fallen under 1,000 exahash per second (EH/s) for the first time since...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Bitcoin fell 3.6% as gold futures hit record highs after the EU threatened to retaliate against Trump’s tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland.Bitcoin fell almost $3,500 on Monday as Europe hinted at retaliatory measures against US Presid...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Michael Saylor’s Strategy has bought 14,910 Bitcoin since the start of the year, with the firm now holding over 687,000 Bitcoin.Strategy chairman Michael Saylor has hinted at another major Bitcoin buy after adding $1.25 billion worth of the cryptocur...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The Nasdaq-listed Canaan must get its share price to close above $1 for at least 10 trading days in a row to avoid being removed from the exchange.Crypto mining hardware maker Canaan Inc., which has seen its shares down 63% in the last 12 months, has...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The TROVE token generation event is still scheduled to proceed on Monday, despite the sudden pivot to Solana.Trove Markets, which is building a decentralized perpetual exchange for collectibles, is under fire for pivoting to Solana after raising over...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Overregulation of the crypto industry would negatively impact markets and gut decentralized finance (DeFi), according to Michaël van de Poppe.The stalling of the CLARITY crypto market structure bill in the United States Congress could ultimately bene...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Vitalik Buterin warns that Ethereum’s push to add new features while preserving backward compatibility is inflating protocol complexity, calling for a “garbage collection” process.Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is urging developers to confront t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Crypto’s interoperability layer reveals a gap between the industry’s decentralization narrative and how value actually moves across blockchains.Moving value across blockchains is now largely mediated by a small group of centralized intermediaries des...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
In 2024, the Bank for International Settlements stepped back from mBridge, seeking to distance itself from sanctions-related speculation surrounding the platform.China-led cross-border digital currency platform mBridge has processed more than $55 bil...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Michael Saylor shares his thoughts on criticism around Bitcoin treasuries, an exec says CLARITY Act ‘has a long way to go‘: Hodler’s Digest
