US President Donald Trump’s first month in office has been highly volatile for risk assets, but his administration will likely be a net positive for Bitcoin in the long run, according to Standard Chartered. In a Feb. 27 interview with CNBC, Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick, said he expects Bitcoin’s (BTC) … Read more
The Pudgy Penguins NFT project will debut an animated Youtube series titled “Lil Pudgys” in Spring 2025, produced in collaboration with digital content studio Thesoul Publishing. Pudgy Penguins NFT Project Launches Animated Youtube Series The series, announced Tuesday, follows four penguin characters—Atlas, Eureka, Snofia and Springer—living in UnderBerg, a fictional iceberg world. Aimed at children … Read more
The United States has a huge opportunity to embrace blockchain technology, Web3 and crypto through legislation under a changing political landscape, Representative Bryan Steil said during a Feb. 26 interview. “My broader philosophical goal here is [as a policymaker]: How do we make sure that the United States is in a position to out-compete the … Read more
Aptos (APT) has spent the past month consolidating within a tight range, with its price bouncing between $5.63 and $6.53. This stagnation has been primarily driven by broader market volatility, leaving traders uncertain about the token’s direction. However, recent developments, such as Bitwise’s filing for an APT ETF, could provide the spark necessary for a … Read more
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. … Read more
Bybit’s illicit funds laundering has earned THORChain almost $3 billion in trading volume and $3 million in fee revenue. THORChain (RUNE), a cross-chain swap protocol, saw a massive surge in activity as the Bybit’s hacker laundered funds through its platform. According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin, the hackers, the North Korean Lazarus group, converted the … Read more
XRP is trading at $2.20 with a market capitalization of $127 billion, a 24-hour global trade volume of $5.43 billion, and an intraday price range between $2.16 and $2.27, indicating consolidation near key support levels as the cryptocurrency navigates a broader downtrend across multiple timeframes. XRP On the one-hour chart, XRP remains in a tight … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) has experienced a sharp decline of 11% in the past week, falling below $90,000 for the first time since November 2024, signifying heightened market volatility. In-depth analysis indicates bearish signals on technical indicators such as the Ichimoku Cloud, raising concerns about Bitcoin’s immediate price trajectory. According to Tracy Jin, COO of MEXC, the … Read more
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit’s billion-dollar cybersecurity exploit was a setback for institutional adoption of crypto staking, Bohdan Opryshko, staking services provider Everstake’s chief operating officer, told Cointelegraph. On Feb. 21, the Lazarus Group, a hacking operation based in North Korea, gained access to Bybit’s wallet credentials and stole some $1.4 billion worth of liquid staked Ether (STETH). … Read more
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirms the involvement of North Korea in the Bybit hack. Over the past few years, North Korean state-sponsored actors have terrorized the crypto space, and their reign of terror shows no signs of slowing. In the latest instance, law enforcement has confirmed that these actors are behind the $1.5 … Read more