Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
Bitcoin mining may be providing incremental support to the Russian ruble, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said, while cautioning that the effect is difficult to measure because much of the sector still operates in a legal and reporting gray z...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
Lawmakers in the US have put forward a discussion draft that would ease tax reporting for small stablecoin payments and let some crypto earners delay taxes on staking and mining rewards. According to reports, the plan was circulated by Representativ...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
The investment landscape in 2025 has delivered an unusual outcome that few would have anticipated at the start of the year. Assets traditionally viewed as slow movers have risen as the clear winners, while the cryptocurrency market has quietly slippe...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
According to a report by Mercado Bitcoin, crypto trading activity in Brazil rose 43% year-over-year in 2025, while the average amount invested per user crossed roughly BRL 5,700 — about $1,000. Reports have disclosed that this jump was driven by hea...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
2025 was a challenging year for the cryptocurrency market and industry, and it did not spare the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The US-based Bitcoin ETF market experienced wet and dry spells in equal proportions over the course of the yea...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
Hyundai Group’s Seoul offices were evacuated after an email threatened explosions unless a Bitcoin ransom was paid, authorities and media reports said. The message demanded 13 Bitcoin — roughly $1.1 million — and set a deadline of 11:30 AM, promptin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
Tom Lee, chairman of BitMine and managing partner at Fundstrat, has been a vocal optimist when it comes to the cryptocurrency market, especially for Bitcoin and Ethereum. Most recently, Fundstrat’s managing partner revived his $62,000 target call for...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, Kings County, has charged a man for allegedly defrauding $16 million from unsuspecting individuals by posing as a Coinbase representative. The elaborate scam, which reportedly ran from April 2023 to Dece...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
An unsuspecting crypto user has recently lost $50 million USDT in an address poisoning scam. The incident represents one of the largest on-chain losses in 2025, drawing reactions from crypto security experts as new developments on the matter roll in....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
The Blockchain Association led a broad industry push this week, asking Senate Banking leaders to resist efforts that would widen a ban on stablecoin yields beyond what Congress wrote into law. According to the association, the letter was signed by m...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
In the financial landscape, Bitcoin stands out as one of the few major assets that have failed to keep pace with broader market gains. This underperformance comes despite strong underlying fundamentals, where its price is being governed by the mechan...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
The price action of Bitcoin over the past week tells a perfect story of its performance this year. The premier cryptocurrency experienced incredible levels of volatility throughout the week, oscillating between the $90,000 and $86,000 range over the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
Blockstream CEO Adam Back publicly rebuked Castle Island Ventures partner Nic Carter after Carter explained why his firm backed Project Eleven, a startup that says it will protect bitcoin and other crypto assets from quantum computing risks. Back to...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
Cryptocurrency exchange ByBit has announced that it is relaunching a crypto platform in the United Kingdom two years after pausing its operations. The Dubai-based firm wound down its services in late 2023 as the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
The XRP price action is back in focus as an analyst outlines a clear strategy for managing gains in the current market structure. Although XRP has been trending downward for the past few months, the analysis highlights the potential for a recovery an...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
US Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), a renowned cryptocurrency advocate, announced on December 19, 2025, that she will not seek reelection in 2026 and will leave the Senate when her term ends in early 2027. Her decision marks the impending departur...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has predicted that the Bitcoin price could rally to $200,000 next year despite the current crypto market downturn. He also revealed what will spark this parabolic rally, citing recent liquidity measures by the U.S. Fede...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
Over the last week, Bitcoin recorded waves of significant correction, reaching a price bottom of $85,000 as broader financial markets also tumbled in fear of an impending economic recession. As many are opting to exit their investments, recent on-cha...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released new sanctions against Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, along with Gary Wang and Nishad Singh, former executives of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, as part...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
On-chain analytics firm Santiment has shared the data about how Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other top coins compare in Total Amount of Holders. Ethereum Beats Bitcoin, Dogecoin, & Others In Total Amount Of Holders In a new post on X, Santiment has tal...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
Polish lawmakers have reportedly halted discussions on crypto legislations until January after the parliament’s lower house, the Sejm, voted to pass a nearly identical version of a bill that was vetoed by Poland’s president earlier this month without...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
The legal troubles surrounding the collapsed Terraform Labs persist despite the recent sentencing of its founder, Do Kwon, to 15 years in prison by US authorities. Following Kwon’s conviction, the company’s bankruptcy administrator has in...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
US President Donald Trump’s public crypto moves have sharply changed how lawmakers and industry leaders view digital assets, according to Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson. He says a memecoin launch tied to the president, coming just days before his...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
Bitcoin is navigating heightened volatility as it trades around a critical support zone, with market participants increasingly questioning whether the price is aligned with underlying network fundamentals. While short-term price action remains choppy...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 weeks ago
Coinbase Global Inc. has sued the states of Michigan, Illinois, and Connecticut in federal court, asking judges to stop state regulators from treating prediction markets as illegal gambling. The exchange says those matters should be regulated by the...
