Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Bitcoin fell below $82,000 while bond yields targeted new 24-year highs on the back of hot US CPI inflation.Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $82,000 after Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US consumer inflation beat expectations.Key points:Data from TradingVie...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Even if Justin Drake’s prediction that AI could break cryptography proves correct, critics say “bunker mode” is an impractical suggestion that’s unlikely to protect your crypto.If rising geopolitical tensions weren’t enough cause for concern, now it’...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Remittance-sized crypto transfers from Canada to three Asian countries reached $2.36 billion, while transfers to the Philippines alone rose 28% to $61 million.Remittance-sized crypto transfers from Canada to India, China and the Philippines surged 14...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Qivalis said the Electronic Money Institution authorization enables it to launch a euro-denominated stablecoin, with issuance planned for the coming months, subject to additional MiCA requirements.
European banking consortium Qivalis received Electro...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Payward expects to close the acquisition in 2027, enabling it to expand its traditional banking services into four EU operating markets already served by Saldo Bank.Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken’s parent company, Payward, will buy Lithuania-based Sa...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Ledger hardware wallet implants have renewed scrutiny of the middlemen handling devices before they reach buyers, even through authorized sellers.Ordinary cryptocurrency owners cannot realistically be expected to detect sophisticated tampering with h...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Coins.ph says its Philippine central bank license remains intact amid reports of possible revocation over alleged offshore gambling transactions.[Update, 11:00 am UTC: Added a follow-up response from a Coins.ph spokesperson.]Coins.ph said it remains...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Bitcoin onchain analysis eyed a “potential bottom” for BTC price action in early October as demand weathered external headwinds.Bitcoin (BTC) can still preserve its traditionally strong October performance, as onchain data points to a local BTC price...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Should US high court justices grant review of the case, they could release a decision as early as June 2027.After being convicted in 2023, losing his appeal to a Second Circuit court in 2026 and awaiting a decision on a presidential pardon that may n...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Saifedean Ammous argues that Bitcoin already functions as money when held as a store of value; expects it will become larger and less volatile than gold as it matures.Saifedean Ammous, the author of the 2018 academic book “The Bitcoin Standard,” said...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Standard Chartered expanded its spot crypto trading services to professional investors in the UAE region, with plans to offer access to more market participants.Standard Chartered has expanded Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) trading to wealthy clients...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Starknet’s Shadow Accounts allow users to obscure connections between their main wallets and DeFi activity, though transactions remain visible onchain.Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet has launched a wallet privacy feature that lets users interact wi...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
New York Fed President John Williams’ comments came as he reaffirmed his view that the US Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates once more this year.New York Fed President John Williams said AI equipment supply could take more than two year...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said nearly every fundamental indicator that Bitwise tracks spiked sharply higher.Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan says Q3 may have been “one of the best quarters in crypto’s history,” arguing a sharp rebound in cryp...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
The wallet maker requested that devices be removed from shelves while investigators work to establish where tampering occurred.Ledger has requested sellers and distributors of its devices in six Southeast Asian countries and Hong Kong to suspend sale...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Tokenized equities have reached nearly $3.3 billion in value as investors embrace round-the-clock access beyond Wall Street hours.
Most trading in tokenized stocks on major blockchains now takes place outside regular US market hours, offering an earl...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
CCO Danny Sanders said he had notified certain hardware wallet resellers that they would be removed from Trezor’s list of authorized entities starting Jan. 1.Hardware wallet producer Trezor announced it would reduce its number of resellers as a “prev...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
A recent change in the SEC’s rules on quorum could make it easier for the agency to amend its approach to crypto regulation in the absence of a market structure bill.After US lawmakers failed to pass a comprehensive digital asset market structure bil...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Strive is now the fifth-largest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holder, with 32,773 BTC, as it continues to expand its treasury through equity financing.
Strive, a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company, increased its holdings by more than 11% la...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Bitcoin price action preserved overnight gains as US stocks quickly rebounded after opening lower on the back of Korea’s tech-stock rout.Bitcoin (BTC) continued to target $84,000 at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as US stocks attempted to shake off South...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Anthropic warned that rogue “AI worms” are months away from the ability to self-replicate and autonomously infect user devices such as home appliances and other internet-connected devices.Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic warned that sel...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc says Bitcoiners are lying to themselves about Lightning. Developers claim usability has improved, but questions remain over everyday adoption.Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc ruffled a few feathers this month with a brutall...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
BIS said that digital cash can achieve “cash-like privacy,” however, the technology isn’t yet production-ready due to risks such as bank data breaches.The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said digital cash can offer privacy properties similar...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has secured crypto exchange authorization as it prepares to offer Bitcoin, Ether and Tether USDt trading.Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender, has secured the central bank’s approval to trade cryptocurrencies, including...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
New .eth registrations would pause for hours during the transition, while existing domain holders could renew their names without migrating.Ethereum Name Service (ENS) is seeking approval from its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to activa...