Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Metaplanet plans to issue zero-interest bonds with a five-year maturity to improve its debt structure and cut its reliance on Bitcoin-collateralized loans without selling holdings.Metaplanet will issue 52 billion yen ($329 million) in zero-coupon, eu...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
European retailer MediaMarkt pulled Ledger products as the wallet maker probes tampering reports beyond CryptoBilis in Southeast Asia.[Update Oct. 13, 1:10 PM UTC: This article has been updated with new statements from MediaMarktSaturn and Ledger.]Me...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Bitcoin’s liquidity kept BTC price below $84,000 amid a mounting South Korean tech and semiconductor stock sell-off.Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded toward $84,000 on Tuesday as crypto markets skirted fresh losses for South Korean stock markets.Key points:Dat...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Chinese fraud victims seeking to recover 61,000 seized Bitcoin face a legal setback after a UK court ruled that Chinese law governs their claims.Chinese fraud victims seeking to recover 61,000 Bitcoin seized by the British government have lost a key...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Ledger detailed how LTE-enabled implants exposed wallet recovery phrases as CryptoBilis halted sales and Trezor and OneKey cut ties with the reseller.Malicious implants in Ledger wallets sold by CryptoBilis captured users’ recovery phrases from devic...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Blur’s planned website closure revived criticism of the royalty policies and token rewards that helped it overtake OpenSea during the NFT boom, but hurt creators. Nonfungible token marketplace Blur, which once overtook OpenSea as the largest NFT mark...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Binance will discontinue its mining pool and related services on Nov. 10, urging miners to move to alternative pools before the shutdown.Crypto exchange Binance is shutting down its mining pool and related services in November, ending an operation th...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Authorities said the restrictions are aimed at unregistered exchanges and have acknowledged that customers could have difficulty withdrawing assets.South Korean authorities have approved measures to block domestic access to 27 websites operated by un...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said its newest models are a step toward “personal superintelligence.”Meta has unveiled two new artificial intelligence models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, which it called its most capable models to date and a st...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 days ago
The optional feature hides transaction details until their order is finalized, preventing bots from exploiting pending trades.Layer-1 blockchain Aptos has launched an optional new feature that could help shield traders from attacks involving maximal...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The defunct exchange acquired a 20% stake in Genesis Digital Assets before FTX declared bankruptcy in November 2022.The investment company SWI Group has raised about $900 million in capital as part of plans to scale its data center and AI computing c...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
With just 22 days until the US midterm elections, a crypto-aligned committee has announced another major ad expenditure to support “pro-crypto” candidates in 2026.Update (Oct. 13, 3:41 am UTC): This article has been updated to reflect that Andreessen...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
A Tempo report examines how proposed US accounting rules could change corporate stablecoin holdings, with direct redemption rights determining which tokens qualify as cash.A new report from Stripe-backed blockchain Tempo argues that a proposed US acc...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The Bitcoin mining industry needs roughly $50 billion to complete planned AI infrastructure projects, with IREN, Riot Platforms and HIVE Digital facing major funding gaps.
Bitcoin mining companies expanding into artificial intelligence and high-perfo...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin price action stayed rangebound after failing to sustain above $84,000 into the Wall Street open on rising oil prices.Bitcoin (BTC) gave back early-week gains into Monday’s Wall Street open as doubts compounded over a Russia-Ukraine “energy ce...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Evernorth’s share price rose by 5% as investors welcomed the Nasdaq debut of the first pure-play XRP digital asset treasury.The newly listed shares of XRP-focused treasury company Evernorth Holdings (XRPN) jumped as much as 5% on their Monday Nasdaq...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The discovery of an unauthorized Ledger hardware implant reignited debate on whether Bitcoin ETFs are safer than self-custodying Bitcoin via hardware wallet devices.The newly discovered Ledger exploit has stirred broad industry debate over the safety...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Michael Saylor’s Strategy said Bitcoin holdings reached 848,250 BTC after its latest purchase, while maintaining a $4.88 billion cash reserve.Strategy bought 250 Bitcoin for $21.5 million last week, marking a second consecutive weekly decline in purc...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
ASIC’s proposal would extend leverage limits and protections against negative balances to certain derivatives settled in digital assets.Australia’s securities regulator wants to extend leverage limits and other retail investor safeguards to certain t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin traders braced for inflation-based volatility after BTC price action preserved key weekly support around $82,500.Bitcoin (BTC) starts the third week of October by defending support at $82,500 ahead of key US inflation data.Key points:US infla...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Payward received full market approval from Dubai’s VARA to expand its digital asset services in the UAE, building on the preliminary approval received in May.
Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has received approval from t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Standard Chartered has launched custody for Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger and plans to let institutions use the tokens as trading collateral.Standard Chartered has launched institutional custody services for Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, w...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Jeonbuk Bank reportedly began offering Bitcoin-backed loans to corporate customers, with a third-party custodian holding the cryptocurrency used as collateral.South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank, a subsidiary of JB Financial Group, reportedly started issuing...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The Financial Stability Board flagged cross-border stablecoin risks and AI-related cybersecurity threats while urging G20 policymakers to support stronger safeguards.The Financial Stability Board (FSB), a global financial watchdog, has outlined finan...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The migration is backed by a $30 million investment from Sui Foundation.DATA Network, formerly known as Story, is planning to retire its independent blockchain and move its AI training data protocol to Sui, backed by a $30 million investment from Sui...