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California Judge Breaks With New York Counterpart, Sends Ripple Securities Lawsuit to Trial
A California judge has ruled that a civil securities lawsuit against Ripple will proceed to trial, denying in part the crypto firm’s motion for summary judgment in a suit alleging that Ripple’s CEO violated state securities laws in 2017.
Canada's 3iQ Files to List Solana ETP in Toronto
3iQ was a leader in getting some of the first crypto ETFs past the finish line and listed on the TSX
Holograph Begins Process to Remove 1 Billion Illegally Minted Tokens, Burns 53 Million HLG
The recently hacked tokenization platform, Holograph, has unveiled a token-burning process to eliminate one billion illegally minted HLG tokens. The Holograph team stated that this process, which has resulted in the burning of more than 53 million…
Marathon Uses Bitcoin Mining To Heat Town of 11,000 in Finland
Today, Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA), a leader in Bitcoin mining, has launched an innovative pilot project to recycle heat generated from Bitcoin mining to warm a community in Finland. The 2-megawatt data center, energized at the…
Bitcoin Analyst Claims BTC Consolidation Will Continue, Hedge Funds Throw In The Towel
Bitcoin is trending lower at spot rates, sliding away from all-time highs. Looking at the performance in the daily chart, it looks like bears are stepping up, following the general inactivity in an overwhelmingly bearish trend. When writing, the…
HectorDAO files for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the US
The decentralized autonomous organization was first impacted by the collapse of the Terra ecosystem in 2022 and suffered $16.4 million in losses.
Winklevoss Twins Donate $2 Million in Bitcoin to Donald Trump
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, have donated 30.94 Bitcoin, valued at over $2 million, to former President Donald Trump's campaign. Both Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss announced on their X accounts that…
Vitalik Buterin Responds to Criticism on the Institutionalization of the Crypto Space: We’re Still Here
Winklevoss twins pledge $2M for Trump, claiming Biden waged war on crypto
Tyler Winklevoss claimed that anyone who disagreed that Donald Trump was the pro-crypto choice for U.S. President was “delusional.”
Bitcoin Miners’ Reserves Deplete Amidst High OTC Selling, What This Means
Recent data from CryptoQuant has highlighted a significant shift in Bitcoin Miners behavior, with miner reserves dropping to their lowest levels since 2010 while over-the-counter (OTC) selling activity has surged to higher levels. What This Means…
Ethereum options data highlights bears’ plan to keep ETH price under $3.6K
$4 billion worth of Ethereum options are set to expire on June 28, with the balance of forces centered around $3,500.
Nonprofit criticizes Tether in multimillion-dollar ad campaign
Consumers’ Protection will bring negative aspects of Tether to consumer attention with billboards and TV ads.
Volatile Bitcoin Movement Causes $118M in Crypto Liquidations
On Thursday, bitcoin (BTC) peaked at $66,455 per coin around 7 a.m. EDT but dropped to approximately $64,516 by noon. The volatile movements resulted in $118.82 million in liquidations across the crypto economy, with long positions accounting for…
MicroStrategy Buys Additional 11,930 BTC, Fibonacci Analysis Hints At $160K Bitcoin Price Peak
Bitcoin (BTC), the leading cryptocurrency, has regained momentum, bouncing off a weekly low of $64,000 to find support above $65,000, halting last week’s downtrend. This price recovery may be due to another significant investment round by…
Messari Founder Ryan Selkis Accuses Martin Shkreli of Working Covertly to Hurt Trump’s Campaign Through DJT
Italian gov’t to ramp up surveillance of crypto market
The latest draft policy stipulated fines between 5,000 and 5 million euros ($5,400–$5.4 million) for market manipulation and other financial crimes.
Protocol Village: Farworld, Building Gaming on Farcaster, Raises $1.75M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of June 20-26.
Bitcoin’s days below $70K are numbered as traders cite BTC’s swing low as the bottom
A bullish chart pattern has bulls setting $72,000 as the new Bitcoin price target.
Cardano And XRP Shorting Activity Could Act As ‘Rocket Fuel’ For A Rally; Santiment
On-chain analytics platform Santiment has outlined a factor that could contribute to Cardano (ADA) and XRP enjoying further moves to the upside. Both tokens recorded relief pumps following the recent decline in the crypto market, but market traders…
macOS of blockchains? Solana captures 60% of new DEX volume in May
Solana’s market share on decentralized exchanges rose from 0% in early 2021 to 24% in May 2024, thanks to a similar approach to Apple’s macOS, said Pantera Capital.
Report Claims Jump Trading Under CFTC Probe for Crypto Activities
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has initiated an inquiry into the cryptocurrency activities of Chicago-based Jump Trading, according to a report by Fortune’s Leo Schwartz. This investigation forms part of a larger regulatory…
Hashing It Out: Layer-2 challenges and enterprise adoption with LightLink CEO
Roy Hui, co-founder and CEO of LightLink, breaks down what it takes to build a layer-2 platform in a very competitive field — from airdrops to developer engagement and adoption.
Mexican Cartels Using BTC, ETH, USDT, Other Tokens to Buy Fentanyl Ingredients: U.S.
Criminal organizations in Mexico have been using several popular digital assets to buy the materials needed to make the drug fentanyl, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which cited the use of…
Failed House candidate and partner of ex-FTX exec starts crypto think tank
Contributions to Michelle Bond’s 2022 congressional campaign were part of a criminal investigation into her partner, Ryan Salame.
Meme Coin Meltdown: Presidential Tokens TRUMP and BODEN Tumble Amid Market Slump
Amid a general downturn in the cryptocurrency market, meme coins have experienced notable losses over the past week. Dogecoin and shiba inu declined by 13.9% to 15.6% respectively in the last seven days, while presidential meme coins such as TRUMP…
Stablecoin Transfer Volumes Increase Tenfold in 4 Years, Reaching $1 Trillion Monthly
According to statistics from Token Terminal, monthly stablecoin transfer volumes have multiplied ten times over the past four years, increasing from $100 billion to $1 trillion per month. Data Highlights Explosive Growth in Monthly Stablecoin…
Why did Fetch and SingularityNET AI-tokens just surge 30%?
Both AI-tokens Fetch and SingularityNET staged a strong price recovery after a three-month downtrend.
Bitcoin whales blamed as BTC price slips 2.8% after nearing $66.5K
Bitcoin bulls’ hopes are dashed once again as liquidity grabs erase the latest BTC price recovery.
Bernstein analysts expect $200K Bitcoin price by 2025 due to spot BTC ETF flows
Analysts at Bernstein predict Bitcoin price to hit $200,000 by 2025 and $1 million by 2033.