Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The price of Bitcoin is about $75,800 at the time of publication, a nearly 40% decrease from the all-time high of about $126,000 reached in October 2025.The price of Bitcoin may be headed to the $60,000 level after breaking past a “crucial” support z...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The current Federal Funds target rate is between 350 and 375 basis points, which traders project to rise by at least 25 basis points in December 2026.Kevin Warsh, who was sworn in as the chairman of the US Federal Reserve on Friday, will likely slash...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The ECB warned EU finance ministers that expanding euro stablecoin issuance could weaken bank lending and complicate monetary policy.The European Central Bank warned EU finance ministers on Friday that proposals to expand euro stablecoin issuance cou...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The cash-settled, European-style contracts will trade under the ticker QBTC on Phlx, but still require CFTC approval before trading can begin.The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved Nasdaq’s proposal to list cash-settled Bitcoin index opt...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Strategy chairman Michael Saylor said the goal is to maximize Strategy’s Bitcoin per share by 2033.Strategy chairman Michael Saylor has not ruled out the company offloading some Bitcoin as early as this year, after recently softening his long-held “n...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Ethereum’s dominance in DeFi, stablecoins and staking is strengthening the long-term ETH accumulation thesis, despite it’s 28% price decline in 2026.Ether’s (ETH) long-term investment case is drawing fresh attention as Ethereum continues to lead in k...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Laszlo Hanyecz's 2010 post, offering 10,000 BTC in exchange for two pizzas delivered to his home, marked the first recorded commercial BTC payment. The Bitcoin community celebrated the 16th anniversary of “Pizza Day” on Friday, marking the first reco...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, but investors forecast no chance of a rate cut in 2026.Kevin Warsh was sworn in on Friday as the chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, but in...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin sold off to $76,000, giving bears an opportunity to reclaim control of the crypto market. Meanwhile, altcoins like HYPE charted new highs.Key points:Bitcoin (BTC) has dipped below $77,000, indicating that the bears are attempting to seize con...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
NEAR price surges 50% in a week as AI token momentum, Nvidia optimism and network upgrades fuel bullish sentiment.NEAR Protocol (NEAR) displayed strength on Friday, rising 34% over the last 24 hours to $2.32, leading artificial intelligence-based tok...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Institutional crypto adoption accelerates as Tether expands Bitcoin holdings, miners pivot to AI and Polymarket joins Nasdaq amid $1 billion fund outflows.Institutional adoption continued to reshape the digital asset market this week, even as geopoli...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin headed lower as Wall Street trading began with new record highs for the Dow Jones, while traders warned of weak US demand.Bitcoin (BTC) faced familiar selling pressure on Friday as US stock markets began setting fresh record highs.Key points:...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
ICE and OKX plan to launch oil-linked perpetual futures based on Brent and WTI benchmarks, bringing crypto derivatives further into traditional energy markets under licensing restrictions.Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of the New York Sto...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
MARA spent $4.3 million on CEO Fred Thiel’s security in 2025, including vehicle armoring, as crypto wrench attacks increased globally.Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings spent $4.3 million on personal security for CEO Fred Thiel in 2025, including $430,780 t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bears are handing heavily discounted Ethereum to Bitmine’s Tom Lee, while XRP coils up for a potential 10x to 15x move upwards: Market Moves
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
SpaceX’s IPO could turn the Mag 7 into a Mag 8, with Tesla and SpaceX comprising 25% of the group's Bitcoin balance-sheet exposure.Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company SpaceX is planning a $75 billion IPO in June, which could make it the largest...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Repeated bridge exploits and shrinking yields are making institutions question whether DeFi’s risks still justify the returns, says Symbiotic’s Putiatin.Security exploits are weighing on institutional appetite for decentralized finance (DeFi), even a...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The $10.7 million THORChain exploit was caused by a GG20 vulnerability, which allowed a malicious node to reconstruct a full private key to one of its vaults.
THORChain said a malicious node operator exploited a vulnerability in its GG20 threshold si...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
XRP Ledger activity surges with 4,300 new wallets created in 24 hours, but strong resistance keeps XRP price capped.XRP Ledger has seen a spike in new addresses over the last 24 hours, but overhead resistance at $1.40 kept the XRP (XRP) price in chec...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Polymarket is reportedly seeking entry into Japan amid falling trading volumes and rising regulatory scrutiny, targeting approval by 2030.Polymarket, a global prediction market platform, is reportedly seeking entry into Japan amid growing regulatory...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Polymarket said user funds and market resolution were safe after a suspected private key compromise tied to top-up operations.Polymarket confirmed a security exploit affected part of its infrastructure, pointing to a possible private key compromise i...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The hacker behind the Verus bridge exploit returned 75% of the stolen funds as part of a recovery deal negotiated with the protocol days after the incident.The attacker behind the Verus bridge exploit has returned 4,052 Ether, worth about $8.5 millio...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin rallied for 90 days after its dip below $60,000, breaking the record for the longest uptrend within a bear market in BTC price history.Bitcoin (BTC) has trended up for 90 days and is seeing a “bull market rally,” analysis says.Key points:Read...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The proposed fund would use covered-call and short-term options strategies designed to generate monthly income alongside Bitcoin exposure through a leveraged structure. Hamilton ETFs filed a preliminary prospectus in Canada for an actively managed Bi...