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A 16-year-old is facing felony charges after allegedly driving 600 miles with an accomplice to attempt a $66 million cryptocurrency robbery—but claims they were coerced into the crime by unknown parties communicating through the encrypted messaging app Signal.
Tether has assisted Turkish authorities in seizing approximately $544 million in cryptocurrency connected to an illegal betting network, the stablecoin issuer announced.
A South Korean cryptocurrency firm accidentally distributed approximately $40 billion worth of bitcoin to customers in what appears to be one of the largest financial errors in history.
Cryptocurrency markets experienced extreme volatility this week, with BlackRock Bitcoin ETF attracting 231.6 million dollars in inflows following its second-worst trading day of the year, even as a major trading firm suffered an estimated 686 million dollar loss when its leveraged Ethereum position unraveled after the token crashed below 2000 dollars.
Security researchers discovered malicious open source packages on npm and PyPI repositories that specifically targeted users of the dYdX cryptocurrency exchange, stealing wallet credentials and installing backdoors on compromised systems.
Jeff Bezos has driven The Washington Post into crisis with mass layoffs of 300 journalists, a subscriber exodus of over 300,000 readers, and an $40 million Amazon-produced documentary fawning over Melania Trump—yet received nothing in return from the administration he appears desperate to please.
Beijing has broadened its cryptocurrency ban to include real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and unapproved offshore yuan-linked stablecoin issuance.
Major bitcoin mining companies are abandoning their crypto-centric identities and pivoting toward artificial intelligence infrastructure, signaling a fundamental shift in the industry.
The massive Incognito dark web drug marketplace used cryptocurrency to process over $100 million in transactions, but the same blockchain technology ultimately allowed FBI agents to trace transactions and locate its creator, who now faces 30 years in prison.
Bitcoin plunged below $70,000 during Asian trading hours on Wednesday, hitting a low of $69,101 on Bitstamp as on-chain data increasingly points to bear market conditions. The decline represents a significant reversal from the recent bounce to $76,000, with the world largest cryptocurrency now down more than 30% from its all-time high.
Bitcoin has rebounded to $76,000 after its sharp plunge below $73,000 earlier this week, with Ether and other major cryptocurrencies also recovering ground. However, analysts caution that the bounce may prove temporary as underlying market dynamics remain fragile.
A brutal tech sell-off drove Wall Street sharply lower on Tuesday, with AI darlings Nvidia and Microsoft suffering massive losses while Bitcoin crashed below $73,000 to hit a 16-month low, wiping out trillions in market value.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has issued a stark reality check to layer-2 networks, stating the current roadmap "doesnt make as much sense" because progress toward decentralization has been slower and more difficult than anticipated — while Ethereum itself is now scaling directly.
MetaMask has integrated with Ondo Finance to offer over 200 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs directly within its crypto wallet, marking one of the first times traditional equities have been made natively available through a major self-custodial platform.
A Nevada judge has temporarily barred prediction market Polymarket from offering event contracts in the state, pushing back against the platform claims that only the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission has jurisdiction over such markets.
Y Combinator, the influential startup accelerator that has backed companies including Airbnb, Stripe, and Coinbase, will begin offering funding in USDC stablecoins starting this spring, marking a significant legitimization of crypto payments for startup financing.
Standard Chartered analyst Kendrick Geoffrey has lowered his near-term Solana price prediction but remains bullish on the cryptocurrency long-term potential, forecasting it could reach $2,000 by the end of the decade despite the token recent plunge below $100.
Walt Disney Company has announced that parks division chief Josh D Amaro will succeed Bob Iger as chief executive, ending months of speculation about who would take the reins of the entertainment giant.
Washington Post employees remain in the dark about impending layoffs as owner Jeff Bezos has not publicly responded to three letters from staff urging him to protect the publication's coverage.
A lawyer who has spent years examining Credit Suisse archives has uncovered evidence that the Swiss bank had more extensive ties to Nazi Germany than previously disclosed, with testimony expected before the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
Cryptocurrency markets are experiencing what traders describe as "extreme fear," yet decentralized finance platforms are showing unexpected strength while analysts suggest a prolonged downturn may be closer to ending than beginning.
ARK Invest, led by star investor Cathie Wood, has purchased over $70 million worth of cryptocurrency-related stocks as bitcoin continues its downward slide, signaling confidence in the sector despite ongoing market turbulence.
Five New York prosecutors have raised serious concerns about the proposed GENIUS Act, warning that the stablecoin legislation could create perverse incentives for major issuers like Tether and Circle to avoid cooperating with law enforcement—potentially allowing them to profit from criminal activity involving their tokens.
Bitcoin has closed its fourth consecutive month in the red, falling below $78,000 as ETF outflows accelerate and a disturbing trend emerges: violent physical attacks against crypto holders are surging.
Investment firm Bernstein predicts the current short-term crypto bear cycle will reverse in 2026, with bitcoin finding a bottom in the 60,000 dollar range before potentially beginning what they describe as the most consequential cycle in digital asset history.
British investor Michael Flacks is reportedly very interested in buying British Steel and combining it with another plant in Italy, in a deal that would create one of Europes largest metals groups.
Michael Saylors Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, has acquired an additional 855 bitcoin for approximately 75 million dollars, just days before last weeks significant market crash that briefly pushed the companys total holdings underwater.
The latest Bitcoin selloff has exposed what many in the crypto industry prefer not to acknowledge: despite thousands of alternative tokens and growing institutional adoption, the entire digital asset market still moves largely in lockstep with Bitcoin.
Australian homebuyers and mortgage holders are anxiously awaiting tomorrow Reserve Bank decision on interest rates, with speculation mounting about whether the central bank will finally begin easing the pressure on stretched household budgets.
Solana-based decentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter has announced it will integrate Polymarket on its platform, while securing a 35 million dollar strategic investment from ParaFi Capital with an extended lockup period.
Mining giants IGO and Venus Metals have launched a new field exploration program at their Bridgetown-Greenbushes lithium project in southwest Western Australia, following ministerial approval for low-impact work within State Forests.
A United Arab Emirates firm with ties to one of the Gulf states most powerful investors has acquired a 500 million dollar stake in the Trump family crypto venture World Liberty Financial, according to reports from the New York Times and Sydney Morning Herald. The deal raises significant concerns about conflicts of interest as President Trump simultaneously conducts foreign policy negotiations with the UAE.
Waymo, Googles autonomous vehicle subsidiary, has finalised a $16 billion funding round that values the robotaxi company at $110 billion, marking one of the largest private investments in the self-driving industry as competition with Tesla intensifies.
In a decade-delayed resolution to one of cryptocurrencys most infamous incidents, unclaimed Ethereum from the 2016 DAO hack will be staked and distributed to create a 220 million security fund for the blockchain ecosystem.
Bitcoin plunged to its lowest level of 2026 on Thursday, falling to $85,200 as risk-off sentiment gripped global markets. The decline came even as gold briefly surged to $5,600 before retreating below $5,200, highlighting unusual cross-asset volatility.
US cryptocurrency legislation reached a critical milestone on Thursday as the Senate Agriculture Committee began markup hearings on comprehensive market structure rules. However, a contentious debate over whether stablecoins should be allowed to pay yield to holders has emerged as a potential dealbreaker that could derail the bill's progress.
A wave of institutional investment is flowing into the Solana ecosystem this week, with three major developments signaling growing mainstream confidence in the blockchain platform despite recent price volatility.
Tesla has doubled its sales in Japan, delivering approximately 10,600 vehicles in 2025 compared to around 5,300 the previous year. The achievement marks a significant turnaround for the electric vehicle maker in one of the world's largest automotive markets, though analysts note the numbers remain modest compared to domestic competitors.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued comprehensive guidance clarifying that tokenized securities fall under federal securities laws, marking a significant step toward regulatory clarity for the digital assets industry.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has committed $20 million to political campaigns aimed at addressing California's housing crisis, spurring other billionaires to join the effort. The philanthropic push comes as the state considers wealth tax proposals that would significantly impact the fortunes of tech industry titans.
A new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, Congress's nonpartisan fiscal watchdog, has tallied the cost of National Guard deployments at nearly half a billion dollars for the past year. The figure provides the first comprehensive accounting of the military's expanded role in border and immigration enforcement.
Gold has surged to a new all-time high above $5,400 per ounce following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks dismissing the precious metal's rally as having no macroeconomic significance—comments that paradoxically fueled more buying.
The White House plans to host a meeting next week with senior leaders from both the banking and cryptocurrency sectors to discuss digital asset market structure legislation.
The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged after its first rate-setting meeting of the year on Wednesday, resisting enormous pressure from the White House to lower rates.
Cryptocurrency scammers exploited a brief gap during a trademark dispute to launch a meme coin called CLAWD, briefly inflating its value to $16 million before the scheme collapsed.