Speculation that Bitcoin whales are engaged in a massive reaccumulation phase has been significantly overstated, suggesting the digital asset market structure has not materially changed, according to onchain data from CryptoQuant.The popular narrative that large holders are aggressively buying Bitcoin…

The altcoin market, which is valued at over $879 billion at the time of this writing, is poised for its next major leg up toward its previous all-time high of nearly $1.2 trillion, according to crypto trader and market analyst…

Tom Lee, chairman of publicly listed Ether treasury company BitMine, urged shareholders to back a proposal to dramatically increase the company’s authorized share count to 50 billion from 50 million, citing the potential need for future stock splits as Ether’s…

Metaplanet, a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, may have a financial edge over other digital asset treasury companies due to structural weakness in the Japanese yen (JPY), according to BTC analyst and crypto treasury company investor Adam Livingston.Japan’s debt-to-gross-domestic-product ratio is…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced a change in its policies related to trading and monitoring following a $3.9 million exploit of the Flow blockchain last week.In a Friday announcement, Binance said it would remove nine spot trading pairs from the…

Bitcoin (BTC) near year-to-date highs into Sunday’s weekly close as traders braced for liquidity grabs.Key points:Bitcoin enters classic fakeout territory as the weekly close coincides with the aftermath of the US-Venezuela news.BTC price action gains as much as 2% over…

Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov has outlined a broader strategic vision for the protocol following a contentious governance vote that rejected a proposal to transfer control of Aave’s brand assets and intellectual property to its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).The…

Physical attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders are becoming more frequent and increasingly severe, according to a new analysis of so-called “wrench attacks.”In a Sunday post on X, Haseeb Qureshi, who analyzed a dataset maintained by Bitcoin (BTC) security advocate Jameson Lopp,…

Crypto billionaires are threatening to leave the state of California after a prominent trade union proposed a 5% assets tax on residents worth more than $1 billion.The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West proposed the new tax back in…

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, or CLARITY Act, is moving along the appropriate timeline despite the crypto industry’s growing impatience, according to a Coinbase executive.“I completely understand why this is taking longer,” Coinbase Institutional head of strategy John D’Agostino…

Sentiment among crypto market participants on social media has started the year strong, according to a Santiment analyst, who warned that further market upside depends on retail investors staying level-headed.“We need retail to continue to be a bit cautious, a…

Ilya Lichtenstein, the hacker behind one of the largest Bitcoin thefts on record, has been released from prison just over a year after receiving a five-year sentence, thanks to a criminal justice reform law signed during former President Donald Trump’s…

US Representative Ritchie Torres is preparing to introduce legislation aimed at curbing insider trading on prediction markets, following scrutiny around a highly profitable wager tied to the reported sudden capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.In a Sunday post on X,…

Crypto exchange Coinbase has paused its local fiat operations in Argentina less than a year after formally entering the market, scaling back peso-based services while keeping its crypto functionality.According to a report by Forbes Argentina, Coinbase informed users that it…

Despite Bitcoin’s history of volatility during geopolitical tensions, its price is unlikely to fall in the coming days following the US strike on Venezuela, according to a crypto analyst.“I don’t think we’ll see a widespread correction based on the attack…