Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Alcoa is nearing a deal to sell its idle upstate New York Massena East smelter to NYDIG as US industrial sites increasingly shift toward Bitcoin mining and AI data centers.US aluminium giant Alcoa is reportedly nearing a deal to offload its long-idle...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities executives have separately aired interest in prediction markets, but each is looking to steer clear of sports offerings.Traditional finance giants Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities are both considering enteri...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities executives have both aired early interest in getting involved in prediction markets, but are looking to steer clear of sports offerings.Traditional finance giants Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities said they’r...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
A group of JENNER memecoin buyers sued Jenner and her late manager, Sophia Hutchins, in November 2024 claiming they lost thousands when the token plummeted in value.US media personality and former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner has escaped a class-action la...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
SEC Chair Paul Atkins is under fire from Senator Elizabeth Warren, who says he “may have been deliberately trying” to mislead Congress about the agency’s enforcement activity.US Senator Elizabeth Warren has accused Paul Atkins, the head of the US Sec...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
The attack triggered a "cross-protocol contagion" that has hit at least nine crypto protocols, blockchain security firm Cyvers said.Kelp, a liquid restaking protocol, was the target of a cyber attack on Saturday, causing the platform to pause smart c...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
SOL’s steady recovery alongside the wider crypto market has traders debating whether $100 could be the next stop for the altcoin.Key takeaways:Solana maintains its market dominance in DEX volume and TVL despite SOL’s underperformance versus its peers...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
The average block time at publication is about 9.8 minutes, falling slightly short of the 10-minute block target, according to CoinWarz.The Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, the relative challenge of adding new blocks to the BTC blockchain, fell on Sa...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Bitcoin miners have faced challenges over the past year, amid reduced block rewards, rising energy prices, a crypto bear market and geopolitical shocks.Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, the relative challenge of adding new blocks to the BTC blockchain...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
The Iranian government chose Bitcoin as a payment method for oil tolls due to its confiscation-resistant properties, but only dollar stablecoins have been used so far.Iran’s government naming Bitcoin (BTC) as a payment method for oil ships crossing t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
The Iranian government chose Bitcoin as a payment method for oil tolls due to its confiscation-resistant properties, but only dollar stablecoins have been used so far.Iran’s government naming Bitcoin (BTC) as a payment method for oil ships crossing t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Poland’s parliament has once again failed to overturn President Karol Nawrocki’s veto of the crypto regulation bill.Poland’s parliament has once again failed to overturn a presidential veto blocking a key crypto regulation bill, extending the politic...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Stablecoins promise seamless dollar movement, but fragmented liquidity is turning large transfers into complex execution problems, says Eco CEO Ryne Saxe.Stablecoins behave like a fragmented foreign exchange market, where liquidity is spread across b...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded nearly $1 billion in weekly inflows, their strongest performance in over three months amid improving risk sentiment.Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded nearly $1 billion in net inflows over the past week, mar...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
The SEC has sued crypto executive Donald Basile over an alleged $16 million scheme involving false claims about an “insured” Bitcoin Latinum token.The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against crypto executive Donald Basile, a...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
The USDC Bridge adds to Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, which often sees over $500 million worth of USDC transfers each day.Stablecoin issuer Circle has launched USDC Bridge, a new user interface built on top of the Cross-Chain Transfer Proto...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
X’s Cashtags feature has been integrated into Canadian-based online brokerage Wealthsimple, but has not yet been adopted by a US trading platform.Social media platform X has already generated roughly $1 billion in trading volume from its new Cashtags...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Canadians using X’s Cashtags feature are directed to online brokerage Wealthsimple, but there is not yet an equivalent for US users.Social media platform X has driven about $1 billion in trading volume from its new smart Cashtags feature, according t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Most of the integrations are aimed at fighting deepfakes as the rise of AI-generated content makes it increasingly difficult to distinguish humans from AI.Worldcoin fell 13.4% to roughly $0.28 on Friday as World, the identity-focused company led by O...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Individuals and groups would be required to register with the Bank of Russia before offering certain crypto services, or potentially face fines and prison time.Russia’s government submitted a bill to its parliament’s lower house in an effort to amend...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Traders on the Polymarket prediction market platform place the odds of the Strait returning to normal traffic by May 31, 2026, at 73%.Polymarket prediction market odds of the Strait of Hormuz “returning to normal” by the end of May spiked to 73% on F...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
A letter from US Senator Richard Blumenthal said he was concerned about “mounting allegations of dangerously lax anti-money laundering prevention by Binance.”Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal questioned US authorities responsible for overseeing...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
A confirmed cup-and-handle breakout on Ether’s chart and a double-digit increase in ETH accumulation wallet balances could be earlier signs of a longer-term rally for the altcoin.Ether’s (ETH) rally to $2,400 is nearly 38% above its swing low at $1,7...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 weeks ago
Nearly a billion dollars in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours as the Bitcoin price rallied above $78,000.Bitcoin (BTC) rallied above $78,000 to hit another 10-week high on Friday as crypto and equity markets reacted to c...