Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
A Bank of Canada staff paper found Aave V3 avoided bad debt in 2024, but said the model pushed losses onto borrowers during liquidations.A Bank of Canada staff paper found that Aave V3 reported zero non-performing loans in 2024, with overcollateraliz...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood said that Bitcoin as a "proven" asset would no longer experience drawdowns of 85% or more from all-time highs.Bitcoin (BTC) is “done” with drawdowns of 85% or more from all-time highs, says ARK Invest CEO, Cathie Wood.Key p...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Drift Protocol initiated onchain contact with wallets tied to the $280 million exploit as an unknown sender also attempts to pressure the attacker.Drift Protocol, a Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX), said Friday it had opened onchain contact...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The reported acquisition talks come as South Korea is considering a 20% cap on major crypto exchange shareholders, which would force major platforms to restructure ownership.South Korean brokerage Korea Investment & Securities (KIS) is reviewing...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
January saw the largest attack against a DeFi protocol of the quarter, the $40 million private key compromise of portfolio management platform Step Finance.Crypto hackers stole over $168.6 million in cryptocurrency from 34 decentralized finance (DeFi...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
CryptoQuant data shows there are 8.2 million Bitcoin currently at a loss, which is still under the amount of Bitcoin at a loss during the 2022 bear market.The amount of Bitcoin supply in profit and loss is now getting closer to levels typical of a be...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The IMF said tokenization could improve cross-border payments and financial inclusion in emerging economies but cited concerns over volatility and the “erosion of monetary sovereignty.”The International Monetary Fund said tokenization has the potenti...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Stablecoin monthly transaction volume hit $7.2 trillion in February, surpassing the $6.8 trillion processed by the Automated Clearing House network.Stablecoin transaction volume surpassed the US Automated Clearing House network for the first time in...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Circle, known for issuing stablecoins including USDC and EURC, is expanding into the Bitcoin space, targeting institutional users.Stablecoin issuer Circle said it plans to launch its own version of a wrapped Bitcoin, which would put it against incumb...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Arkham also flagged a 500 Bitcoin outflow from Riot on Thursday, while MARA Holdings, Genius Group and Nakamoto Holdings sold a combined 15,501 Bitcoin in the last week.Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms sold 3,778 Bitcoin in the first quarter, adding to a...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Arkham also flagged a 500 Bitcoin outflow from Riot on Thursday, while MARA Holdings, Genius Group and Nakamoto Holdings sold a combined 15,501 Bitcoin in the last week.Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms sold 3,778 Bitcoin in the first quarter, adding to a...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The x402 protocol won't be owned by a single entity, with the Linux Foundation serving as the agentic AI protocol’s “neutral, non-profit home,” Coinbase said.Google, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services are among the Big Tech firms supporting the newly...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Bitcoin data shows a series of bearish trading patterns that could usher in new price lows if the key support at $60,000 fails to hold. Here’s why bulls need a rally to $76,000.Bitcoin’s (BTC) range-bound trading within the $60,000 to $73,000 range i...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Stablecoins dominated crypto trading in Q1 as investors sought safety, while rising bot usage and declining retail flows pointed to shifting market dynamics, according to CEX.IO.Stablecoins were a rare bright spot in an otherwise subdued crypto marke...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Are Bitcoin’s odds for a rally to $75,000 diminished by a weakening US economy, the war in Iran and multiple institutional BTC holders selling in the open market?Key takeaways:Private credit risks and weak US jobs market data drive Bitcoin lower, but...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The prediction market is introducing price-based contracts tied to stocks and commodities, using Pyth data feeds as the "resolution source" to automatically settle outcomes.Polymarket has added markets tied to equities, commodities and exchange-trade...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission claims it "first officially recognized" event contracts in 1992 and that Congress has granted it sole authority over the market.The Trump administration is suing Illinois, Connecticut, Arizona, and their gamin...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
An executive said the social media platform could lock accounts mentioning crypto for the first time and require verification after a scammer faked reports of a tortoise's death.Social media platform X is considering implementing new rules for first-...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Fresh lows below $1,736 could be in store for Ether price if bulls fail to hold the altcoin’s price above an important ascending trendline.Ether (ETH) price may be at risk of a correction to new year-to-date lows, especially if the bulls fail to secu...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
The new platform enables companies to hold funds, move money and settle transactions in fiat or crypto within a single regulated system.Digital banking platform SoFi Technologies has launched Big Business Banking, a platform that allows companies to...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Soluna expanded into artificial intelligence in 2024 to shore up declining revenues from its crypto mining business, mirroring an industry-wide shift toward AI workloads.Soluna Holdings, a publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) mining and AI infrastructure co...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Chief legal officer Paul Grewal announced the approval on Thursday, thanking OCC head Jonathan Gould, who took office less than a year ago.The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has approved cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s applicat...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
About 44% of Bitcoin's circulating supply trades underwater at $66,000 with weak spot demand weighing on market sentiment.Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $66,450 on Thursday, a 47% drawdown from its all-time high of $126,000 reached in October 2025. As a res...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
DeFi prioritizes gas efficiency over market resilience. Simplified financial logic fails under volatility due to computational constraints.Opinion by: João Garcia, DevReal lead at Cartesi.Decentralized finance presents itself as a transparent alterna...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 month ago
Analysis warned that Bitcoin risked falling to $10,000 in the long term as BTC price action fell with US stocks amid oil-supply concerns.Bitcoin (BTC) received a $10,000 price warning as stocks took a fresh hit over oil-supply fears at Thursday’s Wal...
