For the first time in a month, digital asset investment products saw money flowing out as total outflows reached $952 million. According to CoinShares, this pullback happened because investors reacted negatively to postponements around the US Clarity Act. These delays have extended uncertainty about how cryptocurrencies will be regulated in the US. At the same […]
The leading crypto exchange, Binance, has surpassed 300 million registered accounts eight years after its July 2017 launch. The exchange’s growth is attributed to effective liquidity management and fast asset listings. It also benefited from stablecoin markets and strategies that appeal to both retail and institutional participants. From the start, Binance lowered barriers for global […]
The Kingdom of Bhutan has taken its adoption of bitcoin (BTC) a step further by allocating a portion of its reserves to the development of its new special administrative region, Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC). According to a press release sent to CryptoPotato, the country will channel 10,000 BTC, worth roughly $1 billion, to support the […]
The collective value of meme-inspired cryptocurrencies went past $150 billion in December 2024, driven by a wave of political-themed tokens following the U.S. election. This record-breaking peak, documented in CoinGecko’s newly released 2025 State of Meme Coins report, was followed by a steep 69% decline within a year, illustrating the extreme volatility and sentiment-driven nature […]
Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov on Tuesday outlined a master plan for 2026, wherein he detailed how Aave Labs intends to scale the protocol into a core piece of global on-chain financial infrastructure through three main initiatives: Aave V4, Horizon, and the Aave App. According to Kulechov, Aave V4 will introduce a complete redesign […]
Binance has publicly identified and blacklisted several individuals and companies for pretending to be official “listing agents,” offering bounties as high as $5 million for information that helps stop this fraud. The direct strike against a long-running scam aims to protect crypto projects from paying large fees for false promises of getting tokens listed on […]
The derivatives market for Ethereum (ETH) on Binance hit a new extreme on December 19, when leverage tied to ETH positions climbed to its highest level ever recorded. The move shows traders leaning heavily into borrowed positions at a time when Ethereum’s price remains fragile, raising the stakes for both sharp rebounds and sudden pullbacks. […]
Coinbase has filed lawsuits against Illinois, Michigan, and Connecticut, while challenging state efforts to regulate prediction markets and asking federal courts to clarify who has oversight authority. In its filings, the crypto exchange is seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, arguing that prediction markets fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) […]
Around 31,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Dec. 19, and they have a notional value of roughly $2.7 billion. This expiry event is smaller than average, so it will not impact spot markets, which have been sliding lower all week. Various factors have contributed to the continued sell-off, including another Chinese Bitcoin mining crackdown, […]
Coinbase’s ‘Everything app’ has officially launched, bringing social features, trading, payments, and earning tools into a single platform. The cryptocurrency exchange has also confirmed plans to introduce stock trading and prediction markets on the platform. Tokenized Social and Trading Platform First announced in July, the Base app was positioned as a rebrand of Coinbase Wallet, […]