MemeStrategy, a Hong Kong-based digital asset company, has announced the open market purchase of 2,440 units of Solana’s native SOL token. This makes it the first publicly listed company in Asia to invest in the sixth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. An Investment in SOL’s Long-Term Value According to a company press release, the acquisition was […]
Bitcoin has kicked off the week on a strong note as it trades above $107K, while recovering from the Israel-Iran sell-off. Interestingly, both retail investors and whales appear to be firmly holding their positions. In fact, Bitcoin inflows to Binance from both the whale and retail cohorts have dropped to their lowest levels since the […]
Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor met with Pakistani officials, including State Minister on Blockchain Bilal Bin Saqib and Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, according to a June 15 Dawn News report. Saylor praised Pakistan’s progressive approach to cryptocurrency adoption and urged the country to consider Bitcoin as a sovereign reserve asset for monetary resilience. “Bitcoin is the […]
Five men have pleaded guilty to their roles in laundering more than $36.9 million from victims of an international crypto investment scam conspiracy. The money was stolen from defrauded investors in the U.S. through a web of shell companies, offshore accounts, and digital asset wallets. Details of The Scheme The U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) […]
Binance revealed that it has played a central role in dismantling Incognito Market, a notorious darknet drug marketplace that facilitated more than $100 million in illegal narcotics sales, according to US and Taiwanese law enforcement agencies. The takedown was part of a broader international investigation, codenamed Operation RapTor, which targeted the darknet platform’s operators and […]
Shaquille O’Neal has agreed to pay $1.8 million to resolve allegations tied to his promotion of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, marking a rare celebrity settlement in the wider legal fallout from the platform’s collapse. Filed in a Florida federal court, the proposed agreement would end a class action lawsuit that accused the former NBA […]
A Massachusetts federal court has ordered My Big Coin Pay, Inc. and My Big Coin, Inc., along with individuals Mark Gillespie of Michigan and John Roche of California, to collectively pay nearly $25.8 million in penalties and restitution to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The ruling was issued on Wednesday by the US District […]
Bitcoin (BTC) is once again testing the nerves of traders worldwide, hovering just above $105,000 today as forecasts split the crypto community in half. Will the king cryptocurrency explode to $175,000 this cycle, or nosedive to under $80,000 if fear grips the market? The $175K Dream On the bullish side, pseudonymous chart-watcher Egrag Crypto supercharged […]
Reports have emerged about a hours-long phone conversation between the heads of state of the US and Russia, where topics ranged from the growing tension in the Middle East to Donald Trump’s birthday. According to some publications, the POTUS described the Israel-Iran situation as “very alarming,” as there’s no closure in sight. BREAKING: President Trump […]
Bitcoin, Ethereum Hit Hard by Geopolitical Tensions: Binance Funding Rates Signal Deep Bearish Shift
In the early hours of Friday, June 13th, the cryptocurrency market faced intense downward pressure following a surprise military strike by Israel on Iran. The geopolitical shock sent global risk assets tumbling, with Ethereum (ETH) experiencing a sharp drop below the crucial $2,600 support level. Geopolitical Shock According to the latest analysis shared by CryptoQuant, […]