Donald Trump is planning to release an executive order elevating crypto as a “national imperative or priority,” reported Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the plans on Jan. 17. The order, which may come shortly after his Jan. 20 inauguration or even on day one, is intended to guide government agencies to work with the crypto […]
Approximately 21,600 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Jan. 17, and they have a notional value of around $2.2 billion. This week’s expiry event is slightly larger than last week’s, so it is unlikely to have any major impact on crypto markets. Bitcoin has bounced back from its dip to $90,000 and is trading […]
South Korean financial authorities – Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) – reported a suspect of price manipulation in the virtual asset market to the prosecution. This marks the first case processed through formal investigation procedures under the newly enforced Virtual Asset Act, effective July 19, 2024. The case followed a structured […]
Telegram-based malware scams have now outpaced traditional phishing attacks, according to Scam Sniffer’s troubling findings. From November 2024 to January 2025, incidents involving malicious Telegram groups surged by over 2000%, while conventional phishing methods remained stable. Unlike the typical “connect wallet” scams, these new tactics involve more sophisticated methods such as fake verification bots, fraudulent […]
Litecoin (LTC) prices have surged around 17% over the past 12 hours, propelling the cryptocurrency to an intraday and 4-week high of $118 during early trading in Asia on Thursday morning. However, LTC topped $140 during the December crypto rally and still remains down 72% from its May 2021 all-time high of $410. “Litecoin has […]
TL:DR; Ripple’s cross-border token has stolen the show once again as its price shot up to $3.2 for the first time in over seven years. At the same time, analysts have turned highly bullish, with predictions of up to $10 per token during the ongoing cycle. XRPUSD. Source: TradingView Recall that the asset’s price stood […]
Congressman Tom Emmer, a well-known advocate for the cryptocurrency industry, has been named Vice Chair of the House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence. Committee Chairman French Hill made the announcement on January 14 as part of the House Financial Services Committee’s subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress. Appointment Details Emmer expressed […]
The floor price of CryptoPunks NFTs surged nearly 15% in just three hours on January 14. The price movement was driven by speculation that Yuga Labs, which owns the collection, might be selling CryptoPunks’ intellectual property (IP) rights. The False Statements These rumors were apparently started by Wale.moca, a researcher at NFT firm Azuki. They […]
TL;DR Shibarium has processed over 800M transactions, while the network wallets are beyond two million. Previously, it launched updates for faster blocks and token burning. SHIB’s oversold levels and reduced selling pressure hint at potential recovery despite recent underperformance. Shibarium Keeps Advancing Shiba Inu’s ecosystem expanded substantially in August 2023 when the layer-2 scaling solution […]
On Jan. 15, the Chainlink team announced that the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol v1.5 upgrade was now live on mainnet for all developers. The upgrade empowers developers to take their tokens cross-chain “in a self-serve manner” and deploy Cross-Chain Tokens (CCTs) across more than twenty blockchains in minutes, it added. CCIP is a secure and easy-to-use […]