The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday sanctioned Song Kum Hyok, a North Korean cyber actor associated with the Reconnaissance General Bureau’s (RGB) Andariel hacking group. OFAC said Song facilitated an illicit IT worker scheme that generated revenue for Pyongyang’s regime. Treasury Targets DPRK Cyber Actor According to […]
Crypto markets maintained last week’s gains over the weekend and began moving higher again on Monday morning in Asia. The momentum may continue if US inflation reports are positive this week. Meanwhile, late last week, President Trump announced 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico, but there was little reaction from crypto markets. US […]
Europe’s landmark crypto regulation, MiCA, is now six months into its full rollout, quietly reshaping the rules for crypto firms and stablecoin issuers. New licenses, stablecoin approvals, and early compliance trends hint at how the bloc’s ambitious regulatory experiment is unfolding. MiCA Marks Six Months As of July, 14 stablecoin (e-money token) issuers from seven […]
TL;DR Following weeks of consolidation and price warnings from the community, Cardano’s native token exploded in the past several days, registering a 30% weekly surge. A popular crypto analyst with almost 140,000 followers on X believes this could be just the beginning and envisioned a further surge to and beyond $1 if ADA breaks through […]
Venture capital funding activity picked up sharply in Q2 2025. In fact, CryptoRank revealed that funding reached $10 billion, making this year its strongest showing since early 2022. The stats come amidst rising Bitcoin prices and a thaw in risk appetite, which encouraged investors to re-engage with the sector. Crypto VC Roars Back According to […]
Executives at US-listed Bitcoin mining firms are taking home pay packages far larger than their peers in energy and IT. Equity-heavy compensation structures are driving up totals and drawing increasing shareholder resistance, according to new findings from VanEck. Miner CEOs Outpace Tech and Energy Peers Across eight miners that VanEck reviewed – Bit Digital, Cipher […]
The Solana-based meme coin launchpad, Pump.fun, has concluded the initial coin offering (ICO) for its native cryptocurrency, PUMP. Although the platform completed the public sale in 12 minutes, there are some controversies surrounding it. Data from the Pump.fun token website shows that the launchpad raised $500 million during the sale. The platform sold 12.5% of […]
In an attempt to double down on platforms that better serve its user base, the largest stablecoin issuer, Tether, has decided to wind down support for its flagship product, USDT, on five blockchains. According to a blog post by the company, the blockchains to be affected include Omni Layer, Bitcoin Cash Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP), […]
After months and months of sideways action and little to no volatility, especially in the past few weeks, Ripple’s native token finally went on the offensive yesterday, breaking out of its consolidation phase and skyrocketing to a new multi-month peak. Here are some of the possible reasons behind this impressive price surge that drove XRP […]
The past 24 hours have witnessed bitcoin (BTC) record all-time highs (ATHs) again and again, with the latest being at almost $119,000. While it is evident that institutional demand and whale movements are driving this rally, analysts have identified another cohort of investors who have contributed to the surge. According to a tweet by the […]