Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
US Treasury says the Iranian exchange processed payments received through Iran’s Strait of Hormuz maritime scheme and helped move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC.US authorities on Thursday announced sanctions against Iranian cr...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
North Korea and Iran account for the majority of onchain malware, while Malaysia has been named among the most crypto curious Islamic nations. North Korean and Iran linked hackers were responsible for the majority of the 420% increase this year in ma...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
The US regulator’s move could make it easier for crypto wallets and other apps to offer access to regulated derivatives and prediction markets without registering as introducing brokers. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has expanded re...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
MoonPay plans to use WisdomTree’s $1.2 billion WTGXX tokenized fund as part of its stablecoin reserves while helping expand access to US investors.WisdomTree and MoonPay are partnering to expand US investor access to a tokenized Treasury money market...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
CLARITY isn’t dead after failing a key Senate vote, but with time running short and Democrats still demanding changes, its path forward is narrowing.[Disclaimer: This article was updated on Sept. 18, 2026, at UTC 3 pm to include a response from US Se...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
Bitcoin made modest daily gains as US stocks saw upside in the aftermath of the US Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike since July 2023. Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $76,500 after Thursday’s Wall Street open as investors snapped up US stocks follo...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
Former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton will take the helm at Fortitude as the Zcash-focused miner expands its operations and moves toward a planned public listing.Fortitude Mining has appointed former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton as chief executive as the Zcash...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
Crypto.com’s CEO said its sister exchange was cleared to offer US access to single-stock perpetual futures, as the latest platform to bridge TradFi and digital assets.OG.com has received authorization from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (S...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
The SEC’s Innovation Exemption allows limited tokenized US stock trading on onchain venues with trading caps and transparency requirements.The US Securities and Exchange Commission approved a temporary exemption allowing limited trading of tokenized...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
Bitcoin treasury companies promise to amplify returns over investing in Bitcoin alone, but does the potential upside outweigh the risks to the downside?There are now 179 listed companies holding Bitcoin on their balance sheets, all following variatio...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
S&P Global agreed to buy OpenZeppelin, which says its smart contracts have facilitated more than $37 trillion in value transfers.S&P Global is set to acquire the blockchain security company OpenZeppelin, expanding the financial data, ratings...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
German crypto adoption is progressing through family offices and wealth managers, while the UK’s retail-facing cryptocurrency market remains “nascent,” according to the researcher.Cryptocurrency adoption is advancing in Germany, particularly among yo...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
North Korea-linked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iran-linked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin transactions.State-linked hackers accounted for roughly two-thirds of new activity each qu...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
Zcash rose about 20% in 24 hours as Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang disclosed that the firm invested in ZEC amid a broader crypto market rally.Zcash gained about 20% over the past 24 hours as Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang disclosed that the crypto in...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
Revolut says it received no direct contact despite separate ransom demands for $3 million in Monero and 10,000 Bitcoin from competing breach claimants.Revolut said Thursday it had received no direct contact from those claiming responsibility for a cu...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
South Korean police reportedly referred 18 Polymarket users to prosecutors in a gambling probe involving 26 people and $12.7 million in bets.South Korean police have reportedly referred 18 Polymarket users to prosecutors in an illegal gambling invest...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
Bitcoin corporate treasuries remained at an unrealized loss on their holdings as the price fell below $80,000 and fresh capital inflows dwindled.Bitcoin (BTC) is no longer a target for corporate treasuries as current buyers sit on unrealized losses,...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
The Celsius estate alleges BitMEX wrongfully liquidated and seized 6,360 BTC, worth nearly $490 million, during the March 2020 market crash.The Celsius bankruptcy estate sued five BitMEX-linked companies, alleging fraud, market manipulation and wrong...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
The six cases are separate from July’s incident, when OpenAI models escaped containment and hacked Hugging Face during a security evaluation.OpenAI on Wednesday disclosed another six cases of “unexpected or concerning” model behavior over the last si...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
Bitcoin showed little immediate reaction to the Fed’s first rate increase since 2023, but 16 of 18 officials expect at least one more hike before the end of the year. Bitcoin held near its pre-Fed announcement levels of around $76,000 on Wednesday de...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
The legislation seeks to codify Trump’s Bitcoin reserve policy, locking up Bitcoin acquired through civil and criminal forfeiture for 20 years. US lawmakers took a step on Wednesday to put US President Donald Trump’s executive order to establish a st...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
Digital Sovereignty Alliance managing director Adrian Wall said senators from both parties are considering another attempt to advance the crypto market structure bill before the current Congress ends. The CLARITY Act could get another chance in Congr...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
The FCA’s new guidance outlines which crypto activities may require authorization as firms prepare for the UK’s incoming digital asset regulatory regime.The UK Financial Conduct Authority has issued& final guidance outlining when& crypto acti...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
A bipartisan House committee vote advanced legislation that would reshape federal tax rules for stablecoins, staking, crypto lending and digital asset transactions. The US House Ways and Means Committee passed the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act with...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
Anchorage Digital Bank added custody support for Etherlink and several Etherlink-based assets, including xU3O8, a token representing physical uranium.Anchorage Digital Bank, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the US, has added custody suppo...
