Utah Man Sentenced to 3 Years in $2.9M Crypto Fraud Scheme.
A federal court in Utah has sentenced Brian Garry Sewell to three years in prison for orchestrating a $2.9 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme that defrauded at least 17 investors through…
Has Ethereum Compromised Its Core Values? What Buterin Says.
Amid growing debates in the crypto community, questions have surfaced about whether Ethereum has compromised its core values of decentralization, censorship resistance, and permissionless innovation. Critics point to rising staking…
Crypto User Loses $500K USDT in Ethereum Address Poisoning Scam.
A cryptocurrency investor has fallen victim to a sophisticated Ethereum address poisoning scam, losing approximately $500,000 in USDT after unknowingly sending funds to a scammer-controlled wallet. The incident, flagged by…
White House Threatens to Pull Support for Crypto Bill After Coinbase Rift.
Tensions have escalated in Washington as White House officials have signaled they may withdraw administration backing for a major crypto market structure bill following Coinbase’s abrupt rejection of the legislation.…
A $282M Crypto Heist Sends Monero (XMR) Price Soaring Briefly.
Monero (XMR) experienced a dramatic but short-lived price surge after a massive $282 million crypto heist came to light, with stolen funds rapidly converted into the privacy coin through instant…
Bybit Opens BYUSDT to Retail Users Following VIP Rollout.
Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has expanded access to its innovative BYUSDT token to eligible retail users after a successful exclusive launch for VIP clients. This…
Jefferies’ Christopher Wood Swaps Bitcoin for Gold Over Quantum Fears
Jefferies global head of equity strategy Christopher Wood has removed a 10% Bitcoin allocation from his flagship “GREED & fear” model portfolio, citing long-term risks from advances in quantum computing…
Foreign Exchanges Face Google Play Lockout Under South Korea’s VASP Rules.
South Korea is tightening its grip on cryptocurrency access, with Google Play preparing to delist apps from foreign crypto exchanges that lack local Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration. Starting…
XRP Surges Past $2 as XRPL 3.0.0 Upgrade Goes Live.
XRP has broken through the psychological $2 barrier for the first time in years, with XRP price posting sharp gains as the long-awaited XRPL 3.0.0 upgrade officially went live on…
Cathie Wood Says Bitcoin Offers Higher Returns Per Unit of Risk.
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood has once again championed Bitcoin, declaring that it delivers higher returns per unit of risk than virtually any other asset class over meaningful time horizons.…