London UK-based Barclays Bank, one of the world’s largest financial institutions with more than $1.5 trillion in assets, purchased $131 million worth of Blackrock’s Ishares spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in 2024. The details were revealed in a routine regulatory filing submitted on Thursday to the SEC. The move marks a sharp shift in the …
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington has secured a record in criminal recoveries, largely driven by Binance’s settlement. Binance’s Billions Propel U.S. Attorney’s Office to Record Criminal Recoveries The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington announced on Feb. 12 that it collected a record-breaking $1.5 billion in criminal …
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Cryptocurrency analyst and trader Michaël van de Poppe is outlining two potential paths for Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins over the coming months. In the first scenario, Van de Poppe tells his 169,000 YouTube subscribers that Bitcoin and altcoins will have “one hell of a year.” According to the analyst, the crypto market will follow the …
Dogecoin (DOGE) stays firm at $0.25, but FXGuys ($FXG) promises to deliver 40x gains to smart investors. Learn more below. Expert Analysis Establishes Dogecoin Support At $0.25 As FXGuys ($FXG) Looks To 40x Investors’ Capital Dogecoin (DOGE) remains a top pick among meme coins, with experts setting its support level at $0.25. While DOGE holds …
HodlX Guest Post Submit Your Post As we’ve entered 2025, the digital asset industry is at a turning point. Regulatory clarity is improving, institutional adoption is growing, and new technologies are reshaping how we think about finance. However, challenges remain, particularly in global policy coordination, retail customer protection and infrastructure development. Many industry leaders highlighted …
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A major cybersecurity incident has exposed sensitive personal, medical and financial records of more than half a million Americans. In a data breach notification, the Office of the Maine Attorney General says the California-based non-profit organization NorthBay Healthcare Corporation experienced an external system breach affecting 569,012 Americans. In a notice sent to affected people, NorthBay …
Malicious actors stole roughly $9.9 billion from the crypto ecosystem last year — the lowest amount since 2021, according to a recent Chainalysis report. The firm added that the figure is expected to rise to $12.4 billion as more fraudulent addresses are identified. Additionally, the report warned that AI-powered fraud techniques and the professionalization of …
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State Senator Chris Rose has introduced legislation to permit the West Virginia Treasury to diversify its holdings by including digital assets and precious metals. The Inflation Protection Act of 2025, submitted on Feb. 14, proposes allowing investment in digital assets with a market capitalization exceeding $750 billion. Currently, this applies only to Bitcoin (BTC), with …
Pig butchering scams exploded in 2024, with fraudsters stealing billions through AI-driven deepfakes and rapid-fire scams, overwhelming victims and outpacing law enforcement crackdowns worldwide. Pig Butchering Scams Surge as AI Fuels New Fraud Tactics Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis released a report on Feb. 13 detailing the rapid growth of pig butchering scams in 2024. These …
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law changes create a complex situation where bitcoin is both legal tender and not, as Samson Mow’s analysis highlights the deeper implications. Bitcoin No Longer ‘Currency’ in El Salvador—Here’s What That Actually Means Changes to El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law have ignited discussions about whether bitcoin retains its status as legal tender. Samson …
Bitget has acquired a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency, advancing its European Union expansion strategy. Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitget Secures Regulatory Approval in Bulgaria According to the team’s statements shared with Bitcoin.com News, the license permits Bitget to operate a crypto exchange, trading, transfer, custody, and wallet services in Bulgaria, …
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The exchange more than doubled its year-on-year revenue and posted Q4 earnings per share 109% higher than analyst estimates. Strong Q4 Showcase: Coinbase Beats Estimates, Defying Market Predictions Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) beat analyst estimates by an eyepopping 109% when it revealed its Q4 earnings report on Thursday. The firm raked in $6.6 billion …
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Wells Fargo has reportedly refused to reimburse a woman who lost her life savings to an impostor who claimed to work at the banking giant. Houston resident Heather Sanders says she received a call bearing Wells Fargo’s phone number, reports FOX News. Sanders says the person on the other line convinced her that her account …
Coinbase has rolled out trading support for the brand-new native token of a layer-1 blockchain focused on intellectual property (IP). The scalable intellectual property solution Story launched its public mainnet on Thursday and aims to serve as a blockchain where rights holders can upload IP, set the terms of use and monetize it throughout the …
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Crypto pundit Andrei Jikh has reignited the $100 XRP price target, sparking a bullish sentiment in the XRP community. The analyst outlined several factors that could contribute to the parabolic rally to the ambitious $100 target. Factors That Could Contribute To The $100 XRP Price Target In a …
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