A rival of top altcoin Ethereum (ETH) is seeing a rise in price after abruptly gaining support from Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange platform by volume. In a new announcement, Binance says it will be adding support for Berachain (BERA), an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-identical layer-1 blockchain that uses a proof-of-liquidity (PoL) consensus mechanism. …
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Pertsev has been working on his appeal after being found guilty of money laundering by a Dutch court in May 2024 — receiving five years and four months.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has acknowledged two key filings: an amendment for Grayscale’s proposed spot Litecoin (LTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) and a separate request allowing in-kind redemptions for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), according to Feb. 6 filings. Analysts view the SEC’s engagement with these filings as a crucial step toward potential …
Ethereum developers have confirmed key test dates for the long-awaited Pectra upgrade, bringing the blockchain closer to its first major update in nearly a year. If planned testing on the Holesky and Sepolia testnets proceeds as expected, developers anticipate the upgrade will go live on the mainnet in early April. During their latest All Core …
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Alex Pertsev, co-founder of the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash, announced that a Dutch court has suspended his pretrial detention, allowing him to move to electronic monitoring while he prepares an appeal. On a Feb. 6 X post, Pertsev shared: “Dear Friends, on Friday 7 February at 10 am I will be free! It is …
Tim Delhaes, co-founder and CEO of multi-chain wallet Grindery, argued that Telegram’s exclusivity deal with TON Foundation risks alienating developers, which would make TON irrelevant. The newly announced exclusivity deal between the messaging app and TON Foundation mandates that all Telegram Mini Apps with crypto integrations through the TON network. Although Telegram frames the move …
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Lawyers for former Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky have asked a federal judge to postpone his sentencing by one month, citing the complexities of the case and the volume of material requiring review, according to a Feb. 5 court filing. Mashinsky, who pleaded guilty in his fraud case, is scheduled to be sentenced on April …
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Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. (TMTG) is expanding into financial services with a new suite of investment products, including a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to a Feb. 6 announcement. President Donald Trump is the largest holder of TMTG, which has applied for trademarks under the Truth.Fi brand to cover multiple ETFs and …
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Over the past week, there has been a significant amount of controversy directed at the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Although opinions remain divided regarding its operations, artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology will likely be employed to better optimize government spending on a permanent distributed ledger system. A Look at How DOGE …
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, founded by billionaire twin brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, may file for an initial public offering (IPO) this year according to reporting by Bloomberg. The firm is one of the largest global exchanges by 24-hour trading volume – about $170 million, according to the Coin Market Cap website where it’s currently ranked …
Driven by beliefs in bitcoin’s potential for significant gains, some U.S. parents are shifting a portion of their children’s college savings from traditional 529 plans to cryptocurrency. Disappointing 529 Returns Prompt Bitcoin Interest Some U.S. families are reportedly putting a portion of their children’s college savings in bitcoin (BTC), believing the cryptocurrency typically outperforms stocks. …
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President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto administration, the meteoric rise of Solana, and the Deepseek surprise, were all key issues in Binance Research’s monthly report. Binance Research Releases Monthly Market Insights Binance Research, a division of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, released its Market Research report on Thursday, detailing key issues that impacted the $3.76 …
Bitcoin’s correlation with global markets—attributed by some to increased institutional investment and algorithmic trading—challenges the narrative of it being a safe-haven asset, similar to gold. Bitcoin’s ‘Safe Haven’ Claim Challenged Following the U.S. imposition of a 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports, bitcoin (BTC) briefly plummeted below $93,000, dragging the crypto market down. The …
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1inch has woven ZKsync into its cross-chain swap architecture, empowering users to exchange assets across networks with accelerated processing and minimized fees. ZKsync Joins 1inch’s Cross-Chain Ecosystem This upgrade aims to amplify 1inch’s technical prowess, permitting asset transfers between blockchains via ZKsync’s layer two (L2) framework. By leveraging zero-knowledge rollup (ZK-Rollup) protocols, ZKsync condenses transactions, …
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Bitcoin oscillated between $95,850 and $96,234 in the past sixty minutes, boasting a valuation of $1.917 trillion, a global volume footprint of $47.52 billion, and a daily price spectrum stretching from $95,850 to $99,131. It now lingers 11% beneath its historic lifetime price high. Bitcoin The hourly chart reveals price stabilization with modest declines as …
