The CNBC personality said he’ll sell his Bitcoin holdings due to fears about quantum computing, as some cryptocurrency investors celebrated, referencing the popular “inverse Cramer” meme. Former hedge fund manager and CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer said he plans to sell all his Bitcoin due to quantum computing fears. “I’m going to sell mine …
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Capital One is pushing back against claims of political bias in a federal lawsuit by seeking dismissal of the case tied to its 2021 closures of Trump Organization accounts. The bank attributes those actions to months of internal analysis by its anti-money laundering specialists following standard policies and regulatory requirements, reports The Hill. Attorneys for …
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The first US-Japan joint yen intervention in 28 years came amid record bond yields and worries about the yen carry trade. Joint currency interventions in the yen by Japan and the US could ultimately benefit Bitcoin (BTC) and risk assets. Key points: Read more Go to Source
Apple restored Telegram after the messaging platform removed content that violated its child safety policies and banned the user who posted it. Apple briefly removed Telegram from the App Store after its review found content that violated its policies on child sexual abuse material, according to Bloomberg. The messaging app was later restored after Telegram …
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The ruling leaves New York’s case against Kalshi in place while allowing the CFTC to renew its request before Judge Victor Marrero. Judge Jed S. Rakoff denied without prejudice an emergency Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) request for a temporary restraining order that would have blocked New York from pursuing its enforcement case against prediction …
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The framework specifies how existing tax obligations apply to crypto disposals and rewards, with some withheld amounts payable in the originating token. Nigeria’s revenue agency has issued rules requiring crypto platforms and peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplaces to collect, report and remit taxes, including paying some withheld amounts in digital tokens. In its Guidelines on Taxation of …
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Mastercard said the tie-up would help banks, fintechs and enterprises expand stablecoin payments, payouts, settlement and treasury services. Mastercard has completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK, closing a deal valued at $1.8 billion. On Monday, Mastercard said the acquisition combines its global network with BVNK’s onchain infrastructure to connect digital currencies with fiat …
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Fake romance crypto investment scams net $9 million in a single week in Hong Kong, as Malaysian authorities lose it over a crypto conference’s after-party.
The boutique brokerage will focus on high-net-worth clients rather than competing with retail crypto exchanges.
An FBI counterintelligence agent was arrested on Friday after allegedly looting “adversarial cryptocurrency accounts” and accumulating around $1 million worth of digital assets. An affidavit filed by a different FBI agent on Saturday alleges that Patrick Yaroch, a supervisory special agent who works at the Bureau’s headquarters in Washington DC, self-reported last week in a …
The Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy (MSTR) sold 1,638 BTC worth $105 million in the past week, continuing a trend started earlier this summer. The sale was preceded by a three-week period during which the firm didn’t buy or sell any Bitcoin, and a two-week period before that when it sold a total of 3,588 BTC …
The non-custodial protocol said attackers are discovering and adapting exploits faster than its small development team can identify and patch them. Boltz, a non-custodial Bitcoin swap service, says it is disabling its service until further notice after a rise in AI-assisted hacking attempts over the last few months. In a post to X on Monday, …
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A key architect of the Trump administration’s digital asset agenda is leaving the Treasury Department as Congress struggles to advance landmark crypto legislation. Tyler Williams, a senior US Treasury official overseeing digital asset policy and a key adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has left the department, according to a Monday report by Punchbowl News. …
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Hackers siphoned a record $1.1 billion from cryptocurrency protocols in 212 onchain exploits during the first half of the year, according to a new report. North Korea-linked groups account for $609 million or 55% of those losses, reports the blockchain security firm Blockaid. Ethereum and Solana protocols suffered the heaviest network-level hits at approximately $332 …
A new digital verification platform aims to reduce forged certificates by allowing employers and universities to authenticate academic records onchain. Kenya has launched a blockchain-based system for verifying academic credentials through the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), placing more than 30 million records on the Avalanche network in an effort to combat certificate fraud and …
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