crypto5 months ago
Aster popped over 10% on radical 'buyback and burn' upgrade. But gains were short-lived
ASTER sees two-way volatility as bullish protocol-specific news meets hawkish Fed.
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crypto5 months ago
Crypto market positioning is 'defensive and thin' after Fed, Marex analysts say
While the Federal Reserve held interest rates, Chair Kevin Warsh made it clear the U.S. central bank is more worried about inflation than growth.
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crypto5 months ago
Malta's financial regulator explores bringing parts of DeFi under MiCA's orbit
The MFSA is seeking feedback on whether decentralization should be assessed as a spectrum rather than a binary concept.
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crypto5 months ago
Bitcoin market cap rebound to take '5-10 years' after dropping 10 places since mid-2025
Bitcoin could be absent from the world's top five assets by market cap until 2036, despite an estimate seeing the BTC bear market being nearly 70% complete.
Cointelegraph
crypto5 months ago
Aztec hit by second $2.1M exploit in less than a week: SlowMist
Security researchers warn that deprecated smart contracts can remain vulnerable long after projects stop maintaining them.
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crypto5 months ago
Grayscale applies traditional finance models to AAVE, sees $175 value
Grayscale and CoinShares are applying traditional valuation techniques to crypto assets as institutions explore revenue-generating DeFi protocols.
Cointelegraph
crypto5 months ago
The bond market is flashing a clear signal on interest rates. Bitcoin bulls should take note
The bond market is sending a signal that complicates prospects of a near-term bitcoin bull run.
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crypto5 months ago
Ryan Salame’s wife to face charges over FTX-funded congressional run
A federal judge has denied a bid from Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, to have campaign finance charges against her dismissed.
Cointelegraph
crypto5 months ago
Florida man pleads guilty for promoting $1.8B ‘HyperFund’ crypto fraud
Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.
Cointelegraph
crypto5 months ago
Live markets: Bitcoin, ether ETFs lose $111 million combined as rate-cut hopes die
Total crypto market value has held steady near $2.26 trillion since Tuesday, with the recovery losing momentum after the Fed killed rate-cut hopes and spot ETFs swung back to outflows.
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crypto5 months ago
Strategy's STRC preferred stock hits a record low below par
The slide has paused the above-par share sales Strategy uses to fund bitcoin purchases, and it is the same stock whose dividends forced the company's first BTC sale this month.
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crypto5 months ago
Dorsey’s Block says new AI tool handles 15% of code work
Builderbot is the “missing layer between AI coding tools and how engineering actually works at scale,” said Brad Axen, head of AI capabilities at Block.
Cointelegraph
crypto5 months ago
XRP slips 4% below $1.20 after breakout rally stalls near key resistance
Heavy selling pushed XRP back through a closely watched support level, though buyers stepped in above $1.17 to prevent a deeper pullback.
CoinDesk
crypto5 months ago
Buying bitcoin below its 200-week average has historically delivered over 100% in median returns, Kraken says
Bitcoin briefly slipped below its 200-week moving average twice in the past two weeks, a rare event that Kraken says has historically marked strong entry points for buyers.
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crypto5 months ago
Bitcoin, ether slide after a hawkish Fed, even as Trump's signed Iran deal lifts stocks
The Fed held rates but signaled it is more worried about inflation than growth in Chair Kevin Warsh's first meeting.
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crypto5 months ago
France to stop certifying products lacking quantum-resistant encryption
France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption starting in 2027, with full adoption targeted for 2030.
Cointelegraph
crypto5 months ago
Next bull run will be slower, less volatile as investors' crypto appetite evolves, Bitwise CIO says
Long-time bitcoin bull Matt Hougan told CoinDesk that during this bear market and with ‘doubts swirling’, investors have found ‘it easier to reach for something more tangible:’ stablecoins and tokenization.
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crypto5 months ago
CME chief executive says company plans to sue CFTC after perpetual futures approval
Kalshi's perpetual futures product did not meet the Dodd-Frank Act's definition of a "swap" and should not have been approved, Terrence Duffy said.
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