Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex on Thursday said stablecoin Tether had blocked digital wallets on its platform holding more than 2.5 billion roubles ($28 million), forcing it to suspend operations days after coming under EU sanctions. The European Union included Garantex in its 16th san

Stellar (XLM) is attempting to reclaim a recently lost level that could propel the price to a retest of a key resistance zone. Some market watchers suggested that its price could be preparing for a massive surge to a new all-time high (ATH).Stellar Getting Ready For 300% BreakoutStellar has seen a 9

The past few weeks have been highly volatile for bitcoin , with price action reflecting sharp swings. In the past two weeks bitcoin traded on an open-high, lower-close candlestick pattern with double-digit percentage differences. The week beginning Feb. 24 saw bitcoin drop to a low of $78,167 and cl

Deribit, the leading crypto options exchange, has launched a Block Request-For-Quote (RFQ) interface, allowing traders to execute large over-the-counter (OTC) trades with improved efficiency and liquidity.The feature, available to all users but tailored for high-volume traders, enables direct negoti

Solana co-founder and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko said he would prefer no US crypto reserve, citing the risks to decentralization if a government was in charge. On March 6, Yakovenko posted on X, sharing the order of his preferences regarding a US reserve of cryptocurrencies. The Solana co-founder said hi

A wallet tied to the bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox has once again moved a massive number of bitcoins (BTC) as the entity’s creditor repayment plans come to fruition.Data from the market intelligence platform Arkham revealed that the Mt. Gox wallet labeled 1PuQB transferred 11,834 BTC worth approx

Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has expressed skepticism over the idea of a U.S. crypto strategic reserve, saying that his first preference would be to have no crypto reserve at all — warning that government involvement would undermine decentralization."My reserve order of preference: 1. No

The price of Bitcoin has just recovered back over $92,000 after several days of turbulence, though a crypto market sentiment tracker shows investors are still cautious. Bitcoin is trading at $92,170, having jumped 5.7% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap data. Despite Bitcoin's price

Argentine federal prosecutor Eduardo Taiano is actively seeking to freeze assets tied to the Libra memecoin scandal, which has drawn attention due to its alleged connection to President Javier Milei, local media reported.The investigation centers on the Solana-based memecoin Libra, which Milei promo

DoubleZero Foundation, an organization supporting the DoubleZero protocol that aims to build a “global fiber network” for high-performance blockchains and distributed systems, has raised $28 million in a token round co-led by Multicoin Capital and Dragonfly Capital.Other investors in the round inclu

The United States, with its cycle of growing debt and debt servicing, may face a financial crisis in the next few years. Ray Dalio, the billionaire investor and founder of Bridgewater Associates, boldly claims a looming debt crisis and calls it a “potential heart attack.”In a statement, Dalio argued

Bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox transferred over $1 billion worth of bitcoin to an unmarked address today, according to Arkham Intelligence data.The address "1Mo1…9gR9" received approximately 11,834 BTC, worth about $1.07 billion, from Mt. Gox's "1PuQB" wallet at around 3:17 UTC on Thursday, Arkham

US authorities have sanctioned the operator of a shuttered online darknet marketplace, including his crypto addresses, which recently profited from Bitcoin price fluctuations. Iran-based Behrouz Parsarad established the darknet marketplace Nemesis in 2021 and used it to facilitate the sale of drugs,

Disclaimer: The information in this article was translated using artificial intelligence from a foreign source.Have you committed crypto fraud? Now, in addition to fines and jail time, authorities can also subject you to caning—at least, that's what's being reportedly considered in Singapore. Crypto

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.Happy Wednesday! The market seemingly continues to move in lockstep with every piece of U.S. crypto reserve news, while participants hope for some greater clarity from the Trump White House

During a March 5 hearing of the House Financial Services Committee, US Representative Sean Casten, an Illinois Congressperson, argued that “crypto-friendly rules” threaten US national security.The lawmaker made the remarks while debating H.R. 1716, the “Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act of 2025,” accus

Coinbase, a major cryptocurrency based in the U.S., is seeking financial information about the underpinnings of the administration’s war against crypto through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request against the SEC.The FOIA request covers the period April 2021 to January 2025 and pertains to do

Ethereum’s much-anticipated Pectra upgrade ran into another hurdle in its latest testnet release earlier on Wednesday. However, developers have identified the issue and rolled out a fix.“We’re investigating an issue caused by the custom deposit contract on Sepolia,” Ethereum Foundation Protocol Supp

President Donald Trump made no mention of crypto in his Congress speech on Tuesday night — a notable omission given his recent remarks on the industry — according to investment bank TD Cowen.This absence suggests that crypto is not a personal priority for Trump, TD Cowen's Washington Research Group,

Crypto analyst Tony Severino has drawn similarities between Ethereum’s price action in 2024 and this year. Specifically, the analyst highlighted important technical indicators and what they are saying about ETH’s future trajectory. Ethereum’s Price Action In 2024 Vs. 2025 Based On Important Technica