U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds are closing in on $1 trillion in cumulative trading volume less than 18 months after their debut in January 2024.The spot Bitcoin ETFs grew swiftly following their launch, attracting $100 billion in trading volume by March 2024 and $200 billion by April 2024 a

XRP changed hands at roughly $2.30 in early European trading on Tuesday, extending a two-day bounce that has pulled the token back toward the upper half of the seven-month range that has confined it between about $2.00 and $2.80 since December. Analyst Quantum Ascend argues that this compression pha

A mystery investor has opened a $300 million leveraged Bitcoin position, fueling speculation around their identity.The unknown whale, or large cryptocurrency holder, opened a 20x leveraged Bitcoin long position worth over $308 million at the entry price of $108,100, Hypurrscan blockchain data shows

Bitcoin’s price shook off last week’s dip and climbed sharply on Tuesday morning in Asia, topping $110,000 briefly before settling around $109,450. Traders rushed back in after the asset dipped close to $100,000, feeding a sharp rebound that leaves Bitcoin just 2.8% shy of its record high.A blend of

Crypto security startup Hypernative has raised $40 million in a Series B financing round, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The capital raise was co-led by venture firms Ten Eleven and Ballistic Ventures. Hypernative calls itself a “real-time security platform” that has worked with over 200 w

Solana (SOL) has recovered from the recent market pullback after bouncing from its local bottom. Amid its recent breakout from a bullish formation, some market watchers suggest that the cryptocurrency could recover its start-of-year glory.Solana Breakout Eyes $164Solana is recording a 2.45% surge in

Bitcoin Core developers have merged a pull request to remove the long-standing 83-byte default limit for OP_RETURN data, with the mempool policy change set to take effect in the implementation's v30 release, scheduled for October.Bitcoin Core is the reference implementation of the Bitcoin protocol,

The new dYdX governance vote (#254) will decide if support for the wethDYDX smart contract bridge should stop. If passed, any coins left on the bridge after the vote could become locked and lost. This big change can push users to move tokens quickly and may affect supply on different chains. If ther

As Bitcoin (BTC) came close to slumping below the psychologically important $100,000 mark last week, the short-term holders (STH) cohort started to show signs of weakening conviction in the leading cryptocurrency, raising fears of a deeper price correction.Bitcoin STH Fear ResurfacesAccording to a r

Five men have pleaded guilty to their roles in a $36.9 million international crypto scam scheme that targeted Americans, with funds ultimately being sent to a crypto scam center in Cambodia.Crypto scammers funneled stolen funds through shell companies and US bank accounts before converting the money

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has set the stage for a key procedural vote Wednesday on the GENIUS Act, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at regulating stablecoins, Bloomberg reported.Thune filed cloture on Monday on the underlying bill — the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U

A crypto founder has been arrested in New York for allegedly using his crypto firm, Evita Pay, to funnel around $530 million into the US from sanctioned Russian banks to help Russians access highly sensitive American technology.Iurii Gugnin was hit with a 22-count indictment and will face charges re

Singapore-based trading firm QCP Capital opened its Monday note with a blunt assessment: “Implied vols continue to come under pressure, with BTC stuck in a tight range as summer approaches.” In the options house’s telling, the market is drifting into the northern-hemisphere holiday season much as it

Iurii Gugnin, a 38-year-old New York resident and Russian national, was arrested and arraigned in New York on Monday on charges related to wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering, among other alleged crimes, according to an 22-count indictment from the United States Department of Justice. “The

Telegram founder Pavel Durov is still trying to figure out why he was detained in France last August, though the motives may have been political and tied to authorities’ efforts to crack down on alleged illicit activity on the messaging platform.That was one of the key takeaways from Durov’s intervi

Today in crypto, Paraguay’s president denied claims that Bitcoin will become legal tender, hinting at a possible hack on official accounts. In Australia, authorities uncovered a suspected $123M crypto laundering scheme tied to a security company. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said unfreezing user acc

It appears that the President of Paraguay's X account has been compromised to post a scam Bitcoin harvesting scheme, according to a suspicious message on Monday. Minutes after the post went live, Reuters reported that President Santiago Peña’s account "presented irregular activity."Peña’s initial me

Investor lost millions in USDT phishing scam On May 26, 2025, a crypto investor fell victim to a series of onchain phishing attacks. Crypto compliance firm Cyvers announced that the victim lost a total of $2.6 million worth of cryptocurrencies.It all started when the user sent 843,000 Tether USDt

The stablecoin firm Plasma completed its $500 million stablecoin raise within an hour through the initial coin offering (ICO) platform Sonar. Plasma opened up its stablecoin deposits around 9:00 a.m. ET on June 9. By depositing stablecoins into Plasma's vault, users earn the right to purchase the pr

BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF made history again Monday.The firm’s bitcoin-based IBIT fund, the largest of its kind, surpassed $70 billion in assets in just 341 days of trading, making it the fastest ETF to reach that milestone, according to Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas."IBIT just blew