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

Bitcoin Core, a community-driven free software project, released a detailed position on transaction relay policies. While the release aimed to defend its role in improving block propagation and fee market efficiency, it has stirred debate across the Bitcoin community.Specifically, critics argue tha

Bitcoin rebounded early Monday, rising from around $105,600 to $107,800, as markets turned their focus to high-stakes trade talks between the US and China set to begin in London, TradingView data shows.The leading crypto asset surged close to $112,000 late last month and established a new record hig

Ethereum has recently faced a slight rejection at the 200-day moving average of $2.6K, showcasing sellers’ presence. Nevertheless, further consolidation and a deeper correction might be on the way for the cryptocurrency.ETH Price Analysis: TechnicalsBy Shayan MarketsThe Daily ChartEthereum has once

Australian authorities have charged four individuals following an 18-month investigation into a $190 million Australian dollar ($123 million) crypto laundering operation allegedly run through a cash-in-transit security company.The Australian Federal Police said they had frozen about $13.6 million wo

Today in crypto, a multi-agency investigation in Australia traced illicit funds to a suspected $123 million crypto laundering operation hiding behind a security company, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the crypto exchange has been working on unfreezing user accounts as a priority, and Michael Sayl

Pseudonymous analyst CryptoInsightUK has warned that the next major move for XRP could be a trap. In a video published on June 8, the analyst outlined a scenario where XRP surges toward $2.30–$2.40 in the short term—only to reverse violently into a sharp liquidity flush before any sustainable breako

0838 GMT - Bitcoin falls as sentiment toward risky assets remains shaky ahead of U.S.-China trade talks, and uncertainty over the U.S. economic and political outlooks. Protests in California over President Trump's immigration stance "injected geopolitical risk into the mix," IG analysts say in a not

Rampant electricity theft by illegal miners, inconsistent policies and a lack of legal clarity may deter Malaysia from tapping the potential of cryptocurrency mining, according to an industry report released by the Access Blockchain Association of Malaysia.Despite Malaysia’s strategic location, grow

According to a recent chart prepared by cryptocurrency firm Galaxy Digital, 2025 is on track to be the most dangerous year for cryptocurrency holders to date. The chart shared by research analyst Alex Thorn shows that this year is already nearing the full-year totals of some previous years, like 202

Argentine President Javier Milei did not breach any of his presidential duties when he promoted the Libra memecoin, the country’s Anti-Corruption Office said in a recent decision.In a June 5 resolution, the Anti-Corruption Office said Milei was acting in a personal capacity when he endorsed the Libr

Last week’s weak PMI reports showed manufacturing activity contracting for a third month in a row and services activity shrinking for the first time in 11 months.Additionally, crypto markets have settled a little following the volatility in the wake ofthe spatbetween US President Donald Trump and te

Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor has downplayed concerns over quantum computing’s impact on Bitcoin, calling it a marketing ploy to pump quantum-branded tokens. “It’s mainly marketing from people that want to sell you the next quantum yo-yo token,” Strategy’s executive chairman said in a June 6 interview

Over the last few weeks, the Bitcoin price has been on an upward trajectory, propelled forward mainly by institutional adoption and buying. This has seen the Bitcoin price rally to new all-time highs at $111,900, and has remained above $100,000 despite a turn in market sentiment toward the negative.

Cetus Protocol, a Sui-native decentralized exchange that suffered a huge $220 million exploit in May, says it is now working on going open-source following its recent relaunch. An attacker exploited a pricing mechanism flaw to drain tokens from Cetus’ major liquidity pools on May 22. The protocol ma