Key takeawaysCrypto-backed mortgages let you use assets like Bitcoin or Ether as collateral to secure a loan without selling your holdings.The process involves choosing a lender, securing your crypto in custody, appraising the property and finalizing

Bitcoin whales have reawakened after 14 years of patiently holding the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency, transferring billions of dollars in value.A Bitcoin wallet “12tLs” transferred 10,000 Bitcoin worth over $1 billion after 14 years of ho

On July 3, the US Congress passed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. President Donald Trump’s bill offers little to the crypto industry, but it could benefit Bitcoin all the same.Trump’s budget proposal passed in the late hours of July 3 entire

While the European Union and United Kingdom push forward with cautious crypto frameworks, the United States is suddenly emerging as a front-runner in global digital asset policy thanks to a blitz of legislation, political momentum and massive ETF inf

Today in crypto, a Belgian court has sentenced three people for their roles in a cryptocurrency-related kidnapping, US Republican House leaders have designated July 14 to July 18 as “Crypto Week,” focusing on considering three key crypto bills, and a

Daniel Ianello, a man accused of orchestrating an exit scam involving a crypto project known as The Phoenix, has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against him in Tennessee federal court.According to the complaint, Ianello allegedly took ove

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s outfit at a June 24 NATO meeting in the Netherlands has become the focal point of a fierce dispute between Polymarket bettors. A user on Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction platform, created a betting marke

Key takeaways:ETH failed to reclaim $2,600 as futures and options data show weak conviction from traders. Ethereum’s layer-2 growth hasn’t translated into increased demand for ETH due to low rollup transaction fees.The Solana ETF launch undermined ET

DeFi protocol Ondo Finance and venture firm Pantera Capital plan to ramp up investments in real-world assets (RWAs), highlighting the industry’s increasing focus on tokenization amid favorable regulatory developments in the United States.Both compani

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reportedly taken Ildar Ilham, the founder of the decentralized finance protocol WhiteRock Finance, into custody as part of allegations over a $30-million scam through ZKasino. According to a Thursday

Today in crypto, a new US Senate bill aims to overhaul crypto taxation. Over 40 fake Firefox extensions mimicking popular wallets are being used in an ongoing credential-theft campaign, and Ripple is seeking a national bank charter in the United Stat

Key takeaways:Bitcoin's funding rate briefly turned negative in late June, historically a signal for upcoming rallies.A large concentration of short liquidations near $111,320 could fuel a short squeeze.BTC has broken out of a bull flag, targeting $1

Benedikt Faupel, head of public affairs at Austrian crypto exchange Bitpanda, said Europe’s flagship crypto regulation still allows uneven implementation across the bloc.Faupel told Cointelegraph on the sidelines of the German Blockchain Week that, a

Bitcoin may climb to $116,000 by the end of this month as three macroeconomic factors turn favorable for the asset, according to a crypto analyst. “I think $116,000 is possible,” 10x Research head of research Markus Thielen told Cointelegraph after h

North Korean hackers are using new strains of malware aimed at Apple devices as part of a cyberattack campaign targeting crypto companies.According to a report from cybersecurity firm Sentinel Labs on Wednesday, the attackers impersonate someone trus

The US Justice Department has launched a probe into a former ransomware negotiator, accused of striking deals with hackers to take a cut of the crypto used to pay the extortionists. In a statement to Cointelegraph, DigitalMint President Marc Grens co

An industry trade group is urging the US securities regulator to reject a wave of relief requests from crypto companies seeking to offer tokenized stocks. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), which consists of securities

An Ethereum core developer has set up a new organization called the Ethereum Community Foundation, with one of its aims to bring the price of Ether to $10,000.ECF was spearheaded by Ethereum core developer Zak Cole, who explained his rationale for se

Key point:BNB Smart Chain’s Maxwell upgrade has acted as a catalyst in starting an uptrend toward $719.BNB Smart Chain’s Maxwell upgrade, which, according to the BNB Chain team, is “a technical leap forward for faster blocks, better validator coordin

OpenAI issued a statement on Wednesday clarifying that OpenAI tokens distributed to European Union users by the trading platform Robinhood do not represent equity in the company."We are not involved in this and do not endorse it,” representatives of