Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck to debut Nasdaq trading  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck to debut Nasdaq trading

Coincheck Group, the parent company of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, is set to make its public debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange on Dec. 11.Amsterdam-based Coincheck Group on Dec. 10 announced the completion of a merger deal with the b

Is Bitcoin topping out? Gold fractal hints at 35% BTC price correction ahead - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Is Bitcoin topping out? Gold fractal hints at 35% BTC price correction ahead

Bitcoin looks poised to undergo sharp price correction in the coming days, based on a fractal that measures its performance against gold. For context, the top cryptocurrency has rallied by over 132% in 2024, including a 47% rally after Donald Trump’

 Ethereum has less than 10% chance of tapping $5K by year-end, says Derive  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Ethereum has less than 10% chance of tapping $5K by year-end, says Derive

Onchain options protocol Derive says data shows Ethereum has less than a 10% chance of hitting the much-anticipated $5,000 mark by the end of 2024, despite significant inflows into spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) hinting at a looming “supply-

 CFTC accuses pastor of shilling $6M crypto Ponzi to congregants  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

CFTC accuses pastor of shilling $6M crypto Ponzi to congregants

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued a pastor, accusing him of promoting a $6 million crypto Ponzi scheme to 1,500 people, including some who attended his church in Washington state.The CFTC said on Dec. 10 that it filed a comp

Circle, Binance join forces for global stablecoin expansion - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Circle, Binance join forces for global stablecoin expansion

Circle and Binance have entered into a strategic partnership to support the financial services ecosystem and the development of global digital assets. The announcement of the alliance was made at Abu Dhabi Finance Week.USDC bound for Binance treasury

India preparing for a CBDC-driven economy — Central bank governor - Cointelegraph, Crypto

India preparing for a CBDC-driven economy — Central bank governor

On his last day as the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Shaktikanta Das shared his vision to transform India’s economy with a home-grown central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital rupee.During the farewell speech on Dec. 10, Das hi

 MARA Holdings buys $1.1B more Bitcoin, hits industry-first 50 EH/s  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

MARA Holdings buys $1.1B more Bitcoin, hits industry-first 50 EH/s

Bitcoin mining heavyweight MARA Holdings Inc. bought another 11,774 Bitcoin for $1.1 billion on Dec. 10, while its hashrate exceeded 50 exahashes per second (EH/s) — an industry first.MARA purchased its latest haul from zero-coupon convertible note o

Scammers are using Telegram verification bots to inject crypto-stealing malware - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Scammers are using Telegram verification bots to inject crypto-stealing malware

Scammers are combining social engineering with phony Telegram verification bots that inject crypto-stealing malware into systems to raid crypto wallets, blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer has warned. In a Dec. 10 X post, Scam Sniffer said scammers

 Bitwise predicts 2025 as year for crypto IPO — Kraken, Circle to go public  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Bitwise predicts 2025 as year for crypto IPO — Kraken, Circle to go public

Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuer Bitwise has predicted at least five “crypto unicorns” will go public in 2025 — including stablecoin issuer Circle and crypto exchange Kraken.The so-called “crypto bank” Anchorage Digital, analytics firm Chaina

 Majority of altcoins may see a 'slow bleed' until late January 2025: VC  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Majority of altcoins may see a 'slow bleed' until late January 2025: VC

The majority of altcoins may continue to see a downtrend potentially until the end of January 2025, says Felix Hartmann, founder of venture capital firm Hartmann Capital.“Some alts may continue running briefly, but the majority are likely to slow ble

Magic Eden’s ME token dips on debut as users report app issues - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Magic Eden’s ME token dips on debut as users report app issues

Magic Eden’s freshly launched token has dipped in value on its release as the non-fungible token (NFT) platform’s users complained of a buggy mobile app and an overly complex claiming process, among other issues.The platform’s self-titled token, Magi

Nevada adds blockchain security in wake of fake electors fiasco - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Nevada adds blockchain security in wake of fake electors fiasco

On Dec. 10, Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar announced the implementation of blockchain technology into the state’s electoral certification process.While it’s unclear why the measure is only being implemented in December, more than a month

 Here’s what happened in crypto today  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Today in crypto, New York regulators approved Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, Eric Trump predicted governments and institutions will adopt Bitcoin and BTC will hit $1 million, and Google hit a new advancement with its quantum computing chip.NYDFS approves

Argentina’s Milei fires tax agency head over controversial tax on streamers - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Argentina’s Milei fires tax agency head over controversial tax on streamers

Argentine President Javier Milei has fired the head of the country’s tax authority amid backlash over a controversial tax targeting streamers and influencers. According to local media reports, Florencia Mizrahi, who had served as the head of Argentin

Chainlink integrates with Coinbase tokenized assets platform - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Chainlink integrates with Coinbase tokenized assets platform

Blockchain oracle network Chainlink has integrated with Coinbase’s Project Diamond, Coinbase’s digital asset platform for global institutions. The integration will provide data and enable full lifecycle management of new tokenized assets on the platf

 MARA Holdings buys another $1.1 BTC, hits industry-first 50 EH/s  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

MARA Holdings buys another $1.1 BTC, hits industry-first 50 EH/s

Bitcoin mining heavyweight MARA Holdings Inc. bought another 11,774 Bitcoin for $1.1 billion on Dec. 10, while its hashrate exceeded 50 exahashes per second (EH/s) — an industry first.MARA purchased $1.1 billion worth from its zero-coupon convertible

Circle, Binance join forces for global stablecoin expansion - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Circle, Binance join forces for global stablecoin expansion

Circle and Binance have entered into a strategic partnership to support the financial services ecosystem and the development of global digital assets. The announcement of the alliance was made at Abu Dhabi Finance Week.USDC bound for Binance treasury

 Is Bitcoin price going to crash again?  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Is Bitcoin price going to crash again?

Bitcoin’s price exhibited a bearish engulfing pattern on the daily chart for the first time since Oct. 21, retesting its support at $95,000 before descending lower. While Bitcoin’s long-term market structure remains unchanged, one analyst underlined

 Raydium beats Uniswap in monthly DEX volumes again  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Raydium beats Uniswap in monthly DEX volumes again

Decentralized exchange (DEX) Raydium has surpassed Uniswap in monthly volumes for the second month in a row, according to a Dec. 10 Messari report. In November, Solana native Raydium beat Uniswap — generally the most popular DEX — in monthly volumes

 Bitcoin is crashing, but options markets are calling for $111K BTC price by February  - Cointelegraph, Crypto

Bitcoin is crashing, but options markets are calling for $111K BTC price by February

Bitcoin price experienced two episodes of $1 billion or higher futures market liquidations since Dec. 5, albeit its price began and ended the period near $97,000. The latest event moved Bitcoin from $101,430 on Dec. 8 to $94,200 on Dec. 9, a crash t