A man at the center of a massive crypto Ponzi scheme will spend nearly eight years behind bars after a federal judge handed down a 97-month prison sentence in Brooklyn on Friday.Dwayne Golden, 57, was convicted of wire fraud and money laundering for
Bitcoin returned to its familiar price range over the week after a dip last weekend brought its price to just under $99,000. This was followed by a bounce to the $106,000 price level, which has given bulls a reason to remain hopeful. However, on-chai
Key takeaways:Â BTC is consolidating within a descending channel, but weak onchain activity suggests a lack of momentum.Rising Core inflation data (2.7%) and sticky price growth reduce the likelihood of Fed rate cuts, maintaining pressure on Bitcoin a
In a post on 27 June, crypto-market chartist Dr Cat (@DoctorCatX) warned that Bitcoin’s ostensibly bullish weekly structure may be concealing a latent “time bomb” that could detonate if bulls fail to force a decisive breakout over the next three to f
A federal judge has rejected Ripple and the SEC’s proposed $50 million settlement, but social media sentiment around XRP has turned bullish anyway.Ripple-SEC Settlement Stalled After Court RejectionThe Ripple-SEC case seemed to be moving forward afte
CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is down $693.55 today or 0.64% to $106886.72Down two consecutive days, down 0.86% over this periodUp 3.40% this weekBest weekly performance since the week ending May 23, 2025 when it rose 4.49%Up 2.03% month-to-dateUp 14.
Today in crypto, Across Protocol founders have been accused of manipulating DAO governance to funnel $23 million in tokens to their affiliated for-profit company, Risk Labs, infrastructure attacks are responsible for most of the $2.1 billion in crypt
What is crypto mining on wheels, and how did Russian authorities discover it? A mobile cryptocurrency mining operation involves installing mining equipment, such as application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) or graphics processing units (GPUs
Bitcoin held steady Friday as traders braced for a potential shake-up at the Federal Reserve. United States President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell, a move that could shift the central bank’s approach to inte
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XRP price started a downside correction from the $2.220 zone. The price is consolidating and might decline further toward the $2.020 support.XRP price started a downside correction below the $2.20 zone.The price is now trading below $2.150 and the 10
Dinari, a platform that offers tokenized stock trading, said it is the first to secure U.S. approval to offer the blockchain-based financial instruments, according to a report from Reuters on Thursday.Tokenizing stocks involves companies creating dig
Tech company Meta has hired Trapit Bansal, a former key researcher at artificial intelligence company OpenAI, who was central to developing the firm's o1 reasoning AI model.Bansal is the latest ex-OpenAI researcher to join the Meta team, following th
Nervos Network has announced that the Meepo Hard Fork will be activated at epoch 12,293, estimated to occur on July 1st. To ensure uninterrupted synchronization, users must upgrade their Neuron wallets: full node users should update to version v.0.20
Ripple is expanding XRP Ledger's multichain interoperability by integrating with Wormhole, the company said on Thursday.“Wormhole, one of the leading cross-chain interoperability protocols, is integrating with both the XRP Ledger (XRPL) mainnet and t
PancakeSwap will have an AMA on X tailored for its Chinese-speaking audience. The head chef of PancakeSwap will join BroLeon to discuss the platform’s vision, future roadmap, and community engagement. The event will take place on July 2 at 12:00 UTC.
Horizen has reaffirmed its partnership with zkMonk by officially backing the zkForge Bootcamp 2025 — a 12-week intensive training program designed to empower developers in the zero-knowledge (ZK) space. Running from July to September, the bootcamp of
0x will conclude its presentations in Cannes during EthCC on July 3rd with a session by Product Manager Eric Wong, addressing the price gap between quoted and executed prices in on-chain swaps. Refer to the official tweet by ZRX: Another one 🔑Our ve
Ontology will host an AMA on X with Exolix on June 27th at 07:00 UTC. Refer to the official tweet by ONT: We'll be chatting with tomorrow, 7 am UTC ⏰Hope to see you all there!ONT InfoOntology is an open-source blockchain that provides Web3 trust,
After noting plans to eventually launch perpetual-style futures trading in the United States, Coinbase Derivatives, the derivatives-focused arm of the crypto exchange Coinbase, officially set its launch date for July 21.Two contracts set to arrive on