Update Feb. 17, 11:09 a.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include quotes from Anndy Lian.Scammers impersonating Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched a fraudulent cryptocurrency, capitalizing on the retail frenzy around cele
The structure of the Ether options market suggests traders are anticipating medium-term growth, as February’s options expiry events could play a decisive role in the price trajectory of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency.More than 70% of the o
A sluggish Bitcoin price performance has not been the only disappointing theme for the largest crypto market so far in 2025. According to the latest on-chain data, the Bitcoin network fundamentals have been dwindling since the final quarter of last y
Top Stories of The WeekSEC Crypto Task Force met with firms to discuss staking, litigation reviewThe US Securities and Exchange Commissions Crypto Task Force met with several representatives from the cryptocurrency and traditional finance sectors to
The launch of Libra (LIBRA), a cryptocurrency endorsed by Argentine President Javier Milei, turned into a financial catastrophe after insiders cashed out over $107 million, wiping out nearly 94% of the token’s value within hours.According to onchain
Crypto businesses in El Salvador are hopeful that a Donald Trump presidency will soften banking resistance to the industry, making it easier to operate as the world’s largest economy moves toward greater crypto adoption. This would mark a stark shift
By Brian SwintBitcoin, the largest and oldest cryptocurrency, was rising early Friday along with other big-name tokens. It's likely being helped by fresh interest in the assets.GameStop, the videogame retailer that gained fame as a meme stock in 2020
US Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren is pushing back against Elon Musk and Donald Trump over efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the agency she helped create in 2007.The CFPB — the US government agency focused on c
Bitcoin has lingered below the psychological $100,000 level for seven days, but a crypto researcher says there’s a nearly 50% chance it will surge to $125,000 by late June.The chance of Bitcoin hitting $125,000 by the middle of this year “has improv
Over $2.5 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum options contracts are set to expire this Friday. Moreover, markets are still reeling from US economic data this week, including CPI and PPI, but can the derivatives’ expiry event today push prices highe
Robinhood has cemented its foothold in the crypto trading market as its commission-free model attracts price-conscious customers, analysts said, strengthening its position as a rival to digital asset-focused exchanges such as Coinbase .Robinhood
Nearly a third of US states are venturing into a financial frontier once considered to be completely unthinkable: creating a strategic Bitcoin reserve. While US President Donald Trump’s vision for a national digital asset stockpile is still developin
Popular trading platform Robinhood beat its fourth-quarter earnings and revenue estimates, which could have positive read-through for peer Coinbase .Robinhood said its fourth-quarter revenue rose 115% from the previous year to $1.01 billion, beating
The X account of Zach Witkoff, co-founder of the Trump-linked crypto project World Liberty Financial, was hacked Wednesday.The hacker promoted a memecoin project related to President Donald Trump's youngest son Barron, claiming that "Trump should con
Robinhood shares rose 17% in after-hours trading as its Q4 earnings beat consensus estimates and cryptocurrency revenue jumped 700% year-on-year.The $916 million net income that Robinhood reported in its Feb. 12 results statement marked its fifth con
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) filed a motion to stay their case for 60 days - to make way for an early resolution and to save resources according to a court filing by a U.S. court on
Litecoin and Cardano have seen double-digit gains over the last day on the back of ETF approval hopes.The tokens surged 11% and 16%, respectively, in the past 24 hours, with Litecoin now trading above $128 and Cardano above $0.81. In contrast, major
By Steve GoldsteinBCA Research says the percentage of bitcoin in profit is now at levels previously associated with peaksIn any other asset, you'd call it a correction - bitcoin prices have dropped 10% from their record level reached as President Don
Update (Feb. 11, 1 am UTC): This article has been updated to add more background information about OpenAI’s structure and Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has seemingly knocked back Elon Musk’s $97.4 billion bid to buy out th
Bloomberg exchange-traded fund (ETF) analysts have tipped a 90% chance that the US securities regulator will approve a spot Litecoin ETF before the end of the year. Bloomberg’s James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas see its chances of being approved in 20