U.S. Government Begins to Sever Cambodia’s Huione Group from Financial System
The Treasury Department's financial-crimes arm used its most potent safeguard to propose cutting off the organization as a money-laundering danger.
The Bitcoin That Got Away: Docuseries Explores $800 Million Trash Tragedy
A Londoner’s years-long quest for an $800 million Bitcoin-containing hard drive hidden somewhere in a Welsh landfill has now been licensed into a cross-platform documentary series. Entertainment company LEBUL announced this week that it has secured exclusive rights to tell the story of James Howells, the British engineer known for losing access to 8,000 Bitcoin […]
Strategy Raising Another $21B to Buy Bitcoin, Posts Large Q1 Loss on BTC Price Decline
The company boosted its BTC Yield target to 25% from 15% and its BTC $ Gain Target to $15 billion from $10 billion.
Mango Markets Exploiter Avi Eisenberg Sentenced to 4+ Years in Prison for Child Porn
The judge overseeing Eisenberg's case said he was considering approving a retrial on fraud charges for the Mango Markets theft.
Ethereum May Go ‘Irrelevant’ In 10 Years, ETH Researcher Warns
Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist has cautioned that ETH’s base layer could slip into irrelevance within a decade unless the community embraces a far more aggressive roadmap for on-chain scaling and protocol overhaul. Writing in a post on the Ethereum Magicians forum, Feist introduces a draft EIP that would pre-commit the network to a multi-year […]
Gold Continues Correcting and That Might Be Good for Bitcoin
The two assets have had inverse-correlated ETF flows on four different days in the last week.
SEC Ditches PayPal’s PYUSD Probe, Removing Key Regulatory Hurdle for Its Stablecoin
The SEC subpoenaed PayPal in late 2023 over its dollar-backed stablecoin.
Litecoin Surges 7% as SEC Likely to Approve Spot ETF with 90% Odds: Analyst
Bullish reversal pattern forms as LTC reclaims critical $86 level amid increasing institutional interest.
Bitcoin Cooling Market Pressure: Veteran Holders On Binance Ease Off Selling Pressure
On Wednesday, Bitcoin’s price pulled back to the $93,000 level as bullish market performance waned before recovering above $94,000 a few hours later. Instead of sparking bearish sentiment among investors, the pullback seems to have done the opposite, as BTC holders in major crypto exchanges are exhibiting optimistic behavior toward the flagship digital asset. Long-Term […]
‘Excited’ About Bitcoin: CIA Official Admits Its Staying Power
In a conversation with podcast host Anthony Pompliano, Michael Ellis—recently sworn in as Deputy Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)—offered an unusually forthright assessment of Bitcoin’s role inside the national-security apparatus. Why The CIA Is Excited About Bitcoin Ellis began by acknowledging the myth that Bitcoin is fully anonymous. “People may have thought […]