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Stablecoin Supply Jumps by $17B Since Beginning of 2025

12.2.2025
Blockchain metrics firm Glassnode has released data showing that circulating stablecoin supply has skyrocketed to roughly $211.2 billion since the beginning of the year, a $17 billion increase in less than two months. The current rate of increase in the supply is roughly $541 million per...

Binance Accused of Selling off Assets, Denies Rumors

11.2.2025
An X user going by the name AB Kaui Dong sounded the alarm early Tuesday, when he noticed suspicious onchain activity by the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. “The most discussed topic among peers today should be Binance, which is selling off a large amount of its...

Central African Republic Launches Meme Coin Amid Skepticism

11.2.2025
Central African Republic President Touadéra has reportedly launched a meme-coin, $CAR, to raise the country’s profile. This follows a previous, less successful attempt to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. While Touadéra claims the CAR launch was a “success,” the coin’s value...

Litecoin ETF Approval Odds at 90%, Analysts Say

11.2.2025
Bloomberg ETF analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart have compiled a list of crypto ETF applications that they believe will have shot at being approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) this year, and assigned a probability of approval to each filing. At the top of that list...

Proton Wallet Emerges From Early Access

10.2.2025
Proton, the team behind Proton Mail, has taken another step into the financial world by launching Proton Wallet beyond its early access phase. This self-custodial bitcoin wallet empowers users to control their BTC, secure their funds with cutting-edge encryption, and transact peer-to-peer using...

El Salvador Continues Buying Bitcoin Despite IMF Pressure

10.2.2025
The government of El Salvador has continued buying bitcoin despite the deal reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in December. According to the National Bitcoin Office, in the last 7 days, Bukele’s administration acquired 18 BTC, with its total reserve reaching 6.073 BTC, nearly...

British Crypto Trader Held Hostage in Spain, Escapes Before Police Raid

10.2.2025
Spanish police arrested three British men in Costa del Sol for kidnapping a UK cryptocurrency broker and demanding €30,000 (approximately $31,000) for his release. The victim, a 34-year-old Hindi speaker, escaped by deceiving his captors into thinking he was calling a customer for a crypto wallet...

Lost Fortune: Landfill Containing $750M in Bitcoin to Be Sealed Forever

9.2.2025
A landfill in Newport, Wales, where James Howells accidentally discarded a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins (now worth approximately $750m or £620m) is scheduled to close in 2025-26. Howells’ attempts to sue the council for access to the site or compensation were unsuccessful. The council...

Founder of Meme Coin Platform Pump.fun Denies Coin Launch Rumors

9.2.2025
In a recent post, Alon, the founder of the meme coin platform Pump.fun, debunked swirling rumors about a potential Pump.fun token by clarifying that these reports are false and emphasized that only announcements from the official X account should be trusted. He also highlighted that the team, over...

Kanye West Wants to Discuss Crypto With Brian Armstrong

8.2.2025
Hip hop mogul and self-proclaimed billionaire Kanye West wants to chat with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong about purchasing crypto “without a middle man,” according to a Friday post by the rapper on X. It’s unclear if West currently owns any crypto, but back in 2014, he took legal action against...

Bybit Addresses AML Concerns After India Block

7.2.2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said on Feb. 6 that it has successfully registered with the Indian Financial Intelligence Unit, underscoring its commitment to regulatory compliance in India. The exchange said it has resolved prior regulatory matters and paid a monetary fine, demonstrating...

Winklevoss Twins Eye Gemini IPO

7.2.2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, founded by billionaire twin brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, may file for an initial public offering (IPO) this year according to reporting by Bloomberg. The firm is one of the largest global exchanges by 24-hour trading volume – about $170 million, according...

Satoshi May Have Used a Canadian Bitcoin Exchange

6.2.2025
Conor Grogram, head of product business operations at Coinbase has unearthed evidence that suggests Satoshi may have used Cavirtex, an early Canadian bitcoin exchange that was initially purchased by New York-based Coinsetter in 2015 before being subsequently acquired by Kraken in 2016. Grogram used...

Gold Keeps Shining on Global Tariff Watch, Surpasses $2,800 Mark

4.2.2025
Gold reached a new all-time high as markets weighed the possible effects of tariffs and investors sought safer alternatives. The precious metal passed the $2,800 per troy ounce mark on Friday, reaching a record level of $2,850.9 on New York’s COMEX, inching it closer to the key $3,000...

Kraken to Delist USDT, Four Other Stablecoins for European Users

1.2.2025
Crypto exchange Kraken said it will delist five stablecoins, including USDT, for users in the European Economic Area. Describing the move as a difficult decision, Kraken said the changes ultimately ensure its compliance and ability to provide an exceptional trading experience to European clients...

Phantom Celebrates ‘Suinami,’ Rolls out Beta Support for Sui

30.1.2025
Phantom, a Solana-focused cryptocurrency wallet, has announced the inclusion of Sui, a high-throughput blockchain project, in beta. Sui becomes the fifth cryptocurrency option available on Phantom alongside solana, ethereum, bitcoin, and base. In this initial phase, Phantom will allow users to swap...

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