Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has imposed a 6-month partial business suspension and 36.8 billion won fine on one the biggest Korean crypto exchanges, Bithumb.
A New Governance Hit On A Crypto Exchange
According to Korean outlet New...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
The Ethereum Foundation is making headlines once again for selling ETH, but this time the spotlight is also on the buyer. The foundation has dumped approximately 5,000 ETH amid broader market volatility and fluctuating prices. The foundation has prov...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Discussion within the XRP community has intensified around a date that some market analysts believe could mark a pivotal moment for Ripple. Dunes, a crypto expert on X, highlighted how several circulating riddles and digital media posts appear to poi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
The cryptocurrency market is turning bullish again, and Bitcoin has experienced a bounce, triggering optimism among investors. While Bitcoin’s price is holding firm above the $73,000 mark, its market dynamics are undergoing a major shift that could s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
A new fault line is opening in the Bitcoin mining debate as AI data centers emerge as a far richer buyer of electricity than traditional miners. But the argument over whether that dynamic threatens Bitcoin’s long-term security is drawing a sharp push...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
One of the largest South Korean financial conglomerates has partenerd up with a major UK-based global bank to deepen cooperation in global finance and crypto assets.
A Transnational Crypto Deal
Incumbents are keen not to be left behind on the crypto...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
A Delaware court had already ordered 71 Bitcoin frozen over a customer fund dispute before crypto lender BlockFills formally declared it could no longer operate.
That freeze — tied to a legal battle with creditors over how client money was handled —...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has weighed in on a governance dispute surrounding Liqwid, arguing that insiders tied to the protocol should step aside from any revote on disputed asset distribution and let token holders decide whether earlier publ...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting has always had significant implications on the crypto market because this is where the interest rates for the US markets are determined. With the announcement of whether there is a rate hike, a rate ea...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Reports indicate investment bank TD Cowen warned the CLARITY Act may not pass until 2027 and could take effect in 2029.
Lawmakers And Deadlines
The bill’s timetable is tight. Alex Thorn of Galaxy Digital said if the CLARITY Act doesn’t clear committ...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Spot Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) in the United States have posted five consecutive days of capital inflows for the first time in 2026. This good run of form comes as a relief after what has been a turbulent start to the year for BTC and the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) announced that it has completed an over-the-counter (OTC) sale of 5,000 ETH over the weekend. According to the organization’s disclosure, proceeds from this sale will be directed towards its core operations and othe...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Over the last day, the Bitcoin price has displayed sideways movement, without any apparent intent of a breakout. While this is a typical weekend price action, there has been an interesting update on the underlying dynamics keeping the flagship crypto...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
The Bitcoin market has experienced some significant price relief in recent weeks. After a series of intense corrections that forced prices to a local bottom of $60,000 in early February, the premier cryptocurrency presently trades around $71,000, ref...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Following a disappointing performance in February, the Ethereum price has seen some semblance of relief over the past two weeks. With the steadying market condition, the “king of altcoins” has managed to hold its own around the psychologi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Institutional interest in XRP exchange-traded funds is still growing, and these ETFS have already taken in more than $1.4 billion in cumulative inflows since launch. Interestingly, the latest regulatory disclosures reveal a surprising name sitting at...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, said he has always feared that Bitcoin is a “giant Ponzi scheme,” with the latest stories around the cryptocurrency appearing to prove him right.
Former Prime Minister Johnson Ca...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Crypto bank Custodia has lost another legal battle in its campaign to review the Federal Reserve’s position as the final authority over granting master accounts. This development comes after the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit rejected the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Ripple’s latest $750 million share buyback has split the XRP community in two. While some members see the internal buy-and-sell cycle as a sign of strength for both the crypto payments company and XRP, others argue that the move exposes a cycle that...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $53 million in a single day this week, pushing monthly inflows past $1.16 billion — a sharp reversal after four straight months of outflows that drained more than $6 billion from those same funds.
ETF Inflows Signal A Shi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
American billionaire and investor Stanley Druckenmiller has postulated that stablecoins will play a central role in the US payments system in the next decade. However, the philanthropist and former hedge fund manager remains skeptical about regular c...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
A New York resident lost close to $1 million in cryptocurrency. That single case became one of the clearest examples of the damage done by SocksEscort — a for-hire proxy service that gave criminals across the globe a way to hide while they stole.
A...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Ethereum and Solana are currently leading developer activity in the crypto space, while developer activity in the broader ecosystem declines. This comes as prices continue to struggle with the ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran, which is sparking...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Momentum around XRP may be entering a new phase as emerging on-chain data shows a growing activity within its broader ecosystem. Recent metrics from Flare, a network designed to bring smart contract functionality and DeFi capabilities to assets like...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Using Bitcoin to buy groceries or pay a bill sounds simple. Under current US tax law, it is anything but. Every transaction — no matter how small — triggers a taxable event that must be reported to the IRS, forcing users to calculate capital gains on...