Bitcoin Magazine SEC Charges Bitcoin Miner for Duping Investors Out of $48.5 Million  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Danh C. Vo, founder and CEO of bitcoin mining company VBit Technologies Corp., with defrauding investors out of $48.5 million.  According to the SEC, Vo misused the funds for gambling, cryptocurrency purchases, and gifts […]

The U.S. Department of Justice says a 34-year-old nurse anesthetist and real estate investor is the mastermind of a massive bank fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota says Matthew Thomas Onofrio devised and carried out the scheme by creating a fraudulent real estate investment program.  Onofrio would enter into purchase agreements for commercial […]

Coinbase’s ‘Everything app’ has officially launched, bringing social features, trading, payments, and earning tools into a single platform. The cryptocurrency exchange has also confirmed plans to introduce stock trading and prediction markets on the platform. Tokenized Social and Trading Platform First announced in July, the Base app was positioned as a rebrand of Coinbase Wallet, […]

Ripple’s push to advance XRP’s institutional relevance took a concrete step forward following a post published by Doppler Finance confirming its partnership with SBI Ripple Asia. The announcement marks a strategic shift from retail-driven narratives to regulated, institution-ready financial infrastructure on the XRP Ledger. The collaboration positions XRP as part of a framework centered on […]

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Key Takeaways: Crypto airdrops have generated life-changing returns, with past examples like Uniswap, Arbitrum, and Celestia distributing thousands of dollars per user. AirdropBee curates high-quality airdrops, ranking opportunities based on funding, backers, and category strength instead of hype. The platform offers free tools, guides, and research, helping both beginners and experienced users hunt airdrops safely […]

A representative from Brazil’s stock exchange, B3, said the stablecoin would be “a tool to enable trading in tokens,” which it planned to offer in 2026.

December 18th, 2025 – New York, United State With 180,000 active users, merit-based $UP distribution validates user-first approach to onchain wealth  Superform, the first user-owned stablecoin neobank, today announced it has raised $3M in a public token sale on cookie.fun powered by Legion. The milestone coincides with Superform’s upcoming series of product rollouts, starting with […]

TLDR The Armenian Parliament approves amendments to facilitate the corporate transition to the new legal framework. The Central Bank of Armenia will grant mandatory licenses to digital asset service providers. A limit of 300,000 drams is established for cash operations during the grace period. The Armenian Parliament recently approved a series of significant amendments to […]

TLDR Bitcoin suffers a “Bart Simpson” formation that returns its price to $85,500 after a failed rally. Lack of positive correlation with stocks and the surge in precious metals frustrate investors. Wintermute analysts forecast volatile consolidation between $86,000 and $92,000 through year-end. It has been a week of technical tension in the crypto market. On […]

BNB Chain is preparing its next major move. The network has announced plans to launch a new native stablecoin, even as fresh data shows Q3 2025 was one of its strongest quarters in more than a year. The announcement comes at a time of accelerating usage, rising liquidity, and visible infrastructure maturity across the network. […]

While meme coins were all the rage at the start of 2025, the party didn’t last, and the sector has since watched more than $86 billion evaporate since then. In the past 24 hours alone, the laughable coin category slid another 2.7%, and over the week, eight of the top ten meme coins logged decent […]

Ethereum’s biggest meme coin Shiba Inu wiped out $600 million today, and the SHIB price is now sliding fast to the $0.0000067 buyer zone, the last spot where real bids have shown up before.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Secures Google-Backed Deal to Build Up to 2.3 GW of AI Capacity Hut 8 Corp. announced a sweeping AI infrastructure partnership on Wednesday with AI model developer Anthropic and compute provider Fluidstack, marking a pretty clear signal that the bitcoin miner is pivoting to a large-scale energy and data […]

Deutsche Bank has initiated coverage of Coinbase with a Buy rating and a US$340 (AU$515) target, citing roughly 40% upside despite recent share price weakness. The bank’s bullish view is driven by Coinbase’s shift toward an “everything exchange”, with derivatives, prediction markets and tokenised equities expected to diversify revenue from 2026. Stablecoins, subscriptions and derivatives […]

XRP’s weekly chart has entered a technical zone that has repeatedly acted as a turning point in recent years. A recent analysis shared on the social media platform X highlights a recurring relationship between XRP’s price behavior and its 50-week simple moving average, a long-term trend indicator closely watched by traders.  Instead of focusing on […]

Privacy coins are having a moment in the sun amid tightening KYC regulations and a renewed interest in on-chain anonymity. As one of the true OGs of the privacy space, Dash is very much in the mix, backed by a decade of real-world focus on instant, low-cost, private payments. To unpack what’s driving the rally, […]

A look at some of the most widely read crypto-related publications on JD Supra throughout 2025.

Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency and remains one of the most widely recognized digital assets globally. Since its introduction, Bitcoin has played a significant role in the development of the global digital asset market. As adoption has increased, Bitcoin has been used both as a payment method and as a long-term store of value, while […]

Bitwise predicted Bitcoin’s volatility will stay below Nvidia’s in 2026, citing institutional adoption and ETFs as drivers of the asset’s maturation.

The author of the personal finance bestseller Rich Dad Poor Dad believes hyperinflation is coming, warning life will become “very expensive” for those unprepared. Robert Kiyosaki issued the US dollar alert following the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate cut. “The FED lowered interest rates… signaling QE (quantitative easing) or turning on the fake money printing press. […]

The SEC outlined how broker-dealers can legally custody crypto asset securities under existing customer protection rules, offering long-awaited clarity on possession, control, and risk management while signaling tighter safeguards for digital assets. SEC Clarifies Broker-Dealer Custody Standards for Crypto Asset Securities The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published on Dec. 17 a statement issued […]

Samson Mow has recommitted to Bitcoin as he sells his Bitmine Ethereum holdings.

Bitcoin Magazine Bhutan Pledges Up to 10,000 Bitcoin to Build New Mega-City Bhutan has committed up to 10,000 bitcoin to support the long-term development of Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), marking one of the most ambitious sovereign uses of bitcoin for national infrastructure and economic development to date. The Himalayan kingdom unveiled the Bitcoin Development Pledge […]

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, hinted at a possible link with Morgan Stanley as his Bitcoin-heavy company faces scrutiny over potential index exclusions. On December 17, Saylor posted an image on X alongside Strategy CEO Phong Le, standing in front of what appeared to be a Morgan Stanley office. The post surfaced as concerns […]

  TLDR Analysts place the current downside risk within a solid range between $65,000 and $75,000. A bullish divergence on the three-day chart suggests a local bottom is forming imminently. Fidelity’s model projects that this growth cycle could extend strongly into 2026. The weakness in the price of the pioneer cryptocurrency this week revived fears […]

The memecoin market has been through a full cycle in less than two years. From explosive growth and cultural dominance to sharp contraction and changing investor behavior, 2025 is shaping up as a year of reflection for one of crypto’s most volatile sectors. New data from CoinGecko’s State of Memecoins Report 2025 shows just how […]

Solana failed to settle above $132 and nosedived. SOL price is now consolidating losses below $130 and might decline further below $120. SOL price started a fresh decline below $130 and $128 against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $128 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a key bearish trend […]

Bitcoin miners in China’s Xinjiang province are unplugging following another crackdown by Beijing this week. As many as 400,000 mining machines have already gone offline, causing a slump in hashrates. Bitcoin is going down because selling pressure is stronger and coming from deeper sources, said analyst Bull Theory on Wednesday. “One major reason is China’s […]

Kraken’s xStocks, which tokenizes real-world equities, is expanding its partnership with Alpaca. The acquisition follows recent announcement by the crypto exchange that it had agreed to acquire Backed Finance, the firm behind the issuance of xStocks. Expanding Tokenized Equities Kraken named Alpaca as its preferred partner for sourcing and custodying the equities backing xStocks on […]

Caroline Pham, the interim chair of the US Commodity Futures Commission (CFTC), will be moving to a cryptocurrency company.

Key Takeaways: Norway’s $1.9 trillion sovereign wealth fund has backed all of Metaplanet’s proposals tied to Bitcoin-related capital expansion. The vote supports share issuance and capital changes that strengthen Metaplanet’s balance sheet and Bitcoin strategy. The move highlights how large institutions are gaining Bitcoin exposure indirectly through listed companies. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has quietly […]