Crypto entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano says that US President Donald Trump shouldn’t follow through on his recent threat to fire the head of the US Federal Reserve, saying it would set a dangerous precedent — especially considering the true motive behind it. “I do not believe that the President of the United States should come in […]

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Covenants: TXHASH And CHECKTXHASHVERIFY(BIP 346) This is the third article in a series deep diving into individual covenant proposals that have reached a point of maturity meriting an in-depth breakdown. TXHASH and CHECKTXHASHVERIFY (TXHASH), put forward by Steven Roose and Brandon Black with a BIP number currently unassigned, is a “template based” […]

The leaders of a Brazilian crypto Ponzi scheme have reportedly been handed a combined sentence of over 170 years behind bars. According to a new report, the three leaders of Braiscompany, which perpetrated the scheme, were sentenced for defrauding investors out of nearly $190 million, or $1.1 billion Brazilian Reals. The report says the company’s […]

Bank of America is set to pay more than half a billion dollars after a district judge found the lender massively underpaid its deposit insurance fees for more than a year. In 2017, the FDIC filed a lawsuit against BofA for allegedly failing to pay $1.12 billion in mandatory fees between Q2 of 2013 and Q4 […]

Project Eleven, a quantum computing research organization, has announced the Q-Day Prize – a global challenge offering 1 Bitcoin to the first team or individual who can use Shor’s algorithm on a quantum computer to break part of an elliptic curve cryptographic (ECC) key. The competition began on April 16, 2025, and will run until […]

The price history of XRP signals a possible bull run in July

Data from the Lincoln Police Department and the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office shows that since 2020, people in the area have been scammed out …

Despite broader market interest, Bitcoin continues to hover near the $84,000 mark, showing limited upward momentum. At the time of writing, the asset is trading at $84,596, down 0.1% in the last 24 hours. This places BTC approximately 22% below its all-time high of over $109,000 set earlier this year. The price action follows a […]

TL;DR R2 launches a stablecoin backed by RWAs, such as U.S. Treasuries, money market strategies, and real estate. The stablecoin allows users to generate passive income through asset tokenization, democratizing access to exclusive investment strategies. Users can participate in the creation of R2USD through interactive activities, with the possibility of earning rewards and points that […]

TL;DR Over $2.2 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire today, potentially increasing short-term market volatility. The “maximum pain” price for BTC is set at $82,000, and for ETH, it’s $1,600. Despite global uncertainty, technical indicators reflect cautious optimism from investors, reinforcing a crypto outlook for the coming days. This Friday, April 18, during Good […]

Ripple just unlocked a game-changing foothold in traditional finance as its $1.25 billion acquisition scores FINRA approval, supercharging institutional access to fixed income markets. Ripple’s Hidden Road Gets FINRA Go-Ahead to Expand Prime Brokerage Services Hidden Road, a global prime brokerage firm recently acquired by Ripple for $1.25 billion, announced a regulatory milestone Thursday. Its […]

Key Takeaways: HashKey Capital launches the first XRP Tracker Fund in Asia with Ripple as an anchor investor. The fund offers institutional-grade exposure to XRP without the need for direct token ownership. The move signals growing regulatory momentum and institutional appetite for crypto investment products in Asia. HashKey Capital has officially launched Asia’s first XRP […]

United States asset manager Canary Capital has filed to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding the Tron blockchain network’s native token, TRX (TRX), regulatory filings show.  The fund intends to hold spot TRX and stake a portion of the tokens for added yield, the filing said.  According to CoinMarketCap, the TRX token has a total […]

An under-the-radar altcoin witnessed a mild jump in price on Thursday after the venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced it was investing $55 million in the token. Ali Yahya, a general partner at a16z crypto, announced the investment in ZRO, the native token of the omnichain interoperability protocol LayerZero. LayerZero aims to move data […]

The BNB Chain ecosystem keeps moving forward with artificial intelligence as it expands into the space with the inaugural BNB AI Hack, an initiative aimed at developers that brings attention to the nascent, AI-powered blockchain projects. The first hackathon featured 13 winning projects that showcased a variety of ways to use artificial intelligence to make […]

Bitcoin Magazine Spar Supermarket in Switzerland Starts Accepting Bitcoin SPAR has begun accepting Bitcoin payments at its Zug, Switzerland location, marking another milestone in Switzerland’s progressive approach to bitcoin adoption. The implementation uses the Lightning Network through DFX Swiss’s OpenCryptoPay solution, enabling instant transactions at the point of sale. The store’s location in Zug, often […]

According to Canadian billionaire Frank Giustra, Bitcoin does not have the qualities that are typically associated with gold

Today we’re thrilled to introduce an asset class that brings the world’s largest financial markets to Kraken Derivatives — FX perpetual futures (FX perps). The first two perps launching at 20x leverage are EUR/USD and GBP/USD, with more forex pairs on the way soon. This offering gives you the same seamless, intuitive trading experience you’re […]

The Williston Police Department has received reports of a cryptocurrency scam that has been targeting local residents.

A swirl of bullish proclamations is ricocheting across X as macro‑minded influencers argue that a fresh expansion in “Global M2” money supply will trigger a near‑instant rally in Bitcoin—yet a veteran market analyst is warning that the data underpinning those calls is little more than a mirage. The latest wave of optimism was set in motion […]

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency exchange eXch has confirmed it will officially terminate all operations effective May 1st, following escalating international scrutiny and mounting allegations of its role in laundering funds linked to the February Bybit hack. According to the team, the move comes after internal consensus among its leadership to “cease and retreat” rather than continue under […]

US Senator Elizabeth Warren warned that if President Donald Trump eventually moves to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it could undermine investor confidence in the integrity of US capital markets and trigger a financial crash. During an appearance on CNBC, the Massachusetts Senator said the President does not have the legal authority to remove […]

A widely followed crypto analyst says that investors should continue hanging on as we are nowhere near the start of the next crypto bear market. In a new video update, Guy Turner, the host of Coin Bureau, tells his 2.66 million YouTube subscribers that the markets are still way too bullish for traders to be […]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has greenlit a new crypto-related exchange-traded fund (ETF) from the financial giant VanEck. Matthew Sigel, VanEck’s head of digital assets research, will manage the new “Onchain Economy ETF,” which he says will hold 30-60 stocks tied to the crypto sector. Those stocks will include miners, exchanges, data centers, […]

Today commemorates the 13th anniversary of the first altcoin, the crypto asset Namecoin (NMC), whose network debuted on April 18, 2011. Although the token has dimmed over time, the network remains under active development and its proof-of-work (PoW) hashrate ranks among the highest in the crypto ecosystem. While Often Forgotten, the First Altcoin Turns 13 […]

Key Takeaways: eXch reports permanent shutdown after reporting it was being utilized to launder the funds stolen in the $24M Bybit hack. Blockchain investigators traced stolen funds to wallets that were interacting with eXch’s mixing service. The incident highlights growing pressure on crypto mixers in the face of evolving forensic tools. No charges yet, but […]

TL;DR The U.S. Treasury plans to issue $31 trillion in debt during 2025, which could divert capital from the crypto market toward traditional assets. Higher yields on short-term bonds may reduce the appeal of cryptocurrencies as a high-risk investment option. Treasury debt tokenization has reached $5.9 billion, opening new avenues for crypto projects to earn […]

TL;DR Kraken has launched FX perpetual futures to trade 24/7 with popular currency pairs like EUR/USD and GBP/USD on its Pro platform, without an expiration date. FX perpetual futures allow traders to keep positions open indefinitely, a feature already known in crypto futures. Kraken expands its offering to compete with platforms like Robinhood by eliminating […]

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Core Developer Antoine Poinsot: The Great Consensus Cleanup While attending the MIT Bitcoin Expo earlier this month I was able to sit down with Bitcoin Core developer Antoine Poinsot. Currently at Chaincode Labs, Antoine was previously at Wizardsardine, a bitcoin security company behind Revault, a pre-signed transaction based vault, and Liana, a […]

In the last 24 hours, on-chain data has shown a concentrated accumulation of assets by smart money wallets. These wallets have been making a series of directed purchases across three main crypto narratives: AI and robotics; DeFi and staking; and gaming assets correlated with memes. This wave of accumulation shows how influential crypto wallets are […]

Binance CEO’s statement comes at significant time in markets

A push by the Trump-era Justice Department to scale back crypto enforcement has done little to deter federal prosecutors from pursuing Braden Karony, the former CEO of SafeMoon, who faces fraud charges tied to the token’s collapse, law360.com reported, citing DOJ filings today (Friday). His upcoming trial in May now serves as a key test […]