Bitcoin surges to $72,000 after Trump’s major announcement
On Aug. 20, Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed the $72,000 price mark for the first time since June 1 after two major announcements yesterday. First, the U.S. Treasury announced it is at least doubling
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Ethereum’s Years of Underperformance May Finally Be Turning
Ethereum holders have spent multiple cycles waiting for the asset to convert network dominance into sustained outperformance. The Santiment update published on August 19 suggests that patienc
Binance Sets Delisting Date for ICX, SCRT and STORJ
Binance has set a delisting date for ICX, SCRT and STORJ, confirming a defined timetable for removing the three altcoins from its platform rather than a general review. The move was outlined
Ethereum user loses 1,010 ETH in Tornado Cash phishing attack
An Ethereum user reportedly lost 1,010 ETH after following an old Tornado Cash bookmark that allegedly redirected to a malicious frontend controlled by phishing attackers. Summary An Ethereum
XRP, Stellar & Algorand Take Center Stage in Government-Linked Digital Asset Push
XRP, Stellar & Algorand Take the Lead in Government-Aligned Crypto Crypto may be moving into a phase where real-world utility matters more than hype. As governments and financial institut
Why Did Vitalik Buterin Put Quantum Safety First In Ethereum's Roadmap?
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared an updated roadmap on August 10. The biggest change is that: quantum safety is now the top goal. Buterin compared his old 2023 roadmap to Ethereum's
"Network Of Networks": How Canton Lets Banks Share A Ledger Without Sharing Their Data
Canton Network solves a problem that has kept most banks off public blockchains: it lets multiple institutions record and settle the same transaction on shared infrastructure while each party
How Do Leveraged Dogecoin ETFs Work?
A leveraged Dogecoin ETF is a fund that aims to deliver a multiple, usually double, of Dogecoin's daily price move by holding derivatives instead of the coin itself, and it resets that exposu
Why Did Japan Put Shiba Inu on the Same List as Bitcoin and Ethereum?
Japan's financial regulators placed Shiba Inu (SHIB) on the same approved asset list as Bitcoin and Ethereum because the memecoin passed the Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Associati
What Is the Ondo Network?
The Ondo Network is a new execution layer built by Ondo Finance, the real-world-asset tokenization company. It is designed to process trades at the speed of a centralized exchange while keepi
How Does a Spot Crypto ETF Actually Work?
A spot crypto ETF buys and holds the actual cryptocurrency, parks it with an institutional custodian, and sells shares that trade on stock exchanges like NYSE Arca, Nasdaq, and Cboe. Each sha
Link Price Gains Momentum on Increasing Whale Accumulation
Link Attracting Whales Amid Robust Buy-In The entire cryptocurrency market is now in a fresh wave of bullish trend as Bitcoin and Ethereum made impressive gains during the past 24 hours. The