Three Russian nationals tied to operating sanctioned crypto mixing services Blender.io and Sinbad.io have been charged with money laundering by a federal grand jury in Georgia, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement on Friday. Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko and Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik had been arrested last month, and they face money laundering charges. … Read more
Babylon Labs, developer of the largest BTC staking protocol, is building a trust-minimized Bitcoin bridge with the Cosmos network to enhance the world’s oldest blockchain’s interoperability. In partnership with Bitcoin developers Fiamma, Babylon is using the BitVM2 computing paradigm, which is designed to allow Ethereum-style smart contracts on Bitcoin, which then paves the way for … Read more
Crypto exchange Bybit said it will temporarily suspend its services for its users in India in response to regulation in the country. The Dubai based company intends to prevent its customers in India from being able to open new trades or access products on the platform from Sunday. “The only exception will be withdrawals,” the … Read more
The U.S. renewable energy industry is in an odd position. Large-scale projects, like SunZia, the southwestern wind turbine project that is expected to provide enough electricity to power three million homes, are funded with relative ease thanks to long-established relationships with financial giants. Meanwhile, small-scale installations such as solar panels on one’s rooftop are becoming … Read more
The employment market in the U.S. picked up steam in December, with job growth topping economist forecasts by a mile and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dipping. The economy added 256,000 jobs last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday, topping forecasts for 160,000 and up from 212,000 in November (revised from an originally … Read more
This week, the crypto market has witnessed a notable positive shift, particularly in prices for major alternative cryptocurrencies XRP, DOGE and XLM. These tokens are once again priced more or less the same on the Nasdaq-listed Coinbase, considered a proxy for the stateside demand, and the offshore giant Binance, TradingView data shows. The recovery from … Read more
The crypto industry’s most notorious rapper, Heather Morgan – more widely known as Razzlekhan – released a new music video as U.S. authorities stand ready to imprison her for criminally laundering portions of the crypto loot her husband was convicted of pilfering from Bitfinex. In the song, ‘Razzlekhan vs. The United States,” Morgan’s outlandish and … Read more
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The crypto market has regained some stability, with BTC rising back to nearly $95K as order books signaled the presence of bargain hunters. Late Wednesday, prices tested the long-standing support zone of $90K-$93K, which has successfully halted downward movements at least six times since the second … Read more
Many traders were watching the bitcoin (BTC) price action during European hours on Friday, slightly confused and for good reason. If you look at the candlesticks chart for BTCUSD pair on Coinbase, you would see fourteen green hourly candles, which means in the last 14 hours bitcoin scored gains in each hour. The hourly candles … Read more
Weakness in bitcoin (BTC) has deferred to other crypto majors from Solana’s SOL to memecoin dogecoin (DOGE), data suggests current levels could prove ripe for risk-on traders. “Crypto’s top meme coin Dogecoin has been extremely quiet outside of a temporary run-up at the beginning of the year,” analytics firm Santiment wrote in a Thursday report, … Read more
The EU’s MiCA regulations, which came into effect on Dec. 30, will likely boost euro denominated stablecoins, JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report on Wednesday. “Under MiCA, only compliant stablecoins can be used as trading pairs in regulated markets, prompting EU exchanges to adjust their offerings,” analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou wrote. This has … Read more
Economic data and general profit-taking may have dented an early bitcoin (BTC) rally, but data tracking investor behavior indicates buying current price levels could benefit those looking for an entry into BTC markets. Onchain data shows bitcoin’s Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) has crept up to 0.987 as of Friday, suggesting that investors who have … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) has not broken below $90,000 since Nov. 18, and continues to swing between $90,000 and $100,000. The sentiment generally flips bullish when bitcoin approaches $100,000 and investors try to continue the bull market. However, this also works the other way and as bitcoin heads toward $90,000, like on Thursday, investors turn bearish. Bitcoin … Read more
U.S.-listed bitcoin (BTC) miners accounted for 25.3% of the global network in December, Jefferies said in a research report on Thursday. The bank cut its price target for MARA Holdings (MARA) to $20 from $24, while maintaining its hold rating on the stock. The shares rose 0.5% to $18.43 during early trading Friday. Mining profitability … Read more
On Friday, China’s central bank took steps to support the yuan, which has been losing ground, with its depreciation being viewed as a potential tailwind for bitcoin (BTC). The People’s Bank of China announced that it will stop purchasing government bonds this month as their demand now overshadows the supply. Experts said the move reflects … Read more
The bitcoin (BTC) market resembles an iceberg at the moment, with the surface revealing a dominance of sellers that paints an overtly bearish sentiment. However, at deeper levels beneath the surface, bargain hunters are quietly waiting to snap up coins and potentially put a floor under prices. On the major spot and perpetual futures exchanges, … Read more
Coinbase Inc. (COIN) is warning customers that a U.S. regulator is demanding information about interactions with prediction market firm Polymarket, according to a person familiar with the situation, and Coinbase has sent messages to customers saying the exchange may have to share that data. Copies of the emails shared with some customers have circulated on … Read more
In October 2024, an AI agent became a millionaire for the first time. That’s something only a tiny fraction of humans will ever accomplish, even after a lifetime of labor, but an AI agent managed it in a span of days. Terminal of Truths (ToT) watched as its associated token $GOAT skyrocketed to a $900M … Read more
U.S. stock markets were closed on Thursday in remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter, but crypto is 24/7 and is bearing the entire brunt of any nervousness ahead of tomorrow’s December employment report. In late-afternoon action, the price of bitcoin (BTC) had returned to levels not seen in more than a month, barely holding on … Read more
In today’s issue, Leo Mindyuk from MLTech provides a crypto outlook for 2025 and highlights key factors that could drive the adoption of these assets. Then, Miguel Kudry from L1 Advisors shares his insights on the topic in Ask and Expert. –Sarah Morton You’re reading Crypto for Advisors, CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter that unpacks digital assets … Read more
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3298.7, down 2.2% (-74.23) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. One of 20 assets is trading higher. Leaders: LTC (+1.9%) and POL (-0.3%). Laggards: RENDER (-5.1%) and ICP (-5.1%). … Read more
MANTRA, a layer-1 blockchain designed for tokenized real-world assets (RWA), entered an agreement with United Arab Emirates-based property conglomerate DAMAC Group to bring at least $1 billion of the firm’s assets to blockchain rails, the companies announced Thursday in a press release. The deal will allow investors to finance DAMAC’s portfolio companies spanning across various … Read more
The new year kicked off on a happy note with bitcoin (BTC) moving towards $100,000, putting behind the weak price of December. Amid the cheer, CoinDesk warned against being too optimistic, noting the undercurrents of sellers looking to reassert themselves. A week later, BTC has pulled back to $93,000 after failing to keep gains above … Read more
Crypto exchange Gemini has appointed a new senior management team in Europe and plans to significantly expand its footprint in the region in 2025, the company said in a press release on Thursday. Mark Jennings has joined the company as its new head of Europe and Daniel Slutzkin has been appointed head of the U.K., … Read more
For the outside world, bitcoin (BTC) dropping $10,000 to $92,000, in a matter of days could signal the end of the bull run. A caveat to this could be that bitcoin continues to consolidate below a key psychological $100,000 threshold. Unconfirmed reports from DB News suggest that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has been given … Read more
By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The total cryptocurrency industry is now under $3.2 trillion in market capitalization, as over $300 billion has been wiped out since Jan. 6, taking away all early gains for the year, according to the TradingView metric TOTAL. As a result, bitcoin (BTC) is now hovering … Read more
Cardano’s ADA led losses among crypto majors Thursday as bitcoin weakness showed no signs of stopping, pausing any chances of a rally in altcoins. Bitcoin (BTC) slipped to nearly $93,000 on Wednesday as fresh economic data sent U.S. treasury yields soaring, leading to a fall in equities. The latest Institute for Supply Management (ISM) report … Read more
Investors withdrew substantial amounts from the U.S.-listed spot bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) Wednesday as macroeconomic uncertainties cast a shadow over the cryptocurrencies’ price prospects. Eleven bitcoin ETFs recorded a combined net outflow of $582 million, marking the second-largest total since these alternative investment vehicles began trading a year ago, according to … Read more
Shifting regulatory tides in the U.S. and favorable price action could set up XRP for a 40% move higher in the near term. Since hitting highs near $2.9 in early December, payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP has lost steam to carve out what is known as a “descending triangle” pattern in technical analysis. It is identified by … Read more
The FTX bankruptcy estate has disputed the recently announced sale of FTX EU to Backpack, the cryptocurrency exchange and wallet firm founded by former FTX and Alameda employees. The FTX estate said Backpack “has no involvement whatsoever in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court-approved process for returning funds to any FTX customers and other creditors,” and that … Read more