Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Citrea’s Bitcoin rollup has become a live experiment in whether BTC can support a full DeFi and stablecoin stack, and how much complexity Bitcoin should anchor at the base layer.Founders Fund and Galaxy Ventures-backed Bitcoin zero-knowledge rollup (...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Current blockchain infrastructure has inadequate throughput and systematic front-running. Real-world finance demands sub-second finality and fair transaction ordering.Opinion by: Joshua Sum, head of product at Solayer LabsConsider a single, borderles...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Bitcoin has been called "digital gold," and some of its key properties may help BTC rally more than the precious metal in percentage terms.Bitcoin (BTC) has vastly underperformed gold (XAU) in the past year, dropping by 13.25% compared with the preci...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Heavy outflows from Bitcoin ETFs have diminished, putting BTC price in a better position to overcome the next hurdle at $93,000.Bitcoin’s (BTC) pre-FOMC rally on Wednesday stalled at $90,000 amid stiff overhead resistance and weak ETF demand. Still,...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Hong Kong-listed OSL Group plans acquisitions and global expansion after securing fresh capital to scale its stablecoin and digital payments business.OSL Group has raised $200 million in equity financing as it steps up plans to expand its stablecoin...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Solana’s validator count has dropped 68% since 2023 as rising costs and zero-fee competition push smaller node operators offline.Solana’s validator count has fallen dramatically over the past three years, raising concerns about the blockchain network...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Metaplanet said proceeds will be used for Bitcoin purchases, its Bitcoin income business and partial debt repayment as it executes its capital strategy.Tokyo-listed Bitcoin-focused company Metaplanet approved an overseas capital raise of as much as $...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Regulators gain wider discretion to vet shareholders, finances and controls as South Korea tightens crypto market access.South Korea’s National Assembly has approved an overhaul of the country’s crypto licensing regime, tightening entry requirements...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Crypto exchange Bybit said its new “My Bank” accounts will give users personal IBANs, instant fiat access, multi-currency transfers and crypto trading under their own name.Bybit, one of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges by trading volume, plans to...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Hang Seng plans to offer tokenized gold fund units recorded on public blockchains, though the product remains subject to regulatory approval and will not trade on secondary markets.Hang Seng Investment Management has launched a new physically backed...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
ETH price charts confirmed a triangle breakdown, shifting the near-term bias lower and putting $2,250 in focus if sellers stay in control.Ether (ETH) is now more than 14% below its local peak near $3,400, underscoring the sellers’ tenacity above $3,0...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Abu Dhabi’s Universal Digital has launched USDU, the first US dollar‑backed stablecoin registered by the UAE central bank under its Payment Token Services Regulation.Abu Dhabi-based Universal Digital has launched USDU, the first US dollar‑backed stab...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Sygnum says its market-neutral BTC Alpha Fund posted 8.9% annualized returns in Q4 and raised more than 750 Bitcoin from professional and institutional investors.Cryptocurrency banking group Sygnum said its market-neutral Bitcoin fund posted an annua...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The validator entry queue for the Ethereum network is heavily congested, with 3.6 million ETH lined up to be staked with a forecasted 63-day wait.Ether held on crypto exchanges has declined over the last six months as the price of Ether has held stea...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Cere Network is facing a second lawsuit this month that accuses its co-founder and board of fraud in relation to a public token launch for the platform in 2021.Update (Jan 29, 10:30 a.m. UTC): This article has been updated to correct the name of the...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The rise in XRP wallets holding more than 1 million tokens comes despite a weakening of broader crypto market sentiment, with a popular crypto indicator sitting in “fear” territory.The number of XRP wallets holding more than 1 million tokens has been...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Gold is now also outperforming Bitcoin over the last five years, having risen over185%, while Bitcoin is up only 164% over the same period.Bitcoin traded down on Wednesday as gold rallied 4.4% over 24 hours, adding a massive $1.5 trillion to its mark...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Bitcoin price breakouts fail to hold due to insufficient bid-side liquidity. Glassnode analysis identifies the key metrics that are likely to mark the next phase of BTC price expansion.Bitcoin (BTC) bulls managed to prevent a price drop into the $80,...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The US regulator has defined tokenized securities as either issuer-sponsored or third-party models, clarifying that the blockchain format doesn’t exempt assets from federal securities law.The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has relea...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The US regulator defines tokenized securities as issuer- or third-party-sponsored, stressing that blockchain issuance does not bypass federal securities laws.The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has released new guidance on tokenized...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
A small team is developing the platform, according to sources, which may integrate ChatGPT for content creation while using biometrics for proof-of-personhood. OpenAI-linked token Worldcoin spiked 40% on Wednesday following a report that the artifici...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The six US senators cited a sharp rise in illicit crypto activity in 2025 to argue that the DOJ should not have disbanded its cryptocurrency enforcement team.Six US senators have challenged Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche for shutting down the D...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says while settling stock trades only takes one day, it is still “far too long,” a problem tokenized stocks can likely solve.Tokenized stocks could help prevent the trading freezes that commonly occur on traditional exchanges...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The 10.7 billion transactions seen during MegaETH’s stress test were more than the Ethereum blockchain has seen in its 10–year history.Ethereum layer 2 MegaETH has penciled its mainnet launch for Feb. 9 after a rigorous “global stress test” last week...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token gained 60% as a sharp uptick in staking and open interest occurred, but other DEX-related fundamentals raise questions on how long the rally can last.Key takeaways:HYPE surged 60% to $34.90, fueled by institutional investor a...
