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Bitcoin breaks $86K as US tariff 'Liberation Day' risks 11% BTC price dip

Bitcoin breaks $86K as US tariff 'Liberation Day' risks 11% BTC price dip

Bitcoin (BTC) reached new April highs at the April 2 Wall Street open as markets braced for US “Liberation Day.” BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin teases breakout in US tariff countdown Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed local highs of $86,444 on Bitstamp, the best performance for BTC/USD since March 28. Volatility […]

SMBC, Ava Labs, Fireblocks sign MoU for stablecoin framework in Japan

SMBC, Ava Labs, Fireblocks sign MoU for stablecoin framework in Japan

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC), a Japanese banking and financial services conglomerate, along with business systems firm TIS Inc, Ava Labs — the developer of the Avalanche network — and digital asset infrastructure company Fireblocks, have signed an agreement to explore a framework for commercializing stablecoins in Japan. Under a Memorandum of Understanding, the companies […]

Cardano Founder Reveals What Will Onboard 3 Billion New Users Into Crypto

Cardano Founder Reveals What Will Onboard 3 Billion New Users Into Crypto

The crypto market spent most of March on a steady downtrend. Cryptocurrency prices across the board struggled on a downfall as investor caution and a lack of momentum suppressed the bullish narrative that dominated January and early February. With April just beginning, attention has turned to what lies ahead.  Technical indicators are pointing to both […]

Période d’incertitude pour le Bitcoin, mais les bulls ont des arguments – The Market Check

Le cours du Bitcoin a terminé le mois de mars au-delà des 80 000 $, mais il chute tout de même de plus de 2 %. Par conséquent, le roi des cryptomonnaies enregistre un deuxième mois d’affilée dans le négatif. Les cryptomonnaies traversent une période d’incertitude durant laquelle les investisseurs restent très prudents. En effet, […]

Coreum: How a 7,000 TPS Blockchain Is Shaping the Future of Regulated Finance

Coreum: How a 7,000 TPS Blockchain Is Shaping the Future of Regulated Finance

A new report by Cointelegraph Research explores Coreum’s role in institutional blockchain adoption. It analyzes the project’s technical architecture, compliance framework and its potential impact on regulated asset tokenization. The report presents insights into transaction efficiency, security mechanisms and crosschain interoperability. It also evaluates how Coreum fits into the evolving financial landscape. Blockchain evolution and […]

Grayscale launches two new Bitcoin outcome-oriented products

Grayscale launches two new Bitcoin outcome-oriented products

Major cryptocurrency asset manager Grayscale Investments announced two new Bitcoin outcome-oriented exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to an April 2 announcement, the new products are the Grayscale Bitcoin Covered Call ETF (BTCC) and the Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BPI). According to an email sent to Cointelegraph, the two new Bitcoin (BTC) funds are meant to […]

Dogecoin Eyes 100% Rally As Key Resistance Nears Breakout: Analyst

Dogecoin Eyes 100% Rally As Key Resistance Nears Breakout: Analyst

The Dogecoin price is once again at are critical point after retesting the mutli-year trendline. However, according to two chartists the popular meme‐inspired token could be on the verge of a major breakout. Crypto Balo (@btcbalo) and Cas Abbé (@cas_abbe) both shared technical charts suggesting a new leg up for DOGE, highlighting specific price thresholds, […]

« Bitcoin : Le choc géopolitique », un livre essentiel pour décrypter les enjeux actuels autour du BTC

La souveraineté monétaire en question. Alexandre Stachtchenko et Jean-Charles Galli publient aujourd’hui un livre important au titre explicite : « Bitcoin : Le choc géopolitique ». Il existait déjà plusieurs ouvrages présentant la Genèse de Bitcoin, son fonctionnement et les multiples théories autour de son créateur, mais avec le livre du jour, on sort du passé […]

« Bitcoin à 250 000 $ en 2025 » : c’est possible si la Fed change sa politique monétaire (Arthur Hayes)

Le retour de l’imprimante à dollars ? La Réserve fédérale américaine (la Fed) a annoncé le 19 mars dernier qu’elle allait réduire son programme de resserrement quantitatif (Quantitative Tightening, ou QT). Pour Arthur Hayes, co-fondateur et ex-CEO de BitMEX, cette décision de la Fed est un signe que l’institution monétaire devrait bientôt passer, au contraire, […]

Avalanche stablecoins up 70% to $2.5B, AVAX demand lacks DeFi deployment

Avalanche stablecoins up 70% to $2.5B, AVAX demand lacks DeFi deployment

Avalanche saw a significant surge in stablecoin supply over the past year, but the onchain deployment of this capital points to passive investor behavior, which may be limiting demand for the network’s utility token. The stablecoin supply on the Avalanche network rose by over 70% over the past year, from $1.5 billion in March 2024, […]

$2B lost to crypto hacks in Q1 2025, $1.63B from access control flaws

$2B lost to crypto hacks in Q1 2025, $1.63B from access control flaws

Over $2 billion was lost to cryptocurrency hacks in the first quarter of 2025. According to a report shared with Cointelegraph by crypto cybersecurity firm Hacken, in Q1 2025, nearly $1.63 billion was lost just to access control exploits. Anmol Jain, vice president of investigations at crypto forensics firm AMLBot, told Cointelegraph that the exceptionally […]

Messaging apps are spying on you — Here’s how to stay safe in 2025

Messaging apps are spying on you — Here’s how to stay safe in 2025

Social messaging apps tend to make major news headlines a few times per year for either their use in planning some sort of crime or, more routinely, for users’ privacy concerns over how companies like Meta — which owns WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger — handle user data.  In a somewhat separate event, the Trump administration […]

Crypto has a regulatory capture problem in Washington — Or does it?

Crypto has a regulatory capture problem in Washington — Or does it?

The crypto industry’s sway in Washington DC has made it more likely that the industry will get beneficial legislation, but it’s also creating problems.  Concerns of regulatory capture — a situation in which regulators or lawmakers are co-opted to serve the interests of a small constituency — have grown as crypto lobbying gains influence in […]

US Treasury to Reveal Crypto Holdings as SEC and Gemini Shake Hands – Will the Hype Rally These Best Altcoins?

US Treasury to Reveal Crypto Holdings as SEC and Gemini Shake Hands – Will the Hype Rally These Best Altcoins?

A seismic shift is happening in the U.S. cryptocurrency landscape, with two major developments poised to reshape market dynamics. The U.S. Treasury Department will unveil its substantial cryptocurrency holdings on April 5th, while the SEC and crypto exchange Gemini are exploring a resolution to their long-standing legal battle. These events could very well ignite a […]

How many US dollars does XRP transfer per day?

How many US dollars does XRP transfer per day?

XRP (XRP), the native cryptocurrency of the XRP Ledger (XRPL), has been touted by proponents as a high-speed, low-cost solution for cross-border payments. But just how much value flows through the network on a daily basis? Let’s examine. XRP volumes have risen since Trump’s reelection Based on recent data from Glassnode, XRP’s daily transfer volume […]

Hacks : plus d’1,6 milliard de $ de cryptos volés en 2025, principalement sur Bybit

Vols de cryptos. Les hacks et autres arnaques numériques sont malheureusement une plaie récurrente dans le secteur de Bitcoin (BTC) et des cryptomonnaies. Et même si les chiffres enregistrés en 2024 étaient en baisse, démontrant une accalmie, ce début 2025 n’a, lui, pas été de tout repos. Une situation notamment due au piratage qui a […]

Guerre commerciale : la Chine restreint les investissements aux USA en représailles aux tarifs douaniers

Trade War. La guerre commerciale entre les États-Unis et la Chine continue de s’intensifier. En représailles aux tarifs douaniers envisagés par le gouvernement US, la Chine aurait pris des mesures pour limiter les investissements de ses entreprises sur le sol américain. Les points clés de cet article : La Chine a pris des mesures restrictives […]

Pi Network price nears all-time lows as supply pressure mounts

Pi Network price nears all-time lows as supply pressure mounts

Social cryptocurrency project Pi Network’s price approaches all-time lows as more and more coins are unlocked. CoinMarketCap data shows that Pi Network (PI) is trading at $0.6722 as of press time, very close to its all-time low of $0.6152 reported on Feb. 20. The price action comes as over 126.6 million PI tokens are expected […]

Kraken secures restricted dealer registration in Canada

Kraken secures restricted dealer registration in Canada

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has obtained a new registration in Canada at its latest compliance milestone. Kraken has received a restricted dealer registration in Canada, reaffirming its commitment to serving Canadian investors, the company said in an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on April 2. The registration comes as Kraken handles more than $2 billion in Canadian […]