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Gutter Cat Gang token sale marred by ‘technical issues,’ reportedly low interest

Gutter Cat Gang token sale marred by ‘technical issues,’ reportedly low interest

Non-fungible token (NFT) project Gutter Cat Gang (GCG) saw a rocky token launch of its GANG token on Apechain on March 31, attributed to a “technical issue” by a third party, though others pointed to reportedly low interest in the token. While GCG didn’t confirm these figures, it did state in a March 31 Discord […]

SpaceX flight bankrolled by crypto investor launches first manned polar orbit

SpaceX flight bankrolled by crypto investor launches first manned polar orbit

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has sent a crew of four private astronauts on the first manned space flight to orbit the Earth’s poles, in a mission bankrolled and led by a wealthy crypto investor. Chun Wang, the Chinese-born Maltese entrepreneur who founded the Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool F2Pool, paid for and is leading SpaceX’s “Fram2” mission, […]

Ethereum Trend Reversal At Stake: $2,300 Emerges As The Most Crucial Resistance

Ethereum Trend Reversal At Stake: $2,300 Emerges As The Most Crucial Resistance

As Ethereum (ETH) continues to experience a significant price downturn, recording a 17% drop over the past month, key resistance levels have emerged as critical points for the second-largest cryptocurrency. Analysts suggest that these levels could ignite a potential trend reversal if reclaimed. Ethereum Faces Potential Decline To $1,155 In a recent update shared on […]

Bitcoin : L’adoption institutionnelle en Europe freinée par des réglementations trop complexes

Un cadre réglementaire trop complexe ? Alors que les États-Unis ont récemment pris des mesures pour faire de Bitcoin un actif de réserve nationale, l’Europe reste à la traîne. Selon des experts, la complexité du cadre réglementaire européen freine l’adoption institutionnelle de cette cryptomonnaie et très peu d’entreprises européennes ont révélé des avoirs en Bitcoin […]

Bitcoin price gearing up for next leg of ‘acceleration phase’ — Fidelity research

Bitcoin price gearing up for next leg of ‘acceleration phase’ — Fidelity research

A recent Fidelity Digital Assets report questioned whether Bitcoin price had already seen its cyclical “blow off top” or if BTC (BTC) is on the cusp of another “acceleration phase.”  According to Fidelity analyst Zack Wainwright, Bitcoin’s acceleration phases are characterized by “high volatility and high profit,” similar to the price action seen when BTC […]

Analyst Spots Key Ethereum Resistance Levels While RSI Hints At Bullish Divergence

Analyst Spots Key Ethereum Resistance Levels While RSI Hints At Bullish Divergence

In an X post shared today, acclaimed cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez identified two key resistance levels that Ethereum (ETH) must reclaim to confirm a bullish trend reversal. Additionally, ETH is showing signs of bullish divergence on the daily chart, raising optimism among holders that a rally may be closer than expected. Ethereum Must Overcome These […]

Solana (SOL) Holds Steady After Decline—Breakout or More Downside?

Solana (SOL) Holds Steady After Decline—Breakout or More Downside?

Solana started a fresh decline below the $132 support zone. SOL price is now consolidating and might struggle to recover above the $126 resistance. SOL price started a recovery wave from the $122 support zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $130 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a […]

Guerre économique et hacks : Bitcoin et la crypto en difficulté en mars

Un mars et ça repart… pas. Le mois de mars 2025 a été marqué par une guerre commerciale initiée par le président américain Donald Trump, qui a eu des répercussions sur les marchés financiers en général et sur Bitcoin en particulier. Les tarifs douaniers imposés par les États-Unis ont provoqué une chute de 5 % […]

Crypto exploit, scam losses drop to $28.8M in March after February spike

Crypto exploit, scam losses drop to $28.8M in March after February spike

Losses to crypto scams, exploits, and hacks dropped to just $28.8 million in March, far from February’s spike to $1.5 billion in losses after the Bybit hack. Code vulnerabilities accounted for the most losses, at over $14 million, while wallet compromises were used to steal over $8 million, blockchain security firm CertiK said in an […]

Vanuatu passes long-awaited crypto laws that won’t be ‘light touch’

Vanuatu passes long-awaited crypto laws that won’t be ‘light touch’

Vanuatu has passed laws to regulate digital assets and provide a licensing regime for crypto companies wanting to operate in the Pacific island nation, which a government regulatory consultant has called “very stringent.”  The local parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act on March 26, giving crypto licensing authority to the Vanuatu Financial Services […]

zkLend hacker claims losing stolen ETH to Tornado Cash phishing site

zkLend hacker claims losing stolen ETH to Tornado Cash phishing site

The hacker behind the $9.6 million exploit of the decentralized money-lending protocol zkLend in February claims they’ve just fallen victim to a phishing website impersonating Tornado Cash, resulting in the loss of a significant portion of the stolen funds. In a message sent to zkLend through Etherscan on March 31, the hacker claimed to have […]

Ethereum Price Faces a Tough Test—Can It Clear the Hurdle?

Ethereum Price Faces a Tough Test—Can It Clear the Hurdle?

Ethereum price started another decline and traded below the $1,850 level. ETH is now consolidating and facing key hurdles near the $1,850 level. Ethereum struggled to continue higher above the $1,980 resistance level. The price is trading below $1,860 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a connecting bearish trend line […]

Saylor’s Strategy Adds $1.9 Billion Worth Of Bitcoin To Growing Portfolio

Saylor’s Strategy Adds $1.9 Billion Worth Of Bitcoin To Growing Portfolio

Michael Saylor’s firm, Strategy (previously known as MicroStrategy), announced a new Bitcoin (BTC) buy on Monday, March 31st of a significant $1.9 billion in BTC.  This comes despite the market’s leading cryptocurrency’s recent challenges, having plummeted 25% from its all-time high in January of this year. Interestingly, this latest acquisition marks the largest in terms […]

SIR.trading begs hacker to return $255K or ‘no chance for us to survive’

SIR.trading begs hacker to return $255K or ‘no chance for us to survive’

The founder of the recently hacked decentralized finance protocol SIR.trading has made an emotional plea to the attacker, asking them to return around 70% of the stolen customer funds otherwise, the protocol will not survive. “Here is my proposal, keep $100k as a fair share for your critical bug find, and return the remaining,” SIR.trading’s […]

Coinbase CEO calls for change in stablecoin laws to enable ‘onchain interest’

Coinbase CEO calls for change in stablecoin laws to enable ‘onchain interest’

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is calling for legislative changes in the US to allow stablecoin holders to earn “onchain interest” on their holdings. In a March 31 post on X, Armstrong argued that crypto companies should be treated similarly to banks and be “allowed to, and incentivized to, share interest with consumers.” He added that […]

Bitcoin Whales Accumulate as Short-Term Holders Capitulate—What This Mean for BTC

Bitcoin Whales Accumulate as Short-Term Holders Capitulate—What This Mean for BTC

Bitcoin has continued to show weakness in price movement, with limited upside momentum over the past several weeks. The cryptocurrency has declined by 22.3% in the last month alone, bringing its price down to $83,191 at the time of writing. The drop reflects ongoing uncertainty in the broader crypto market, as investors are struggling with […]

Bitcoin Price Battles Key Hurdles—Is a Breakout Still Possible?

Bitcoin Price Battles Key Hurdles—Is a Breakout Still Possible?

Bitcoin price started another decline below the $83,500 zone. BTC is now consolidating and might struggle to recover above the $83,850 zone. Bitcoin started a fresh decline below the $83,200 support zone. The price is trading below $83,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support […]

Privacy Pools launch on Ethereum, with Vitalik demoing the feature

Privacy Pools launch on Ethereum, with Vitalik demoing the feature

A new semi-permissionless privacy tool, Privacy Pools, has launched on Ethereum, allowing users to transact privately while proving their funds aren’t linked to illicit activities. The privacy tool, launched by Ethereum builders 0xbow.io on March 31, earned support from the likes of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who not only backed the privacy project but made […]

Warning Signs Emerge: Analysts Say Bitcoin’s Recent Rise May Have Been a Mirage

Warning Signs Emerge: Analysts Say Bitcoin’s Recent Rise May Have Been a Mirage

After showing signs of recovery last week, Bitcoin appears to have lost its upward momentum once again. The cryptocurrency was closing in on the $90,000 psychological level but has since reversed direction, falling by 6.4% over the past week to hover around $82,000 at the time of writing. This decline has placed renewed attention on […]