Archives par catégorie: Flash News

Opinion by: Michael O’Rourke, founder of Pocket Network and CEO of Grove Open data is currently a major contributor toward building a global emerging tech economy, with an estimated market of over $350 billion. Open data sources often rely, however, on centralized infrastructure, contrary to the philosophy of autonomy and censorship resistance. To realize its […]

Cointelegraph is expanding its presence into the gaming space with the launch of Gaming.News, the next-gen gaming platform built for players, fans and industry enthusiasts. Gaming.News provides comprehensive coverage of the gaming world, offering the latest news and reviews about video games, hardware, eSports and mobile. While operating as a separate brand with its own […]

Investment banking firm Cantor Fitzgerald has selected Anchorage Digital and Copper as its Bitcoin custodians and collateral managers as it launches its new digital asset financing business targeting institutional investors. In a March 11 announcement, Cantor Fitzgerald said it is rolling out its Bitcoin (BTC) financing business with $2 billion in initial capital to help […]

THORChain has been called a money laundering protocol — a label no decentralized finance (DeFi) project wants unless it’s prepared to have regulators breathing down its neck. Its supporters have fended off the criticism by championing decentralization, while its critics point to recent activities that showed some of the protocol’s centralized tendencies. After exploiting Bybit […]

The XRP (XRP) daily chart registered its lowest candle close in 99 days on March 10. The altcoin dropped below the $2 support level but registered a short-term recovery of 12% on March 11. XRP 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView On the high time frame (HTF) charts, XRP must hold above its psychological level at $2, […]

US lawmakers are set for a heated debate on stablecoin regulation, with key industry leaders expected to outline their vision for the future of digital asset oversight. Charles Cascarilla, co-founder and CEO of stablecoin issuer Paxos, is scheduled to testify before the House Financial Services Committee, urging lawmakers to establish “cross-jurisdictional reciprocity” in stablecoin regulations. […]

Bitcoin exchange-traded products may have fundamentally altered the concept of a crypto “altseason.” For years, the crypto market followed a familiar rhythm, a near-predictable dance of capital rotation. Bitcoin (BTC) surged, bringing mainstream attention and liquidity, and then the floodgates opened to altcoins. Speculative capital rushed into lower-cap assets, inflating their values in what traders […]

Ether is struggling to reverse a near three-month downtrend as macroeconomic concerns and continued selling pressure from US Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) weigh on investor sentiment. Ether (ETH) has fallen by more than 53% since it began its downtrend on Dec. 16, 2024, after it had peaked above $4,100, TradingView data shows. The downtrend has […]

Yuga Labs’ vice president of blockchain warned that Ether could drop as low as $200 in a prolonged bear market, a 90% decline from its current price. In a March 11 post on X, the executive, known as “Quit,” pushed back against analysts who suggested $1,500 as the possible bottom for Ether (ETH). Instead, Quit […]

Bitcoin’s potential retracement to $70,000 may be an organic part of the current bull market, despite crypto investor concerns regarding the early arrival of the bear market cycle. Bitcoin (BTC) fell over 14% during the past week to close around $80,708 after investors were disappointed with the lack of direct federal Bitcoin investments in President […]

What is yield farming? Yield farming, also known as liquidity mining, is a decentralized finance (DeFi) strategy where cryptocurrency holders lend or stake their assets in various DeFi protocols to earn rewards. These rewards often come in the form of additional tokens, interest or a share of transaction fees generated by the platform.  In the […]

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded above $81,000 on March 11 as US stocks’ futures sought relief from a brutal sell-off. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView BTC price bounces back amid calls for short squeeze Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed daily BTC price gains approaching 4%. New four-month lows had accompanied the previous day’s Wall […]

The X account of Meteora co-founder Ben Chow was reported to have been hacked after it posted a tweet reigniting the controversy around the launch of the Libra (LIBRA), Melania Meme (MELANIA) and Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin tokens that ultimately led to his resignation. On March 11, Chow’s X account posted an “official statement” about […]

A quick history of Trump’s statements and policies on crypto Donald Trump’s stance on cryptocurrency has shifted significantly over time. From 2019 to 2021, Trump expressed skepticism toward Bitcoin (BTC), calling it volatile and a threat to the US dollar, but by 2024, he reversed his stance, pledging support for crypto, proposing a US Strategic […]

Deutsche Boerse’s trading unit, Clearstream, is preparing to launch cryptocurrency custody and settlement services for institutional clients in 2025, amid increasing demand for regulated digital asset infrastructure. The German exchange group plans to offer Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) custody to its more than 2,500 institutional clients, with services expected to begin in April 2025, […]

Global investment firm VanEck registered an Avalanche exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, hinting at a forthcoming filing for a spot AVAX ETF. VanEck, on March 10, registered a new cryptocurrency investment product called VanEck Avalanche ETF in Delaware, according to public records on the official Delaware state website. Similar to other crypto ETF filings by […]

Opinion by: Tim Haldorsson, founder of Lunar Strategy When US President Donald Trump announced the US strategic crypto reserve on March 2, the immediate focus fell on the price surges of the included coins. Behind the market excitement lies a much bigger story that extends far beyond the named assets themselves.  The real opportunity lies […]

An Ethereum developer rejected speculation that the Ethereum Foundation (EF) was behind a recent deposit of more than 30,000 Ether into the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Sky, formerly known as MakerDAO. On March 10, a wallet address deposited 30,098 Ether (ETH), worth about $56 million, into Sky. Crypto intelligence platform Arkham labeled the address “Ethereum […]

US Senate Banking Committee is set to vote on a Republican-led stablecoin framework bill on March 13, after it was updated following consultation with committee Democrats. GOP Senator Bill Hagerty, one of the bill’s co-sponsors, said on March 10 that he introduced an update of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) […]

A hacking group with ties to Russia has claimed responsibility for the massive cyberattack on X, which saw the social media platform unable to be accessed by thousands of users, although user functionality was quickly restored.  Cybersecurity group SpyoSecure said in a March 10 post to X that hacker group Dark Storm made a Telegram […]