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Crypto

Crypto Investors Find Custodians Amid Wrench Attacks

Crypto custodians are reporting increased interest in their services amid the rising frequency of so-called “$5 wrench attacks” on cryptocurrency traders, investors and project leaders. In the last year, several…

Forex

Divine Issues 30K Crypto Loans Using Sam Altman’s World ID

San Francisco-based lender Divine Research has issued around 30,000 unbacked short-term crypto loans since December, using OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s iris-scanning platform World ID to verify borrowers. Divine offers loans…

Crypto

How Wall Street Killed The Old Cycle–Expert

According to Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise, what used to be a near‑perfect four‑year Bitcoin pattern now looks less reliable. Supply cuts, rate moves and crash risks once drove…

Forex

Nigeria Details Rules for Foreign Crypto Firms, Digital Asset Marketing

Under a recently passed law, the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission's expanded mandate now includes regulating virtual assets, cryptocurrencies, and tokens as securities. Nigeria's Landmark Digital Asset Legislation Nigeria is…

Crypto

Pudgy Penguins Denies OpenSea Deal, Focuses on Partnerships

Pudgy Penguins has denied speculation that it acquired NFT marketplace OpenSea, following a wave of social media chatter suggesting a deal may have closed as early as December 2024. In…

Forex

XRP Holders Should ‘Protect Themselves’ Amid Chris Larsen-Linked Sales

Key points: Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen sparks warnings to XRP investors after a wallet linked to him sends 50 million tokens to exchanges. Larsen notionally has over 2.5 billion XRP…

Crypto

Spotlight on LatAm: Identity solutions for Govtech

The following is an update from Ethereum Foundation Fellow Chuy Cepeda. Our identities hold immense power. In a time when people take great pride in using multiple pseudonyms or personas,…

Forex

Ledn Launches Private Wealth Program for High-Net-Worth Bitcoin Investors

Ledn, a leading bitcoin lender, has launched its Private Wealth program aimed at high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, and corporations looking to leverage long-term bitcoin holdings for strategic capital. This initiative…

Crypto

Avalanche (AVAX) DeFi TVL Rises Nearly 40% Following Octane Upgrade

In a turbulent second quarter (Q2) for the cryptocurrency market, Avalanche (AVAX), a layer-1 blockchain platform frequently considered a competitor to Ethereum (ETH), reported a mixed bag of financial metrics. …

Forex

Bitcoin ETFs Mean No More Wild Price Swings — Analyst

Bitcoin (BTC) will no longer experience “parabolic” price rallies or “devastating” bear markets, because BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have permanently reduced volatility and altered market dynamics, according to Blockware BTC…