CRYPTO
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Michael Saylor Signals Weekly BTC Buy While Pushing STRC Proxy Vote
Strategy chairman Michael Saylor on Sunday signaled the Bitcoin treasury company would be buying more of the cryptocurrency in the week ahead while also encouraging retailer shareholders to vote on a proxy measure enabling semi-monthly dividend payouts on the company’s STRC perpetual preferred stock. “Big Dot Energy” was Saylor’s tweet late Sunday morning to accompany a bubble chart tracking Strategy’s…
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DPRK-Affiliated Hacking Incidents Drop, but losses Increased 51% in 2025
North Korea (DPRK) state-affiliated hackers and threat actors were responsible for more than $2 billion in crypto losses in 2025, a 51% year-over-year increase, despite fewer attacks carried out by the group, according to cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. DPRK hackers represent the “largest” threat group targeting cryptocurrency users, as measured by the dollar amount of assets stolen, according to the company’s…
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Bitcoin ‘Trend Reversal Signal’ Flashes as $82.5K Resistance Key for Bulls
Bitcoin (BTC) could be set for an extended uptrend, with a pending bullish signal from a key valuation metric suggesting that BTC prices might go “much higher,” according to crypto analysts. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s MVRV golden cross signals a shift to bullishness, historically preceding prolonged price rallies. Bitcoin traders argue $60,000 was the bear market bottom, see “huge” BTC price…
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Bitcoin Strength Carries On As Altcoins Remain Under Clear Pressure
Key points: Bitcoin needs to hold above $78,000 to avoid a trend reversal and return to $80,000 as resistance. Altcoin buyers have left the scene, keeping in step with Bitcoin’s slight correction. Bitcoin (BTC) pulled back near $79,000 on Friday, but buying at lower levels pushed the price toward $80,000. The next big question on traders’ minds is whether BTC…
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Tennessee Bankers Association Taps Stablecore for Crypto infrastructure
The Tennessee Bankers Association (TBA), a trade group representing the state’s commercial banks, has selected Stablecore as a preferred technology provider for digital asset services, highlighting growing interest among regional lenders in crypto infrastructure. In a Tuesday announcement, the TBA said Stablecore will provide infrastructure that enables community and regional banks to offer products such as stablecoins, tokenized deposits and…
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A16z Backs CFTC in Fight Against State Prediction Market Bans
A16z has thrown its weight behind the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in a growing federal-state standoff over prediction markets, opposing state regulators that try to shut down platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. The venture capital heavyweight submitted the letter on Thursday in response to the CFTC’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking on prediction markets. It argues that state-level crackdowns,…
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Litecoin gives post-attack update, but other devs doubt zero-day theory
Valid transactions that occurred during the affected blocks were not impacted and remain on the main chain, the Litecoin development team said. Source link
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Crypto Advocacy Group Calls Action on Market Structure Bill ‘critical‘
More than 120 entities affiliated with the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry are urging US lawmakers to stop stalling on the advancement of a digital asset market structure bill. In a Thursday letter to leaders in the US Senate Banking Committee, the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) and Blockchain Association said that the body should “proceed towards a markup of the…
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Paul Atkins Marks One Year as SEC Chair, Changing Crypto Regulation
Since Paul Atkins was sworn in as chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 21, 2025, the agency has significantly changed its position on regulation and enforcement related to digital assets, marking a shift from the leadership of former chair Gary Gensler during the Biden administration. During his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump made removing Gensler…
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Bitcoin Liquidates $660M In Shorts As BTC Price Rallied Past $78K
Bitcoin (BTC) rallied above $78,000 to hit another 10-week high on Friday as crypto and equity markets reacted to cooling tensions in the US and Israel war in Iran. The rally above range highs also resulted in a large liquidation of leveraged Bitcoin positions. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView More than $660 million in short positions were liquidated, with Bitcoin…
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