CRYPTO
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Why Sandeep Nailwal Is Betting on Himself as Polygon CEO
Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal is charting a new course for the network, backing a singular leadership model as essential to its future. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Nailwal said the shift away from board-led governance isn’t just a structural change but a strategic response to inefficiencies that have slowed Polygon’s momentum. On June 11, he announced he would take over…
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Saylor hints an imminent BTC buy
Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor posted the Bitcoin (BTC) chart signaling an impending BTC purchase by the company, despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which could rattle global financial markets when they open on Monday. The company’s most recent Bitcoin buy occurred on June 9, with a relatively small purchase of 1,045 BTC, valued at approximately $110 million, bringing…
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Nillion Launches Enterprise Cluster for Blockchain Privacy
Several technology companies have joined Nillion’s newly launched Enterprise Cluster — an initiative aimed at extending decentralized applications beyond cryptocurrencies into privacy-focused use cases such as healthcare, financial management and enterprise data sharing. As part of the partnership, Deutsche Telekom, Alibaba Cloud, STC Bahrain and Pairpoint by Vodafone are operating infrastructure nodes on Nillion’s decentralized compute platform, the company announced…
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Bitcoin retakes $108K as millionaire whale goes 20x long on BTC price
Key takeaways: A newly created whale wallet opened a $54.5M 20x long position on Bitcoin at $106,538. Bitcoin nears $108,000 as US-China trade talks and bullish equity forecasts lift market sentiment. Analysts expect BTC to break its all-time high within 1–2 weeks, mirroring recent breakouts in gold and the S&P 500. Bitcoin (BTC) reached $108,000 on June 9, just as…
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Has Bitcoin been captured by politics and institutions?
Sixteen years after its launch, Bitcoin is no longer just a cypherpunk experiment or an anti-establishment asset. In 2025, it’s increasingly rubbing shoulders with politicians, institutions, and Wall Street titans. That shift was on full display at the recent Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, where Cointelegraph was on the ground to capture the mood. In this week’s episode of…
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Retail investors no longer FOMO into BTC, altcoins
Despite the widespread belief that retail investors have exited the cryptocurrency space, that’s not the case. According to Vugar Usi Zade, chief operating officer of Bitget, they’ve simply changed their approach. In an interview with Cointelegraph at the Consensus conference in Toronto, Canada, Usi Zade explained that retail trading has shifted away from rampant speculation and toward more practical and…
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Ethereum’s 50% rally setup vs. Bitcoin sparks altseason hopes
Key takeaways: Ethereum is forming bullish cup-and-handle and bull flag patterns against Bitcoin, signaling a potential 30–55% upside. Analysts say an ETH/BTC breakout could trigger a major altseason, similar to those in 2017 and 2021. Historical altcoin market patterns suggest potential for a 250x rally in 2025 if trends repeat. Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), is forming at least two…
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Cointelegraph Bitcoin & Ethereum Blockchain News
Background of Coinbase’s May 2025 breach Coinbase, America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, received an unsolicited email from an unknown threat actor on May 11, 2025. They claimed to possess sensitive information about its customers and demanded a ransom of $20 million. Before examining the breach, it is interesting to understand how it happened at a public company that spends millions monthly…
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Strategy’s Michael Saylor hints at buying the Bitcoin dip
Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled an impending Bitcoin (BTC) purchase by the company amid the recent dip from the all-time high of $112,000 reached on May 22. “I only buy Bitcoin with money I can’t afford to lose,” Saylor wrote to his 4.3 million followers in an X post. The company’s most recent purchase of 7,390 BTC on May 19,…
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BTC price eyes $112K as risk assets ‘ignore bad news’ on unemployment
Key points: Mixed results for US jobless claims fail to dent risk-asset enthusiasm. Despite concerns over the bond market, Bitcoin and stocks enjoy stability at the start of the Wall Street trading session. BTC price expectations remain lofty amid low volatility and a curious lack of profit-taking. Bitcoin (BTC) focused on $111,000 around the May 22 Wall Street open as…
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