Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
A federal judge has denied a bid from Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, to have campaign finance charges against her dismissed.Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, will face illicit campaign finance...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.A 56-year-old Florida resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to operate an...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Builderbot is the “missing layer between AI coding tools and how engineering actually works at scale,” said Brad Axen, head of AI capabilities at Block.Jack Dorsey’s financial services firm Block rolled out a new suite of AI-native tools on Wednesday...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption starting in 2027, with full adoption targeted for 2030.France’s national cybersecurity agency ANSSI said Tuesday that it will stop certifying...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Kentucky has sued Polymarket, Kalshi and Kalshi’s partners Coinbase, Robinhood and Webull, over offering sports event contracts in the state.
Kentucky has sued five prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket, adding to a wave of US...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Tether is focusing on stronger user demand, deeper liquidity, and broader long-term market opportunity for its leading products. Stablecoin issuer Tether is winding down Alloy by Tether and its gold-backed, overcollateralized aUSDT stablecoin after j...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Markets wobbled after mixed comments from President Trump on the Iran peace deal and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signaling a new direction from the Federal Reserve.Key takeaways:Bitcoin remains under pressure from $2.1 billion in ETF outflows in June and a...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Gambling industry groups want the US Senate to step in to clarify that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission does not have the authority to oversee prediction markets.Several national gaming and tribal organizations and labor groups have reportedl...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Several more US states are scheduled to hold primaries next week after one Republican candidate won in Alabama on Tuesday after a crypto company-backed PAC used what it called its “biggest spend of the cycle.”More than $12 million in crypto-aligned p...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin’s realized losses fell by 46% as increasing bid-side liquidity points to easing sell pressure. Can bulls push BTC price back above $70,000?Bitcoin's (BTC) latest bout of panic selling produced significantly smaller realized losses than t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Crypto exchange Bybit has been added to Singapore’s MAS Investor Alert List, which flags entities that may be mistakenly perceived as licensed or regulated.
[Updated June 18 at 3:03 pm UTC: Updates with statement from Bybit beginning in the fifth par...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The rollout in collaboration with Ondo Finance broadens access to tokenized traditional assets as demand for onchain stocks and ETFs continues to grow.Crypto platform Blockchain.com has added 173 tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds through a p...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Altcoin spot demand fell to its weakest level in six years while the stablecoin market cap, stocks and AI industry continued to capture investors’ attention.Altcoin markets (excluding Ether (ETH)) recently saw $266 billion in net selling volume on ce...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The collaboration comes as US state regulators and the CFTC battle over oversight of event-based contracts.Prediction market Kalshi has partnered with compliance software provider StarCompliance to launch a monitoring platform designed to help financ...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The former FTX CEO is currently serving a 25-year sentence after being found guilty on seven felony charges related to the misuse of customer funds.Two US lawmakers on opposite sides of the political aisle are backing a resolution that “under no circ...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The raise comes as stablecoin regulation advances globally and financial firms invest in infrastructure connecting blockchain payments with traditional banking systems.Stablecoin settlement infrastructure company Trace Finance has raised $32 million...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin circled $65,000 after downside BTC price pressure into the FOMC meeting as analysis warned over the impact of Strategy potentially selling more BTC in the future.Bitcoin (BTC) bounced off week-to-date lows into Wednesday’s Wall Street open as...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Users reported losing access to Ready’s USDC card outside the EEA after a card provider change triggered rapid deactivation notices.Ready, a self-custodial crypto wallet and payments company, has reportedly restricted card access for users outside th...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
CoinMENA will use Standard Chartered to strengthen fiat payment rails in the UAE, while Revolut reportedly secured central bank licenses ahead of a planned local launch.[Update June 18, 2026, 6:55 am UTC: Adds comments from a Revolut spokesperson.]Cr...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The Polymarket insider trading case and a retrial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm are expected to move forward in late 2026 while former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky awaits a response to his motion to vacate his sentence.US prosecutors propose l...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Inveniam announced plans to acquire Mantra, a blockchain project that spent the past year recovering from the collapse of its OM token and prolonged market pressure.Data infrastructure company Inveniam Capital Partners announced plans to acquire laye...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
A senior PBOC official called for closer monitoring, stronger regulation and international coordination as stablecoins gain importance in global payments.China’s central bank is paying closer attention to stablecoins as privately issued digital curre...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin’s $60,000–$70,000 cost-basis cluster hints at a bottom, but a bearish daily flag keeps BTC exposed to a deeper selloff toward $50,000.Bitcoin (BTC) showed signs of bottoming inside the $60,000–$70,000 range on Wednesday, according to onchain...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin approached important near-term support on new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's first FOMC day with a $55,000 BTC price target still on the table.Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $65,000 on Wednesday as traders predicted the impact of a key macro event.Ke...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Hyperliquid’s $10 billion open interest milestone shows growing demand for onchain equities and commodities trading with 24/7 accessibility, according to Talos.Hyperliquid's perpetual futures open interest recently exceeded $10 billion as the pl...