Crypto Breaking News

Crypto investors are widening their focus beyond bitcoin and ether despite the market downturn, according to Robinhood head of crypto Johann Kerbrat.

Analysts are divided on bitcoin’s outlook after economist Timothy Peterson highlighted that 50% of the asset’s past 24 months delivered positive returns, a pattern he says suggests higher prices by late December.

A historical bitcoin model based on prior monthly cycle patterns suggests BTC could average around $122,000 over the next ten months, though analysts stress the signal is statistical rather than predictive.

A new report from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic alleges that five crypto exchanges with operational or financial ties to Russia are helping sanctioned entities move funds across borders beyond traditional banking scrutiny.

IoTeX said it contained a hack resulting in losses of about $2 million and paused chain operations for 24 to 48 hours to implement security upgrades.

The official TRUMP and MELANIA meme coins have erased an estimated $4.3 billion in retail investor wealth, leaving roughly 2 million holders underwater more than a year after launch.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a new security framework for crypto platforms that focuses on redundancy and human-centred design rather than the pursuit of perfect protection.

Staff at the US Securities and Exchange Commission said they would not object to broker-dealers applying a 2% haircut to stablecoin holdings when calculating net capital requirements.

Haseeb Qureshi, general partner at Dragonfly Capital, says crypto infrastructure will ultimately be mass adopted by machines rather than humans because the technology does not align with human behaviour.

A little-known offshore entity has disclosed a $436 million position in Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Trust, instantly emerging as one of the largest new institutional shareholders in the spot bitcoin ETF.

Singapore-based crypto miner Bitdeer has sold 943.1 bitcoin, fully liquidating its corporate treasury as of 20 February as it pivots towards infrastructure expansion and AI-driven growth.

BGD Labs announced it will end its engagement with the Aave DAO on April 1, 2026, closing four years as a core technical contributor to the Aave protocol.