Crypto news

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou confirmed in a Friday livestream that the $1.5 billion hack against his crypto exchange lost the firm the vast majority of its customers’ ETH holdings.  “I believe it was around seventy percent,” Zhou told viewers, when asked how much was lost relative to the company’s ETH assets under management. “We normally keep sixty to  seventy prevent in the cold wallets, and I believe this was the amount.”  What Caused The Hack? The breach, first flagged by on-chain...

As the details around perhaps the largest hack in the cryptocurrency industry continue to unravel, BTC’s price has started to crash once again, falling by over four grand since today’s peak. With the altcoins in a similar state, it’s no wonder that the total value of liquidated positions has skyrocketed to over $600 million on a daily scale. Recall the events that took place earlier today when reports emerged about suspicious transfers made from Bybit’s hot wallets. Later on,...

The financial regulator also appears to be easing up or pausing its rafts of ongoing litigation against crypto companies. However, those with imminent deadlines may still be on the table. “I’m told by multiple legal sources that the SEC has been prioritizing cases with imminent court deadlines, which is one explanation for why we haven’t seen pause requests in the Ripple and Kraken cases,” reported Fox Business’s Eleanor Terrett on Feb. 19. Ripple’s next court deadline is...

SEC agrees to dismiss lawsuit against Coinbase, marking a win for crypto. Coinbase urges clear regulations to support innovation and market growth. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against Coinbase, pending final approval. This victory helps both cryptocurrency supporters and Coinbase the whole exchange company. The SEC authorized Coinbase to become a public company in April 2021 following a formal review of its operations. Although the...

TL;DR Finance expert Gary Cardone sold his XRP positions, citing unclear supply/demand dynamics, skepticism toward the Ripple community, and other reasons. Despite his concerns, the potential approval of a spot XRP ETF in the US and the ongoing Ripple-SEC lawsuit developments, could create significant upside for the asset’s price. ‘Never Follow the Crowd’ The Ripple community comprises millions of investors and is among the strongest in the crypto industry. However, one of...

Sam Bankman-Fried, the once crypto wunderkind turned convicted fraudster, appears to have found a new investment thesis – hitching his legal fate to the political winds. After years of playing the role of a prolific Democratic donor, the former FTX CEO is now parroting grievances against the Department of Justice, the judiciary, and the very system that held him accountable for one of the most spectacular financial implosions in recent history. Despite being sentenced to 25...

Altvest Capital Limited has become the first publicly traded company in Africa to adopt Bitcoin as a strategic treasury asset. The company announced its initial investment in Bitcoin (BTC) as part of a broader treasury management strategy, which aims to strengthen financial resilience, preserve shareholder value, and gain direct exposure to the world’s largest crypto asset. Bitcoin as Treasury Asset The company cited Bitcoin’s characteristics as its motive behind the...

It was a relatively slow and quiet uneventful week for the cryptocurrency markets but Friday turned the tables around with some big news. But before we dive into the major developments that took place earlier today, let’s focus on the price movements over the past week. Recall that the largest digital asset spiked to $99,000 last Friday where it was met by the bears and was not allowed to progress toward the coveted six-digit territory. The weekend was quite sluggish as BTC...

KuCoin EU has applied for a MiCAR license in Austria to expand in Europe. The Vienna-based hub will oversee compliance and innovation for digital assets. Top international cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has revealed that its subsidiary, KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH, has applied for a MiCAR license in Austria. This is a key step in KuCoin’s effort to expand its regulatory presence and provide compliant digital asset services within the EU and EEA. After securing authorization, KuCoin EU will...

[PRESS RELEASE – Dover, Delaware, February 21st, 2025] With its Bitcoin-in, Bitcoin-out model, Acre simplifies compounding for BTC holders while empowering decentralized networks with economic security. Acre, the first Bitcoin platform for compounding BTC, announced today the un-gating of its decentralized application (dApp) alongside a $4 million strategic funding round at a $90M fully diluted valuation. With over $100 million in Total Value Locked (TVL), Acre is the first...