Solid buying in the Bitcoin ETFs suggests that investors expect Bitcoin to breakout to a new all-time high. Will altcoins follow?
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Fake Coinbase website leads to $20M fraud, 5-year sentence
A phishing scam netted a fraudster luxury cars and foreign vacations, and then a prison sentence.
Sen. Warren calls out Deaton’s ‘pro bono work for crypto’ in 2nd debate
The Oct. 17 debate was likely the final time the two Senate candidates faced off before the November election.
Radiant Capital hacker compromised developers’ devices — post-mortem
Attackers of Radiant Capital compromised the devices of at least three core developers through a malware injection, the company confirmed.
Anthony Pompliano reveals key catalysts for next Bitcoin bull run
Rate cuts and rising liquidity could boost Bitcoin in the coming months, says Bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano.
Bitcoin whale accumulation mirrors 2020 trend where BTC rallied 550%
New and old Bitcoin whale wallets have been gobbling up BTC, mirroring a 2020 trend that saw the asset rally by 550%.
MicroStrategy set for gains; ‘don’t fear the premium,' analyst says
Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer has raised his price target for MSTR stock to $245 per share from $215.
5 DeFi predictions for 2025: Rise of AI, Omnichain and BTC derivatives
It's that time of year again when pundits break out the crystal ball to predict the big new trends in DeFi for 2025.
Odds of Ethereum price rally to $3K increase, but a few red flags remain
Data points to an Ethereum price rally to $3,000, but ETH charts imply that a few corrections could occur along the way.
Better Know a Crypto Candidate: Robert Hyde
As part of its 2024 US election coverage, Cointelegraph spoke to various congressional candidates to gather their views on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
TON could help DeFi break into mainstream: Report
The prediction raises a hopeful sign for the struggling DeFi sector, which has been underperforming other crypto niches like memecoins and smart contract platform-related tokens.
Game developer sues Jump Crypto for alleged pump and dump, $1.4M freeze
The developer of a post-apocalyptic Web3 game sued market maker Jump Crypto for allegedly dumping its coins on the market in breach of its contract.
Dogwifhat price makes a comeback as WIF price rallies 76% in 30 days — What’s next?
Dogwifhat price staged an over 70% rally over the past month as memecoin traders reset their positions.
Industry has a ‘long way to go’ in addressing Web3 questions
Economist Paolo Tasca urges the crypto community to ask critical questions and engage in academic discussions to better understand emerging technologies in Web3.
Crypto.com sees ‘strong legal footing’ in crypto rulings against SEC
Previous crypto rulings against the SEC have put Crypto.com on a “strong legal footing” in its lawsuit against the regulator, its chief legal officer Nick Lundgren said.
Is Tor still safe after Germany’s ‘timing attack?’ Answer: It’s complicated...
German authorities used a timing attack to reveal a darknet admin’s identity, but Tor claims that the suspected attack vector is outdated.
Polymarket whale raises Trump odds, sparking manipulation concerns
Assessing potential manipulation in prediction markets is becoming increasingly important, with less than three weeks until the US presidential election.
AI-powered bot stands in for absent candidate in Virginia debate
United States congressional candidate for Virginia Bentley Hensel used an AI chatbot, “DonBot,” in place of opponent Don Beyer in a debate, highlighting AI’s increasing role in politics.
DBS rolls out blockchain-based banking for institutions
DBS Bank has launched its “DBS Token Services” for real-time blockchain payment settlements, using smart contracts for enhanced security and transparency.
EigenLayer X account compromised, shares malicious airdrop link
Users should not click on any airdrop links shared in EigenLayer’s recent post, warned onchain detective ZachXBT.
NFT activity on Telegram surged 400% in Q3: Report
Helika’s Web3 Gaming Report shows that the number of unique wallets transferring NFTs in Telegram surged from fewer than 200,000 in July to more than one million in September.
SEC’s Ripple appeal doesn’t challenge XRP non-security status
Ripple’s chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, emphasized that the SEC’s Form C doesn’t appeal the ruling that XRP is not a security.
UAE to introduce legal framework for DAOs
UAE lawyer Irina Heaver told Cointelegraph that the framework would allow even smaller DAOs to operate legally.
BTC price set to break 7-month slump as Bitcoin ETFs hit $65B record
BTC price resistance in the form of a downward-sloping channel is getting a grilling, which Bitcoin bulls hope may be its last.
US Treasury used AI to recover $4 billion in fraud over past year
The US Treasury has tapped into AI machine learning to sift through data to detect and prevent billions of dollars in check fraud.
Researchers hack AI-enabled robots to cause ‘real world’ harm
Penn Engineering researchers said they created an algorithm that bypassed normal safety protocols stopping AI-powered robots from performing harmful actions.
Worldcoin unveils new Layer-2 network 'World Chain'
World, formerly Worldcoin, says its World Chain will privilege verified human users over bots by giving them priority access to block space and an allowance of free gas.
Ethereum’s Pectra fork adds dynamic blob fees to to improve L2 scaling
A proposal to change the blob gas target and max values on Ethereum comes seven months after blobs were introduced in the blockchain’s Dencun upgrade in March.
Bitcoin to pump if oil, energy prices surge amid Middle East tension: Hayes
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes predicts Bitcoin's price will rise alongside surging oil and energy prices if tensions between Iran and Israel boil over.
CFTC says court ‘erred at every turn’ in allowing Kalshi’s election markets
The CFTC says a federal court judge “mistakenly erred” when it allowed betting market Kalshi to list event contracts for the 2024 US elections.