A group of white hats appears to have pulled off something victims of the Coldcard exploit desperately needed, securing 52.37 BTC before malicious attackers could steal it. Galaxy Digital’s Head of Firmwide Research, Alex Thorn, says the bitcoin, representing 2.8% of the exploited funds, has now been consolidated into an address controlled by Crypto Recovery […]
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CME Group has announced plans to launch bitcoin cash futures contracts, triggering a 30% surge in the cryptocurrency’s price to $345. BCH Outperforms Market on Derivatives Expansion Bitcoin cash (BCH) broke through $300 Tuesday for the first time in nearly three months after CME Group announced plans to add the token and Uniswap (UNI) to […]
Phyiscal attacks on bitcoin holders have climbed in recent years, and the anticipated return of a bull market could further increase risks for crypto asset owners. A new interactive map shows that France has emerged as a hotspot for attacks, though wherever you are, there are many strategies that crypto owners can use to help […]
A bitcoin options trader targeted a price of $95,000 by October 30, with $3.17 million paid upfront. A bigger rally could erase the position’s entire payout at expiry, however, creating an unusual predicament for someone betting on higher prices. A Multimillion-Dollar Bet With a Precise Destination The price of bitcoin reaching $100,000 for the first […]
Coinbase just gave bitcoin holders something borrowers usually expect from a bank. Customers can now borrow USDC against their bitcoin while locking in the interest rate and repayment date before taking the money. The fixed-rate loans launched Tuesday through Morpho Midnight on Base, giving eligible U.S. users outside New York a way to tap their […]
Following a brief pullback from an eight-month peak of $87,374, the price of bitcoin stabilized around $86,000, keeping its market cap at $1.73 trillion and the broader crypto market above $3 trillion. Derivatives Cool Off After Volatile Session Bitcoin’s rally briefly paused following its spike above $87,000 on Monday, settling into sideways consolidation while […]
Moscow Exchange began trading perpetual futures on an XRP index on Sept. 22, listing the token beside bitcoin on Russia’s largest bourse, yet only qualified investors can touch the contracts. Going Live The contracts opened this morning in Moscow as Moex, Russia’s largest exchange, listed five cash-settled perpetual contracts, BTCUSDF, ETHUSDF, SOLUSDF, XRPUSDF and TRXUSDF, […]
XRP drew $350M (about ₩481B) of trading volume on Upbit on Sept. 21, beating bitcoin’s $225.8M (₩308B), and it has out-traded bitcoin on the exchange every day for a month. The Numbers On Monday night, onchain data showed that XRP was “dominating Upbit,” with the asset’s numbers showing $203.9 million in 24-hour volume against $143 […]
An old bitcoin wallet created on July 14, 2012, suddenly moved 600 BTC on Tuesday after sitting through nearly 14 years of market chaos. Back then, bitcoin traded near $7.52 per unit, putting 600 coins at roughly $4,512. At Tuesday’s $86,012 price, the same stash is worth $51.6 million. The coins were shifted from an […]
U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) opened the week with $998.95 million in net inflows, their largest single-day haul of 2026, as bitcoin traded above $86,000. Ether, solana, HYPE and ZEC funds also attracted capital, while XRP ETFs finished flat. Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Pull in Combined $1.27 Billion Institutional demand came roaring back on Monday, […]