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US Treasury could sanction Tornado Cash again if court accepts ‘moot’ notice

The US Treasury submitted a notice declaring the Tornado Cash court case as “moot,” which may result in its dismissal.

Mar 27, 20251 min

Germany could lose tax-free crypto policy under new ruling coalition

Germany’s Social Democratic Party suggested scrapping the tax-free crypto-holding policy during coalition negotiations.

Mar 27, 20252 min

DeFi security researcher implicated in $50M Radiant Capital hack

Smart contract investigator Nick L. Franklin is suspected of involvement in a $50M hack on Radiant Capital, carried out by Lazarus Group.

Mar 27, 20253 min

Hyperliquid growth driven by leveraged degeneracy, trade sharing

Hyperliquid, a leveraged crypto exchange, has popularized copytrading and leaderboard-based trading contests to gain market share.

Mar 27, 20254 min

Javier Milei disapproval rate hits 60% in Argentina after LIBRA scandal

Almost 60% of polled Argentinians distrust and disapprove of President Javier Milei’s management following the LIBRA crypto scandal.

Mar 26, 20252 min

Did Binance enable JELLYJELLY leveraged trade against Hyperliquid?

A bizarre and enthralling trade involving Binance and the JELLYJELLY memecoin could have liquidated Hyperliquid today.

Mar 26, 20253 min

Ben Armstrong arrested a second time after emailing defamation judge

Ben Armstrong, a.k.a. BitBoy, has been arrested after emailing a judge he has previously called “corrupt” and a “future convicted felon.”

Mar 26, 20251 min

As GameStop buys bitcoin, Michael Saylor vows to burn his own private keys

In addition to applauding Gamestop, Saylor promised to burn his private keys and “make everyone in the network richer and more powerful.”

Mar 26, 20253 min

Trump Media looks past Crypto.com red flags to launch new partnership

Donald Trump’s public company has picked Crypto.com and its CRO token for an ETF partnership despite its seemingly murky past.

Mar 25, 20254 min

World Liberty Financial announces USD1 without governance vote

World Liberty Financial has announced USD1, its new stablecoin, without consulting with governance token holders.

Mar 25, 20251 min

Bitcoin performed better under Biden than Trump

The value of bitcoin performed better under Biden’s term than it has under Trump’s recent term or the beginning of his first term.

Mar 25, 20252 min

DeFi lending protocol Abracadabra exploited for $13M of ETH

The investigation into the hack is ongoing, but an Abracadabra core contributor thinks it could be linked to changes in GMX’s codebase.

Mar 25, 20251 min

Binance suspends team member who used BNB Chain info to front-run token

Binance suspended a former BNB Chain employee after he was found to have made “significant profits” from insider trading.

Mar 25, 20252 min

Richard Heart pokes MakerDAO to ‘do the funniest thing’ and rug-pull

The decentralization of MakerDAO is again under scrutiny after a copy of its DAI stablecoin failed to maintain its $1 peg on Pulsechain.

Mar 25, 20254 min

World Network is still 988 million sign-ups short of its 1 billion-user goal

At the current rate of an average of 705,000 sign-ups per month, it would take World around 117 years to hit its target.

Mar 25, 20252 min

Is the US government allowed to sell gold to buy bitcoin?

There are at least two proposals that could see the US government sell gold to buy BTC or BTC-denominated assets.

Mar 24, 20254 min

Traders speculate about mystery crypto exec behind alleged $10B divorce

Justin Sun claimed he would offer legal aid to one half of a $10 billion divorce rumoured to involve a former top crypto exchange exec.

Mar 24, 20252 min

Goldman Sachs’ new CEO could be bitcoiner John Waldron

The pro-crypto COO of Goldman Sachs, John Waldron, is a leading candidate to replace David Solomon as the firm’s CEO.

Mar 24, 20252 min

15% discount and 17% yield boost made Strategy STRF sale ‘upsized’

Although dividend and liquidation preference numbers for Strategy’s STRF appear unchanged, initial buyers are getting a de facto discount.

Mar 21, 20253 min

US drops Tornado Cash sanctions, frontend remains compromised

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control ended sanctions against the crypto mixer Tornado Cash and claims to remain concerned about the DPRK.

Mar 21, 20251 min

RWA platform Zoth suffers second hack this month — loses $8.4M

The hack saw a suspicious address tamper with Zoth’s proxy contract to steal $8.4 million worth of USD0++.

Mar 21, 20252 min

Vultisig founder says DPRK-linked Bybit transactions are ‘legitimate’

Crypto wallet Vultisig celebrated making $200K in revenue before ZachXBT claimed it was the result of criminals shifting stolen Bybit funds.

Mar 21, 20252 min

Crypto gamblers debate fart while Trump releases hot air

What might be the sound of a fart let loose after Donald Trump’s Digital Asset Summit speech has turned into a controversial crypto bet.

Mar 20, 20252 min

TRX on Solana makes as much sense as ETH on Bitcoin

Today, Justin Sun claims that the Tron blockchain’s native token, TRX, is somehow also on the Solana blockchain.

Mar 20, 20253 min

Dan Chen, director of FTX-linked Deltec, joins Gemini as CFO

Deltec International, the parent company of Deltec Bank, allegedly gave billions in credit to Alameda Research to facilitate its activities.

Mar 20, 20252 min

FTX dropped lawsuit against Allan Bankman and Barbara Fried

According to the filing, the lawsuits against Allan Bankman and Barbara Fried have been dismissed without prejudice.

Mar 20, 20252 min

Bithumb raided over former CEO’s $2M apartment purchase, report

The raid follows an investigation into a former Bithumb CEO who allegedly misused $2 million of company money to purchase an apartment.

Mar 20, 20251 min

Binance employees can now trade up to $5,000 in crypto, report

A news scoop claims Binance is lifting a policy against employees engaging in short-term crypto trading. Its new allowance is $5,000.

Mar 19, 20252 min

Every token in World Liberty Financial’s portfolio is down bad

World Liberty Financial, the Trump-affiliated cryptocurrency firm, has acquired a variety of tokens for its portfolio, all have lost value.

Mar 19, 20252 min

Mario Nawfal can’t shake doubts over shady ROSS token promo

Mario Nawfal’s crypto account promoted an Adin Ross token that wasn’t legitimate and is now pursuing legal action against its own team.

Mar 19, 20252 min

LIBRA team may have launched two more Argentina tokens, report

Engineer Fernando Molina shows how the ARG and MILEI tokens may be linked to LIBRA through funding sources and timings.

Mar 18, 20251 min

Is the US DoD about to start mining bitcoin? Crypto X thinks so

A rumor about the US Department of Defense (DoD) mining bitcoin is earnings hundreds of thousands of social media impressions today.

Mar 18, 20251 min

Michael Saylor will pay 18% dividends to buy bitcoin if he has to

Michael Saylor has invented yet another way to raise capital to buy BTC for Strategy: STRF preferreds with higher cash dividends.

Mar 18, 20253 min

‘AI’ crypto trading agent, aixbt, hacked for $100K

Purported artificial intelligence cryptocurrency trading agent, aixbt, has been hacked for 55.5 ETH, worth approximately $100K.

Mar 18, 20251 min

Binance memecoin platform Four Meme exploited again — this time for $130K

Four Meme suspended its launch function and conducted an emergency probe after suffering an “attack” today.

Mar 18, 20252 min

Solana criticized for scrubbing divisive ‘America is Back’ video

The removal of Solana’s controversial “America is back” ad prompted criticism calling the move “retarded” and “woke bullshit.”

Mar 18, 20253 min

CHART: Bitcoin crashes toward Strategy (MSTR) cost basis

The cost basis of Strategy’s bitcoin purchases has steadily risen over time, yet the price of bitcoin itself is on the decline.

Mar 17, 20254 min

Interpol still hasn’t listed LIBRA creator Hayden Davis as a wanted person

A report from crypto analyst Bubblemaps claimed Hayden Davis was now on an Interpol Red Notice — despite its website suggesting otherwise.

Mar 17, 20251 min

Hyperliquid trader ‘Tether FUD’ leverages 40X to short bitcoin

Tether FUD, a trader on the Hyperliquid perpetual futures exchange trader, took on 40X leverage to bet that bitcoin’s price would crash.

Mar 17, 20253 min

Bitcoin landfill guy loses UK appeal, plans human rights case

James Howells appeal application was rejected in the UK and now his bitcoin landfill case might go to the European Court of Human Rights.

Mar 14, 20252 min

How much pain can Strategy take before debt exceeds bitcoin?

Strategy (MSTR) owes $8.2 billion to creditors. Bitcoin needs to stay above a certain price for Michael Saylor to service these debts.

Mar 14, 20255 min

Politicians brawl before Milei’s LIBRA impeachment proceedings

An Argentinian politician called another a traitor while others threw glasses of water as they talked President Javier Milei’s LIBRA scandal.

Mar 14, 20251 min

El Salvador gets its bitcoin from Bitfinex, raising control concerns

According to articles by Altamirano Publishing in El Salvador, researchers suspect Bitfinex has incredible control over the state’s bitcoin.

Mar 13, 20253 min

Binance wants a Trump partnership and a pardon for CZ, report

Binance founder CZ is looking for a Trump pardon, investment, or deal to relocate to the US per new reporting from Wall Street Journal.

Mar 13, 20252 min

Lawyer wants Hayden Davis arrested, says Milei’s sister is LIBRA “mastermind”

The Argentinian lawyer is seeking an Interpol red notice and claimed Javier Milei was a “necessary participant” for LIBRA.

Mar 13, 20252 min

Garantex co-founder arrested while on holiday in India, report

Indian police arrested Aleksej Besciokov one week after the US accused him of using Garantex to evade sanctions.

Mar 13, 20251 min

Cardano has lost $15B since Trump reneged on Strategic Reserve promise

On March 2, Charles Hoskinson and his Cardano community believed Donald Trump would follow through on his presidential promise. He didn’t.

Mar 12, 20253 min

DeFi trader hit by MEV attack swapped 440K USDC for just 10K USDT

While the affected transactions come from distinct addresses, their transaction histories suggest they are from the same individual.

Mar 12, 20253 min

LIBRA co-creator Hayden Davis caught cashing out millions, report

Davis was a crypto advisor to Argentina’s president Javier Milei and reportedly made over $100M trading LIBRA.

Mar 12, 20251 min

Public bitcoin companies underperform gold, S&P in 2025

Although companies with a bitcoin treasury have outperformed in prior years, they have underperformed in 2025 against basic benchmarks.

Mar 12, 20252 min