Informed Crypto News

TGR Group, an alleged Russian money laundering network, has been disrupted by a joint effort from the US, UK and the UAE.

The new Pudgy Penguins token is going to be distributed to holders of FTX’s FTT token who will receive a share of 308 million tokens.

Bitcoin hit an all-time high above $100K on Wednesday, yet MicroStrategy fell 4.8% the following day and closed 28% below its all-time high.

With bitcoin above $100,000, FT Alphaville took a moment to half-heartedly apologize for 13 years of consistently negative coverage.

Bitcoin’s price hit an all-time high of $103,000, placing it squarely at the head of a global crypto market worth a colossal $3.88 trillion.

Bitcoin reached $100,000 and has a market cap of over $2 trillion, putting it ahead of silver, tech giant Meta, and Elon Musk’s Tesla.

Bybit’s CEO noted that Chinese users can use a VPN to access the exchange and noted the company hopes to reapply for a Hong Kong license.

MicroStrategy’s average bitcoin acquisition price has nearly doubled this year and is currently $58,263 per bitcoin.

Solana’s web3.js library briefly contained two versions with malicious code that was able to steal private keys.

US congressman Mike Collins invested in a dog-themed memecoin this week and, after posting a photo of Pepe, its price shot up by 116%.

Donald Trump has picked Paul Atkins to succeed Gary Gensler as Chairman of the SEC. If he accepts, he will usher in a pro-crypto term.

Bitcoin and XRP fell 33% and 56% respectively after South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law for the first time since 1979.

Hydra founder Stanislav Moiseyev was fined 4 million rubles — around $37,000 — and sentenced with 15 other accomplices by a Moscow court.

Metaverse and NFT firm Animoca Brands hopes to change its auditor from DFK Collins to Hall Chadwick midway through audit.

Coinbase is facing a wave of social media criticism after users discovered the crypto exchange is restricting accounts using a VPN.

According to Stock Analysis, XRP ranks 61st out of 503 stocks in the S&P 500 — outperforming a whopping 88% of them.

If XRP can’t hold onto its gains, it could provide even more disappointment to South Koreans still stinging from LUNA’s 2022 collapse.

A new crypto project that parodies energy company Enron is “recruiting” a nuclear systems engineer as it gears up to launch its first token.

Justin Sun-advised HTX has redeemed thousands of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), despite having no WBTC included in its proof-of-reserves.

Coinbase has pulled out of Turkey’s crypto market and requested to be liquidated in order to “remain adaptive to regulatory landscapes.”

MicroStrategy’s CEO sped through 44 bitcoin-shilling slides in three minutes while promising $5 trillion market caps and virtually zero risk.

As Donald Trump gears up for a second term, crypto tax rates across the G7 may change. Here’s where they currently stand.

Today is the snapshot date for MicroStrategy to qualify for the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) index. Next, MSTR must pass an annual committee review.

The fine print of Justin Sun’s $6.2 million banana artwork means he can eat it as many times as he wants, so long as he replaces it.

Craig Wright’s appeal in its case against COPA was “totally without merit” and contained “multiple falsehoods,” a judge ruled.

Crypto traders in Russia will pay 13% in personal income tax up to 2.4M rubles ($22K) but will enjoy 0% on VAT.

A former Binance exec is suing the crypto exchange’s European arm, accusing it of unfair dismissal after calling out an alleged bribery.

Some people believe MicroStrategy’s bitcoin can’t be liquidated… but there’s no free lunch on Wall Street.

A statement from XT this morning claims the exchange suffered an “abnormal transfer” of crypto from its platform wallet with the address 0xdb3ded7731c781224ec292e2163d9554c094fd7c.

Although bitcoin and MicroStrategy (MSTR) are both up on the day, Michael Saylor’s firm is still roughly 30% below last week’s all-time high.

The Australian entrepreneur failed to argue that his autism and plans for Christmas should prevent him from appearing in person.

The Pump Science wallet was hijacked when developers left its private key in the codebase amid issues with its free token creation feature.

In recent months, a total of $3.5 million worth of SOL has been raised by Pump Fun memecoins promoted via hacked X and Instagram accounts.

MicroStrategy and Michael Saylor’s rise to prominence has drawn comparisons to Do Kwon’s bitcoin-buying ambitions from 2022.

After closing arguments are made on December 2, a jury will decide if tech consultant Nima Momeni killed Bob Lee — or if it was self-defense.

The Mango DAO reportedly ‘died’ after John Kramer and Max Schneider gained significant voting control last week.

Irresponsibly Long MSTR members think that Michael Saylor will discover “genius ways” to financialize MicroStrategy’s bitcoin holdings.

Justin Sun has purchased $30m worth of WLFI, the Trump-endorsed cryptocurrency project, more than the project said it intended to sell.

In the 1980s, a single family manipulated the price of silver. Critics think that situation is similar to MicroStrategy and bitcoin.

Justin Sun-advised HTX recently redeemed approximately $500 million worth of WBTC, despite having no WBTC on its proof-of-reserves.

Controversial Pump Fun content, including gunplay and animal beheadings, has led many users to call for the end of its livestream feature.

New research corroborates earlier findings that the vast majority of memecoins crash after their initial promotion and never recover.

A reporter used a VPN to bypass Polymarket’s French ban that was put in place after one gambler made $85M betting on the US election.

Andrew Left tweeted negatively about MicroStrategy 13 minutes into Thursday’s trading session. Within 90 minutes, the stock had declined 16%.

World Network — previously Worldcoin — is offering anybody willing to pay $100 the chance to operate one of its eye-scanning orbs.

Bitcoin and MicroStrategy are both rallying with win-win math for bondholders and shareholders. Of course, the party can’t last forever.

Dollar-pegged stablecoin TUSD may still be up to 99.7% backed by speculative assets, despite an SEC settlement that alleged this behavior.

Peter McCormack looks set to pocket $20,000 thanks to a bitcoin bet made on “pussy terms” with Simplify Asset Management’s Michael Green.

The Sui blockchain, supposedly a viable rival to Solana, was down for over two hours today, causing its native SUI token to drop 5.6%.

A Thursday evening tweet of the Chill Guy meme by El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele pumped the price of a Solana memecoin by 65% in 90 minutes.