Informed Crypto News

For years, XRP investors have targeted SWIFT but the interbank wire transfer giant just chose an Ethereum layer 2 blockchain instead.

Pump Fun streamers are posting fake private jet crashes to drive engagement as metrics on the memecoin platform fall.

Knots proponent Luke Dashjr called TheRage’s claim that he’s planning a Bitcoin hard fork “completely unfounded lies.”

Bloomberg has reported that Justin Sun controls approximately 63% of all Tronix (TRX) in the TRON protocol.

Aster and Hyperliquid are locked in a duel for perp DEX dominance. Can the former lure traders faster than the latter loses them?

Circle’s Arc wouldn’t support reversible transactions directly, but disputes would resolve on another layer “akin to credit card refunds.”

News about a strategic bitcoin reserve in the Netherlands earned thousands of impressions — until a community note ended the excitement.

Kalshi pulled in nearly $1.3M more than Polymarket after both platforms launched trades based on an episode of South Park featuring them.

USDD, the Justin Sun-founded stablecoin, has abandoned its DAO, rebuilt its collateral system, and has highly concentrated holdings.

According to Bloomberg, Tether is in negotiations with investors to raise funds in exchange for a 3% stake in Tether Holdings SA.

Justin Sun’s role at World Liberty Financial couldn’t save him from its blacklist, where he represents 99.9% of all tokens frozen.

Despite persistent purchases and tens of billions of dollars worth of institutional ownership, MSTR is nowhere close to an all-time high.

Support from Changpeng Zhao and Binance sent ASTER soaring and had the crypto community wondering if Aster could take Hyperliquid’s crown.

The stolen Maryland Transit data includes social security numbers, audit reports, legal documents, and attorney-client communications.

The review, which was supposed to inspect the crypto holdings of federal agencies, was due on April 5 after Trump issued his executive order.

Dennis Porter promised “to make the internet crash out” and shift Bitcoin politics forever, but the news turned out to be a “nothingburger.”

Founders and early insiders of Ripple and its XRPL blockchain have sold billions of dollars worth of XRP since the network went live in 2012.

Javier Milei’s rise to power included regular praise for BTC and crypto in general but he’s failed to make much headway on policy proposals.

ShapeShift had no sanctions compliance program in place to check for violations, which OFAC claims showed “a minimal degree of caution.”

Yesterday, a hack hit “AI-powered web3 social platform and infrastructure” UXLINK, draining $11M in crypto from its multi-signature wallets.

Strategy founder Michael Saylor thinks that a short seller of MSTR is botting social media to spread skepticism about his company.

The crypto scammer was reported to ICE after he tricked a stage-four cancer patient into playing a malware-ridden Steam game.

Aster raised eyebrows when it tripled in price after listing on Binance, but can the perps exchange dethrone DeFi darling Hyperliquid?

Crypto.com’s CEO said the leak only involved “partial” data but respected crypto sleuth ZachXBT alleges that this isn’t the case.

Before Ethereum activated EIP-7702 in May, researchers warned about major risks of theft and crime. Their predictions have come true.

Polymarket continues to allow bets on whether Lord Miles will consume calories, even amid concerns over his possible death on a water fast.

A report from Project Brazen’s Whale Hunting newsletter alleges that KuCoin Thailand has served as a conduit for proceeds from pig butchering.

The European Union has unveiled its 19th set of sanctions on Russia that target crypto platforms and crypto transactions for the first time.

Bitcoin Treasuries NYC Unconference attendees hoped for a better answer from Michael Saylor about the ongoing Core vs. Knots debate.

The security flaw allows hackers to brute force the PIN code of Tangem cold wallet cards by cutting off their source of power.

We tested popular chatbots, including Grok, Meta, and DeepSeek, to find out which would generate materials for use in a crypto scam.

The number of crypto ETFs could double within a year after a the SEC relaxed application requirements yesterday.

Bitcoin Core developers omitted red charts of transaction fees when they cheered a green chart of block reconstruction stats.

K9 Finance offered a low-ball bounty for the return of tokens stolen in the ShibaSwap hack, but the hacker wants 10 times the initial offer.

There’s been an influx of Pump Fun streams this week, ranging from desperate Gazans pleading for funds, to kids setting themselves on fire.

Larry Ellison’s Oracle, a16z, and VC firm Silver Lake are to buy up a new spinoff entity that would take the place of TikTok in the US.

Two Iranian financiers were sanctioned for using crypto and a “shadow banking” network to evade sanctions and facilitate Iran’s oil sales.

Solana futures are mispriced to such a degree that arbitrageurs are looking at double-digit USD yields on properly timed hedges.

Donald Trump accused the New York Times of harming his $TRUMP memecoin in a $15B lawsuit, calling it a Democrat “mouthpiece.”

Nakamoto, David Bailey’s BTC treasury company of treasury companies, declined 96% from its all-time high this morning.

Giorgi Bachiashvili was convicted in May 2025 and sentenced to 11 years in prison for misappropriating 8,986 BTC and laundering the funds.

Qubic continues to disrupt the Monero network with an 18-block “reorg” causing the loss of over 100 transactions.

Bitcoin’s OP_RETURN War continues to escalate, with a round-the-clock stream of divisive rhetoric from Knots and Core v30 proponents.

The XRP community cheered for Ripple after it believed the SEC approved the first spot XRP ETF today. Commissioners haven’t approved.

Tether has announced a new US-based stablecoin called USAT that will be led by Bo Hines, President Trump’s former advisor on digital assets.

Solana CEO Anatoly Yakovenko and a number of his fellow Solana execs can also be served by Burwick Law via email and FedEx.

Blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps linked a cluster of addresses that claimed $170M of MYX tokens during Myx Finance’s airdrop.

Traders are using Polymarket to bet on whether Larry Ellison or Elon Musk are the world’s richest person, but odds lines are fluctuating.

CFTC chairman nominee Brian Quintenz shared messages from the Winklevii that revealed his allegiance to the twins if he becomes chairman.

Options are trading for every type of share at Michael Saylor’s Strategy, except for the company’s first and most bullish preferred share.