Crypto billionaires bankroll Nigel Farage's pro-crypto party
Tether-linked billionaire Christopher Harborne and BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo donated $9.4 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the first quarter.
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Cryptoabout 2 hours ago
Strategy’s leveraged Bitcoin model has faced its first stress test: Grayscale
“Less Bitcoin on levered DAT balance sheets and more on diversified corporate balance sheets will be a positive,” said Grayscale’s head of research, Zach Pandl.
Cryptoabout 3 hours ago
Anthropic says self-improving AI may be closer than expected
Companies have been developing AI very quickly to stay ahead of the market, but Favaro and Clark argue that a slowdown would allow more time to deal with the technology’s implications.
Cryptoabout 4 hours ago
ZEC drops 30% as Shielded Labs reveals more about infinite counterfeit bug
ZEC market capitalization fell by almost $3 billion over the past 24 hours following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability, despite it being patched already.
Cryptoabout 5 hours ago
Senate Republicans push finance watchdogs to clarify crypto capital rules
Senator Cynthia Lummis has led a group of lawmakers urging financial regulators for “fair capital treatment for on-balance sheet treatment of digital assets.”
Cryptoabout 11 hours ago
Comptroller says only Democrats pressuring over crypto trust charter
US Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould and New York Representative Gregory Meeks sparred over Donald Trump’s influence on regulators he has nominated as president at a Thursday oversight hearin...
Cryptoabout 13 hours ago
Bitcoin fell 21% after Strategy’s debt buyback news: Is Terra Luna-style doom loop next?
Bitcoin price collapsed as Strategy faced tighter liquidity conditions and paused its BTC buying. Is it time to jump ship or buy the dip?
Cryptoabout 13 hours ago
Russia targets British 17-year-old for alleging digital assets were skirting sanctions
Political activist Bill Browder, the teenager’s father, said his son was “the first high school student in the world to be sanctioned by an authoritarian regime” over a report on the ruble-pegged stab...
Cryptoabout 13 hours ago
Professional investors dumped 52K BTC worth of ETFs in Q1, filings show
US spot Bitcoin ETF ownership shifted during the market downturn as hedge funds exited positions, while banks and long-term allocators continued building exposure.
Cryptoabout 14 hours ago
Coinbase to launch token-backed mortgage down payments this summer
A Coinbase-Better Home & Finance initiative will allow qualified borrowers to use Bitcoin and USDC as collateral for home loan down payments.
Cryptoabout 16 hours ago
Bitcoin bulls' fate rests on $60K support as crypto erases $2T in market cap
Bitcoin continued "incredible" 2022 bear market repeat behavior as sellers kept control over BTC price rebound attempts.
Cryptoabout 16 hours ago
Bybit joins Western Union’s new USDPT network as stablecoin expands distribution
The exchange integration gives Western Union’s dollar-pegged token access to crypto market liquidity as payment providers accelerate their adoption of stablecoins.
Cryptoabout 18 hours ago
Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Cryptoabout 19 hours ago
Saylor downplays Bitcoin slide as Strategy faces $11B paper loss
Strategy’s Bitcoin paper loss tops $11 billion as Saylor pointed to ETF outflows and AI infrastructure spending as factors pressuring BTC.
Cryptoabout 20 hours ago
Apex, Archax join Goldman Sachs tokenized real estate fund project
Apex Group is providing fund services for a tokenized real estate fund using Goldman Sachs’ GS DAP platform.
Cryptoabout 20 hours ago
Arthur Hayes dumps HYPE, NEAR as he warns of AI IPO wave
Arthur Hayes said he dumped his HYPE and NEAR holdings after warning markets may peak before September and AI IPOs could drain liquidity.
Cryptoabout 21 hours ago
Coinbase launches pre-IPO markets, starting with Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Coinbase launches pre-IPO markets starting with SpaceX, offering non-US users perpetual futures tied to private company valuations amid rising competition.
Cryptoabout 22 hours ago
Bitcoin price just tagged 200-week trend line that defined 2022 bear market
Bitcoin brought back the trend line that functioned as resistance in the 2022 bear market, with BTC price RSI approaching its lowest in six years.
Cryptoabout 22 hours ago
FG Nexus offloads additional $17.8M Ether as losses top $100M
FG Nexus offloads another 10,000 ETH, pushing realized and paper losses above $100 million as the Ethereum treasury firm continues cutting exposure.
Cryptoabout 22 hours ago
Polymarket users cry foul after Strategy sale market resolves to ‘no’
A Polymarket contract on whether Strategy sold Bitcoin by May 31 resolved to no after traders disputed how the sale should count.
Cryptoabout 22 hours ago
Bitcoin ETFs bleed $4.4B as outflow run extends to 13 trading days
US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $397 million in outflows on Wednesday, extending a 13-day red streak to $4.4 billion as Bitcoin has fallen about 21% since May 15.
Crypto1 day ago
Over $600M in Bitcoin longs liquidated as BTC dips toward $60K
Many traders expect Bitcoin to stage a short-term relief bounce toward $70,000, but the broader technical setup remains bearish for BTC.
Crypto1 day ago
Worldcoin is overlooked bet on AI IPO wave: Maelstrom
Maelstrom predicts the WLD token will reach $5 by August, a gain of around 900% from current levels.
Crypto1 day ago
US House Democrats call for FTC probe into prediction markets
The lawmakers are also asking the FTC for information on whether it has plans to take investigative or enforcement action against prediction markets for possible deceptive practices.
Crypto1 day ago
About 67% of banned Anthropic accounts used AI to prep for cyberattacks
AI firm Anthropic mapped a year’s worth of AI-enabled cyber threats, finding that malicious actors are quickly becoming more dangerous with AI.
Crypto1 day ago
Bitmine eyes dividend-paying preferred shares, echoing Strategy’s playbook
The move comes as Ether prices slumped to a 14-month low below $1,750 on Thursday.
Crypto1 day ago
Coinbase freezes $3M tied to Southeast Asia crypto fraud networks
Authorities around the world have been heavily targeting scam infrastructure this year, with joint actions involving the US, UAE, China, Austria and Albania.
Crypto1 day ago
CFTC follows SEC in scrapping ‘no-deny’ policy for settlements
CFTC Chairman Mike Selig says the rescission of its “no-deny” policy means it now has more flexibility when settling enforcement actions.
Crypto1 day ago
Israel’s tax authority ‘disappointed’ in voluntary crypto disclosures: Report
After expecting billions of dollars worth of crypto holdings to be reported during a voluntary disclosure period, the country's tax office said only 58 filers took advantage of the procedure.
Crypto1 day ago
Wyoming executive order to guide AI data center development
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed an executive order supporting AI data center development as the state seeks to attract advanced computing and technology investment.