Litecoin (LTC) has outperformed the broader crypto market vastly in the last 24 hours, rising over 9% to reach $127.85 on Feb. 27. LTC/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingView In contrast, the crypto market’s combined valuation has dropped by 3% amid a sour risk-on mood led by underwhelming Nvidia earnings and US President Donald Trump’s … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) drifted back to $85,000 at the Feb. 27 Wall Street open as markets digested confirmation of new US trade tariffs. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView BTC price sells off as Trump says tariffs will go ahead Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD pulling back from a relief bounce to $87,000 … Read more
Crypto crime has entered a professionalized era dominated by AI-driven scams, stablecoin laundering and efficient cyber syndicates, the 2025 “Crypto Crime Report” by Chainalysis reveals, with the past year witnessing a staggering $51 billion in illicit transaction volume — shattering previous records and assumptions. Initial estimates suggested a decline in crypto crime for 2024. Deeper … Read more
Opinion by: Stuart Gardner, CEO of Spacecoin The cat-and-mouse game between net neutrality and the Federal Communications Commission, the US communications regulator, continues after a federal appeals court in the country once again struck down rules to protect consumers’ unrestricted access to the internet. This precarious position of net neutrality in one of the largest … Read more
Crypto crime has entered a professionalized era dominated by AI-driven scams, stablecoin laundering and efficient cyber syndicates, the 2025 “Crypto Crime Report” by Chainalysis reveals, with the past year witnessing a staggering $51 billion in illicit transaction volume — shattering previous records and assumptions. Initial estimates suggested a decline in crypto crime for 2024. Deeper … Read more
Hackers gained access to the memecoin platform Pump.fun’s X account on Feb. 26, raising questions about security at a crucial time for memecoins and the crypto industry as a whole. The platform has since regained control over its X account. Pump.fun said that it’s unlikely any of its staff are at fault as it followed … Read more
Solana’s (SOL) price trades 52% below its all-time high of $295 on Jan. 19. The 41% drawdown over the last month accompanies a 40% drawdown in the total value locked on Solana, with SOL’s technical setup pointing to further losses ahead. Solana TVL drops $5B in 30 days The total value locked (TVL) on the … Read more
Stablecoins issued by traditional financial institutions may face challenges in gaining significant market adoption, according to Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise. “TradFi stablecoins will find it harder than they think to win market share,” Hougan said in an X post on Feb. 26. Hougan referred to the newly announced stablecoin plans by Bank … Read more
Ripple Labs has signed a strategic partnership with BDACS, a South Korean digital asset custody provider, to support institutional custody for XRP and Ripple USD. The partnership, announced on Feb. 26, will enable BDACS to integrate Ripple Custody, the company’s institutional crypto and digital asset custody solution, to safeguard XRP (XRP), Ripple USD (RLUSD) and … Read more
Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific unveiled plans for a $1.2 billion data center expansion in partnership with artificial intelligence startup CoreWeave. The announcement followed the company’s fourth-quarter 2024 earnings report, which showed a net loss of $265 million. On Feb. 26, the Bitcoin (BTC) mining company published its fourth quarter and full-year results for 2024. … Read more