BitMine Immersion Technologies has added another 82,560 Ether, worth roughly $259 million, to Ethereum’s staking system, intensifying congestion in the network’s validator entry queue as institutional demand for yield continues to build. Data from Arkham shows that the Ether (ETH) treasury firm sent multiple large deposits to Ethereum’s BatchDeposit contract within the past few hours. … Read more
Ilya Lichtenstein, the hacker behind one of the largest Bitcoin thefts on record, has been released from prison just over a year after receiving a five-year sentence, thanks to a criminal justice reform law signed during former President Donald Trump’s first term. “Thanks to President Trump’s First Step Act, I have been released from prison … Read more
Dogecoin and pepe led a sharp meme coin bounce on Friday, with traders leaning into “meme season” talk as 2026 gets underway. Dogecoin was up about 11% over 24 hours, while pepe rose roughly 17% on the day after a stronger intraday push. Crypto’s meme basket has also been heating up more broadly. CoinGecko’s GMCI … Read more
Sentiment among crypto market participants on social media has started the year strong, according to a Santiment analyst, who warned that further market upside depends on retail investors staying level-headed. “We need retail to continue to be a bit cautious, a bit pessimistic, a bit impatient,” Santiment analyst Brian Quinlivan said in a video published … Read more
Bitcoin miner Bitfarms (BITF) is set to exit Latin America with the sale of its site in Paso Pe, Paraguay. The company is selling the site to the Sympatheia Power Fund (SPF), managed by Singapore-based Hawksburn Capital, for up to $30 million, the company announced on Friday. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing … Read more
South Koreans moved more than 160 trillion won ($110 billion) from local crypto exchanges to foreign platforms last year due regulatory restrictions in the country, one of Asia’s most active digital asset markets, a joint Coingecko and Tiger Research report revealed Friday. The regulatory framework has been slow to evolve. In December, the long-awaited Digital … Read more
Last year in crypto will be remembered for many things, but one notable trend — particularly late in the year — was the selloffs that occurred nearly every day during U.S. trading hours. It’s not much to go on just yet, but on 2026’s first official trading day, a change could be afoot as crypto … Read more
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, or CLARITY Act, is moving along the right pathway, despite the crypto industry’s growing impatience, according to a Coinbase executive. “I completely understand why this is taking longer,” Coinbase Institutional head of strategy John D’Agostino said during an interview on CNBC on Friday. “It’s the kind of bill that … Read more
Tom Lee, chairman of ether ETH$3,125.54 treasury firm BitMine Immersion (BMNR), urged shareholders to approve a board proposal for a sharp increase in the company’s authorized share count. In a start-of-the-year message, Lee said the proposal to boost the company’s number of shares to 50 billion from 500 million is not a precursor to a … Read more
Ilya Lichtenstein, who was sentenced to five years in prison in November 2024 after pleading guilty to charges tied to the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack, was released from prison after just 14 months behind bars. “Thanks to President [Donald] Trump’s First Step Act, I have been released from prison early,” Lichtenstein said on X … Read more