Jan3 founder Samson Mow is setting his sights on ramping up Bitcoin nation-state adoption in Europe following a positive meeting with pro-Bitcoin French lawmaker Sarah Knafo. “Looking forward to starting a nation-state Bitcoin adoption wave in France and perhaps all of Europe,” Mow said in an X post on Saturday, following his meeting with Sarah…
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The current crypto market is mirroring the pattern seen in 2017 when Bitcoin posted a steady uptrend throughout the year before skyrocketing in December, says crypto research platform Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal. “It’s spookily similar to 2017,” Pal said in a video on Thursday. Pal said he is starting to forecast a longer crypto…
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CoinMarketCap, a price-tracking website for cryptocurrencies, has reportedly removed a malicious popup notification on its website prompting users to verify their cryptocurrency wallets, according to a post on its official X account. “We’ve identified and removed the malicious code from our site,” CoinMarketCap said in a post on Friday. CoinMarketCap has not finished investigating the…
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Eric Semler, chairman of healthcare tech firm Semler Scientific Inc., says many of his hedge fund peers are skeptical about Bitcoin’s future once US President Donald Trump leaves office. “I think that they think it is a fly-by-night concept and that it is probably going to, after the Trump administration, go back down a lot,”…
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A county sheriff in Texas has taken a power-cutting tool to a local crypto ATM after a family was reportedly scammed out of $25,000, sparking debate among crypto users over the sense of his actions. According to local reports on Tuesday, a scammer had tricked a family in Jasper County, northwest of Houston, into depositing…
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Crypto users are divided on whether Bitcoin will surge to an all-time high or again drop below the key $100,000 mark as the broader market is trading sideways, according to a recent poll on X. Crypto pundits asked what’s next for Bitcoin (BTC) — $94,000 or $114,000 — split nearly evenly, with 50.2% predicting a…
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Crypto market interest is slowly moving from Bitcoin to Ether, but most investors are unlikely to notice this due to fear of past market downturns, a crypto analyst says. “The markets aren’t entirely Bitcoin focused; as a matter of fact, it is shifting toward Ethereum,” said MN Trading Capital founder Michaël van de Poppe in…
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Coinbase and Circle shares surged Wednesday after US lawmakers signaled support for clearer stablecoin regulation by pushing through the GENIUS Act for House approval. On Wednesday, Coinbase (COIN), listed on the Nasdaq, closed the trading day up 16.32% to $295.29, while Circle (CRCL), listed on the NYSE, rose 33.82% to close at $199.59, according to…
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Bitcoin and the broader crypto market tumbled after US President Donald Trump sparked macroeconomic uncertainty with his remarks threatening Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there — We are not going to take him out (kill!), at…
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Bitcoin is still at risk of falling further, and it must hold above $102,000 to stay on track for a potential rebound, crypto analysts say. Bitfinex analysts said in a markets report on Tuesday that if Bitcoin (BTC) “can hold above the $102,000 – $103,000 region for a sustained period, it would suggest that the…
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