Roman Storm, a developer of the Tornado Cash privacy-preserving protocol, asked the open source software community whether they are concerned with being retroactively prosecuted by the US Department of Justice for developing decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. Storm asked DeFi developers: “How can you be so sure you won’t be charged by the DOJ as a…
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Investors should exercise “discernment” when considering privately-issued stablecoins, which carry all the risks of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) plus their own unique risks, according to Jeremy Kranz, founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Sentinel Global. Kranz called privately-issued stablecoins “central business digital currency,” which feature all of the surveillance, backdoors, programmability,…
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Key takeaways: Gold’s ongoing pullback could trigger Bitcoin’s rebound, according to multiple analysts. Rallying to $150,000–$165,000 by year’s end is still possible, based on technical analysis. Bitcoin (BTC) is showing signs of bottoming out as the rally by its analog rival, gold (XAU), is starting to look increasingly overextended. Bitcoin hints at “generational bottom” as…
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After surging to a record high above $126,000, Bitcoin and the broader crypto market have been shaken by unprecedented volatility — literally. On Friday, crypto markets saw their largest-ever liquidation event, totaling roughly $19 billion. The wipeout surpassed even the worst days of the FTX collapse in 2022, underscoring both how much the market has grown…
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Key points: Bitcoin stabilizes into the weekend, but market sentiment is anything but relaxed about the outlook. BTC price forecasts increasingly feature sub-$100,000 levels. RSI signals still point to a rebound — something more likely if stocks head higher next week. Bitcoin (BTC) clung to $107,000 on Saturday as traders braced for fresh lows next.…
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If a quantum computer capable of breaking modern encryption were to come online today, Bitcoin would likely be under attack — and no one would know. “Everything would look like legitimate access,” David Carvalho, CEO of post-quantum infrastructure company Naoris Protocol, told Cointelegraph. “When you think you’re seeing a quantum computer out there, it’s already…
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The UK tax authority has ramped up its scrutiny of crypto investors, doubling the number of warning letters sent to those suspected of underreporting or evading taxes on digital asset gains. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) issued nearly 65,000 letters in the 2024–25 tax year, up from 27,700 the year before, the Financial Times reported…
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Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States have seen more than $1.2 billion in outflows this week, but Charles Schwab is seeing more interest in the products. The eleven spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US saw an aggregate outflow of $366.6 million on Friday, which rounded off a red week for the asset and…
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Net Asset Values (NAVs) in digital asset treasuries (DATs) have collapsed, but this is not as bad as it sounds and can be viewed as an opportunity for savvy investors, according to 10x Research. “The age of financial magic is ending for Bitcoin treasury companies,” stated 10x Research analysts in a report shared with Cointelegraph…
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Several regional banks in the United States are facing renewed stress despite strengthening their finances after the 2023 banking crisis, and Bitcoin could benefit from any liquidity crisis that follows. Strike CEO Jack Mallers sees the banking stress as validation that Bitcoin (BTC) is correctly pricing in an impending liquidity crisis, opining that the Federal…
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