Key takeaways: Bitcoin surged 5% to $117,300 after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at an upcoming interest rate cut, liquidating $379.88 million in shorts. Analysts say the BTC “uptrend is back,” with the potential to hit $200,000 before the end of the year. Bitcoin (BTC) took out the ask liquidity above $117,000 on Friday…
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Arizona lawmaker David Schweikert introduced “The Scam Farms Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025” in August, which proposes neo-privateers — state-sanctioned pirates — to combat cybercriminals engaged in threats against the United States. The bill authorizes the US president to issue letters of marque to “privately armed and equipped persons” contracted by the government…
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An Illinois judge has granted a motion to stay proceedings in a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase pending a ruling in the appellate court. In a Thursday filing in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman granted a motion filed by Coinbase to stay a lawsuit…
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The global asset manager VanEck has filed an S-1 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) to launch the VanEck JitoSOL exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to the filing, this fund will hold only JitoSOL, the liquid staking token issued by Jito Network. The submission marks the first attempt to register a US exchange-traded…
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A New Jersey judge has given preliminary approval for a $13-million settlement between a group of investors and cryptocurrency lending company BlockFi after months of delays. In a Thursday filing in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey, Judge Claire Cecchi ordered BlockFi’s insurers to pay more than $13 million to an…
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Despite this week’s market downturn, some analysts predict that the inclusion of digital assets in US 401(k) retirement plans may unlock billions of dollars in new inflows by the fall, potentially driving Bitcoin to record highs. This “bullish” development may push Bitcoin (BTC) above $200,000 before the end of the year, signaling another $122 billion…
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The total US dollar-pegged stablecoin market is projected to swell to $1.2 trillion by 2028, spurred on by comprehensive crypto regulations in the United States, according to crypto exchange Coinbase. Coinbase said the projections mean the US Treasury issuance would have to be $5.3 billion per week over the next three years to satisfy demand…
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The International Criminal Police Organization, or Interpol, announced more than a thousand arrests and the seizure of about $100 million as part of a crackdown that included cryptocurrency miners and fraudsters. In a Friday notice, Interpol said it had coordinated with authorities in Angola to dismantle 25 crypto mining centers being illegally run by 60…
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Key points: Bitcoin returns to $116,000 after gaining over 2% in minutes thanks to “dovish” comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Powell’s Jackson Hole speech cemented the odds of an interest-rate cut next month. Risk assets and crypto rose immediately, while US dollar strength fell. Bitcoin (BTC) spiked to $116,000 on Friday as the US…
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Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, has come under a wave of threats from North Korean hackers seeking remote employment with the company. North Korean IT workers are increasingly targeting Coinbase’s remote worker policy to gain access to its sensitive systems. In response, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is rethinking the crypto exchange’s internal…
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