Austria-based crypto platform Bitpanda has entered the United Kingdom, aiming to make the country one of its top three markets within the next two years. The expansion includes its retail investment app along with its corporate arm, Bitpanda Technology Solutions, which allows banks and fintech companies to offer crypto trading through white-label services. The company…
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Key takeaways: Bitcoin drops below $118,000 after a hot US PPI print fueled inflation concerns. Federal Reserve interest rate cut odds dropped to 90.5% from 99.8%. Double top signals and short-term pullbacks in BTC price give altcoins room to rally. Bitcoin (BTC) has pulled back sharply from its fresh all-time high of $123,400, dropping to…
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TeraWulf has become the latest cryptocurrency miner to pivot into AI infrastructure hosting, reaching a long-term agreement with Fluidstack that’s backstopped by Alphabet’s Google — in a move expected to significantly increase the company’s revenue run rate. During its shareholder call on Thursday, the company disclosed that it has signed 10-year colocation lease agreements with…
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Bitcoin-focused fintech company Block Inc. has introduced a new cryptocurrency mining system designed to extend the lifespan of mining rigs and lower operational costs — a potential boost for miners facing steep capital expenditures to maintain facilities. At the center of the launch is Proto Rig, a modular system that replaces the traditional three-to-five-year mining…
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Vietnamese state-controlled bank Military Bank (MB) plans to launch a regulated crypto exchange in partnership with Dunamu, the parent company of South Korean crypto exchange Upbit. According to a Wednesday announcement from Dunamu, the company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Military Bank. In a Facebook post, Military Bank said Dunamu will support it…
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Key takeaways: If you’ve lost access to a non-custodial wallet but still have the seed phrase, funds can be restored by importing the wallet and setting a new password. Custodial wallets can often be recovered through standard email-based password resets and identity verification processes. Losing both the password and seed phrase for a non-custodial wallet…
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Bitcoin dropped below a key support level Thursday after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government had no plans to make additional purchases of Bitcoin for its Bitcoin and digital asset reserve. Bitcoin (BTC) fell below the $120,000 psychological support level and traded at $118,730 at the time of writing, hours after hitting an…
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Opinion by: Ahmad Shadid, founder of O.xyz and co-founder of IO.ne Not a single week passes by without a new artificial intelligence startup coming out of stealth. With a slick interface, clever prompts and an OpenAI key powering the back-end, these ventures often boast seed valuations that make even a veteran chip designer blush. Behind…
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Turkish cryptocurrency exchange BtcTurk has halted withdrawals amid reports suggesting that the platform has suffered a major loss of funds due to a hack. Cybersecurity firm Cyvers took to X on Thursday to report that it had detected $48 million worth of digital assets, including Ether (ETH), involved in unusual activity. “Our system detected multiple…
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Vietnamese authorities have dismantled what they described as the country’s largest crypto fraud to date, arresting the ringleader and accomplices behind a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme built around the digital token Paynet Coin (PAYN). The Phu Tho Provincial Police said on Monday that the suspects lured thousands of victims in Vietnam and overseas into an illegal…
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