Crypto custodians are reporting increased interest in their services amid the rising frequency of so-called “$5 wrench attacks” on cryptocurrency traders, investors and project leaders. In the last year, several high-profile wrench attacks — physical attempts to steal someone’s crypto — have targeted prominent investors and business executives in the blockchain industry. The crypto mantra…
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Japan’s regulatory bottlenecks, not taxes, are the real reason crypto innovation is leaving the country, according to Maksym Sakharov, co-founder and CEO of decentralized onchain bank WeFi. Sakharov told Cointelegraph that even if the proposed 20% flat tax on crypto gains is implemented, Japan’s “slow, prescriptive, and risk‑averse” approval culture will continue to push startups…
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Drivers of Bitcoin’s valuation in 2025 Bitcoin has already achieved major highs that very few thought possible. The ink on the current drivers of its all-time high is still wet. One of the major catalysts was the introduction of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in early 2024, such as BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. By…
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Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss has accused JPMorgan Chase of halting the crypto exchange’s onboarding process in response to his public criticism of the bank’s new data access policy. In a Friday post on X, Winklevoss claimed JPMorgan retaliated after he called out the banking giant’s new move as anti-competitive behavior that could harm fintech and…
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Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted another strong session on Friday, drawing $452.72 million in net inflows and extending their inflow streak to 16 consecutive trading days, according to data from SoSoValue. BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) once again dominated the charts, pulling in $440.10 million in daily net inflows. The fund now commands $10.69…
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El Salvador’s Bitcoin (BTC) reserve has had limited impact on the broader population, and the country’s loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may further complicate its Bitcoin strategy, according to Quentin Ehrenmann, general manager at My First Bitcoin, a non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on Bitcoin adoption. Ehrenmann told Reuters that repealing the Bitcoin…
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An early Bitcoin (BTC) investor has sold 80,000 BTC through Galaxy Digital, in what the digital asset company described as one of the largest notional transactions in crypto history, though details regarding the date and execution price were not disclosed. Galaxy Digital’s disclosure of the sale first appeared on PR Newswire late Friday, followed by…
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Key takeaways: Bitcoin options and futures data suggest traders are neutral despite a 7% drop from the peak. Stablecoin demand in China remains steady, showing marginal fear in crypto markets. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 4% between Thursday and Friday, falling below $115,000 for the first time in two weeks. The correction coincided with the monthly derivatives…
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A new report from Swiss blockchain analytics company Global Ledger reveals that over $3.01 billion was stolen across 119 crypto hacks in the first half of 2025, surpassing the total for all of 2024. Even more alarming is a trend beyond the rising volume: speed. The report analyzed onchain data tied to each exploit, and tracked…
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Investor and financial educator Robert Kiyosaki warned of the potential danger from holding paper Bitcoin (BTC) and precious metals through instruments such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Kiyosaki said that although ETFs make certain asset classes more accessible to investors and lower the barrier to entry, the investor does not physically hold the underlying asset. He…
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