Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 hours ago
Nine out of 12 council members voted yes. That detail alone tells you how divided — and how serious — the conversation inside Arbitrum’s security council got before the blockchain took its most dramatic action in recent memory.
A Council Under...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 hours ago
Ethereum is holding its ground as the broader market consolidates, with the price sitting just above $2,332 after modest gains of 1.66% over the past 24 hours and 3.35% over the past week. The moves are not dramatic, but the structure building beneat...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 4 hours ago
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson used his latest livestream to argue that the roughly $292 million KelpDAO exploit was not just another bridge failure, but a broader warning about how Ethereum’s restaking, cross-chain messaging, and lending stack ca...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 hours ago
One of DeFi’s largest exploits in recent memory took a new turn on Tuesday as Arbitrum’s Security Council moved to freeze $71 million of the stolen funds — and the attacker responded almost immediately.
The incident began when an unknown...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 hours ago
A quiet corner of the XRP Ledger is suddenly lighting up. After years of relatively flat activity, a specific transaction type, the AccountSet, is now spiking to levels never seen before, adding to a surge in on-chain usage across the network.
The i...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 7 hours ago
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is making a power play and gaining more ground across the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector. After years of existence, the Ledger has become one of the leading networks in the sector, challenging and surpassing the likes of S...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 8 hours ago
Bitcoin has crossed the 945,000 blocks milestone, putting it past the midway point to the next Halving event. Here’s how many blocks are still to go.
Bitcoin Halving Will Occur At Block Height 1,050,000
The “Halving” is a predetermi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 10 hours ago
Crypto analyst Merlijn The Trader has published a detailed Bitcoin chart analysis, pointing to a rare monthly Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) setup that has preceded major bull runs in BTC’s history. According to the analyst, Bitcoin is...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 11 hours ago
Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to maintain their newfound bullish momentum, with BTC’s price holding above the $76,00 level and ETH’s price positioned around $2,300. After this period of upward price action, both coins are now being moved to leading c...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 13 hours ago
Michael Arrington, founder of Arrington Capital, said the XRP ecosystem could have “no upper limit” in value if Ripple stays focused on its mission and keeps executing, framing the company’s infrastructure buildout as a long-duration bet on instituti...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 14 hours ago
XRP pundit X Finance Bull has provided key updates about the CLARITY Act that investors should be aware of. The pundit had earlier highlighted how key the crypto bill is for XRP, predicting that it could lead to massive growth for the token.
XRP Pund...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 15 hours ago
In a case that stands out in today’s pro-crypto climate in the US, New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James has filed a lawsuit targeting Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan, subsidiaries of the two major exchanges.
The action, brought o...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 16 hours ago
A crypto expert has outlined a long list of developments and achievements that signal growing momentum for both XRP and Ripple. For market watchers, this latest roundup highlights the strong bullish fundamentals supporting XRP, despite its recent poo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 16 hours ago
At least one vessel that came under fire while trying to leave the Strait of Hormuz may have been acting on fraudulent instructions — directions that came not from Iranian officials, but from criminals posing as them.
Maritime risk firm Marisks flag...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 17 hours ago
MIT Digital Currency Initiative director Neha Narula has laid out a proposed roadmap for making Bitcoin resilient to a future cryptographically relevant quantum computer, arguing the network should prioritize a practical, low-risk path that lets user...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 19 hours ago
Over the last two weeks, RaveDao (RAVE) burst into the crypto scene in a rapid price surge and a trajectory that led many in the community to call it a blatant market manipulation from insiders. In less than two weeks, the RAVE price had risen by mor...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 23 hours ago
Bitcoin’s dominance hovering around 57% has become a quiet alarm bell for traders watching the broader crypto and altcoin market in general — and for good reason.
Bears And Bulls Divided Over Altcoin Timing
Crypto analyst Michael van de Poppe...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has added $2.54 billion worth of the asset to its reserves in its biggest acquisition since November 2024.
Strategy Has Just Completed A Mega Bitcoin Buy
In a new post on X, Strategy co-founder and chairman Michael S...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Altcoins have been one of crypto’s most painful stories of the past few years. The 2022 bear market broke valuations across the sector, and the recovery that followed never fully delivered on its promise. The altseason that traders had been ant...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Buried in Bitmine Immersion Technologies’ latest disclosure is a number that speaks to just how deep the company has gone on Ethereum.
Of the nearly 5 million ETH it now holds, 3.33 million is actively staked through its validator platform, gen...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Ethereum is trying to hold above $2,300 as the market navigates another stretch of volatility and uncertainty. The price action remains hesitant, caught between buyers looking for a reason to commit and sellers who have defined this cycle’s der...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
A bill meant to bring order to the US crypto market is stuck in Congress, caught between two powerful groups that cannot agree on one key question: should stablecoins be allowed to pay interest?
Banks And Crypto In A Legislative Standoff
The Digital...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
SBI Remit and Tottori Bank are launching international money transfer services on April 20, extending what XRP-focused observers describe as Ripple’s bank-linked remittance footprint in Japan. The partnership marks the 26th collaboration between SBI...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
Two digital workers named after real people are now showing up in Coinbase employees’ inboxes and chat channels — and the company’s CEO thinks they’re just the beginning.
Agents With Personality
Coinbase has rolled out a pair of AI...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 day ago
The BIS General Manager has said that existing stablecoins fall short of the requirements for a widely accepted and used payment instrument.
Stablecoins Remain A “Niche” Payment Instrument
Pablo Hernández de Cos, General Manager at the Ba...