Friday’s record $19 billion crypto market liquidation event has left traders divided, with some accusing market makers of a coordinated sell-off while analysts pointed to a more natural deleveraging cycle. Friday’s flash crash saw open interest for perpetual futures on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) fall from $26 billion to below $14 billion, according to DefiLlama. Crypto…
Malicious actors have targeted Monad’s official Telegram channel with advertisements that mimic the project’s upcoming claim portal. In a post on X, Monad co-founder Keone Hon warned users not to click ads on their official channel. He said attackers have bought Telegram ads that appeared inside the project’s official announcement channel, a space otherwise reserved…
Cybersecurity nonprofit, Security Alliance, has released a new tool to help security researchers verify crypto phishing attacks, which led to more than $400 million stolen in the first half of this year. On Monday, the Security Alliance (SEAL) announced that it had been working on a new tool to enable “advanced users and security researchers”…
JPMorgan is looking to scale up its blockchain and crypto exposure and is now developing plans to offer cryptocurrency trading services, according to a company executive. Custodying crypto directly is currently off the table, however. Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe on Monday, JPMorgan’s global head of markets and digital assets, Scott Lucas, was asked…
“Smart traders” picked up more Bitcoin and altcoins last week as retail investors overreacted to US President Trump’s 100% tariff against China, according to onchain analytics platform Santiment. “Retail’s emotions often dictate that Bitcoin’s and altcoins’ prices are about to do the opposite,” Santiment analyst Brian Q said in a blog post on Monday. The…
Key takeaways Bitcoin rose from $1 in 2011 to $1,000 in 2013, cementing itself as a global asset. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss bought Bitcoin early and founded Gemini in 2014 with a strong, compliance-first approach. The Winklevoss twins call Bitcoin “gold 2.0,” highlighting its fixed supply, portability and resistance to inflation as key advantages over…
Kazakhstan launches state-backed fund Kazakhstan has launched the Alem Crypto Fund, a state-backed initiative aimed at building long-term digital asset reserves. Managed by Qazaqstan Venture Group and operating under the AIFC, the fund marks a significant step in the country’s regulated adoption of blockchain-based investments. Surprisingly, the fund’s inaugural purchase was not Bitcoin (BTC) but…
Opinion by: Lynn Nguyen, CEO of Saros Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) on Solana have been topping trading volume charts for a while now, outperforming those on peer chains like Ethereum, Base and BSC. Memecoins have been largely responsible for this surge in volume. While they have proven product-market fit in crypto, only a handful have demonstrated…
Binance’s ecosystem token BNB reached a new all-time high on Monday, outperforming the wider cryptocurrency market, which is still recovering from nearly $20 billion in liquidations over the weekend. The BNB (BNB) token rose to a new all-time high of $1,370 on Monday, according to CoinMarketCap data, rebounding strongly after a weekend crash that triggered…
Bitcoin all-time highs. Digital asset treasuries. Billions of dollars of institutional inflows. 2025 has been a breakout year for the cryptocurrency space and this momentum could continue into 2026. The industry’s brightest minds painted an optimistic outlook for the remainder of the year at Cointelegraph’s exclusive LONGITUDE event during Token2049 in Singapore. Maelstrom chief investment…