Opinion by: Ezra Reguerra, journalist at Cointelegraph The Kingdom of Bhutan’s openness to dive into Web3 technology creates an opportunity to build a blockchain-based identity infrastructure and modernize the nation’s approach to digital identity. Bhutan is a Himalayan country where modernization is paced and driven by its culture and values. Its Gross National Happiness (GNH)…
The market cap of Tether’s USDt, the world’s largest stablecoin, has surpassed $160 billion for the first time, a “new mind-blowing milestone,” according to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino. In a Thursday post on X, Ardoino called the achievement a testament to USDt’s growing role as the digital dollar for “billions of people living in emerging…
Bitcoin “wrench attacks” — a violent form of cryptocurrency theft — could see its worst year in 2025, with criminals spurred on by Bitcoin’s soaring market value, according to Chainalysis. “Wrench attacks” refer to a situation where physical force or intimidation is used to force a victim to give up their crypto holdings, and Chainalysis…
Almost 60% of presale participants in Pump.fun’s initial coin offering (ICO) have already sold or transferred their tokens to centralized exchanges (CEXs) or other wallets, according to data shared by BitMEX. Citing onchain data, the crypto exchange said that of the 10,145 ICO participants in the PUMP presale, 6,042 wallets (59.6%) had already sold or…
Cryptocurrency payments are gaining prominence among numerous user cohorts for daily transactions and even high-value payments, signaling that digital assets are evolving beyond speculative tools. Gen Z users stand out in terms of daily transactions, with 36% spending their digital assets on gaming-related expenses and 35% on daily purchases and travel bookings. However, Gen X…
The memecoin sector has added almost $17 billion in token valuations since the start of July, surging to $72 billion as of Thursday, up 29% from its $55 billion market cap on June 30. CoinMarketCap data showed that July has seen bigger trading volumes for memecoins than the previous month, with the sector’s 24-hour trading…
Meaning and importance of a seed phrase explained A seed phrase (also known as a wallet recovery phrase, mnemonic phrase or cryptocurrency seed phrase) is a series of 12 to 24 words generated by your cryptocurrency wallet. Why is the seed phrase important? These words are used to derive your private keys, allowing access to…
Bilal Bin Saqib, Pakistan Crypto Council CEO and special assistant to Pakistan’s prime minister on crypto and blockchain, met with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele in San Salvador to explore knowledge-sharing opportunities. In a Thursday post on X, Saqib described Bukele as “one of the most extraordinary visionary leaders of our time.” He touted Bukele’s…
Coinbase has climbed to rank 137 in the US Apple App Store in a sign that often heralds retail interest in crypto. However, the crypto industry is still divided on whether retail investors have truly returned. Sensor Tower data shows that Coinbase has jumped 65% in the US Apple App Store rankings over the past…
A giant Satoshi-era Bitcoin whale that was earlier reported to hold 80,000 Bitcoin has just shifted the second half of its stack to a new wallet, days after sending billions in Bitcoin to Galaxy Digital. Blockchain analytics service Lookonchain said in an X post on Thursday that the whale shifted 40,192 Bitcoin (BTC) worth, $4.77…