All metrics point to a massive surge in price, acceptance, reputation, and mainstream adoption for Bitcoin (BTC) this year, crypto insiders argue. According to Jeff Park, the head of alpha strategies at Bitwise Asset Management, the “world is literally on…
Italy’s central bank and securities regulator are in active discussions with crypto service providers to ensure robust financial and cybersecurity safeguards, according to Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta. Speaking at the 31st Assiom Forex Congress on Feb. 15, Panetta…
Australia’s financial crime regulator AUSTRAC said Monday that it targeted 13 remittance and digital currency exchange providers over compliance issues. In addition, the agency is now investigating 50 more providers. It is wrapping up a year-long campaign to address non-reporting…
The Indian Enforcement Directorate of the city of Ahmedabad has seized $190 million worth cryptos tied to BitConnect Ponzi scheme. This marks one of the largest crypto seizures in the country so far. The Directorate investigated the case from Feb.…
Blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps has presented new on-chain evidence suggesting that the team behind the controversial Libra (LIBRA) meme coin is the same group responsible for launching Melania (MELANIA). In a Feb. 17 post on X, the analysts stated they…
Japan’s Metaplanet announced Monday that it purchased an extra 269.43 Bitcoin—worth roughly $25.9 million—as it continues to build its BTC reserves. Consequently, its total Bitcoin holdings have now hit 2,031.41 coins. Additionally, the company revealed that it acquired these coins…
Alexander Vinnik’s lawyer has confirmed that the United States has “dropped” the case against the former operations and finance director of the defunct crypto exchange platform BTC-e, following Vinnik’s release last week. Per the Russian state-run news agency TASS, lawyer…
A dozen U.S. states have invested in Strategy, the company formerly known as MicroStrategy, with state pension funds and treasuries collectively holding $330 million worth of its stock as of the end of 2024. According to Bitcoin analyst Julian Fahrer,…
Javier Milei, President of Argentina, is facing fraud charges for promoting fake crypto coin dubbed LIBRA. Local lawyers have filed case against the libertarian leader in criminal court on Sunday. Milei, on Friday, promoted the little-known crypto on X, which…
South Korea’s Board of Audit and Inspection has urged officials in the city of Cheongju to dish out “strict disciplinary action” to a civil servant who stole over $416,000 worth of public funds to spend on personal crypto investments. Per…