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The crypto industry witnessed losses totaling $1.49 billion in 2024 due to hacks and fraud, marking a 17% decrease from 2023. According to a report by blockchain security platform Immunefi, hacks were overwhelmingly the primary cause, accounting for $1.47 billion…

Bullish, the parent company of leading cryptocurrency publication CoinDesk, has abruptly dismissed three senior editors, including Editor-in-Chief Kevin Reynolds, amid growing controversy over editorial independence. Fortune reported on Friday that the layoffs also affected Deputy Editors-in-Chief Nick Baker and Marc…

HEX, the cryptocurrency founded by Richard Schueler, known as Richard Heart, saw its price surge by 15% within 24 hours of Interpol issuing a Red Notice for Schueler. The notice, requested by Finnish authorities, cites allegations of tax fraud and…

Botswana’s central bank has called for crypto regulations to mitigate future risks, even though the local cryptocurrency market remains relatively underdeveloped and poses “minimal” risks to financial stability at present. In its latest Financial Stability Report, the Bank of Botswana…

CoinMarketCap, a provider of crypto market data, will add new tools to analyse token launches, said the firm in a blog post. Two new metrics will be added in 2025 to its platform. The updates are designed to provide users…

In a surprising twist of debate, Elon Musk has commented on the ongoing speculation surrounding the fate of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the disgraced founder of FTX, on getting a pardon. In response to an X post about Bankman-Fried’s past as…

On the same day that MicroStrategy enters the Nasdaq 100, Sol Strategies (HODL.CN) is joining the Canadian Securities Exchange CSE 25 Index of its top 25 companies by market capitalization. The Sol Strategies news was announced by the CSE on…

Billionaire blockchain visionary and Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson is planning to meet Democratic Senators to push for bipartisan crypto agenda. In a post on X, Hoskinson noted that he will have talks with Senators, including Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman, to make…

Uniswap is gearing up to launch Unichain, its DeFi-focused Layer 2 solution built on the OP Stack, with the public mainnet expected to debut in early 2025. The network, designed to enhance scalability and efficiency in decentralized finance, has been…

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Stephen Miran, a former Treasury official from his first administration, to lead the Council of Economic Advisers. By selecting Miran, Trump is bringing experienced leadership back to Washington to help shape economic policy. “Steve will…