Ether Zooms 7% as Bitcoin Traders Watch $80K Support Ahead of FOMC

Ether (ETH) zoomed nearly 7% in the past 24 hours to lead gains among majors as traders await the results of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Wednesday. ETH’s gains were coupled with a 4% gain in memecoin dogecoin (DOGE), which historically tends to act correlated to the asset’s movements. Other Ethereum-based memecoins pepe (PEPE) and mog (MOG), rose more than 5% — continuing to act as levered bets. Elsewhere, majors XRP, BNB Chain’s BNB, Solana’s SOL and Cardano’s ADA rose 3%. Tron’s TRX dipped after a surge…

Cathie Wood Predicts $1.5 Million

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. In a fresh interview with Bloomberg, ARK Investment Management Founder and CEO Cathie Wood once again reaffirmed her ambitious price target for Bitcoin, predicting it could soar to $1.5…

BFI charity allocates $90M, pledges $200M for health, climate initiatives

Blockchain For Impact (BFI), a charity established by Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal, has committed $90 million to advance biomedical research, driving healthcare innovation, and enhancing climate resilience — a development that could spur blockchain’s adoption for charity initiatives. The Polygon co-founder’s BFI plans to allocate an additional $200 million to support the growth of healthcare startups, expand biomedical research, and strengthen the public health systems. BFI has backed several impactful projects in India’s healthcare sector, including Solar-Powered Public Health Centers (PHCs), a floating hospital in Assam to aid communities in…

AI and crypto drive criminal efficiency: Europol

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) published a report explaining how artificial intelligence and crypto affected organized crime.  In a threat assessment report on serious and organized crime, Europol stated that AI and crypto play a role in criminal efficiency. The law enforcement organization said criminal networks have demonstrated an ability to rapidly adapt to new technology.  The report said AI’s transformative qualities make it an attractive tool for criminals. The report said that generative AI had “lowered the barriers to entry” for digital crimes.  The government…

Why did South Korea reject a Bitcoin reserve?

On Mar. 17, 2025, the Bank of Korea made the first comment about the possibility of adding Bitcoin to its reserves. According to the statement, the central bank of the Republic of Korea is not interested in acquiring Bitcoin, and it has never been.  Why is South Korea not interested in a Bitcoin reserve? Earlier this March, South Korea’s Democratic Party was urged to request the Bank of Korea to explore the potential of adding Bitcoin to its reserves following the move made by the U.S. government.  The response from…

Dogecoin Shark & Whale Population Rises—Price Turnaround Incoming?

On-chain data shows the Dogecoin shark and whale wallets have been increasing in number recently, a sign that could be bullish for DOGE’s price. Dogecoin Sharks & Whales Have Been Expanding Despite Price Decline According to data from the on-chain analytics firm Santiment, Dogecoin has recently seen a rise in a couple of important indicators. The first metric of relevance here is the “Supply Distribution” of the DOGE wallets carrying more than 1 million tokens. The Supply Distribution tells us, among other things, the number of addresses that belong to…

Community slams Crypto.com CEO over 70B CRO re-issuance

Major cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com came under fire following an allegedly manipulated vote leading to a massive token burn reversal on Crypto.com’s Cronos blockchain. Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek took to X on March 19 to highlight the firm’s financial and regulatory stability amid the ongoing controversy over the 70 billion Cronos (CRO) token re-issuance. Essentially canceling the 70 billion CRO token burn announced in 2021, the vote on bringing back the tokens has triggered outrage from the community, with many commentators criticizing the CEO for not addressing the issue in his…

Solv Protocol Targets Bitcoin for Institutions With $10M Raise

With the dominant cryptocurrency now playing the role of “digital gold,” Solv wants to help institutional investors squeeze out as much yield as possible from the asset. Solv Protocol Secures $10M to Bring Bitcoin Solutions to Institutional Investors The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opened the floodgates to institutional bitcoin ( BTC) adoption in […] Original