Month: April 2025

Malta Slaps OKX Crypto Exchange With $1,155,000 Fine Over Anti-Money-Laundering Violations

boss

The crypto exchange OKX is dealing with more regulatory issues. Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) slapped the exchange with a €1.054 million fine ($1.155 million) for multiple compliance violations, including “failing to adequately assess” money-laundering/terrorism-financing risks associated with its products. The FIAU, which probed the exchange in 2023, also claims OKX didn’t conduct reliable customer risk assessments (CRAs). “The company was found to have failed to carry out a CRA upon establishing a business relationship for around 50% of the customer files reviewed as part of the compliance examination.…

Mixed-martial arts champion Conor McGregor launches memecoin

boss

Mixed-martial arts (MMA) champion Conor McGregor launched a memecoin called “REAL” on April 5, which will reportedly feature staking rewards and voting rights for token holders. Spokespeople for the project told Cointelegraph that the token was launched through a sealed-bid auction to eliminate snipers and bots hijacking the token launch and in collaboration with the Real World Gaming decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). REAL token initial allocation breakdown. Source: Real World Gaming DAO The auction will take place from April 5-6. In a statement shared with Cointelegraph, McGregor touted the launch…

Bitcoin Price Watch: Bulls Eye $85.5K Breakout as Bears Hold the Line

Bitcoin is trading at $82,560 to $82,944 over the last hour with a market capitalization of $1.64 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $24.98 billion. Within the last 24 hours, bitcoin fluctuated between $82,497 and $84,497, signaling heightened volatility within a clearly defined intraday range. Bitcoin Bitcoin‘s 1-hour chart reflects a bearish micro-trend characterized […] Source CryptoX Portal

Best Altcoins to Buy as Bitcoin Holders Rush to Buy the Dip

boss

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. Bitcoin is currently trading at 23% less than its all-time high, after making a low of $76.6K on March 11. However, this hasn’t deterred short-term and long-term holders from…

Crypto Analyst Who Called Ethereum Price Dump Says ETH Is Now Undervalued, Time To Buy?

boss

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. Crypto analyst Doctor Profit, who called the Ethereum price dump, is now providing a bullish outlook for ETH. Based on his analysis, now might be a great time to…

Utility, volatility and longevity: Looking beyond the hype

boss

Opinion by: James Newman, chief corporate affairs officer at Chiliz The perception of blockchain, especially for those outside the industry, has often been driven primarily by stories of extreme volatility, bad actors and speculation.  In past months, the industry has been dominated by the narratives around the rise and subsequent fall of memecoins like HAWK, Fartcoin and LIBRA. Rewind to 2021, and lacking a genuine use case, the massive hype around non-fungible tokens (NFTs) failed to translate to long-term success, with the average NFT project today having a lifespan 2.5…

No country wins a global trade war, BTC to surge as a result: Analyst

boss

US President Donald Trump’s trade policies will create worldwide macroeconomic turmoil and short-term financial crises that will ultimately lead to greater adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) as a store of value asset, according to Bitwise analyst Jeff Park. Economic instability from the trade war will cause governments to adopt inflationary fiscal and monetary policies, which will further debase currencies and lead to a worldwide flight to safety in alternative stores of value, like Bitcoin, Park argued. This increased demand for BTC will drive prices much higher in the long term, the…

Bitcoin faces potential drop to $71k as Yeti Ouro’s P2E model gains momentum

boss

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Bitcoin drops 8.5% due to tariff concerns from Trump, while Yeti Ouro gains momentum in its Stage 3 presale. Bitcoin (BTC) seems to be heading into another downward trend. This time, the primary reason is attributed to renewed tariff chatter coming from U.S. President Donald Trump. The market reacted sharply to the announcement, with Bitcoin price tumbling nearly 8.5%, raising alarm bells about a potential pullback to the $71,000…

Germany Considers Repatriating Billions in Gold From US Amid Tariff Tensions

Germany is weighing the potential withdrawal of approximately 1,200 tons of gold, valued at over €113 billion ($124.41B), from the U.S. Federal Reserve in New York amid escalating trade tensions triggered by Trump’s tariffs on the European Union, according to recent reports and political statements. Trade Strains Prompt Germany to Reevaluate 1,200-Ton Gold Stash in […] Source CryptoX Portal