Day: August 14, 2025

FBI Warns Of ‘Fictitious Law Firms‘ Targeting Crypto Scam Victims

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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a public service announcement for victims of crypto scams looking for legal advice to recover their funds. In a Wednesday notice, the FBI said that fictitious law firms were targeting individuals who had previously been scammed out of some or all of their crypto holdings, putting them at additional risk. According to the bureau, the scammers’ actions left victims at risk of compromising their personal data and other funds. The announcement, based on an update for similar warnings from the FBI…

Could $3 Be Closer Than Expected?

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Cardano (ADA) has surged past the $1 mark for the first time in months, gaining over 20% in the past 24 hours. The breakout, from $0.8454 to $1.01, signals renewed bullish momentum after a prolonged downtrend. Related Reading ADA’s rally comes as traders spot a Golden Cross, when the 50-day moving average crosses above the 200-day, which historically has triggered explosive moves. In late 2024, this same pattern fueled a 236% rally, taking ADA from $0.39 to $0.93 in just 27 days. Applying similar gains to today’s prices points to…

Amsterdam’s Market Maker Optiver Joins London Metal Exchange

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Citigroup eyes custody and payment services for crypto ETFs, stablecoins

Citigroup is looking to make a further foray into the crypto and blockchain ecosystem with custody and payments solutions for stablecoins and crypto exchange-traded funds. Summary Citigroup is exploring expansion into stablecoin payments and cryptocurrency ETFs custody. The U.S. bank joins other leading financial firms in considering crypto services. The U.S. banking giant is considering a move into crypto custody, stablecoin payments, and other services as leading banks and financial institutions increasingly embrace crypto. In a report, Reuters cites a top executive at Citigroup as saying the bank wants to…

ETHEREUM BREAKOUT CONFIRMED! This Happens Next!!

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Ethereum is surging toward the critical 4,2K level, and the breakout everyone’s been waiting for is finally here! Ran breaks down what’s driving ETH’s momentum, the key levels to watch next, and how this could push all of crypto into the next phase! 🚨 𝗖𝗥𝗬𝗣𝗧𝗢 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗥 – 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗢𝗻!!! 🔔 Subscribe NOW and smash that notification bell to stay ahead of the game! 👉 📺 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 $𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬? 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼! 👉…

Bull Case For Bitcoin At $300,000 Triggers After Reaching Critical Level

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Bitcoin’s performance in recent days has been nothing short of notable with an impressive rally. The leading cryptocurrency has managed to surge past $124,000 this week to register a new all-time high of $124,128 in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data. Interestingly, technical analysis from a crypto analyst known pseudonymously as Stockmoney Lizards predicts that Bitcoin is now approaching a critical phase that will send its price over $300,000 by 2026. Bitcoin Reaches Pivotal Phase In Long-Term Trend Stockmoney Lizards shared a long-term Bitcoin macro chart that combines…

Why Bitcoin treasury stocks aren’t keeping up with BTC?

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Bitcoin reached a record-high price of $124,457 on Aug. 13, 2025. The stock prices of corporate Bitcoin treasury companies, however, are nowhere near their all-time highs. While the selling point of Bitcoin treasury firms is that their stocks perform better than Bitcoin, do they actually live up to that promise? Summary Bitcoin treasury companies may have positive mNAV and other metrics, but their stock prices perform badly Experts outline lack of investor confidence, value dilution, and more interest in Bitcoin itself as key factors of treasuries’ underperformance As long as…

US Treasury’s OFAC Sanctions Crypto Exchange Garantex for Second Time

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The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has redesignated cryptocurrency exchange Garantex Europe to its list of sanctioned entities. In a Thursday notice, OFAC said it had redesignated Garantex as well as sanctioned its “successor,” Grinex, three Garantex executives and six Russia- and Kyrgyz Republic-based companies for allegedly facilitating illicit transactions. According to the government agency, the Garantex exchange processed more than $100 million tied to illicit activities since 2019. “Digital assets play a crucial role in global innovation and economic development, and the United States will not…

Crypto Market Crashes: $1.03 Billion in Liquidations as Bitcoin, Ethereum Plunge

Key Notes Long-position traders suffered 80% of liquidations totaling $787.5 million, with over 215,000 affected participants. Ethereum dominated liquidation events with $322 million losses, representing nearly one-third of all trading casualties. Higher-than-expected PPI inflation data triggered market uncertainty, forcing Fed rate cut expectations to shift downward. On August 14, the cryptocurrency market suddenly pivoted from bullish to bearish, drastically crashing and liquidating long-position traders on its way down. The ongoing volatility also punished some short sellers, although with a lower impact. Data retrieved from Coinglass shows a total of $1.03…

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Officially Closes $2.9 Billion Deribit Deal

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Crypto exchange Coinbase closed the acquisition of Deribit, the world’s largest crypto options trading platform by volume, adding to its portfolio of digital asset businesses. Trading volumes on Deribit topped $1 trillion in 2024, and the platform has a “loyal base” of institutional and sophisticated traders, Coinbase said on Thursday. Coinbase agreed to acquire Deribit for $2.9 billion in May as part of its international expansion strategy. The exchange continues to branch out and serve different segments within crypto, and offers a perpetual futures platform, a prime brokerage, a spot…