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French Minister Seeks Measures Against Crypto Wrench Attacks, Kidnappings

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Jean-Didier Berger, minister delegate to the interior minister of France, said authorities are taking measures to protect cryptocurrency investors from the growing threat of crypto kidnappings and wrench attacks in the country. Speaking at Paris Blockchain Week, Berger said his office has taken “preventative measures” against crypto wrench attacks, including launching a prevention platform that has drawn thousands of sign-ups. He added that he was working with Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez on what he described as a more serious plan in the coming weeks. His comments come days after another…

A Look at What Changed – Op-Ed Bitcoin News

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What changed, specifically The following guest post was written by Farhan Haider (@iamFHG), Verse Community Member The rescission letter does not hand banks an open mandate. It permits regulated banks to provide services to VASPs registered with PVARA, and it sets conditions. Client crypto funds must sit in segregated accounts, separated from standard client deposits. Banks themselves cannot hold, trade, or invest in virtual assets with their own balance sheet or with customer money. Every VASP client must be screened against AML and sanctions obligations, with ongoing monitoring tied to…

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF secures $103 million in net inflows to outpace early market rivals

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Morgan Stanley’s newly launched spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has overtaken the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund in total net inflows just over a week after entering the market. Summary Farside Investors data reveals the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust reached $103 million in total net inflows following a $19.3 million daily gain on Wednesday. The fund surpassed the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund’s $86 million total by utilizing a market-low 0.14% fee to capture immediate investor interest. Farside Investors data shows the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) pulled in $19.3 million on Wednesday, pushing its…

Retail Investors Are The Only Ones Panicking About Bitcoin, Here’s what The Big Dogs Are Doing

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Bitcoin has seen a lot of sell-offs recently that have contributed to the decline in its price. As a result, there has been a lot of panic in the market as the sentiment shifted deep into the negative. However, it seems like the larger investors are actually looking at the current downtrend as an opportunity to fill up their bags. The buying has been rapid recently, suggesting that I stations are actually picking up whatever BTC retail has been dumping on the market. What The Big Players Have Been Up…

Crypto Ownership in Denmark Flat at 4% Despite Global Hype – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Danmarks Nationalbank found 4% of Danes owned crypto in 2025, showing ownership has stalled since 2023. Most local investors hold BTC or ETH, though Danish bank caution keeps adoption below 11% in Norway. Future trading will likely center on MiCA authorized platforms as only a small share use private wallets. Demographic Trends and Preferred Assets Approximately 200,000, or 4%, of Danish citizens owned cryptocurrencies in 2025, the same as in 2023, a new central bank study revealed. According to the study report, crypto-asset ownership among citizens seems broadly…

South Korea Pilots Tokenized Deposits for Government Spending

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South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) is preparing to test blockchain-based payments for certain government expenses under a regulatory sandbox exploring distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based financial infrastructure. The ministry said on Thursday that it selected a pilot project that will use tokenized deposits to execute government operational spending, with a full rollout targeting the fourth quarter of 2026. The program will initially launch in Sejong City and will test predefined spending conditions, including limits on timing and usage categories.  Tokenized deposits are digital representations of traditional bank deposits…

Can Bitcoin price reclaim $80K as ETF inflows rise amid U.S.-Iran ceasefire hopes?

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Bitcoin price held near $75,000 on Thursday, sustained by institutional inflows following increased peace hopes between the U.S. and Iran. Summary Bitcoin price held near $75K as ETF inflows hit $597M in two days, driven by renewed U.S.-Iran ceasefire hopes. Short liquidations of $152M and rising equities supported momentum, though BTC struggled to hold above key resistance. Bullish structure remains intact above $72K, with technical indicators signaling further upside if macro clarity improves. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price rose past the $75,000 psychological resistance level several times…

Ethereum Retail Hands Still In Disbelief, Keep Selling Into Strength

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Keshav is currently a senior writer at NewsBTC and has been attached to the website since June 14, 2021. Keshav has been writing for many years, first as a hobbyist and later as a freelancer. He has experience working in a variety of niches, even fiction at one point, but the cryptocurrency industry has been the longest he has been attached to. In terms of official educational qualifications, Keshav holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from one of the premier institutes of India, the University of Delhi (DU). He started…

What Makes a Crypto Exchange AI-Agent Ready in 2026 and Which Platforms Clear the Bar

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The emergence of AI agents across the global financial ecosystem started in 2024 but in recent months, usage rates of these tools (especially AI-powered trading bots) have shot up monumentally, so much so that they currently account for 58% of all crypto trading volume. Behind these numbers is a structural shift as AI agents are no longer being used purely as execution tools but rather as independent economic actors that can observe markets, form their own views, allocate capital, manage risk, and even execute strategies without any sort of real-time…

Scarcity Pump or Monetary Suicide? The Radical Argument Against BIP-361 – Featured Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: BIP-361 aims to protect bitcoin from quantum computers, which McKinsey warns may emerge between 2027 and 2030. Frederic Fosco warns that freezing 35% of the supply would kill bitcoin’s monetary premium and gold status. Developers now weigh opt-in BIP-360 tools to offer 100% user sovereignty instead of mandatory coin sunsets. The Scarcity Myth The bitcoin community is currently locked in an ideological battle over BIP-361, a controversial proposal designed to shield the network from the looming shadow of quantum computing. On the surface, the math seems compelling: As…