Opinion by: Kirill Avery, founder and CEO of Alien AI-generated voices are already being used in ransom scams. Synthetic agents now trade, vote and interact on blockchain networks. In this environment, the greatest threat to crypto is no longer scalability or regulation; it is the collapse of trust. As deepfakes, bots and synthetic agents saturate every corner of the internet and as scams increased by 1,400% in 2025, authenticity is becoming a scarce resource. Scarcity produces markets. Every major technological shift has centered on what becomes hard to fake and…
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What Every XRP Holder Must Understand As Activity Wanes
XRP holders have spent years waiting for the kind of breakout that turns patience into confidence. But a recent message from XRP analyst Bird cuts through the usual price talk with a more uncomfortable point: tokens do not go on a price rally by themselves. Holders who do not understand this may be waiting for a rally driver that they themselves are failing to build. The Lesson Every XRP Holder Must Understand Blockchain history does not leave much room for debate on the point of price appreciation. The chains that…
Tether Hires KPMG for First Full Financial Audit of USDT Reserves – Crypto News Bitcoin News
Tether Reported to Hire KPMG for First Full USDT Audit The Financial Times reported on Friday that KPMG is the firm selected to perform the audit, citing people familiar with the matter. Tether had announced the engagement three days earlier without naming the auditor, describing the process as “the biggest ever inaugural audit in the history of financial markets.” The company has also reportedly retained PwC to help prepare its internal systems, controls, and reporting ahead of the review. The audit covers Tether’s full balance sheet, including U.S. Treasuries, cash…
Australia Fines Binance $6.9 Million Over Client Misclassification – Crypto News Bitcoin News
Binance Hit With $6.9 Million Fine in Australia Case Binance’s Australian derivatives arm has been ordered to pay $6.9 million (A$10 million) after a federal court found serious failures in how it classified customers. The ruling marks one of the most significant enforcement actions against a crypto exchange in the country. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in 2024. Regulators alleged that Binance Australia Derivatives misclassified a large portion of its users, exposing them to complex and high-risk crypto products without…
Bitcoin whales add 61,568 BTC as price slips again
Bitcoin (BTC) remained under pressure on Friday as on-chain data showed large holders were still adding to their positions. Summary Santiment said wallets holding 10 to 10,000 BTC added 61,568 Bitcoin over the past month. Bitcoin fell below recent highs as Bhutan-linked transfers and Middle East tensions added pressure again. Retail wallets with under 0.01 BTC kept buying, matching whale accumulation and delaying breakout signals. The move came as retail wallets also kept buying, while market sentiment stayed weak amid fresh geopolitical risk and renewed selling activity from Bhutan-linked wallets.…
JPMorgan Says Bitcoin Is Beating Gold, Silver During The Iran War
JPMorgan says the Iran war has produced an unusual market split: bitcoin is showing signs of safe-haven demand while gold and silver, the traditional geopolitical hedges, have weakened under the pressure of outflows, profit-taking and deteriorating liquidity. In a report dated March 26, Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou and his team said bitcoin has held up better than precious metals since the conflict escalated. Gold is down about 15% this month, according to the bank, while gold ETFs recorded nearly $11 billion in outflows in the first three weeks of March. Silver has…
Enlivex Announces $21M Debt Financing and Prediction Markets Treasury Expansion – News Bytes Bitcoin News
Enlivex Ltd. announced the completion of a $21 million debt financing (DF) agreement with The Lind Partners in Nes-Ziona, Israel. The transaction, which closed on March 23, includes notes convertible into ordinary shares at a 264% premium to recent Nasdaq closing prices. The company exercised an option to acquire over 3 billion RAIN tokens at a 62% discount and extended its option to purchase additional tokens through December 31, 2027. This strategy reinforces their treasury built on the Rain decentralized prediction markets protocol, alongside a new $20 million share repurchase…
Vietnam Arrests Suspects in ONUS Crypto Scheme Probe
Vietnamese authorities have detained multiple ONUS-linked suspects after alleging they used false promotions and manipulated token trading to misappropriate investor funds through the crypto platform. The Ministry of Public Security said Thursday that the investigation targeted a group accused of selling digital tokens through the Onus platform, using misleading promotions and coordinated trading activity to attract users. Authorities claim the group manipulated supply and demand and adjusted token prices, presenting the assets as legitimate investment opportunities while maintaining centralized control over their markets. Investigators named several suspects in the case,…
GameStop says Bitcoin position remains in place under Coinbase deal
GameStop said it did not sell the 4,709 Bitcoin tied to its January balance sheet change. Summary GameStop pledged 4,709 BTC with Coinbase Credit and kept economic exposure instead of selling outright. The covered-call strategy generated premium income but capped upside if Bitcoin rises above strike prices. GameStop reclassified the pledged Bitcoin and recorded digital asset receivables on its balance sheet. Instead, the company used the holdings in a covered-call arrangement with Coinbase Credit, according to its latest annual filing. GameStop’s latest 10-K filing showed that the company still kept…
Australia Court Fines Binance $6.9 Million over Client Onboarding Failures
An Australian court ordered Binance Australia Derivatives to pay $6.9 million after misclassifying retail clients and exposing them to high-risk crypto products. The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Oztures Trading Pty Ltd, trading as Binance Australia Derivatives, to pay a 10 million Australian dollar ($6.9 million) penalty after the company admitted to misclassifying more than 85% of its Australian client base and exposing retail investors to high-risk crypto derivatives without required protections. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said the affected group included 524 retail investors who were…