Category: Other Crypto News

Tether-backed T3 Says It Froze $450M in Illicit Crypto Funds Since 2024

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The T3 Financial Crime Unit, a joint initiative backed by Tether, Tron and blockchain analytics company TRM Labs, says it has helped freeze more than $450 million in assets linked to suspected criminal activity since its launch in 2024. The group said in a Thursday release shared with Cointelegraph that it has worked with law enforcement agencies across 23 jurisdictions to target funds tied to alleged drug trafficking, exchange hacks, North Korea-linked activity, terrorist financing and violent “wrench” attacks, including kidnappings and extortion. The unit focuses on Tether’s USDT stablecoin…

Traders Face A Fragile Setup

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Ethereum is consolidating between $2,250 and $2,450 as the market searches for the catalyst or the structural shift that forces a decisive move in either direction. The price is holding but not breaking — and CryptoQuant analyst MorenoDV has identified a divergence in the derivatives data across two of the largest exchanges in the world that adds a specific risk dimension to the current setup that most participants are not watching. Related Reading The analysis examines the Estimated Leverage Ratio — the measure of how much derivatives exposure is being…

The Ethereum Trade That Just Surfaced On-Chain

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An early Ethereum investor who spent approximately $120 during the 2015 ETH presale has resurfaced after more than a decade of dormancy, moving 400 ETH — worth roughly $900,000 at current prices — in a transaction flagged by on-chain intelligence platform Arkham on May 14, 2026. The Ethereum Trade Of A Lifetime According to Arkham’s post on X, the wallet sent 50 ETH to a new address and deposited 350 ETH directly to Bitstamp, one of the world’s oldest regulated cryptocurrency exchanges — a move consistent with a partial or…

FTX Victims Sue Law Firm Fenwick & West For $525M Over Alleged Role In Collapse

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A group of 20 victims from five countries or jurisdictions has filed a $525 million lawsuit against Fenwick & West LLP, one of Silicon Valley’s top tech law firms, accusing it of helping conceal the FTX fraud. The complaint, filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, names the firm alongside six individual defendants. The plaintiffs say they lost their life savings when FTX collapsed, claiming that Fenwick’s involvement gave the exchange a false air of legitimacy that kept them from pulling their money out. At…

The Last Setups Were Explosive

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Dogecoin’s monthly Fisher Transform has crossed bullish again, according to trader Cantonese Cat, reviving a macro signal that has previously appeared near major DOGE basing periods rather than at clean, immediate breakouts. The chart, posted May 14 via X, shows DOGE near $0.1146 after a multi-month decline from its 2024 high, with the Fisher line turning up from deeply negative territory. The Fisher Transform is a technical indicator designed to convert price action into a more normalized distribution, helping traders identify potential reversals or major shifts in price behavior. In…

Early altseason signs emerge as altcoins begin to show bullish signs

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Crypto market analysts say increasing altcoin performance and volumes on Binance, a rising altseason index and a strengthening TOTAL2 macro structure are early signs that the market could enter an altseason in 2026. Key takeaways: Altcoin recovery signals emerge, hinting at a potential altseason in 2026. Rising altcoin trading volume on centralized exchanges and AltSeason Index point to possible capital rotation from Bitcoin. Altcoin market cap chart shows improving technicals. Altcoin market shows early signs of recovery Crypto analyst Darkfost said that macroeconomic uncertainties surrounding the ongoing US and Israel-Iran…

BitGo Posts $3.8B Revenue, $60.7M Loss amid Bitcoin Decline and IPO Costs in Q1

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Digital asset infrastructure company BitGo reported a wider first-quarter net loss as Bitcoin treasury mark-to-market losses and IPO-related expenses outweighed stronger client growth and a year-over-year jump in revenue. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $3.8 billion, up from $1.8 billion a year earlier, driven by higher digital asset trading activity and growing contributions from its stablecoin business, the company announced Wednesday. Revenue fell 38.7% from Q4 2025’s $6.2 billion, partly due to a shift in client trading from spot to derivatives, a product BitGo launched at the…

Bitcoin Faces Major Test As 37% Recovery Collides With Bear Resistance

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Traders cashed out nearly $1.2 billion worth of Bitcoin in a single day last week — a sign that the recent recovery may be running out of steam. Related Reading On May 4, investors sold 14,600 Bitcoin, pushing daily realized profits to their highest point since early December. According to CryptoQuant, that kind of selling spike during a bear market rally has historically marked a local price top. A Rally Under Pressure Bitcoin climbed roughly 37% over six weeks, rising from $66,000 in early April to briefly touch $82,380. That…

Why This Could Be Bullish

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Jane Street sharply reduced its Bitcoin ETF exposure in the first quarter of 2026, cutting reported holdings in BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC while increasing positions in Ether ETFs and several crypto-linked equities. The move has revived speculation that one of the market’s largest trading firms may have been a major force in Bitcoin’s recent price dynamics — and that a lighter reported position could remove a key overhang for BTC. According to the latest 13F filings, Jane Street cut its IBIT position by roughly 71% and its FBTC position…

Trump Weighs 250 Pardons as Crypto Founders Push for Clemency

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US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering pardoning 250 people to commemorate the country’s 250th birthday on July 4, according to The Wall Street Journal. An official announcement could come on June 14, Trump’s birthday, or during the Independence Day event on July 4, the WSJ reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. However, the pardons are still in the preliminary stages and have yet to be confirmed. More than 16,000 formal requests for presidential pardons were submitted last year.  On his first day back in office last year,…