Category: Other Crypto News

Crypto Scams Can Trigger iOS Exploits

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Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is warning that a “new and powerful” iOS exploit kit, dubbed Coruna by its developers has been deployed on fake finance and crypto websites designed to lure iPhone users into visiting pages that can silently deliver exploits. For crypto holders, the risk is blunt: GTIG’s analysis shows the campaigns ultimately focused on harvesting seed phrases and wallet data from popular mobile apps. Coruna targets Apple devices running iOS 13.0 through iOS 17.2.1, bundling five full exploit chains and 23 exploits. GTIG says it recovered the…

Ethereum Taps $2.2K as Traders Brace for a Potential Trend Change

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Market analysts said Ether’s (ETH) uptrend was confirmed after the latest 25% recovery to $2,200 from its multi-year lows below $1,800. Key takeaways: Ether rose to $2,200 on Wednesday, as onchain data shows signs of returning demand. ETH price support around $2,100 remains key for the bulls to hold. Ether sellers are “losing control” Ether’s net taker volume suggests that “sellers may be losing control” as demand for ETH derivatives returned, data from CryptoQuant shows.  Net taker volume, a metric that measures the imbalance between buyers and sellers in derivatives…

38% of Altcoins Hovering Near All-Time Low Prices — Analyst

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An estimated 38% of altcoins are now hovering near all-time lows, which is worse than the post-FTX market crash, according to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost. The current market is “unfavorable” for risk-on assets, and the crypto markets are the first to absorb this risk-off posturing, he said, adding: “For comparison, this metric reached 35% in April 2025 and 37.8% just after the FTX crash. This chart perfectly illustrates the current situation for altcoins. Investors remain cautious and continue to lose interest in altcoins.”  The percentage of altcoins trading at or near…

Crypto Treasury Inflows Slide To October 2024 Levels

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They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer…

SoFi Selects BitGo to Launch Bank-Issued Stablecoin SoFiUSD

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SoFi Technologies has selected digital asset custodian BitGo to support the rollout of its bank-issued stablecoin, the latest sign of growing momentum around federally regulated stablecoins for payments and settlements. Under the partnership, BitGo will provide stablecoin infrastructure services for SoFiUSD, a US dollar-pegged token issued by SoFi Bank, a nationally chartered and insured depository institution, the companies disclosed Thursday.  The arrangement will run through BitGo’s “stablecoin-as-a-service” platform, which will support the issuance of SoFiUSD and help connect the token with payment providers, market participants and cryptocurrency exchanges. SoFi said…

Bitcoin Surge To $74,000 Fueled By US Institutions, Coinbase Premium Signals

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Data shows the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Gap spiked as the asset rallied toward $74,000, a potential sign that the platform’s institutional users were backing the run. Bitcoin’s Coinbase Premium Gap Shot Up To $61 During The Rally In a new thread on X, CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn has talked about the latest BTC rally and what could be behind it. “Several data points show aggressive institutional demand driving the breakout,” noted Maartunn. One such metric is the Coinbase Premium Gap. This indicator measures the difference between the Bitcoin price listed…

Cardano Gets Real-World Checkout Rails in 137 Swiss Spar Stores

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Supermarket giant Spar has enabled ADA payment rails for customers in 137 Swiss stores, as the country moves closer to its global crypto hub ambitions. Switzerland’s push as a crypto-friendly hub is getting a new retail test case, with Cardano’s ADA token now usable for grocery purchases at Spar stores across the country. Cardano (ADA) users can start paying for their groceries in 137 Spar supermarkets across Switzerland after the latest Open Crypto Pay integration from Swiss fintech firm DFX.swiss, the Cardano Foundation said Thursday. The system is designed to…

How US Investigators Traced $61M in Crypto Linked to Romance Scams

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Key takeaways Federal authorities in North Carolina seized more than $61 million in USDT, revealing how pig-butchering schemes combine emotional manipulation with fraudulent crypto investment platforms to defraud victims at scale. Investigators leveraged the public, immutable nature of blockchain records to trace victim deposits across multiple wallets. Despite attempts to obscure the trail, every transfer remained permanently visible and reconstructable. Using blockchain analytics, authorities clustered related addresses based on transaction flows, timing patterns and consolidation points, allowing them to connect dispersed wallets back to the broader scam network. Because the…

What’s a ‘Network State’ and are there real-life examples? Big Questions

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Cryptocurrency enthusiasts and blockchain maximalists have long sought to build their own utopia.  Ideas on how this would take shape have changed as the crypto industry and its influence have grown globally. From small communes in Norway, non-starter crypto company towns in Nevada, and micronations in the Balkans. In 2022, Balaji Srinivasan, an American entrepreneur and former chief technology officer of crypto exchange Coinbase, published his book The Network State. In it, he posited a new model for governance, namely “a highly aligned online community with a capacity for collective…

Bitcoin Suppressed By Shadow Banking Rehypothecation: Saylor

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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. Michael Saylor argued that Bitcoin’s inability to sustain the most aggressive upside forecasts is less about a broken long-term thesis and more about a credit-market bottleneck: a large share of Bitcoin wealth still can’t be financed…