Musician Loses $420K Bitcoin From Fake Ledger App

Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT said Garrett Dutton’s 5.9 Bitcoin has already been sent to deposit addresses associated with KuCoin. Garrett Dutton, an American musician better known as “G. Love,” said he lost $420,000 worth of Bitcoin after installing a malicious app impersonating the self-custody crypto app Ledger Live from Apple’s App Store and entering his seed phrase. “I had a really tough day,” Dutton told his 67,500 followers in a post on X on Saturday, adding that he lost his 5.9 Bitcoin (BTC) stash “in an instant” after spending about 10…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Retreats, Can Bulls Reclaim Upside Momentum?

Dogecoin started a fresh decline below the $0.0930 zone against the US Dollar. DOGE is now consolidating losses and might face hurdles near $0.0925 and $0.0938. DOGE price started a fresh decline below the $0.0930 level. The price is trading below the $0.0920 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $0.0925 on the hourly chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could extend losses if it stays below $0.0925 and $0.0930. Dogecoin Price At…

XRP Price Stalls Once More, Bears Prepare for Next Leg Lower

Aayush Jindal, a luminary in the world of financial markets, whose expertise spans over 15 illustrious years in the realms of Forex and cryptocurrency trading. Renowned for his unparalleled proficiency in providing technical analysis, Aayush is a trusted advisor and senior market expert to investors worldwide, guiding them through the intricate landscapes of modern finance with his keen insights and astute chart analysis. From a young age, Aayush exhibited a natural aptitude for deciphering complex systems and unraveling patterns. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity for understanding market dynamics, he embarked…

Ethereum Price Slips Below Support, Bears Seize Momentum

Ethereum price started a fresh decline and traded below $2,250. ETH is now consolidating above $2,175 and might struggle to recover. Ethereum started a downside correction from the $2,330 zone. The price is trading below $2,220 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $2,210 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $2,140 zone. Ethereum Price Dips Again Ethereum price failed to remain stable above…

ECB Backs Plan for ESMA to Take Over Crypto Supervision

The European Central Bank has supported the European Commission’s plan to bring the supervision of major crypto companies under the EU’s financial markets regulator.  The ECB said in an opinion published on Friday that it fully supports bringing oversight of systemically important cross-border capital market companies, such as large trading platforms and crypto companies, under the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The central bank said the proposals “constitute an ambitious step towards deeper integration of capital markets and financial market supervision within the Union.” The opinion is nonbinding, but…

AI Routers Can Steal Credentials and Crypto

University of California researchers have discovered that some third-party AI large language model (LLM) routers can pose security vulnerabilities that can lead to crypto theft.  A paper measuring malicious intermediary attacks on the LLM supply chain, published on Thursday by the researchers, revealed four attack vectors, including malicious code injection and extraction of credentials.  “26 LLM routers are secretly injecting malicious tool calls and stealing creds,” said the paper’s co-author, Chaofan Shou, on X. LLM agents increasingly route requests through third-party API intermediaries or routers that aggregate access to providers…

Bitcoin Price at Risk Again as Peace Talks Collapse, Downside Looms

Bitcoin price started a fresh decline from the $73,800 zone. BTC is consolidating and might struggle to stay above the $70,500 support. Bitcoin failed to stay above $72,500 and corrected gains. The price is trading below $72,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $71,450 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might extend losses if it stays below the $71,500 and $72,000 levels. Bitcoin Price Dips Again Bitcoin price failed to…

Bitcoin Down, Oil Up Amid US Strait of Hormuz Blockade

US President Donald Trump said Iran did not want to compromise its nuclear weapons program, stating it was the only issue that “really mattered.” Bitcoin fell as low as $70,623 on Sunday after the US announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following failed peace talks with Iran. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) initially fell 1.9% to $71,686 after US President Donald Trump confirmed the blockade in a post to Truth Social on Sunday, adding that peace talks collapsed because Iran refused to end its nuclear program — the…

Iran War Fallout Will Muddy the Rest of 2026 for Asset Markets: Analyst

Now almost a week old, the Bitcoin (BTC) recovery is “fragile” as the crypto market faces geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds from the ongoing war in the Middle East, according to Nic Puckrin, a crypto market analyst and founder of the Coin Bureau media outlet. “Even if the war ends now, its repercussions will likely be the story of 2026, and certainly the dominant narrative for Q2. I don’t expect to see a rate cut until late Q3 or Q4, if at all,” Puckrin told Cointelegraph. He said that he sees: …

Bitcoin Falls As US-Iran War Negotiations Fail In Pakistan

Bitcoin (BTC) fell 3% to trade below $71,000 into Sunday’s weekly close after negotiations to end the US-Iran war broke down. Key points: Bitcoin shed its gains as negotiations between the US and Iran broke down. The Strait of Hormuz becomes a flashpoint again as US President Donald Trump demanded that it be reopened. BTC price downside punishes late long positions. BTC price drops on US-Iran war fears Data from TradingView showed BTC price action dipping below $71,000 after news of a sudden breakdown in negotiations between the US and…