Category: Reviews

Crypto ATM Operator Charged in $10 Million Laundering Scheme

Key Notes The Chicago-based company operated crypto ATMs throughout the United States where criminals deposited illicit cash and converted it to cryptocurrency. Prosecutors allege Isa knew the funds were derived from fraud and transferred converted cryptocurrency to wallets to conceal ownership. Isa faces a maximum 20-year prison sentence if convicted and was released on $250,000 bond after pleading not guilty. U.S. federal prosecutors charged the founder of a Chicago cryptocurrency company with money laundering conspiracy. Firas Isa, 36, of Frankfort, Illinois, and his company Virtual Assets LLC face charges involving…

Bitcoin Year-End Rally Could Resume

Key Notes Standard Chartered analyst cited past Bitcoin price drawdowns, noting that the bottom could be in and recovery might begin soon. On-chain metrics point to capitulation, with traders’ realized BTC loss margin dropping to -16%, below the typical -12% level. Technical indicators show BTC in deep oversold territory, with the RSI at 26, the lowest since Bitcoin’s $76,000 bottom earlier in the cycle. Following the Bitcoin BTC $91 405 24h volatility: 0.3% Market cap: $1.82 T Vol. 24h: $77.82 B price crash under $90,000 earlier this week, the world’s…

First-Ever Bitcoin Municipal Bond Launched in US: Why It Matters

Key Notes BitGo will serve as the Bitcoin custodian for the bond, while the state assumes no repayment risk. Wave Digital Assets structured the bond using traditional municipal bond rules, requiring borrowers to post ~160% BTC collateral. State officials say the model could create a new digital-asset-backed debt market. The US State of New Hampshire has launched a first-ever $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal bond. Companies in the state are now able to borrow against over-collateralized BTC held by a private custodian. The state’s top regulating agency, Business Finance Authority (BFA),…

Solana ETFs Are Slow and Steady Despite the Bitcoin, Ethereum Selloff

Key Notes Solana ETFs have recorded back-to-back inflows since Oct.31. New SOL-related investment products have entered the market. Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw over $3 billion in outflows over the last five trading days. Solana SOL $140.6 24h volatility: 2.7% Market cap: $77.76 B Vol. 24h: $6.08 B is seeing growing interest from institutional investors while the leading assets — Bitcoin BTC $91 846 24h volatility: 1.2% Market cap: $1.83 T Vol. 24h: $79.61 B and Ethereum ETH $3 095 24h volatility: 2.1% Market cap: $371.75 B Vol. 24h: $32.27…

3 Cryptos that Post Huge Gains Despite Bear Market: ChatGPT Version

Key Notes Several altcoins turned green on Nov. 19, signaling selective strength. Starknet led the rebound with a +26% surge. SPX6900 (+14%) and Kaspa (+2–3%) also bucked the downturn. . With Bitcoin BTC $91 847 24h volatility: 1.7% Market cap: $1.83 T Vol. 24h: $83.07 B testing fresh lows under $90,000 earlier this week and risk appetite fading across crypto, a handful of altcoins flashed green on Nov. 19. While Cloudflare is lagging, crypto stocks are burning red, and analysts are losing their minds, the only thing left for us…

Bitcoin Volatility Keeps Dropping, And Michael Saylor Has the Data

Michael Saylor argues the entry of big finance hasn’t made Bitcoin wilder. If anything, he says, swings are narrowing as the asset base and market structure deepen. In a Fox Business spot this week, the MicroStrategy executive chairman said BTC $91 168 24h volatility: 1.7% Market cap: $1.82 T Vol. 24h: $83.29 B annualized volatility has dropped from ~80% when his firm began buying in 2020 to roughly the 50% area today, and he expects further incremental declines as the market scales. That claim isn’t out of left field. Independent research has documented…

Bitcoin Price at Risk as Traders Move 65,200 BTC to Exchanges

Key Notes Political uncertainty from the Trump investigation drove US stocks and Bitcoin lower, with traders moving significant volumes to exchanges. On-chain data reveals short-term investors are capitulating faster than whales can accumulate, creating imbalanced market dynamics. Technical analysis shows Bitcoin must reclaim the $99,000 level to avoid retesting the $89,000 support zone projected by the double-top pattern. Bitcoin BTC $92 842 24h volatility: 1.0% Market cap: $1.85 T Vol. 24h: $110.43 B price plunged to $92,300 on Tuesday, Nov. 18, as US stocks staggered during a critical congressional vote…

Ethereum Foundation Proposes “EIL” for Unified Wallet Experience to Make it Like One Chain

Key Notes The Ethereum Interop Layer aims to provide single-wallet access across all L2s, with no need for bridges or relayers. EIL preserves self-custody and censorship resistance, moving cross-chain logic into verified smart contracts. Developers gain multichain-native wallets that simplify integration and automatically support new rollups. The Ethereum Foundation has unveiled the Ethereum Interop Layer (EIL), a technical initiative intended to unify the user experience of Ethereum’s expanding rollup ecosystem, according to a recent proposal by the Account Abstraction team. EIL promises a wallet-driven solution for seamless activity across Layer 2s,…

Teen Gets Prison for $4.3M Crypto Machete Heist Cracked by ZachXBT

Key Notes Attackers accessed TLOxp, a restricted TransUnion database for licensed investigators, to locate the victim’s home address. ZachXBT traced the perpetrators through leaked chat logs and surveillance photos, leading to their prosecution at Sheffield Crown Court. Compromised data lookup services have enabled eight to nine figures in crypto thefts and may be linked to multiple deaths. A 16-year-old who used professional detective (skip-tracing) tools to orchestrate a $4.3 million cryptocurrency  robbery has been sentenced alongside two accomplices. Blockchain detective ZachXBT’s investigation led to the prosecution. Three men armed with…

Polymarket Handles $3B Volume on Polygon, 338,000 Unique Traders

Key Notes Polymarket had $3 billion in volume and 338,000 unique traders in October, while Kalshi had $4.4 billion in volume and Limitless had 68,000 unique traders. The Polygon-native prediction market has made exclusive partnerships with Yahoo Finance and UFC in November. Revolut, Europe’s largest fintech, has chosen Polygon as its crypto infrastructure for stablecoin payments, trading, and POL staking. Polymarket—a crypto-native leading prediction market—registered a $3 billion trading volume in October, executed by 338,000 unique traders. The platform operations run natively on the Polygon network, facilitated mostly by Circle’s…