China convicts BKEX staff for illegal gambling via crypto contracts
A Chinese court found BKEX’s crypto contract trading functioned as illegal gambling, sentencing employees to prison for facilitating unauthorized betting. Source link
Bitcoin 'leaving crypto in the dust' in 2025 despite altseason calls
Bitcoin’s rising market dominance is fueled by strong ETF inflows, political momentum in the US, and Ethereum’s continued multi-year slump against BTC. Source link
South Korean P2P CEO accused of using client funds to buy crypto
The CEO of a major South Korean P2P lender has been accused of using funds for a construction project to make personal crypto purchases. According to a report by local media outlet NBN Media, an unnamed investor and private equity fund operator has been investing money into the P2P financial lender’s construction project since 2018. […]
Trump crypto order may disrupt Bitcoin’s 4-year cycle: Bitwise
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said crypto wouldn’t “fully overcome” a four-year cycle but said market pullbacks would be “shorter and shallower” than before. Source link
Banks able to serve crypto customers, BTC up 3%
Bitcoin bounced after comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the FOMC meeting signaled that banks are allowed to serve crypto clients. Crypto markets initially had a muted reaction to the Federal Open Market Committee’s decision on Wednesday, Jan. 29, to keep interest rates unchanged. The Fed maintained its 4.25% to 4.50% federal […]
Bitcoin’s early adopters hit big in 2017, this crypto aims to do it faster
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Lightchain AI, a new crypto, aims to grow and provide returns faster than Bitcoin. Bitcoin (BTC) took nearly eight years after its launch in 2009 to create its first wave of millionaires. Today, the […]
Digital Currency Group spins out new crypto mining subsidiary
Despite spinning off Fortitude Mining, Foundry retains the largest Bitcoin mining pool with over 30% of the network’s hashrate. Source link
Trump media to allocate $250m to crypto, fintech expansion
President Donald Trump’s media firm has launched Truth.Fi to expand into financial services and cryptocurrency investments like Bitcoin. Billionaire entrepreneur and two-time U.S. president Donald Trump has furthered his crypto ambitions by launching Truth.Fi through his media company, Trump Media & Technology Group. A Jan. 29 press release said Truth.Fi will allocate up to $250 […]
Crypto must avoid FTX 2.0 in the next bull run
It’s time to prioritize governance, transparency and accountability — or we may face another catastrophic FTX-like collapse. Source link
More than half of Gen Z owns crypto: Gemini
More than half of Gen Z adults currently own or have previously owned cryptocurrency, according to Gemini’s 2024 State of Crypto report. The survey, conducted across five countries and shared with crypto.news, highlights that younger investors are more actively engaged in digital assets compared to older generations. The findings suggest that Gen Z’s approach to […]
