Bitcoin is currently trading at 62,840, reflecting a minor 24-hour decline of -0.89%. This marginal contraction indicates a brief consolidation phase, signaling that market participants are adopting a wait-and-see approach rather than engaging in aggressive sell-offs, keeping the price anchored clos
Crypto exchange Bitget said it will stop providing services to residents of Japan and phase in account restrictions.The exchange announced Monday that it had stopped accepting new registrations from residents of Japan, while account restrictions will begin Nov. 1. Any positions still open on Dec. 31
One of the biggest Bitcoin hardware wallet exploits in recent years may still be unfolding. On-chain analyst Willy Woo said on Sunday that there was only a 20% to 40% chance that Bitcoin (BTC) stolen in the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit would be partially recovered by authorities and that it is l
Update (Aug. 3 at 4:19 am UTC): This article has been updated with the latest estimated number of affected addresses and Bitcoin from Galaxy’s Alex Thorn.Coldcard users are being warned of a new wave of coordinated thefts targeting their Bitcoin hardware wallets, coming just days after the first wav
CXMT is trading at $7.73, up about 4.15% over the past 24 hours, while its hourly funding rate has fallen to -0.2139%. According to Odaily, the previous hour’s actual settlement rate was -0.1212%, and the negative rate widened by 76.5%.At the current rate, a $10,000 CXMT short position would pay abo
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci accused Republicans on Sunday of intentionally holding up the CLARITY Act in the Senate to scapegoat Democrats and later cash in on political donations.Scaramucci Hits Out at RepublicansIn an X post, Scaramucci urged that the cryptocurrency legislation be
Hong Kong police reported that a local insurance agent lost more than HK$26 million ($3.3 million) after being lured into a fake cryptocurrency investment scheme.The case was the largest of 25 romance scams reported in Hong Kong between July 24 and July 30, resulting in losses of nearly HK$70 millio
Bitcoin posted lower return volatility than South Korea’s benchmark stock index this year, Bloomberg data shows. A national stock gauge just out-swung crypto’s most-watched asset.By comparison, the KOSPI’s daily returns swung 63% from their average pace this year. Bitcoin’s swung just 48%. Two chip
Kalshi and Polymarket saw their combined trading volume soar to a new all-time high in July as prediction markets continued to gain steam around the World Cup.According to The Block's data dashboard, Kalshi, Polymarket, and Polymarket US posted $50.59 billion in combined monthly trading volume in Ju
Bitcoin’s last brush with a nonfarm payrolls report ended in a rally. Friday’s edition of the same report may not treat traders as kindly.Back on July 2, June’s jobs data missed forecasts badly. The US economy added just 57,000 payrolls, far below the roughly 115,000 economists expected. Bitcoin jum
Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Research, said late Sunday that hackers may be launching a fourth coordinated attack on the compromised cryptocurrency wallet Coldcard, which has already seen around 1,367 Bitcoin drained.Hackers Target Cold WalletThorn alerted on X that a fresh wave of attack
Leading cryptocurrencies edged higher on Sunday as investors weighed President Donald Trump’s remarks about a potential Iran peace agreement.Cryptocurrency24-Hour Gains +/-Price (Recorded at 9:10 p.m. EDT)Bitcoin +0.56%$63,197.96Ethereum +1.12%$1,870.96XRP +1.40%$1.07Solana +1.22%$73.08Dogeco