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Bitcoin analysis warns over BTC price rejection as $67K approaches

Bitcoin snatched upside liquidity as the US trading session began, but traders warned over a failure to preserve BTC price gains.

Pudgy Penguins winds down Pudgy Party mobile game

Pudgy Penguins will halt development of Pudgy Party and focus on Pudgy World, as another Web3 gaming project shuts down after failing to fi…

Saylor’s Strategy buys 1,587 BTC for $100M, holdings hit 846.8K

Strategy acquired 1,587 Bitcoin for $100 million last week, lifting holdings to 846,842 BTC after raising $209 million through MSTR stock s…

Tokenization could push DeFi assets to $2.7T by 2030: Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered forecasts assets locked in decentralized finance will reach $2.7 trillion by 2030, driven by tokenization and crypto-nat…

What happens when AI agents start using crypto wallets?

AI agents could use crypto wallets to monitor portfolios, prepare transactions and make payments, but safeguards will be crucial.

Can BTC rebound to $69K as oil price plunges? Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin gained bullish short-term BTC price targets with $69,000 on the radar thanks to the US-Iran peace deal, due to be signed in the com…

Japan’s Bitbank cracks down on Polymarket-linked transfers

Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank warns users of possible account suspensions for Polymarket-linked transactions, citing Japan’s gambling la…

Bybit expands RWA push with tokenized bond funds from PIMCO, CMBI

The new offering gives eligible users access to tokenized institutional bond funds as demand for blockchain-based real-world assets continu…

Bitcoin nears $66K as Trump says US has peace deal with Iran

US President Donald Trump says the US and Iran have a deal for a “toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz,” sending Bitcoin to a two-week…

CFTC sues New Mexico over prediction market jurisdiction

New Mexico is the eighth state sued by the CFTC over prediction markets, as Gary Gensler doubted the regulators' claim of authority over sp…

Aztec Connect’s abandoned smart contract exploited for $2.1M

The Aztec Connect platform was deprecated in March 2023, but the immutable smart contract still held over $2 million in crypto assets.

Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 10% in 11th largest downward adjustment

Bitcoin mining difficulty has undergone its second-largest downward difficulty adjustment this year, following February’s 11% shift.

Bitcoin Covenants Part 1: Exploring New Possibilities for Complex Spending Conditions on the Bitcoin Network

A single missing feature in Bitcoin Script has spawned twelve competing proposals. Cointelegraph Research gives an overview.

StanChart looks for 3 signs of BTC bottom, including Strategy’s Monday news

Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick tells clients “winter is over” as the analyst said crypto prices have likely seen the low for the cycle…

Ethereum can quantum-proof accounts for just 7 cents, says Ethereum's Kohaku lead

The SPHINCS- proposal aims to reduce the cost of post-quantum signature verification on Ethereum while the network works toward a longer-te…

Humanity Protocol’s $36M hack tied to suspected North Korean hackers: Quantstamp

A fake Bithumb email used in the $36 million Humanity Protocol hack points to the involvement of North Korean threat actors, according to Q…

Bitcoin nears $65K as Trump says Hormuz will 'open to all' in Sunday Iran peace deal

Bitcoin stayed near local highs on a new US-Iran peace deal pledge as analysis saw conditions favoring a sustained BTC price rebound.

Trump says Iran peace deal to be signed Sunday, contradicting Tehran

Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe said a peace deal, which would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, would likely send liquidity back to risk-on…