US President Donald Trump’s first month in office has been highly volatile for risk assets, but his administration will likely be a net positive for Bitcoin in the long run, according to Standard Chartered. In a Feb. 27 interview with CNBC, Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick, said he expects Bitcoin’s (BTC)
Bitcoin’s (BTC) daily chart registered a bearish three-blind mice pattern over the past three days, taking BTC’s value outside the long-term established range between $110,000 and $90,000. Bitcoin 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin tested the fair value gap, but BTC has struggled to establish bullish momentum from the $82,000 range
Texas Senate Bill 21 (SB-21), establishing a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency strategic reserve, passed the Texas Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 27 in a 9–0 vote and now advances to the Senate floor for further deliberation. The bill gives the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts the authority to acquire, sell and trade any investment “that a
Bitcoin’s price could be approaching its bottom this cycle as it lingers below $83,000 and market sentiment remains fearful, according to the founder of a crypto fund. “Some broader macro data still looks poor, but it also wouldn’t surprise me if we put in a near-term floor locally given the significant level of fear and
Update (Feb. 28 at 3:51 am UTC): This article has been updated to reflect the total amount of liquidations and industry reactions to Bitcoin’s price movement. Bitcoin has fallen under $80,000 for the first time since November amid mounting macroeconomic uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs. On Feb. 27, Bitcoin (BTC) plummeted to
Ripple Labs has signed a strategic partnership with BDACS, a South Korean digital asset custody provider, to support institutional custody for XRP and Ripple USD. The partnership, announced on Feb. 26, will enable BDACS to integrate Ripple Custody, the company’s institutional crypto and digital asset custody solution, to safeguard XRP (XRP), Ripple USD (RLUSD) and
THORChain, a crosschain swap protocol, is experiencing a surge in activity following the $1.4 billion exploit of cryptocurrency exchange Bybit. On Feb. 26, the protocol processed $859.61 million in swaps, marking its highest-ever daily volume, according to data from THORChain Explorer. The momentum continued on Feb. 27, adding $210 million (and counting), pushing total swap
XRP (XRP) price has dropped 17% over the last seven days and 27% in the past month, losing several key support levels along the way. This has left market participants wondering whether XRP’s price could drop further in the coming days. XRP/USD daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView XRP price levels to watch under $2.40 XRP’s latest
The US Congress is reportedly set to consider legislation that would ban the issuance of memecoins like President Donald Trump’s Official Trump (TRUMP) token. House Democrats are preparing to introduce the Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Enforcement (MEME) Act, which would prohibit public officials from profiting from digital assets, California Representative Sam Liccardo told ABC News
Solana’s (SOL) price trades 52% below its all-time high of $295 on Jan. 19. The 41% drawdown over the last month accompanies a 40% drawdown in the total value locked on Solana, with SOL’s technical setup pointing to further losses ahead. Solana TVL drops $5B in 30 days The total value locked (TVL) on the
Hackers gained access to the memecoin platform Pump.fun’s X account on Feb. 26, raising questions about security at a crucial time for memecoins and the crypto industry as a whole. The platform has since regained control over its X account. Pump.fun said that it’s unlikely any of its staff are at fault as it followed
New token listings resemble the stock market on steroids. Without the guardrails of traditional finance, prices swing wildly, making—and more often breaking—fortunes in days, if not hours. Binance exchange is often the listing destination of choice for many of these tokens, which offer traders high-risk bets and the chance to chase the next market sensation.
The decentralized perpetual futures trading sector has a new leader: Hyperliquid (HYPE). Launched in December 2024, Hyperliquid has its own Layer-1 blockchain, which has surpassed Solana in 7-day fees. What’s fueling its rapid growth, and how does HYPE compare relative to Solana’s native token SOL (SOL)? Protocols ranked by 7-day fees, USD. Source: DefiLlama Hyperliquid’s
Social media mentions of crypto dip buying have rocketed to their highest level since last July amid a crypto market rout that recently sent Bitcoin under $80,000. Santiment’s social sentiment tracker found that traders’ discussions on various social media channels like X, Reddit and Telegram between Feb. 25 and 26 are “showing a very high
Ethereum’s fragmented layer-2 ecosystem has given rise to a dominant market player in Optimism, whose Superchain collective has attracted builders from several major firms from across the blockchain industry and beyond. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Optimism’s chief growth officer, Ryan Wyatt, said that Superchain now accounts for 60% of Ethereum layer-2 transactions. It’s on
Crypto exchange Bybit repaid 40,000 Ether it borrowed from Bitget within three days, after a $1.4 billion hack disrupted the crypto exchange on Feb. 21. Bybit was exploited on Feb. 21 in what has been reported as one of the largest cryptocurrency hacks in history, allegedly orchestrated by North Korea’s Lazarus Group. Despite the attack,
Ether (ETH) has dropped by over 14.30% in the last 24 hours to reach around $2,330 on Feb. 25, its lowest point since the month’s beginning. ETH/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingView The ETH price downturn comes amid several negative fundamentals, such as: US President Donald Trump’s renewed tariff threats. Largest crypto market liquidation since
Crosschain trading protocol Chainflip is implementing an emergency software upgrade to prevent hackers from moving funds stolen in the $1.4 billion Bybit exploit. The move follows the Feb. 21 Bybit hack, the largest crypto exchange breach in history. Blockchain investigators, analytics firms, crypto exchanges and network protocols have since worked together trying to trace and
The hacker behind the $1.4 billion Bybit exploit has laundered more than $335 million in digital assets, with investigators continuing to track the movement of stolen funds. Crypto investor sentiment was hit by the largest hack in crypto history on Feb. 21, when Bybit lost over $1.4 billion in liquid-staked Ether (stETH), Mantle Staked ETH
Update, Feb. 26, 3:18 pm UTC: This article has been updated with comments from Judith De Boer, attorney for Alexey Pertsev. The Ethereum Foundation (EF) donated $1.25 million to support the legal defense of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev, who is preparing to appeal his money laundering conviction in the Netherlands. “Privacy is normal, and
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