Category: crypto

SDNY prosecutors want an October retrial for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm on unresolved money laundering and sanctions charges. A past jury couldn’t agree. Storm faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted. He says prosecutors want another trial despite the earlier deadlock, posing financial challenges for his defense.

Bhutan has transferred around $11 million in Bitcoin from its sovereign holdings, according to Arkham Intelligence. This follows a previous $7 million sale through QCP Capital. Bhutan typically sells smaller amounts of BTC, maintaining a structured treasury management strategy. Despite periodic sales, Bhutan remains one of the largest sovereign Bitcoin holders.

Vitalik Buterin proposed a simplified approach, called “DVT-lite,” for distributed staking infrastructure on Ethereum to make it easier for institutions to participate. By using a shared key among multiple machines, the goal is to enable one-click staking deployment. This approach aims to improve network resilience and decentralization while reducing the need for specialized technical expertise.

Blockchain.com has launched in Ghana as part of a broader African expansion strategy, following strong growth in Nigeria. The company aims to provide secure access to digital assets in Africa, driven by factors such as currency volatility, remittances, and a growing mobile-first population. Stablecoins and digital assets can improve cross-border settlements and reduce remittance costs…

U.S. stocks and crypto declined on Monday due to Iran-Israel tensions, CPI inflation, and a weaker dollar impacting risk appetite. JPMorgan warned of a potential 10% drop in the S&P 500 due to war risks. U.S. markets opened lower with indices dropping, while inflation concerns and a weaker dollar added to the tension.

Bitcoin has surpassed 20 million mined coins, with less than 1 million left to be mined in the next century. Lost coins may reduce the effective circulating supply to around 15.8-17.5 million BTC. Despite the predictable supply, BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP still trade as risk assets influenced by macroeconomic factors.

Crypto derivatives traders are taking high-leverage bets near dense liquidation bands, risking cascading wipeouts with one sharp move. Coinglass liquidation maps are now showing visible support, resistance, and forced-selling zones. High-risk positions and dense liquidation bands in Bitcoin, ethereum, and altcoins are causing concern. Liquidation heatmaps reveal potential reversal points and help optimize trading strategies.…

Corastone and Zcash Open Development Lab both secured significant funding rounds, indicating the maturing of blockchain infrastructure for private markets and privacy-first payments. Corastone received backing to run a private blockchain for private-market workflows, while Zcash Open Development Lab raised over $25 million to scale Zcash’s privacy ecosystem.

Sonic Labs has launched USSD, a USD stablecoin backed 1:1 by U.S. Treasury assets from major financial institutions like BlackRock, Superstate, and WisdomTree. The stablecoin aims to provide stable liquidity across the Sonic blockchain ecosystem for trading, lending, payments, and settlement in decentralized finance applications. It can be minted through non-custodial smart contracts on the…

Arthur Hayes has made Hyperliquid his largest liquid shitcoin position, targeting $150 per HYPE by August 2026. He sees Hyperliquid as a high-quality project with real, fee-paying users. Market structure and derivatives flows now drive Bitcoin more than the classic four-year cycle, with a focus on revenue generation and market share gains.