Category: crypto

Binance defends its compliance program against recent media reports, claiming a 96.8% drop in sanctions-related exposure from January 2024 to July 2025. The exchange highlights investments in compliance and a large team dedicated to regulatory functions. Binance emphasizes cooperation with law enforcement and refutes inaccurate press coverage. Regulatory scrutiny continues in various jurisdictions.

Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would create a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Fund funded by donations of bitcoin. The fund would be in cold storage for at least five years before potentially being transferred, sold, or converted. The bill is pending a committee hearing in the House Commerce Committee before moving to the full…

Michael Saylor’s Strategy firm is hinting at its 100th Bitcoin purchase as the cryptocurrency’s value drops. The company has already acquired 717,131 BTC through 99 purchases. Despite market challenges, Strategy continues to buy Bitcoin using debt and equity financing, viewing it as a long-term investment against inflation.

Google searches for “Bitcoin to zero” in the United States have increased significantly over the past five years as Bitcoin faces downward pressure. The search term has reached a record high, indicating rising retail fear. Bitcoin is currently trading near $65,950 with resistance at $68,000, showing signs of short-term weakness.

Economist Timothy Peterson predicts that Bitcoin has an 88% chance of trading higher in the next 10 months, with a potential price near $122,000. This analysis is based on a cycle metric that tracks positive months over the past 24 months. The outlook has received mixed reactions from users.

Benchmark has reduced its price target for Metaplanet due to losses driven by Bitcoin declines, despite increased Bitcoin income. Metaplanet’s revenue and profit improved from bitcoin-related services, but the company reported a net loss. The potential for growth remains, but challenges include price volatility and shareholder dilution.

An autonomous crypto trading bot mistakenly transferred its entire holdings of over 52 million tokens to a social media user after misinterpreting a small donation request. The recipient quickly sold the assets, causing price drops and losses. The incident sparked debate on the safety of AI-controlled wallets and highlighted risks in combining AI with decentralized…

Bitdeer Technologies Group has sold all of its weekly production of 189.8 BTC, reducing its Bitcoin holdings to zero amidst Bitcoin’s price dropping to around $65,000. This move reflects a defensive treasury strategy as mining companies face profitability challenges due to market pressure and volatility.

OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger has enforced a ban on all mentions of cryptocurrencies on the project’s Discord server following a scam involving a Solana-based token called $CLAWD. A user was blocked for referencing Bitcoin block height in a technical context, prompting Steinberger to defend the no-crypto policy. The ban applies to all cryptocurrency references, not…

Elliptic’s report reveals that crypto exchanges with ties to Russia are helping the country bypass international sanctions. Exchanges like Bitpapa and ABCeX use wallet rotation and P2P trades to obscure sanctioned flows. Exmo claims to have left the Russian market but shares wallet infrastructure, allowing funds to mix between platforms.