Category: crypto

Robinhood is now offering cryptocurrency trading to eligible UK customers, providing access to more than 50 digital assets through Bitstamp inside its main investing app. The service has no trading, custody, or account maintenance fees, with foreign exchange fees starting at 0.1%. Robinhood also introduced Cortex Digests for Crypto, an AI-powered tool for analyzing crypto…

Harry Yeh, founder of Quantum Fintech Group and associated with the Fantom ecosystem, died after falling from a residential tower in Paraguay. Authorities are investigating the incident and have not determined if it was accidental, suicide, or involved another person. Yeh’s connection to Fantom was through Tomb Finance, and his claimed $2 billion in managed…

A fake Wasabi Wallet app on Apple’s App Store has led to the theft of 6 BTC from a user. This is the 27th case of a crypto wallet clone on the App Store this year. The largest case involved a fake Ledger app with $9.3 million stolen. Users are advised to verify applications before…

South Korea’s People Power Party has proposed delaying the 22% cryptocurrency investment tax from 2027 to 2030. The tax would apply to annual crypto gains above 2.5 million won. Lawmakers are also working on new rules covering stablecoins, exchanges, and digital asset markets. The government and ruling party support implementing the levy.

Wallets linked to crypto payment processor Coinsbuy lost over $7.9 million in Ethereum and TRON on Aug. 9. Security firms traced the stolen funds to exchanges like ChangeNOW, FixedFloat, and BingX, with some proceeds converted to Monero. Coinsbuy temporarily paused services but later resumed deposits and withdrawals. The attacker moved assets across different networks, suggesting…

H100 Group acquired 2,455.37 Bitcoin through the acquisition of NSD AS, increasing its total treasury holdings to 3,506.4 BTC. The transaction was completed without using cash, with H100 issuing shares to NSD’s sellers instead. The acquisition involved Moonshot and PDI, and the newly issued shares are expected to begin trading soon.

Ripple minted 10 million RLUSD on XRPL, adding to its stablecoin network. Whales accumulated over 380 million XRP. The mint does not automatically inject $10 million into the market. RLUSD’s supply is below previous levels. XRP price remains around $1.03. The impact on XRP price is uncertain despite whale accumulation.

North Korea-linked hacking group Kimsuky has developed three local AI environments using Ollama, GPT4All, and Msty for upcoming cyberattacks on cryptocurrency and financial companies. They are using AI for malware development and generating phishing material. North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated $2.02 billion in cryptocurrency, prompting increased cybersecurity measures.

MARA Holdings sold about 23,093 Bitcoin for approximately $1.63 billion in the first half of 2026. The company used the Bitcoin sales to fund operations, investments, and liquidity needs. MARA ended June with 35,577 BTC valued at about $2.1 billion, and pledged 18,750 BTC for borrowing from Coinbase and Two Prime.

Standard Chartered predicts that Chainlink’s price will reach $200 by the end of 2030, a 25-fold increase from its current price of $8. This forecast is based on the bank’s belief that tokenization and decentralized finance activities will drive higher demand for Chainlink’s services.