Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 4 days ago
BlockFills, a Chicago-based institutional crypto lender and liquidity provider, has temporarily stopped client bitcoin deposits and withdrawals after a sharp slide in Bitcoin.
The firm told customers the move was taken “in light of recent market and...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 4 days ago
A Deutsche Bank strategist argued that bitcoin has “decoupled” from gold and no longer fits the “digital gold” label, pointing to a sharp divergence in 2025 performance as regulation uncertainty and ETF outflows weigh on sentiment.
In a Yahoo Finance...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Three Cardano ecosystem announcements landed onstage at Consensus Hong Kong yesterday, spanning cross-chain rails, a new stablecoin rollout timeline, and a privacy-focused network’s march to mainnet.
#1 Cardano Taps LayerZero
Intersect said via X its...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Danske Bank has started offering Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs to customers for the first time, but the bank still doesn’t endorse crypto assets.
Danske Bank Now Offers Bitcoin & Ethereum ETPs
As announced in a press release, Danske Bank’...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
BlockFills, a Chicago‑based cryptocurrency trading and lending firm that caters to institutional investors, has temporarily halted client deposits and withdrawals following the latest sharp downturn in digital asset markets.
The decision came after...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Africa’s promise of cheaper remittances via stablecoins is clashing with reality in many places. According to data from Borderless.xyz, January’s median spread for stablecoin-to-fiat conversions across Africa reached nearly 300 basis points — about 3...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Paxful, once one of the largest peer‑to‑peer (P2P) Bitcoin marketplaces, has agreed to pay a $4 million criminal penalty after pleading guilty to multiple federal offenses, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday.
The charges include...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Hong Kong financial authorities have announced new rules to expand the scope of product offerings, allowing the integration of crypto margin financing and perpetual contracts into the local virtual assets market.
Hong Kong Approves Crypto Margin Fin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Goldman Sachs has disclosed a new position in XRP through regulated exchange-traded funds, reporting roughly $153 million of exposure in its latest filing for the fourth quarter of 2025.
Reports say these holdings come via ETF shares rather than by...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
XRP continues to struggle to reclaim higher price levels as persistent selling pressure weighs on the broader crypto market. Recent price action suggests a cautious environment, with traders showing reduced appetite for aggressive positioning amid on...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
A second White House meeting between major U.S. banks and leading crypto firms ended without a deal on stablecoin yield, leaving one of the most contentious issues in U.S. digital asset regulation unresolved.
The February 10 session, led by Patrick...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Bitcoin has slipped below the key $70,000 level and is now attempting to stabilize above $65,000 as broader market conditions remain fragile. The recent decline reflects persistent selling pressure, cautious investor positioning, and ongoing uncertai...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Bitcoin (BTC) has once again fallen below $67,000 this week, extending its recent downturn and signaling shifting market dynamics diverging from those of traditional assets. Currently, it is trading near $66,900, with a market capitalization of about...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
XRP is always dividing opinion across the crypto market, especially when it comes to long-term price projections. One well-known supporter is arguing that most critics are looking at the asset the wrong way.
According to an X post shared by BarriC,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Bitcoin and Ethereum, the two largest cryptocurrency assets, continue to face persistent downside pressure, with BTC stuck below the $70,000 level and ETH below the $2,000 mark. With BTC and ETH recording steady losses, BlackRock has started to reduc...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Bitcoin (BTC) has emerged at the center of a disturbing and high‑profile ransom case involving the family of NBC “Today” show co‑host Savannah Guthrie.
Authorities are investigating the disappearance of Guthrie’s 84‑year‑old mother, Nancy Guthrie, w...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Like most meme-based cryptocurrencies on the market right now, Shiba Inu (SHIB) has been in a prolonged decline since last year, as its price continues to struggle amid broader market uncertainty and extreme investor fear. Despite the ongoing underpe...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Ethereum’s price and its short-term holders are currently and simultaneously exhibiting bearish activity. While the downward price trend has continued, the activity of short-term ETH holders has followed closely, as the group has simply transitioned...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has reaffirmed that XRP remains a top priority for the crypto firm even as it continues to expand its operations. This comes ahead of the XRP Community Day, when the firm is expected to make major announcements that could...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Ethereum’s (ETH) latest price crash is triggering aggressive capital rotation from institutional investors positioning around perceived value zones. Fresh on-chain tracking shows large ETH purchases emerging immediately after the decline, reinforcing...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Braden John Karony, the one-time CEO of SafeMoon, has been sentenced to 100 months in US federal prison after a jury found him guilty of multiple fraud counts.
According to courtroom records and Justice Department statements, he was convicted on cha...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
Solana picked up an infrastructure vote of confidence on Wednesday after Alibaba Cloud used a Hong Kong keynote to demo “high-performance” Solana RPC connectivity, framing the work as part of its broader push to fuse AI tooling with Web3 developer wo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
Quick Facts: Ethereum is facing significant bearish pressure, struggling below its 50-day moving average and fighting to stay above $2K. A consistent decisive break below $2K support could trigger a deeper correction toward the $1.4K psychologica...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
Quick Facts: Bitcoin is facing significant bearish pressure, with the $60K support level being a critical line of defense for the current bull market structure. Slowing ETF inflows and a weak technical setup are driving the current volatility and...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
A man accused of running a large-scale crypto romance scam was given a heavy federal sentence this week. According to court records and Justice Department statements, Daren Li, a dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis, received 20 years in pr...