Crypto security will always be a game of ‘cat and mouse’ — Wallet exec

Cryptocurrency wallet providers are getting more sophisticated, but so are bad actors — which means the battle between security and threats is at a deadlock, says a hardware wallet firm executive. “It will always be a cat and mouse game,” Ledger chief experience officer Ian Rogers told Cointelegraph when describing the constant race between crypto […]

Trader nets $480k with 1,500x return before BNB memecoin crashes 50%

An unknown trader made nearly half a million worth of profit on a recently launched memecoin just before the token lost half of its value, sparking insider trading allegations after the recent wave of memecoin meltdowns. A savvy trader made an over 1,500-fold return on his initial investment, turning it into over $482,000 in less […]

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Today in crypto, the US Treasury Department has officially removed crypto mixer Tornado Cash from its sanctions list. Meanwhile, crypto investors’ appetite for speculation is cooling, as rising scams and global geopolitical tensions dampen sentiment. In Australia, the government has pledged to tackle crypto debanking, unveiling plans for a new regulatory framework focused on digital […]

Bitcoin speculative appetite declines as investors seek safety

Speculative appetite is vanishing from the crypto markets, as investors are looking for safer digital asset investments following the recent wave of memecoin scams and macroeconomic uncertainty. Bitcoin’s hot supply metric, which measures the Bitcoin (BTC) aged one week or less, is down over 50%, from 5.9% at the end of November to just 2.3% […]

Crypto campaign donations are democracy at work — former Kraken exec

Former chief legal officer of the Kraken exchange, Marco Santori, praised the political campaign donations made by crypto industry firms during the 2024 election as “democracy at work.” In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph’s Turner Wright, the former Kraken executive argued that crypto voters tilted the election in favor of then-candidate Donald Trump and the […]