Families holding decades-old judgments against North Korea are trying to seize 30,765 ETH frozen after last month’s rsETH exploit, citing alleged links between the attack and DPRK-linked hacking groups such as Lazarus, and invoking a New York restraining notice that could block Arbitrum from releasing the funds.
The largest crypto reversed sharply from a $80,594 high after Iran's Fars news agency claimed two missiles hit a U.S. warship, with oil spiking 5% before the U.S. denied the report.
Michael Saylor says the company will resume purchases next week, but the pause lands as analysts focus on losses and the growing complexity of Strategy’s preferred-stock funding machine.
Veteran trader Peter Brandt sees bitcoin rallying to $250,000 in 2029, but only after the market finishes a long drawn-out bottoming process that could last into September 2026.
Strong ETF inflows and rising leverage are lifting prices, yet CryptoQuant data shows weak spot demand and Polymarket odds put just a 23% chance on $90,000 this month.
New polling of voters suggests they aren't yet warming much to crypto, tending to see it as a negative force in the economy, and they have similar distrust of AI.
The new poll suggests the vast majority of people think that government officials should keep their own financial interests separate from the industry.
Figure’s $1 billion month capped a years-long push to strip out middlemen from credit markets, bringing real-world assets, lending and even equities onchain.
The ban applies to fintechs and payment firms, closing the back-end payment rail for cross-border flows, but individual crypto investors can still buy and hold assets.
The agreement necessitates firms restructure reward programs from a "buy and hold" to a "buy and use" model; however, CCI raised concerns over its broad prohibition.
As Wall Street moves onchain, the year's biggest crypto hack and DeFi crisis is forcing a rethink of risk, security and market structure, industry insiders told CoinDesk.