Cryptocurrency News

Worldcoin (WLD) has emerged as the top gainer among the leading 100 cryptocurrencies amid bullish market sentiment. WLD surged by 23.6% in the past 24 hours and is trading at $6.50 at the time of writing — reaching this level…

The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has arrested Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, a successor to the French luxury brand Cartier, over money laundering charges using cryptocurrency.  Per a May 2 indictment, the accused has been charged with drug trafficking…

What role does cryptocurrency supply play in shaping the value and scarcity of digital assets? A fundamental aspect of most crypto assets is their unique supply mechanism, which largely differs from fiat currencies. Unlike fiat currencies issued by governments and…

Ethena (ENA), the synthetic U.S. dollar protocol built on the Ethereum network, recorded a significant surge as a renowned crypto researcher predicts a 100x rise during an anticipated altcoin season. ENA is up 13.5% in the past 24 hours and…

The native token of the Render Network, RNDR, gained bullish momentum over the past week after touching a local bottom of $7. RNDR is up by 9% in the past 24 hours and is trading at $10.02 at the time…

The global cryptocurrency market cap remained fairly stable this week, dipping to $2.11 trillion on May 1 and recovering to $2.35 trillion at last check. Here's how some of the top cryptocurrencies traded over the past several days.

A ransomware group claims to have targeted Bitfinex, but top brass at the cryptocurrency exchange deny that a cyberattack occurred. Here's what we know.

Iran’s cryptocurrency mining sector is under fire as United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Angus King believes its a threat to national security. According to a letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, sent on May 1,…

Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, has agreed to transfer his multimillion-dollar Bahamas home as part of a plea agreement in a criminal prosecution. According to a request filed by FTX Trading Ltd and connected debtors with…

Block, the payments firm led by CEO Jack Dorsey, has begun a dollar cost averaging (DCA) program to expand its Bitcoin holdings, per a May 2 shareholder letter. Starting in April, the company has been allocating 10% of its monthly…

Cryptorush Casino data reveals that celebrities Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, Baron Davis, and Steve Aoki hold crypto in their investment portfolios.

Electric Coin Company appears to be shifting its Zcash funding approach, calling for decentralization. The Electric Coin Company (ECC), a firm behind the Zcash cryptocurrency, has announced a shift in its funding approach for the token, signaling a departure from…

The double-edged nature of cryptocurrencies has become increasingly apparent, particularly in their role in facilitating child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Speaking to crypto.news, former Whitehouse insider Moe Vela said he expects the government to intervene soon. U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bill Cassidy…

MicroStrategy has announced plans to launch a decentralized identity solution on the Bitcoin (BTC) network that stores and retrieves information using Ordinal-based inscriptions.  MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor announced the solution, named ‘MicroStrategy Orange,’ at the company’s Bitcoin For Corporations conference on…

The FBI has uncovered a multi-year Ponzi scheme defrauding investors of $43 million, linked to crypto trading, with an individual now facing wire fraud charges. A Manhattan resident, Idin Dalpour, is accused by the FBI of orchestrating a multi-million-dollar Ponzi…

Fejiro Hanu, CEO of Nigerian crypto exchange platform Patricia, recently took to his X account to refute rumors circulating about the exchange’s imminent closure amid its battle to scale customer fund loss. Hanu denied the growing speculation, emphasizing that the…