Crypto investors flee visibility for anonymity as privacy coins surge 80%

In recent developments, crypto investors are rediscovering the importance of financial privacy, as privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies outperform a broader crypto market slump. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers such as…

Digital Ruble Push: Bank of Russia Reinforces That Crypto Can’t Be Used for…

In recent developments, while Russia prepares for a nationwide launch of the digital ruble, the Russian CBDC, it has also rejected crypto for domestic payments. Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the…

Crypto’s Trust Deficit: CTO Details Plan to Restore Confidence Trust After …

In recent developments, the digital asset space faces a crisis of confidence, driven by extreme volatility and systemic failures like the Oct. 10 flash crash. To rebuild trust, Byrrgis CTO…

French MPs advance measure to tax crypto as ‘unproductive wealth’

In recent developments, lawmakers in France’s National Assembly have passed an amendment that would consider larger crypto holdings “unproductive wealth” and subject them to taxation. Looking closer, market participants highlight…

Crypto Prices Slip Ahead of US Jobs Data as Bessent Flags Rate Risks

In recent developments, crypto slipped in thin weekend trade as investors prepared for U.S. jobs data and weighed comments from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Looking closer, market participants highlight key…

Thodex Founder Found Dead in Prison Amid Massive Crypto Fraud Scandal

In recent developments, turkey’s crypto landscape is reeling after the shocking prison death of the Thodex founder, a figure at the center of the country’s largest-ever digital asset fraud case,…

’Sunk-cost-maxxing’ is killing long-term crypto development

In recent developments, shrinking product cycles and constant pivoting mean nobody in crypto stays with anything long enough to know if it works, argues Ten Protocol’s Rosie Sargsian. Looking closer,…

‘We Fucked Up’: MEXC Exec Promises Changes After Blowup Over Frozen Crypto Mi…

In recent developments, crypto exchange MEXC says it’s changing processes after an influencer’s crusade to unlock his $3 million account. The development has drawn attention from traders and analysts who…

Crypto Leverage Trading a ‘Major Problem’, Says Former FTX US President

In recent developments, the former FTX US exec is launching a perpetual futures exchange for traditional assets, and wants to avoid the risks present in crypto. Looking closer, market participants…

EU mulls SEC-like oversight for stock, crypto exchanges to bolster startup la…

In recent developments, the EU is reportedly drafting a proposal to transfer crypto and financial sector oversight to the ESMA, as part of a wider push to improve capital markets…