Informed Crypto News

BTC has lagged far behind gold over the past year. By one calculation, BTC is 68% lower than it should be.

Donald Trump has sued the JPMorgan CEO over an alleged debanking incident, which reinforces a narrative about Operation Chokepoint 2.0.

Arrests, money laundering service shutdowns, releases, and escapes are all part of an ongoing crackdown on Cambodian scam operations.

Strategy preferreds were supposed to fix the problems with bonds, such as principal repayment, but instead they brought a raft of new issues.

Crypto sleuth Tanuki42 claims the middle man selling USDT to Iran is also receiving USDT from DPRK wallets laundering Bybit funds.

Head of Product Nikita Bier added, and swiftly removed, a controversial crypto influencer from the platform’s new starter pack feature.

Celsius has filed a lawsuit against Archblock, alleging that it’s failed to redeem millions of dollars worth of stablecoins.

The root cause behind the hack remains unclear. Around $6M in ETH and $850K of YieldFi assets sit in the hacker’s ETH address.

The manager mistakenly claimed that Strategy’s BTC collateralizes shares of its stock, even though it doesn’t.

Iran gathered at least half a billion dollars worth of USDT last year to help bypass sanctions and boost its own currency.

Mallers advertised Twenty One as a company that would increase BTC per share but it hasn’t disclosed any purchases since July.

Bitcoin has performed worse during the first year of the Trump administration than it performed under the Biden administration.

The Mnemonic Slots website hosts a BTC seed phrase slot machine, offering unlimited free spins. But is it worth playing?

The collectible perp trading project Trove Markets launched its token yesterday, and it shed over 90% of its value in minutes.

A flash loan attack allowed a hacker to manipulate the DUSD pool on Curve Finance. Another, smaller hack hit SynapLogic four hours earlier.

Pudgy Penguins claimed that X’s crackdown on reply spam and “AI slop” might “have a significant effect on India’s economy.”

Burwick Law asked a judge to impose a series of sanctions that would prevent Pump Fun and its affiliates from targeting the firm.

A social media post claimed participation by Solana validators had dropped 84% over the past 12 months. The actual number was closer to 20%.

Michael Saylor has a new definition of digital money, and it is not BTC. Conveniently, it’s also a sales pitch for STRC.

Someone sent money to a BTC wallet with a private key already published on the blockchain as a txid. A bot feeding frenzy ensued.

New plugins available in the Claude Code marketplace allow vibe coders to access smart contract auditing skills.

The FTX estate is filing an amended complaint alleging that Justin Sun owes millions of dollars worth of assets it’s failed to turn over.

Kaito and Cookie plan to sunset their respective Yaps and Snaps programs in response to Bier’s announcement.

If you have to ask somebody online what TikTok coins are, they aren’t for you — and that might be a good thing.

BTC resumed its rally, extending gains another 6% after X reverted a shadow ban that had deprioritized crypto tweets.