Bitcoin canceled out the week’s earlier losses to tease the highest BTC price weekly candle close since the end of January near $79,000. Bitcoin (BTC) eyed $79,000 into Sunday’s weekly close as crypto markets continued to be guided by the US-Iran war. Key points: Read moreContinue Reading

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that wallets the US targeted as part of Operation Economic Fury were linked to Tehran, but analysis of the wallets’ characteristics suggests otherwise. Multiple wallet addresses recently sanctioned by the US Treasury ‌Department for their ties to Iran may not be linked to the Islamic Republic, but to other state...Continue Reading

A new Politico poll finds most Americans distrust crypto and AI, raising questions about whether candidates backed by industry super PACs could face voter backlash. Crypto and AI industry groups are pumping tens of millions of dollars into the 2026 midterm elections, but a new poll shows most Americans don’t trust either industry. 45% of...Continue Reading

Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, was founded by brothers linked to the powerful Kharrazi family, which has ties to the country’s supreme leaders. Nobitex, Iran’s biggest crypto exchange, was founded by two brothers from one of the Islamic Republic’s most influential families with ties to the supreme leaders, according to a Reuters investigation. The exchange,...Continue Reading

New York AG Letitia James secured a $5 million settlement from Uphold for promoting CredEarn, a crypto savings product that misled users about its risks. New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured more than $5 million from cryptocurrency platform Uphold over its role in promoting a fraudulent investment product. The settlement centers around Uphold’s...Continue Reading

The efforts of the SEC and CFTC chairmen indicate that the crypto industry will not suffer without the CLARITY Act, according to crypto executive Chris Perkins. The US crypto industry’s momentum won’t be derailed in the long term even if the much-anticipated CLARITY Act, aimed at bringing more regulatory clarity to the crypto industry, doesn’t...Continue Reading

Despite being the best-performing month in the past 12 months, it still came in slightly below its historical average, according to CoinGlass data. Bitcoin has posted its best-performing month in a year, prompting analysts to forecast what could lie ahead for May, which has historically delivered returns of about 8%. “Long way to go back...Continue Reading

Malicious actors with code execution capability may gain root access on Linux systems using as few as 10 lines of Python, according to a researcher. A newly discovered vulnerability could affect most open-source major Linux distributions released since 2017, according to security researchers.  The flaw, titled “Copy Fail,” caught the attention of the US Cybersecurity...Continue Reading