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Metaplanet has acquired an additional 156 Bitcoin (BTC) for approximately $13.4 million. The Japanese investment firm is also exploring a potential listing outside of Japan. Details From the Latest Buy CEO Simon Gerovich announced on X that the BTC was purchased at an average price of about $85,890 per BTC. The latest buy brings its…

Late at night on March 2, popular streamer Amouranth, whose real name is Kaitlyn Siragusa, made a series of posts on X saying she was the subject of a home invasion by robbers who “wanted crypto is what they were yelling.” Source: Amouranth In November 2024, Amouranth posted a screenshot from her Coinbase account showing…

The bull party that started yesterday didn’t last long, as bitcoin and most altcoins erased a massive portion of the gains charted in the past few hours. Naturally, this has triggered a substantial liquidation wave that has taken over 180,000 traders by surprise. The largest-single liquidated order took place on BitMEX and was worth $10…

Opinion by: Irina Heaver, crypto lawyer Any crypto entrepreneur trying to navigate the United Arab Emirates’ crypto ecosystem inevitably encounters the myriad acronyms used in the country’s legal landscape. From the SCA and VARA to the DMCC, ADGM and DFSA, what do these mysterious combinations of letters stand for, and how does one navigate this…

Economist and well-known Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff has once again stirred the crypto community with his commentary on the proposed Strategic U.S. Crypto Reserve. In a recent tweet, the gold bull expressed a reluctant understanding of the rationale behind a Bitcoin reserve but criticized the inclusion of XRP and other altcoins in the U.S. national…

Cryptocurrency exchange Uphold has relaunched staking services in the US, citing a shift in regulatory policies and a more favorable stance toward digital assets. After resuming crypto staking in the United Kingdom in early February, Uphold has now relaunched the feature in the US, the firm said in an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on Monday,…

Bitcoin dominance slipped from 55.4% to below 50% in the hours after US President Donald Trump initially announced the country would include XRP, Solana and Cardano in its “Crypto Strategic Reserve.” Trump later confirmed on Truth Social that Bitcoin (BTC) — and also Ether (ETH) — would be “at the heart of the reserve” —…

A violent crime in Jeju City, South Korea, has highlighted the dangers of cryptocurrency transactions conducted in unregulated settings. A Chinese man in his 30s was found dead in a luxury hotel room on February 24 after suffering multiple stab wounds. Authorities believe the murder was linked to a crypto transaction gone wrong. Four Arrested…

TL;DR Donald Trump’s latest interaction with the crypto industry sent the entire market flying, but a select few altcoins, such as XRP, registered the biggest gains. This impacted short traders, as the value of the total liquidations is close to $500 million on a 4-hour scale, and XRP is responsible for a big share. XRPUSD.…

Opinion by: Maxim Legg, founder and CEO of Pangea The blockchain industry faces a crisis of its own making. While we celebrate theoretical transaction speeds and tout decentralization, our data infrastructure remains firmly rooted in 1970s technology. If a 20-second load time would doom a Web2 app, why are we settling for that in Web3?…