Category: Bitcoin News

Monad Gains Bitcoin Liquidity as Chainlink Enables cbBTC Bridge from Base

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Chainlink has enabled transfers of Coinbase’s wrapped Bitcoin token, cbBTC, from Base to the Monad blockchain using its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, enabling more than $5 billion worth of cbBTC to move into the Monad ecosystem. According to Monday’s announcement from Monad, the integration brings cbBTC into the Monad DeFi ecosystem, where a bevy of applications, including Curvance and Neverland, are adopting cbBTC markets. The move introduces Bitcoin-backed liquidity to lending, borrowing, and other decentralized finance (DeFi) applications on Monad, an EVM-compatible layer-1 blockchain designed for high-throughput trading and financial use…

Bitcoin, Altcoins Shake Off War Worries By Rallying Toward Range Highs

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War in the Middle East failed to sink Bitcoin (BTC) below the $63,000 level. That may have attracted buyers who are attempting to maintain the price above $69,000. However, a quick recovery is unlikely. Macroeconomic newsletter Ecoinometrics said in a post on X that deep drawdowns generally unfold slowly, advising “patience rather than urgency.”  Data shared by Bitwise Europe head of research André Dragosch shows that when investors buy and hold BTC for at least three years, the probability of loss drops to 0.70%. Although BTC is down roughly 50%…

Northern Trust Launches Tokenized Treasury Money Market Fund Share Class

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Northern Trust Asset Management has launched a tokenized share class of its NIF Treasury Instruments Portfolio, marking its entry into the digital assets market, according to the company.  The structure uses distributed ledger technology to maintain a digital mirror of share ownership, while the underlying portfolio continues to invest in short-term US Treasurys. According to Monday’s announcement, the shares will initially be offered through BNY’s LiquidityDirect platform, which operates on Goldman Sachs’ Digital Asset Platform. The fund itself does not use blockchain technology or invest in crypto assets. Instead, authorized…

Turkey’s Ruling Party Proposes 10% Crypto Income Tax

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Under the proposed law, Turkey’s president would be allowed to change the income tax rate on digital assets from zero to up to 20%. Turkey’s Justice and Development Party proposed a 10% tax on cryptocurrency income and gains as part of a draft bill amending the country’s tax laws. According to a Monday report from the state-run media Anadolu Agency, lawmakers in the Turkish Grand National Assembly proposed amending the country’s expenditure tax laws to include a 10% tax on digital assets. Under the legislation, platforms that are subject to…

Bitcoin Shrugs Off Iran as Wall Street Return Sparks $70,000 Run

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Bitcoin (BTC) surged toward $70,000 after Monday’s Wall Street open as crypto markets diverged from US stocks. Key points: Bitcoin reacts to positive US manufacturing data as bulls manage to sideline geopolitical tensions. BTC price action leaves stocks wrestling with macro uncertainty to retarget $70,000. Traders stay highly skeptical that the market will begin a true recovery. BTC price suddenly eyes $70,000 despite Iran events Data from TradingView confirmed daily BTC price gains passing 5% as the US trading session began. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView The fallout from the…

XRP Price May Drop Another 30% Amid Increased Exchange Inflows

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XRP (XRP) risked a further drop below $1 as its bearish technical setup converged with increased inflows to exchanges. Key takeaways: XRP faces overhead resistance at $1.42 XRP’s 13% rally to $1.43 between Saturday and Sunday ran into a resistance wall at $1.39-$1.43, causing it to retrace to the current price of $1.34. The cost-basis distribution heatmap shows that a large cluster of supply is within this area, where nearly 1.48 billion XRP were acquired over the last 30 days. This marks an area of stiff resistance for XRP, limiting…

Energym Ad’s Dystopian AI Future Collides with Real-World Layoffs

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A viral spoof “Energym” advertisement set in a 2030s world where 80% of people have lost their jobs to artificial intelligence has struck a nerve as companies accelerate automation, job openings slump and investors grapple with darker AI scenarios.  The video clip, created by Belgian studio AiCandy, uses AI-aged versions of Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos to hawk a fictional gym where unemployed workers pedal bikes and row machines to power the very AI systems that replaced them, trading lost income for a new sense of “purpose.” The…

Strategy Adds 3,015 Bitcoin as Holdings Top 720,737 BTC

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Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin, completed its 101st Bitcoin purchase, pushing its total holdings above 720,000 BTC. The company acquired 3,015 Bitcoin (BTC) for $204.1 million last week, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. Source: SEC The average buy price of its latest purchase was $67,700 per BTC, marking another purchase well below the company’s average acquisition price of $75,985. The purchase brings its holdings to 720,737 BTC, acquired for a total cost of about $54.8 billion, the company disclosed.…

White Hat Hacker Recovers 80% of $2.26M Stolen in Foom Cash Exploit

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A white hat hacker helped Foom Cash recover most of the funds stolen in a $2.26 million exploit, underscoring the growing role of ethical hackers in Web3 incident response. Foom Cash, a decentralized, anonymous lottery protocol based on zero-knowledge proofs, was exploited for $2.26 million in funds. The intervention of an ethical hacker helped the protocol recover $1.84 million, or 81% of the stolen funds, Foom Cash announced on Monday. Pseudonymous white hat hacker Duha identified the vulnerability and secured funds on Base before malicious actors could exploit them, while…

Hong Kong, Shanghai Sign MOU for Blockchain-Based Cargo, Finance Data

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Hong Kong and Shanghai authorities have agreed to deepen cooperation on using blockchain technology to streamline trade finance and cargo documentation, under a new partnership announced Monday. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Shanghai Data Bureau (SDB) and the National Technology Innovation Center for Blockchain (NTICBC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen collaboration in digitizing cargo trade and finance. The parties will conduct joint research on the benefits of developing a blockchain-based “cross-border platform” for interlinking trade data, electronic bill of lading and financial applications under…