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Australia Cracks Down on Crypto ATMs, Citing Inadequate AML and CTF Measures
1.4.2025
AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial services watchdog, has raised concerns that some crypto ATM providers may lack adequate anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism measures. Task Force Identifies Worrying Trends The Australian financial services industry watchdog, AUSTRAC, has claimed that some...
Crypto hacks top $1.6B in Q1 2025 — PeckShield
1.4.2025
Hackers stole more than $1.63 billion in cryptocurrency during the first quarter of 2025, with the Bybit exploit accounting for more than 92% of total losses, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield.PeckShield reported that over $87 million in crypto was lost to hacks in January, while...
Metaplanet Ups Bitcoin Holding to Over 4K BTC, Rakes Up Another 696 BTC
1.4.2025
Metaplanet purchased the bitcoin for an average purchase price of around 14.6 million yen and has spent a total of 10.15 billion yen to buy bitcoin
Latam Insights Encore: Trump’s Secondary Tariff Strategy Against Venezuela: Killing a Fly With a Nuke
1.4.2025
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition examines how the Trump administration’s newfound secondary tariff strategy and its application against Venezuela might inflict lots of collateral damage....
Binance ends Tether USDT trading in Europe to comply with MiCA rules
1.4.2025
Binance has discontinued spot trading pairs with Tether’s USDt in the European Economic Area (EEA) to comply with the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has delisted spot trading pairs with several non-MiCA-compliant tokens in the EEA in line with...
Bitcoin.com News Announces Sponsorship of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast
1.4.2025
Bitcoin.com News is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast, a leading platform that showcases the builders and innovators contributing to the Bitcoin ecosystem. Hosted by Vlad Costea, the podcast has been delivering in-depth conversations with key figures in the Bitcoin...
The future of digital self-governance: AI agents in crypto
1.4.2025
Opinion by: Tomer Warschauer Nuni, chief marketing officer of Kima NetworkNo one should be surprised that the crypto space is actively discussing the new wave of enthusiasm around AI and its limitless uses. According to proponents, AI represents the most promising approach to enhancing blockchain...
Ghana Introduces Blockchain-Based Gold Tracking to Combat Illegal Exports
1.4.2025
Ghana is introducing a blockchain-based gold tracking system to restructure its gold sector and combat illegal exports, says Sammy Gyamfi, acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC). The initiative, tied to the Gold Board Bill under parliamentary review, aims...
Bitcoin sellers 'dry up' as weekly exchange inflows near 2-year low
1.4.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) faces a new “consolidation zone” as exchange inflows tag multiyear lows, new analysis says.In an April 1 post on X, Axel Adler Jr., a contributor to onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant, declared that Bitcoin sellers had “dried up.”Average exchange inflows...
Bitcoin sellers 'dry up' as weekly exchange inflows near 2-year low
1.4.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) faces a new “consolidation zone” as exchange inflows tag multiyear lows, new analysis says.In a post on X on April 1, Axel Adler Jr., a contributor to onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant, declared that Bitcoin sellers had “dried up.”Average exchange inflows...
Experts: Gold’s Rise Doesn’t Undermine Bitcoin’s Digital Gold Status
1.4.2025
Gold prices have surged to a new high of $3,117 per ounce, driven by trade war fears and central banks’ aggressive gold purchases. Some experts suggest that the rally in gold could be a precursor to an explosion in bitcoin acquisition. Goldman Sachs Raises Year-End Gold Price Forecast On the eve...
OpenAI to release its first ‘open’ language model since GPT-2 in 2019
1.4.2025
OpenAI is set to launch an “open” version of its language model this year, allowing developers to run the model on their own hardware.In an update posted to X on March 31, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the artificial intelligence firm would release the powerful “new open-weight...
SpaceX flight bankrolled by crypto investor launches first manned polar orbit
1.4.2025
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has sent a crew of four private astronauts on the first manned space flight to orbit the Earth’s poles, in a mission bankrolled and led by a wealthy crypto investor.Chun Wang, the Chinese-born Maltese entrepreneur who founded the Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool F2Pool, paid...
Gutter Cat Gang token sale marred by ‘technical issues,’ reportedly low interest
1.4.2025
Non-fungible token (NFT) project Gutter Cat Gang (GCG) saw a rocky token launch of its GANG token on Apechain on March 31, attributed to a “technical issue” by a third party, though others pointed to reportedly low interest in the token. While GCG didn’t confirm these figures,...
AI Agents Could Be Crypto’s Next Breakthrough – If We Shift From Hype to Utility
1.4.2025
Alec Goh is Head of HTX Ventures, the global investment arm of cryptocurrency exchange HTX. In this Op-Ed, Alec argues that the convergence of AI Agents and Web3 holds transformative potential, but requires the industry to avoid common crypto pitfalls. Building Sustainable Value in Crypto + AI...
Bitcoin price gearing up for next leg of ‘acceleration phase’ — Fidelity research
1.4.2025
A recent Fidelity Digital Assets report questioned whether Bitcoin’s price had already seen its cyclical “blow off top” or if BTC (BTC) is on the cusp of another “acceleration phase.” According to Fidelity analyst Zack Wainwright, Bitcoin’s acceleration...
Bitcoin price gearing up for next leg of ‘acceleration phase’ — Fidelity research
1.4.2025
A recent Fidelity Digital Assets report questioned whether Bitcoin price had already seen its cyclical “blow off top” or if BTC (BTC) is on the cusp of another “acceleration phase.” According to Fidelity analyst Zack Wainwright, Bitcoin’s acceleration phases...
Crypto exploit, scam losses drop to $28.8M in March after February spike
1.4.2025
Losses to crypto scams, exploits, and hacks dropped to just $28.8 million in March, far from February’s spike to $1.5 billion in losses after the Bybit hack.Code vulnerabilities accounted for the most losses, at over $14 million, while wallet compromises were used to steal over $8 million...
Survey: More Brazilians Invest in Cryptocurrency Than in Dollars, Gold and Stocks
1.4.2025
The survey, commissioned by Coinbase and Hashdex, found that while savings accounts were Brazil’s most used investment instrument, cryptocurrency was more popular than other options, including stocks and gold, among Brazilians. Poll Finds Brazilians Invest More in Cryptocurrency Than in...
Vanuatu passes long-awaited crypto laws that won’t be ‘light touch’
1.4.2025
Vanuatu has passed laws to regulate digital assets and provide a licensing regime for crypto companies wanting to operate in the Pacific island nation, which a government regulatory consultant has called “very stringent.” The local parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service...