Bitcoin’s latest tumble has left traders nursing a brutal $2.16 billion in realized losses, with the pain hitting newest buyers the hardest. According to a fresh Glassnode analysis thread, the crypto crash kicked off February 25 when BTC dipped below $90,000 for the first time since November 2024, and the fallout stretched through February 27….
Pi Coin’s on fire—it’s surged nearly 80% in the past 24 hours, hitting a fresh all-time high of $2.99. Data from CoinMarketCap’s price tracker shows its 24-hour trading volume has blown past $3.2 billion, a wild spike that’s got the crypto crowd buzzing. Right now, it’s sitting at $2.95, up from a low of $1.65…
A sneaky mobile app called BOM has made off with over $1.82 million in cryptocurrency, pilfering private keys and mnemonic phrases right from users’ devices. Blockchain security pros at SlowMist and OKX Web3 Security blew the lid off this scam in a February 27 report, tracing the first shady transactions back to February 14. Digging…
A British man, Graham Darby, landed in hot water—and nearly five months in jail—after keeping his Bitcoin stash under wraps during a legal spat with another crypto trader. The 50-year-old was slapped with an 18-month sentence for contempt of court but walked free after serving 146 days and issuing an apology, according to Wales Online….
The crypto world is still reeling from the jaw-dropping $1.4 billion hack that hit Bybit, and the full story is only starting to unravel. As Bybit teams up with other exchanges and blockchain detectives to unmask the culprit, on-chain clues show the hacker wasted no time shuffling their Ethereum loot. So, what did they snag?…
The Ethereum Foundation is stepping up with a $1.25 million donation to help fund the legal defense of Alexey Pertsev, a key figure behind Tornado Cash. Pertsev’s been in the hot seat since his arrest in August 2022, spending months in pretrial detention in the Netherlands. He finally caught a break on February 7, 2025,…
The Avalanche Foundation has teamed up with Rain to unveil the Avalanche Card, a slick new way to spend crypto wherever Visa’s accepted. Announced in a release shared with crypto.news, this physical-and-digital card lets users tap into USD Coin, Tether Wrapped AVAX, and AVAX for everyday buys—no complicated conversions needed. It’s a practical fix, especially…
Singapore’s Metro department store chain is jumping into the future of shopping, rolling out stablecoin payments for customers both in-store and online at Metro Mall. Thanks to a fresh partnership with local crypto payments firm DTCPAY, shoppers can now use Tether’s USDT, Circle’s USDC, and Worldwide Stablecoin Payment Network’s WUSD to pay for everything from…
While the broader crypto market stumbles, Pi Network is charging ahead, jumping 22% in the last 24 hours to hit $1.90—putting it just 10% below its all-time high of $2.10, set back on February 20 when it first launched. According to CoinMarketCap, trading volume has soared past $700 million in that span, a bright spot…
PayPal’s got ambitious plans for its stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), aiming to weave it into more of its products and take it global by 2025. A recent Bloomberg report spilled the details: the payment giant wants to roll out PYUSD for cross-border transactions via Hyperwallet, its global payout platform, with payouts expected to go live…