Gemini, the crypto outfit run by the Winklevoss twins, just dodged a bullet—the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has shut down its investigation after nearly two years of digging. Cameron Winklevoss broke the news, saying the SEC’s been poking around for 700 days and sent a Wells Notice 277 days ago, but they’re finally backing…
Crypto exchange Bybit just scored a big win, nabbing in-principle approval from the UAE’s Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA) to set up shop as a Virtual Asset Platform Operator. The nod, dated February 18 and announced on February 28, puts Bybit on the fast track to a full license, letting it offer digital asset services…
Core Scientific is doubling down on its Denton, Texas, data center, announcing a $1.2 billion expansion in cahoots with CoreWeave, a cloud provider laser-focused on artificial intelligence. According to a February 26 press release, the deal tacks on 70 megawatts of power, juicing the site’s total IT load to 260 MW. That’s just one piece…
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…