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Here's why bitcoin's parabolic era may be over
Bitcoin’s price retraces to old highs, signaling slower growth and a maturing market.
Australia passes crypto regulation requiring exchanges to obtain financial services licenses
Exchanges and custody platforms must obtain financial services licenses within six months under the new framework.
Hong Kong hasn’t issued a single HKD stablecoin license after March target
Officials flagged March for initial approvals, but licensing has yet to begin with no updated timeline
A quantum computer may need just 10,000 qubits to empty your crypto wallets, researchers say
The research shows quantum computers may break bitcoin and ether wallet encryption with far fewer qubits than previously thought, accelerating the push toward post-quantum security.
Maryland man charged in $50 million Uranium Finance hack after U.S. seized $31 million in crypto
Prosecutors say Jonathan Spalletta exploited smart contract bugs twice in April 2021, laundering funds through Tornado Cash and spending proceeds on rare collectibles.
KuCoin operator barred from U.S. after CFTC order, following $297 million DOJ case
KuCoin operator Peken Global Limited cannot cater to U.S. users on its platform unless it registers as a foreign board of trade.
Breaking Bitcoin with quantum may be easier than thought, with Taproot partly to blame, Google says
The findings suggest attackers could one day steal bitcoin mid-transaction, challenging assumptions that the threat is decades away.
Ethereum Foundation stakes additional $42 million of ether
About 20,470 ETH, or roughly $42 million, flowed from Ethereum Foundation-linked wallets into the Beacon Chain in a series of coordinated deposits Monday, marking one of the largest visible batches in its ongoing staking rollout.
Yield-hungry bitcoin holders may be keeping BTC stuck in a sideways grind
Yield hungry investors seem to have influenced market flows such that they limit price swings.
Bitcoin recovers to $67,400 after dipping below $65,200 as Houthis enter Iran war
The conflict's fifth week brought its widest expansion yet, with Iran-backed forces opening a new front and U.S. ground troops arriving in the region.
