The United States tightened its Iran sanctions regime by targeting digital asset platforms for the first time, signaling a new phase in how financial enforcement leverages crypto infrastructure. In a Friday statement, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the designation of two UK-registered cryptocurrency exch

After surging toward the $100,000 mark a few days into the new year, the price of Bitcoin looks set to end January in stark contrast to how it started the month. On Thursday, January 29, the flagship cryptocurrency fell to a multi-month low of around $81,500, with the general market sentiment worsening over the past […]

The XRP Ledger now boasts $1.44 billion in represented asset value, recording a 266% surge in the past 30 days to rank fourth on the charts. XRPL has overtaken most of the major networks, holding over six times more in RAV than Ethereum and twice as much as Avalanche. The XRP Ledger has continued to […]

Raw materials such as crude oil, gold, and copper experience significant price swings, driven by supply disruptions, demand shifts, and macroeconomic factors. These fluctuations create both risks and opportunities for investors and businesses. In recent years, commodity prices have shown heightened volatility, with crude oil moving 5-10% in short p

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) ETFs listed in the United States faced renewed withdrawal pressure as market participants cooled on riskier assets amid mixed signals from macro and crypto-specific catalysts. Over a five-day window, investors pulled roughly $1.82 billion from spot BTC and ETH funds, with about $1.49 billion exiting Bit

Theta Network has unveiled its 2026 roadmap, with the main focus placed on edge computing and decentralized artificial intelligence. It pledges to push the real-world utility of TFUEL and THETA, and says it has been working with enterprises, professional sports, and academia to spur adoption. 2026 will be the year for decentralized artificial intel

The Bitcoin price is less than 1% short from challenging the bottom trendline of a bearish reversal pattern…

Crypto donors are intensifying political involvement in California as Grow California, a PAC spearheaded by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and venture capitalist Tim Draper, mobilizes tens of millions to influence the 2026 state elections. The group seeks to counterbalance the influence of labor unions by backing a small slate of moderate, business

Proof-of-reserves (PoR) is increasingly cited as a transparency tool in crypto markets, but it remains a partial signal rather than a guarantee. At its core, PoR is a public demonstration that a custodian holds the assets it claims to hold for users, typically verified through cryptographic methods and on-chain transparency. When exchanges publish

A Delaware judge has allowed a shareholder lawsuit accusing Coinbase directors of insider trading to proceed, despite an internal investigation that cleared the executives of wrongdoing. Filed in 2023 by a Coinbase investor, the complaint targets CEO Brian Armstrong and board member Marc Andreessen, alleging they used confidential information to si