Washington has frozen about $344 million in crypto tied to Iranian-linked wallets, a sharp reminder that centralized stablecoins are not a magical escape hatch from sanctions. The move, which followed Tether’s own freeze of the same funds, hits wallets reportedly connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hizballah. $344 million frozen in Iran-linked […]
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Bitcoin has pushed back above $78,000, and the market is once again staring down the $80,000 line like it owes somebody money. A huge Strategy buy, a long streak of negative funding rates, and strong spot ETF inflows are feeding a fresh Bitcoin price prediction wave, while Pepeto is trying to grab attention with a […]
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs have logged eight straight days of net inflows totaling $2.1 billion, and BlackRock’s IBIT has hoovered up about three-quarters of that money. Bitcoin responded the way a scarce asset tends to respond when giant buyers show up with a checkbook: it climbed from roughly $68,000 to $77,000 while the ETF bid […]
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A quantum researcher just won 1 BTC for cracking a 15-bit elliptic curve key, and while that is nowhere near enough to break Bitcoin, it is a reminder that quantum computing is not just a lab toy anymore. Project Eleven paid Giancarlo Lelli for a successful quantum ECC break 15-bit key recovered in about 45 […]
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Italian researcher Giancarlo Lelli has landed a 1 BTC bounty after demonstrating the largest known quantum attack on elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) so far, a result that pushes the quantum threat to Bitcoin from abstract worry to something that deserves real engineering attention. 1 BTC bounty awarded to Giancarlo Lelli on April 24 Shor’s algorithm […]
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Bitcoin’s next big move may be closer than the chart naysayers want to admit, with one key metric flashing a signal that has never appeared before, according to this rare Bitcoin setup. Whether that turns into a clean breakout or just another brutal fakeout depends on liquidity, macro conditions, and whether traders can resist doing […]
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Bitcoin is holding its ground as spot ETF inflows keep buying pressure alive and long-term holders refuse to let go of their coins. That mix does not guarantee a rocket ride, but it does make the market look a lot tighter than the usual crypto circus would have you believe. Spot Bitcoin ETFs are supporting […]
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has launched its first coordinated crackdown on illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading, putting unregistered operators on notice that “casual” is not a get-out-of-jail-free card. First FCA operation against illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading Eight suspected operators targeted across London Joint action with HMRC and SWROCU Unregistered activity “by way of business” can […]
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Bitcoin Price Holds Near $78K as Trading Volume Falls and Momentum Slows Bitcoin is still clinging to the $78,000 area, but the latest Bitcoin Holds _78K as Trading Volume Drops, Signaling Fading Momentum market update shows a rally that’s starting to lose breath. Trading volume is shrinking, retail interest is cooling, and momentum is flattening […]
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Bitcoin is holding just below the $80,000 line after eight straight days of spot ETF inflows, a sharp shift in market sentiment, and another reminder that crypto loves to tempt traders with a breakout before testing their nerves. BTC near $80K: trading around $77,752 after touching $78.7K ETF demand: eight-day streak of spot Bitcoin ETF […]
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