A US crypto law firm says it is looking to launch legal action on behalf of investors who have suffered losses due to the Solana memecoin launchpad Pump.fun.“Today, Burwick Law is announcing publicly that we are pursuing legal action on behalf of inv
Illicit crypto volumes may have reached as much as $51 billion in 2024, according to estimates from Chainalysis, but the share of illicit crypto use compared to the entire market has fallen to the lowest level in three years.Last year saw nearly $41
Data shows the social media sentiment around Dogecoin and Solana has seen a significant improvement following the market turnaround.Social Media Is Now Bullish On Dogecoin, Solana, & CardanoIn a new post on X, the analytics firm Santiment has discuss
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says an earlier district court decision got it wrong when it decided that some sales of XRP to retail investors did not violate securities laws. In a brief filed late on Wednesday, the SEC said it disagreed
Solana’s native token, SOL , saw a 22.5% decline between Jan. 6 and 13, testing the $169 level for the first time in 10 weeks. A subsequent 15% recovery by Jan. 15 couldn’t push SOL above $200, causing traders to fear that the drop in decentralized a
A federal judge handed cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX a $100 million fine, bringing a years-long legal battle to a close. The penalty involves the firm’s guilty plea in 2022 for violating the US Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), a charge that revolved around i
With only a handful of days remaining until the second inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, crypto policy groups are readying to kick things into higher gear.Blockchain associations from eight U.S. states announced on Tuesday the creati
By Elsa Ohlen and Janet H. ChoXRP price jumped to an all-time high Wednesday.The price of the popular altcoin, used to facilitate and settle transactions on the Ripple payment platform, soared 14% to $2.99 over the past 24 hours, beating its previous
CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is up $3114.13 today or 3.23% to $99617.77Highest 4 p.m. level since Jan. 6, 2025, when it traded at $102258.56Largest percentage increase since Jan. 6, 2025, when it gained 4.08%Up three of the past four daysUp two conse
Today in crypto, US government attorneys have filed a motion to return approximately 94,643 BTC to crypto exchange Bitfinex. Originally worth $72 million, the funds recovered from the 2016 hack are now worth more than $11.8 billion. In addition, Thai
XRP, the native token of the XRP Ledger network closely related to Ripple, surged to a six-year high on Wednesday as bitcoin rallied to $100,000, with traders encouraged by this morning's highly-anticipated U.S. CPI inflation data report.The token b
Once the US Securities and Exchange Commission is under new management in 2025, it could reportedly consider dropping certain crypto enforcement cases.According to a Jan. 15 Reuters report citing “people briefed on the matter,” the SEC may review its
The launch of the ION Chain Mainnet is a significant milestone for Ice Open Network (ICE) happening on January 29, 2025. This event marks the complete functioning of the blockchain, which can attract developers and projects to build on it. A successf
The Guild Feature Launch for Efinity and Enjin Coin is set to happen on March 1, 2025. This event allows gamers to form guilds in The Six Dragons and integrates Enjin NFTs with Discord. It opens opportunities for players to earn rewards by participat
A new bill to establish Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset was introduced to the Oklahoma House of Representatives on Jan. 15 by state Representative Cody Maynard.House Bill 1203, known as the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act, would allow Oklahoma’s p
XRP price reached $3 for the first time since 2018, as the altcoin continued to lead the markets in 2025. The crypto asset has risen 41% in the last 15 days, leading all major assets on the top 10 cryptocurrency list.XRP is currently only 12.9% belo
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I'm Ben Schiller, CoinDesk’s Opinion and Features editor.In this issue:Sony’s blockchain faces memecoin controversyBubblemaps readies
Ethereum is up $220.23 today or 6.85% to $3433.22Highest 5 p.m. level since Jan. 6, 2025, when it traded at $3668.65Largest percentage increase since Nov. 27, 2024, when it gained 9.42%Up two consecutive days, up 10.32% over this periodBest two day s
Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s Nifty Newsletter. Keep reading to stay up-to-date with the latest stories on non-fungible tokens. Every Wednesday, the Nifty Newsletter informs and inspires you to dig deeper into the latest NFT trends
On Jan. 20, 2025, the United States will start a new chapter in more ways than one. While the nation will be focused on President Trump's inauguration as our 47th President, the U.S. financial sector will be celebrating the resignation of Joe Biden's