Chainalysis has released a report revealing that illegal crypto addresses received a minimum of $154 billion in 2025. These numbers were driven by state-sponsored actors, including DPRK‑linked hackers, who facilitated an attack that stole $2 billion.   The study described 2025 as the start of the third wave of changes in cybercrime. The first wave, which […]

The Ethereum staking ecosystem is showing clear signs of tightening as demand for validators continues to rise. Participants now face a multi-week wait to enter the network. This growing staking

Twitch streamer Adin Ross revealed that Luigi Mangione allegedly attempted to hack his cryptocurrency wallet from prison.  Adin Ross is a bit of a controversial figure in the cryptocurrency space after being involved in a memecoin scandal early in 2025. He is now claiming that his cryptocurrency wallet was almost compromised in a bid to […]

A plan to tax California’s billionaires has tech leaders picking sides: some say they’ll pay up, others are packing their bags for different states. Here’s what’s on the table: any California resident worth more than $1 billion would pay a one-time tax of 5 percent on their assets. The money would go to schools, food […]

The European Union's antitrust regulators are set to decide on the fate of Google's cybersecurity investment, which involves the acquisition of Wiz.

Ethereum price has pulled back after a steady recovery that began in mid-December. Despite falling over 4% in the past 24 hours, ETH is still up roughly 5% on the week and has mostly traded flat over

There is a time in the crypto cycle when the market is no longer willing to reward already big coins, and begins to pursue the next one. This tends to occur around large launches, when a project is transitioning out of construction and into delivery. It is also the time when there is a possibility […]

Chinese tech firms Zhipu AI, Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX, and Shenzhen Edge Medical all closed above their Hong Kong IPO prices, raising HK$9.3 billion ($1.19 billion).

US stocks are stalling after hitting fresh highs. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, the Nasdaq dropped 0.6%, while the Dow edged up 57 points. Big Tech is dragging the market: Meta, Apple, and Oracle all dropped, with Oracle down more than 2%. Defense stocks are flying after President Donald Trump proposed a $1.5 trillion defense […]

The total net assets of US Solana ETFs surpassed $1 billion in early 2026. However, SOL has fallen more than 50% over the past year and now trades near levels last seen two years ago. This outcome has

Researchers at Zscaler ThreatLabz have found three malicious Bitcoin npm packages that are meant to implant malware named NodeCordRAT. Reports say that they all got more than 3,400 downloads before they were taken down from the npm registry. The packages, which include bitcoin-main-lib, bitcoin-lib-js, and bip40, had amassed 2,300, 193, and 970 downloads. By copying […]

A longtime XRP Ledger builder says XRPL has a narrow shot in 2026 to jump into the top tier of chains on liquidity and activity, but only if Ripple and the XRPL Foundation stop “playing it safe”

Zcash (ZEC) is trading down as volatility reaps through the cryptocurrency market on Thursday. The privacy-focused token is down nearly 14%, marking the largest intraday loss since December 1.

As the cryptocurrency market looks forward to the next bull market, interest is gradually being drawn away from already established coins, such as Cardano (ADA), in favor of new crypto projects which have far greater potential for growth. Mutuum Finance (MUTM), a DeFi crypto-focused cryptocurrency at $0.04 during Presale Phase 7, is gathering momentum. With […]

Coinbase cofounder and CEO Brian Armstrong has laughed off claims that he is not bullish on the company after it was revealed that he has been selling the company’s stock via his 10b5-1 plan without making any purchases. The controversy emerged after Armstrong responded to a post by Nick Prince, product lead at Base. The […]

After a strong start to 2026, Ethereum (ETH) is facing downside pressure, with its price dropping nearly 3% over the past 24 hours. Amid this, an analyst highlighted a key bearish signal that Ethereum

Russia is not going to expand the geography of measures intended to curb cryptocurrency mining in the new year, having already banned the activity in a number of regions, according to industry watchers. New restrictions may only be imposed in cases of arising power deficits in certain areas, but the analysts believe this is not […]

In 2026, the Bitcoin market is in a typical recovery phase. Although prices have continued to rise from lows, key technical resistance areas are being repeatedly tested, with no significant breakout yet. Market sentiment is gradually shifting from extreme pessimism to cautious optimism, and the battle between bulls and bears is intensifying. Against this backdrop, […]

The past year 2025 ended with robust on-chain activity, defying the underwhelming gains for most crypto assets, with around 5% in overall net gains. Despite the slow price action and corrections, on-chain adoption maintained upward trajectory, decoupling from speculative action.  The past year was marked by underwhelming price action for both BTC and altcoins. However, […]

The Swiss-headquartered digital assets wealth platform Nexo is launching a new borrowing product that allows crypto holders to access liquidity at 0% APR, looking to attract some of the demand for more crypto-backed credit structures. According to a press statement shared with Cryptopolitan on Tuesday, the launch of Zero-interest Credit, known as ZiC, will be […]

XRP’s price action has transitioned into a falling phase after a multi-day rally at the start of the year, but technical analysis implies this may be part of a bullish structure.  After climbing

Zcash price has weakened sharply, confirming the bearish ascending wedge that had been forming over recent weeks. ZEC broke down decisively, erasing prior gains and pushing the asset into a corrective

Geneva, Switzerland, January 8, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), welcomes the recognition of the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU) in a recent report published by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). As a global money laundering and […]

A federal judge decided Wednesday that Elon Musk can take his claims against OpenAI to a jury, moving forward with accusations that the artificial intelligence company abandoned its original mission when it shifted to a profit-making business model. The decision came from U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, who told the courtroom […]

The cryptocurrency market is turning once again, and the mood is evolving rapidly. Somehow, at the start of 2026, XRP has turned into a bull, and new institutions and analysts have become interested in it, which has remained on the right side.  Meanwhile, a more recent name is beginning to take over the discussion on […]

The Pi Swedish Krona (SEK) exchange-traded product (ETP), introduced by Valour, a subsidiary of DeFi Technologies, has been on the market for the fifth consecutive month on Sweden’s Spotlight Stock Market. However, the product has seen limited trading activity. As reported by Cryptopolitan, the ETP hit the market, allowing traditional investors in the Nordic region […]

Zcash price has come under sharp pressure following internal turmoil within its core development team. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency recorded a steep decline as confidence weakened. At the same t

The core development team of Zcash (ZEC) has resigned due to a conflict over fundamental disagreements over the project's original vision and governance.

Sei has warned its USDC.n holders to swap or migrate their digital assets to the Sei Network before the end of March 2026.

Binance launched TradFi markets, starting with gold and silver.