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The US Securities and Exchange Commission says it does not view memecoins as securities but warned any fraudulent tokens could still be subject to enforcement actions by other regulators. The agency’s Division of Corporation Finance said in a Feb. 27 statement that, in its view, memecoins “do not involve the offer and sale of securities

Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific unveiled plans for a $1.2 billion data center expansion in partnership with artificial intelligence startup CoreWeave. The announcement followed the company’s fourth-quarter 2024 earnings report, which showed a net loss of $265 million. On Feb. 26, the Bitcoin (BTC) mining company published its fourth quarter and full-year results for 2024.

Bitcoin may finally reach a key downside target from last year as BTC/USD edges ever closer to old all-time highs. In fresh X analysis on Feb. 27, trader and analyst Rekt Capital flagged an incoming “gap” in CME Group’s Bitcoin futures markets. Battle of the Bitcoin futures gaps begins Bitcoin (BTC) hit new multimonth lows

THORChain, a crosschain swap protocol, is experiencing a surge in activity following the $1.4 billion exploit of cryptocurrency exchange Bybit. On Feb. 26, the protocol processed $859.61 million in swaps, marking its highest-ever daily volume, according to data from THORChain Explorer. The momentum continued on Feb. 27, adding $210 million (and counting), pushing total swap

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has taken a major hit this week, with analysts speculating on its next move after a tumultuous period. As of Feb. 27, the cryptocurrency is down 3% over the last 24 hours and 10% over the last seven days.  Traders and analysts believe in the potential for Bitcoin to drop further, specifically

Troubled cryptocurrency exchange Bybit is making preparations for a full operational license in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after recently suffering a $1.4 billion hack. Bybit received in-principle approval to set up a virtual asset platform operator in the UAE from the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the exchange announced on Thursday, Feb. 27. The

Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet issued 2 billion Japanese yen ($13.35 million) in bonds to continue expanding its BTC reserves, marking the latest move in a series of purchases that began in May 2024. On Feb. 27, Metaplanet announced the fresh issuance of 0% ordinary bonds worth 2 billion yen to purchase Bitcoin (BTC). According

XRP (XRP) price has dropped 17% over the last seven days and 27% in the past month, losing several key support levels along the way. This has left market participants wondering whether XRP’s price could drop further in the coming days. XRP/USD daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView XRP price levels to watch under $2.40 XRP’s latest

A Bitcoin whale known as “Spoofy” acquired more than $340 million worth of BTC on the Bitfinex exchange as Bitcoin’s price dropped below $90,000. On Feb. 27, community members reported that the whale had accumulated 4,000 Bitcoin (BTC) while the asset hovered between $82,000 and $85,000. The position is worth around $344 million at the

The US Congress is reportedly set to consider legislation that would ban the issuance of memecoins like President Donald Trump’s Official Trump (TRUMP) token. House Democrats are preparing to introduce the Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Enforcement (MEME) Act, which would prohibit public officials from profiting from digital assets, California Representative Sam Liccardo told ABC News

On Nov. 11, 2022, then-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried resigned, handing the company’s reins over to John Ray, who immediately filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States. The day marked the beginning of the end of what was once one of the world’s most prominent and influential cryptocurrency exchanges.  US authorities charged Bankman-Fried

The FTX bankruptcy estate is continuing its pursuit of lawsuits against cryptocurrency companies as part of its ongoing proceedings, with the latest filing targeting Binance. A group of firms involved in the FTX bankruptcy proceedings have initiated a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance, seeking to recover $1.8 billion, according to a complaint filed on Nov.

The Coinbase-backed crypto advocacy group Stand With Crypto has expanded to Australia as part of a broader move to push for regulatory clarity and crypto-friendly policy in the country.  Tom Duff Gordon, vice president of international policy at Coinbase, said the overarching goal of the new offshoot of Stand With Crypto is to bring political

Supported by a new all-time high (ATH) market price above $81,000, the total market capitalization of Bitcoin crossed $1.6 trillion for the first time since its launch in 2009. On Nov. 11, Bitcoin (BTC) reached a market capitalization of $1.62 trillion amid the ongoing bull market, concurrently bringing up the global crypto market cap to

Alameda Research filed a lawsuit against Aleksandr Ivanov, founder of Waves, as part of its ongoing legal strategy to recover crypto assets. The trading arm of the bankrupt FTX exchange is aiming to recoup at least $90 million of digital assets from Waves, according to a Nov. 11 court filing.  In March 2022, Alameda Research

Cryptocurrency analytics platform Nansen is expanding its capabilities beyond Ethereum by moving into Bitcoin through a partnership with the Bitcoin layer-2 (L2) network, Bitlayer.  Nansen is debuting Bitcoin (BTC) analytics services by delivering blockchain data analytics to Bitlayer, an L2 network supporting smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps) on Bitcoin. As the first Bitcoin L2

The DeltaPrime protocol was exploited for $4.8 million worth of digital assets, adding to a growing number of crypto hacks in 2024, which may surpass the value stolen in 2023. DeltaPrime, a decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity protocol, was exploited for $4.8 million worth of Arbitrum (ARB) and Avalanche (AVAX) tokens. The hack, still under investigation,

Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Infinex has announced plans to list the top 500 crypto assets and release an updated version of its platform in early 2025. In an interview at Near’s Redacted conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Infinex founder Kain Warwick told Cointelegraph editor Andrew Fenton about the DeFi platform’s plans to list the top 500