BITCOIN NEWS

Iran turns to BTC as rial plummets 90%, IRGC activity explodes

Chainalysis claims that Iranians are increasingly withdrawing Bitcoin from exchanges and stashing it in their personal wallets, as the rial has plummeted 90% since 2018. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has dominated on-chain activity in Iran, accounting for over 50% of the total value r...

ETHEREUM NEWS

Tom Lee Linked Wallet Pulls In $80M ETH as Ethereum Presses $3,400

A wallet linked by Arkham to Tom Lee’s Bitmine received about $80 million in Ether, lifting its balance to roughly 24,068 ETH. Meanwhile, Ethereum traded near $3,310 as price tested the $3,350 to $3,400 resistance band on the daily Binance chart. Tom Lee-linked wallet receives about $80 million in E...

CRYPTO NEWS

Crypto Kingpin’s Double Life: $8M Empire Crumbles

 Brian Sewell was convicted of three years for a $2.9million crypto fraud and an unlicensed money-sending business. The founder of the American Bitcoin Academy is also required to pay huge restitution. Brian Sewell suffered a colossal failure in his cryptocurrency empire. The Washington County resid...

FINANCE NEWS

FC Barcelona Captain Ter Stegen Reportedly Agrees To Leave Club

FC Barcelona captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen has agreed to leave the club and join Girona on loan according to SER Catalunya journalist Nil Sola and transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano, who both cited anonymous sources. Getty Images FC Barcelona captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen has agreed to leave the...

TECH NEWS

Coinbase Expands Into Stocks as Brian Armstrong Pushes All-in-One

Coinbase has started rolling out stock trading to a small group of users, signaling a fresh push beyond crypto. According to Fortune report, the move marks a key step in CEO Brian Armstrong’s plan to turn the platform into an “all-in-one” place for investing.  Besides crypto, the company wants to su...

NFT NEWS

Over 100 Million Ordinals — While Inscription Hype Fades, Bitcoin Quietly Becomes a Top NFT Chain

While the spotlight has wandered from non-fungible tokens ( NFTs), Bitcoin-based NFT sales are closing in on the $6 billion threshold, with the network quietly claiming third place among blockchains by total NFT sales and moving past Ronin. At the same time, Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin block...

BLOCKCHAIN NEWS

Coinbase Expands Stock Trading, Eyes Blockchain Equity

Key Points: Main event: Coinbase expands its services to include stock trading. Plan to integrate blockchain equities within two years. Bitcoin dividends might soon be on the horizon for shareholders. Coinbase plans to expand stock trading via traditional methods to all users in the coming weeks, wi...