Bitcoin

Bybit Launches Industry’s First Bounty Site Against Lazarus Hacking Group

Bybit crypto exchange launched a brand new website to start a war against the North Korean hacking group Lazarus. Summary ByBit crypto exchange launched a new website lazarusbounty.com. ByBit exchange collaborated with a top crypto intelligence firm to track the…

SEC Drops Uniswap Investigation Amid Shift to Crypto-Friendly Regulation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) closed its investigation into Uniswap Labs on Feb. 25, 2025, ending a four-year probe without enforcement action, a move seen as part of a broader pivot toward crypto-friendly regulation under new leadership. Crypto…

Bitdeer Posts $531.9M Q4 Loss Amid Heavy ASIC Investments, Eyes 40 EH/s Hashrate Target  

Bitdeer Technologies Group reported a $531.9 million net loss for Q4 2024 as it invested heavily in proprietary mining hardware development, including $243.4 million in payments to chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), while targeting a self-mining hashrate of…

Chainflip to Block Bybit Hack Funds With New Protocol Upgrade

Chainflip, a decentralized cross-chain service and market maker, is implementing an upgrade to block illicit funds, specifically those from the recent Bybit hack. Hacked Funds Expose LPs to Excessive Risk Market maker Chainflip has announced it will proceed with a…

Fake Trump Pardons FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, SBF Launches Meme Token – Scam Alert

Fake X account claimed that Donald Trump ordered the US authorities to free Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) from jail. Also, this suspicious X user launched a new meme token, $SBF. Summary Fake Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) launched a new meme token. Investigations…

Peter Schiff Rips Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Boldness, Slams Strategy and BTC Investors

As bitcoin dipped on Monday and into Tuesday, Peter Schiff—a vocal economic pundit and longtime BTC skeptic—leveraged the digital asset’s decline to lob a critique at Strategy’s Michael Saylor and the cryptocurrency’s volatility. Schiff Goes After Saylor’s Bitcoin Moves Schiff,…

The Reason Of Bitcoin Dump: Trump Tariffs On Canada And Mexico, BTC Breaks Below $87,000

The crypto market moved down after Trump confirmed tariffs on Canada and Mexico, causing massive liquidations and highlighting Bitcoin’s sensitivity to policy. After Donald Trump’s confirmation, the crypto market faced a sharp downturn. As Bitcoin’s price dropped, the market saw…

Metaplanet Expands Bitcoin Treasury to 2,235 BTC With New $12.9 Million Purchase

Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet has acquired an additional 135 BTC for $12.9 million, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 2,235 BTC. The company has outlined ambitious targets of 10,000 BTC by 2025 and 21,000 BTC by 2026 as part of…

Bitcoin ETFs $1 Billion Outflows

US Bitcoin ETFs saw their largest two-week outflow ever, with over $1.14 billion leaving the funds as investors react to growing US-China trade tensions. The two-week outflow is the largest since Bitcoin ETFs launched in January 2024. February has been…

Latam Insights Encore: Tether Prepares for Business Model Erosion, Doubling Down in Latam

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from the past week. This edition examines how Tether is expanding both its foothold and its business to pivot from a model that…