Digital Currency Group will pay the SEC a fine of $38 million

The investment conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG), led by Barry Silbert, was accused by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of misleading investors, and sentenced to pay a fine of USD 38 million. As announced in a presentation made by the SEC this January 17, the firm agreed to make the payment within … Read more

XRP trading volume is surpassing that of bitcoin

In an unexpected turn for the market, XRP, the cryptocurrency issued by Ripple, surpassed bitcoin (BTC) in trading volume on Coinbase, one of the world’s leading cryptoasset exchanges. This phenomenon, driven by growing enthusiasm around the XRP marketreveals a temporary change in investor preferences. According to CoinGecko dataXRP reached 25% of trading volume on Coinbase, … Read more

now that we have profits with bitcoin they want to tell us what to invest in

“The key is not to listen to them,” President Nayib Bukele wrote in X, using the expression to present the excerpt of a video where he talks about the bitcoin treasure that El Salvador possesses. In his message, the president addressed his opponents, strongly questioning the position they have maintained during these years, against your … Read more

Betting on Polymarket gives a 65% probability of creating a bitcoin reserve in the US.

On betting site Polymarket, users are betting on the possibility of a national bitcoin (BTC) reserve being created in the United States this year. So far, 65% of bettors consider that the coming Donald Trump government could establish this BTC treasury. This bet has collected more than $129,300 since its creation on December 31, 2024. … Read more

Tokenized fart leads weekly crypto rally

In a market where “serious” cryptocurrencies like XDC Network or XRP struggle to stand out, the memecoin called Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) has led the weekly increases, registering an increase of more than 50%. Its popularity, fueled by the rise of memecoins generated by artificial intelligence (AI), illustrates how humorous trends can influence the digital financial space. … Read more

What’s next, Bitcoin! Quantum-proof wallets?!

Other signature schemes could replace the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm. The replacement would seek to prevent the derivation of private keys from public bitcoin addresses. The community of users and developers have expressed their concern about the future of Bitcoin in the face of the advent of quantum computing. To date, concerns have mainly … Read more

US court approves return of 94,000 BTC stolen from Bitfinex

With the return of these BTC, the amount that would be allocated to the reserve planned by Trump decreases. Once delivery is completed, the US will have less bitcoin than China. The United States government must return to Bitfinex almost 80% of the bitcoins that were confiscated in the framework of the hack perpetrated against … Read more

BCRA issues measures to promote “currency competition”

The initiative seeks to equalize the efficiency of payment methods, both in pesos and dollars. Javier Milei’s government has supported the idea of ​​free currency competition in the economy. This Thursday, the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) announced a series of measures to promote currency competition in the economy. These regulations seek to … Read more

Do XRP holders have anything to fear from the SEC’s new appeal?

The SEC has decided to continue with the lawsuit against Ripple Labs. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse called this decision “crazy.” Next January 20 will mark the beginning of a new presidency of Donald Trump in the United States. With this change of government, a renewal in the leadership of several federal agencies is anticipated. One … Read more