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Monero (XMR) is built so that an outside observer cannot see who paid whom, or how much. Every transaction hides its sender, its receiver, and its amount by default, and there is no way to send a transparent Monero payment by mistake. That is why the question “Is Monero traceable?” usually gets a short answer: […] The post Is Monero Traceable? What the FCMP++ Upgrade Changes, and When appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto projects are struggling to survive as falling revenues, depleted funding and security breaches force closures across DeFi, blockchain infrastructure and gaming. Crypto researcher Stacy Muur has identified 82 digital asset projects and protocols that have reportedly shut down in 2026, raising questions about the financial sustainability of businesses across decentralized finance, blockchain infrastructure and Web3 gaming. The list, published on X on Tuesday, includes Balancer, Radiant Capital, Neon EVM and Step Finance, among dozens of others. Muur described the number of closures as unlike anything she had previously witnessed. The shutdowns follow a prolonged bear market, with Bitcoin (BTC) retreating from its October 2025 record high above $126,000 to below $60,000 earlier this year, adding to the financial strain on projects already struggling to attract users and generate revenue. Read more

Bitcoin price analysis: Zelenskyy’s plan to resume refinery strikes tests a 300,000-tonne diesel deal, while oil and BTC moves remain unconfirmed. The post Russia Crypto: Diesel Deal Falters as Zelensky Resumes Refinery Strikes, What Now for Oil Bitcoin? appeared first on Cryptonews.

SEC-approved binary options tied to Coinbase and MARA metrics offer crypto exposure without tokens, while Clarity Act questions remain unresolved. The post SEC Crypto: What do the Coinbase and MARA Binary Options Mean? appeared first on Cryptonews.

A hardware implant was found in one device tied to CryptoBilis, as estimated losses reach $93 million across 311 wallets on five chains. The post Ledger Exploit Explained: What Ex Mt.Gox CEO Found, and How to Protect Your Crypto appeared first on Cryptonews.

Wall Street closes at 4 p.m., but apparently that's becoming more of a suggestion than a rule. You can now spend the evening watching Netflix and making leveraged bets on American semiconductor companies while the exchange where their shares trade is closed. Crypto has spent years making financial markets available at every hour of the […] The post What happens when crypto trades stocks while Wall Street sleeps? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Crypto Bunker is Justin Drake’s plan for gradual fund migration, not proof that AI has broken Bitcoin or Ethereum cryptography. The post What is Crypto Bunker Mode? Ethereum’s Justin Drake Warns of a Possible AI Break appeared first on Cryptonews.

Polymarket prices a Democratic Congress sweep at 66.5%, but the market is not a poll or a direct signal for crypto prices or policy. The post US Midterms Polymarket Odds: What a 66.5% Democratic Sweep Price Means for Crypto Policy appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ethereum trades near $2,495 as Glamsterdam upgrade testing clears key hurdles. Full price analysis, key levels, and what the 200M gas limit means for ETH. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: What to Expect From the Glamsterdam Upgrade? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin trades near $76,588 after the CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate and the Fed hiked rates. Key levels, scenarios, and an early-stage BTC L2 play. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: What’s Next After CLARITY Act Delay and Rate Hike? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Glassnode reported that altcoin market capitalization climbed 21% over the past month, while altcoins' share of the combined Bitcoin-and-altcoin market fell 0.9 percentage points over 90 days, based on data as of Sept. 7. Capital has moved up the entire crypto ladder together, with Bitcoin absorbing most of the gain while higher-beta tokens held their […] The post Altcoins gained 21% and still lost ground to Bitcoin. What would finally turn the tables? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

XRP trades at $1.3869 ahead of Tuesday's CLARITY Act cloture vote. Full price analysis, key levels, and what a Senate outcome means for XRP this week. The post XRP Price Prediction: What If the CLARITY Act Passes on Tuesday? appeared first on Cryptonews.

What happened within the ETH ecosystem on Friday when the asset rocketed to an 8-month high?

The US Senate has a limited window to pass a crypto market structure bill, but if it were to fail, the legislation could be completely remade or scrapped under Democrats in 2027. With lawmakers in the US Senate set to consider legislation pushed by many in the cryptocurrency industry for regulatory clarity, there’s a limited window for the bill to become law, potentially delaying it into the next session of Congress with different politics in play. The US Senate is scheduled to return to session on Monday after more than a month in which lawmakers were on state work periods. Senator John Thune, the Republican majority leader in the chamber, has scheduled a cloture vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act for Tuesday, in which his compatriots will need support from a handful of Democrats to meet the 60-vote threshold and overcome a filibuster. Should the bill fail to advance with a three-fifths supermajority, the Senate will have less than 36 days of business before 2027, when a new session of Co...

Corporate political donations hit a record $646 million over the 18 months through June, according to Public Citizen's analysis of FEC filings. Crypto political spending led every other corporate sector at $206 million, while crypto, AI, and online betting together accounted for $344 million, more than half the total. The GENIUS Act already created a […] The post What the $344M crypto political spending spree wants from Congress next appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Cronos restored pre-exploit state, Ontology paused before a confirmed loss, and ICON halted after assets reached exchanges, exposing three different emergency powers and recovery risks. The post Stopping a blockchain doesn’t always recover stolen funds – What actually happened when 3 networks pulled the plug appeared first on CryptoSlate.

What led to the major narrative change and the $500b+ freshly entered capital?

The CFTC ordered a trading ban for former Alameda and FTX executives, and US prosecutors opposed a motion from a US soldier accused of profiting from the removal of Nicolas Maduro. Update (Aug. 21, 9:50 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include information about the criminal case against Edward Zimbardi. On Tuesday, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) entered consent orders related to a 2022 enforcement action against former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and crypto exchange FTX co-founder Zixiao “Gary” Wang. The orders imposed by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) required that Ellison and Wang receive a five-year trading ban related to their roles in the crypto exchange’s collapse. The CFTC also ordered that the Alameda CEO receive a 10-year registration ban, while Wang received an eight-year registration ban. Read more

The following is a guest post and opinion from Danyel Arenas, Co-Founder and CEO at KiiChain. Visa’s launch of its Stablecoin Platform is a sign that stablecoins are moving into mainstream financial infrastructure. The platform gives banks, fintechs and payment providers a way to access, hold, move and redeem stablecoins within a Visa-managed environment. As […] The post Stablecoin payments are going mainstream. What happens when the recipient needs local currency? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A case tied to defunct crypto exchange FTX moves forward, a soldier seeks to dismiss over a Polymarket bet and a former congressman was ordered to pay $35,000 for manipulative trading. In a Friday filing with the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) over campaign finance charges, Michelle Bond’s legal team asked the court to consider precluding evidence related to former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, her husband who is currently serving a 90-month sentence after he pleaded guilty in 2023. Bond faces campaign finance charges alleging that her unsuccessful 2022 congressional run in New York was partially funded by contributions from FTX facilitated by Salame. As part of the filings this week, Bond asked the court to exclude evidence of her husband’s guilty plea and “related plea materials,” in which the former executive admitted to making “political contributions in [his] name that were funded by transfers from the bank accounts” of an entity tied to FTX.  “The Court should p...