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A landmark crypto fraud case involving two brothers accused of stealing $25 million through an alleged exploit on Ethereum has ended without a verdict. The post High-Profile Ethereum MEV Fraud Trial Collapses as Judge Declares Mistrial appeared first on Cryptonews.

CZ said he was surprised by Trump’s pardon, insisting he never met or did business with the US president or his family. The post Former Binance CEO CZ Says He Never Met Trump, ‘Surprised’ by Presidential Pardon appeared first on Cryptonews.

Zero-knowledge proofs replace shared observation with shared verification, enabling accountability without revealing sensitive information. Regulators must embrace privacy as infrastructure. Opinion by: Agata Ferreira, assistant professor at the Warsaw University of Technology A new consensus is forming across the Web3 world. For years, privacy was treated as a compliance problem, liability for developers and at best, a niche concern. Now it is becoming clear that privacy is actually what digital freedom is built on.  The Ethereum Foundation’s announcement of the Privacy Cluster — a cross-team effort focused on private reads and writes, confidential identities and zero-knowledge proofs — is a sign of a philosophical redefinition of what trust, consensus and truth mean in the digital age and a more profound realization that privacy must be built into infrastructure. Read more

Ark Investment Management has just trimmed its 2030 Bitcoin bull case from $1.5 million to $1.2 million, and a $300,000 cut may sound dramatic until one understands what actually changed. Cathie Wood didn’t panic about bond markets or abandon her thesis, but instead adjusted for competition. In recent CNBC appearances and updates, Wood explicitly tied […] The post Cathie Wood revises Bitcoin forecast as stablecoins gain ground appeared first on CryptoSlate.

XRP is down by almost 10% weekly.

Italian banks have endorsed the ECB’s digital euro project but called for implementation costs to be spread out over several years. Italian banks have expressed their support for the European Central Bank’s (ECB) digital euro initiative, but are calling for the implementation costs to be spread out over several years due to the financial burden it places on the sector. “We're in favour of the digital euro because it embodies a concept of digital sovereignty,” said Marco Elio Rottigni, General Manager of the Italian Banking Association (ABI), during a press seminar in Florence,  Reuters reported on Friday. “Costs for the project, however, are very high in the context of the capital expenditure banks must sustain. They could be spread over time,” Rottigni added. Read more

Bitcoin is entering a much more “mature era” that is healthy for the asset and will see attention returning, according to Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn. Optimism around Bitcoin was far stronger at the start of the year, but it may not be long before the cryptocurrency regains that same level of hype, according to Galaxy Digital’s head of research, Alex Thorn. “Attention will come back to Bitcoin, it always does,” Thorn said during an interview with CNBC on Friday, emphasizing that “Bitcoin was the hottest trade of the year at the start of the year” after Donald Trump’s win in the US presidential election. Thorn said investors have turned their attention toward areas like AI, nuclear energy, quantum technology, and gold. “There were a lot of other places to get gains this year that impeded the allocation to Bitcoin,” he said. Read more

Ripple Labs closed a $500 million strategic funding round in 2025 at a $40 billion valuation, led by Fortress Investment Group and Citadel Securities with participation from Brevan Howard, Marshall Wace, Pantera Capital, and Galaxy Digital. This came on top of a $1 billion tender offer earlier in the year at the same valuation, providing […] The post Ripple fortifies with $500M investment, leaving XRP’s role uncertain appeared first on CryptoSlate.

"Binance will never contact you on WhatsApp to offer investment opportunities, request payments, or ask for your personal information," the team said.

A crypto analyst said Bitcoin’s dominance chart has “looked bearish for weeks” and altcoin season could be on the horizon. The recent volatility in Bitcoin’s dominance could be a signal that altcoin season is approaching sooner than many traders expect, according to a crypto analyst. “The reason why you should have confidence in the altcoin price action is because the BTC Dominance chart looks bearish and has looked bearish for many weeks,” crypto analyst Matthew Hyland said in an X post on Friday.  “The downtrend is favorable to continue; therefore, this relief rally has been a dead cat bounce in a downtrend,” Hyland said. In a separate video on Saturday, Hyland said that the recent volatility in Bitcoin’s (BTC) price may have been orchestrated by traditional finance giants. Read more

A crypto analyst said Bitcoin’s dominance chart has “looked bearish for weeks” and altcoin season could be on the horizon. The recent volatility in Bitcoin’s dominance could be a signal that altcoin season is approaching sooner than many traders expect, according to a crypto analyst. “The reason why you should have confidence in the altcoin price action is because the BTC Dominance chart looks bearish and has looked bearish for many weeks,” crypto analyst Matthew Hyland said in an X post on Friday.  “The downtrend is favorable to continue; therefore, this relief rally has been a dead cat bounce in a downtrend,” Hyland said. In a separate video on Saturday, Hyland said that the recent volatility in Bitcoin’s (BTC) price may have been orchestrated by traditional finance giants. Read more

As crypto trading volumes collapse in South Korea, retail investors are flocking to the stock market, fueling a state-backed AI-driven rally that’s replaced altcoin mania with semiconductor fever.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, CZ denies ties to Trump, said pardon was a ‘surprise,’ Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added $2 million in BitMine shares across its ETFs. Meanwhile, Bitcoin retail investors and whales are moving in opposite directions. Binance co-founder CZ said the pardon from United States President Donald Trump came as a surprise and that the two have never met, spoken personally, or had close ties. The only interaction CZ has had with the Trump family was talking to Eric Trump at the Bitcoin Middle East and North Africa (MENA) conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), CZ told Fox News. He also said he was unaware of how the pardon would develop throughout the process: Read more

Ripple rejects IPO plans, Cathie Wood reduces Bitcoin 2030 forecast, and other crypto news: Hodler’s Digest Ripple, the US blockchain company behind the XRP cryptocurrency, will not pursue an initial public offering following the conclusion of its years-long legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Ripple president Monica Long said the company has no plans or timeline for an IPO, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday. Were in a fortunate position where weve been able to be very well capitalized and fund all of our organic growth, inorganic growth, strategic partnerships, anything we want to do, Long said. Read more

Ripple rejects IPO plans, Cathie Wood reduces Bitcoin 2030 forecast, and other crypto news: Hodler’s Digest Ripple, the US blockchain company behind the XRP cryptocurrency, will not pursue an initial public offering following the conclusion of its years-long legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Ripple president Monica Long said the company has no plans or timeline for an IPO, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday. Were in a fortunate position where weve been able to be very well capitalized and fund all of our organic growth, inorganic growth, strategic partnerships, anything we want to do, Long said. Read more

Ripple rejects IPO plans, Cathie Wood reduces Bitcoin 2030 forecast, and other crypto news: Hodler’s Digest Ripple, the US blockchain company behind the XRP cryptocurrency, will not pursue an initial public offering following the conclusion of its years-long legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Ripple president Monica Long said the company has no plans or timeline for an IPO, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday. Were in a fortunate position where weve been able to be very well capitalized and fund all of our organic growth, inorganic growth, strategic partnerships, anything we want to do, Long said. Read more

BTC has been glued to its fair value since March 2024 and is getting ready to spring higher, according to author and analyst Adam Livingston. The Bitcoin (BTC) power law, which places BTC at a “fair value” of $142,000, suggests that the price of BTC is getting ready to burst to the upside, according to author and analyst Adam Livingston.  Bitcoin's upper band price by December 31, 2025, is projected at about $512,000, while the fair-value price sits at about $142,000, with the low end of the range coming in just north of the $50,000 level, Livingston said.  Price “hugging” the fair value line since March 2024 is unusual and suggests that Bitcoin is ready to explode higher, Livingston said. He added:  Read more

BTC has been glued to its fair value since March 2024 and is getting ready to spring higher, according to author and analyst Adam Livingston. The Bitcoin (BTC) power law, which places BTC at a “fair value” of $142,000, suggests that the price of BTC is getting ready to burst to the upside, according to author and analyst Adam Livingston.  Bitcoin's upper band price by December 31, 2025, is projected at about $512,000, while the fair-value price sits at about $142,000, with the low end of the range coming in just north of the $50,000 level, Livingston said.  Price “hugging” the fair value line since March 2024 is unusual and suggests that Bitcoin is ready to explode higher, Livingston said. He added:  Read more

Binance co-founder CZ pushed back against allegations that his pardon was motivated by close ties or business deals with the Trump family. Binance co-founder CZ said he was somewhat surprised at receiving a pardon from United States President Donald Trump and denied having a business relationship with the Trump family during an interview on Friday. CZ told Fox News that he never physically met or spoke with Trump before or after receiving a presidential pardon in October, and only met with Trump’s son Eric once at the Bitcoin Middle East and North Africa conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. “There is no business relationship between me, Binance, and World Liberty Finance,” CZ said. He added that he was unaware of the status of his pardon during the process: The pardon drew mixed reactions, with the crypto community celebrating it as a win for the industry and a reversal of the anti-crypto policies of the Biden administration, while Democratic lawmakers were critical of the pardon, accusing Trump of ...

Binance co-founder CZ pushed back against allegations that his pardon was motivated by close ties or business deals with the Trump family. Binance co-founder CZ said he was somewhat surprised at receiving a pardon from United States President Donald Trump and denied having a business relationship with the Trump family during an interview on Friday. CZ told Fox News that he never physically met or spoke with Trump before or after receiving a presidential pardon in October, and only met with Trump’s son Eric once at the Bitcoin Middle East and North Africa conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. “There is no business relationship between me, Binance, and World Liberty Finance,” CZ said. He added that he was unaware of the status of his pardon during the process: The pardon drew mixed reactions, with the crypto community celebrating it as a win for the industry and a reversal of the anti-crypto policies of the Biden administration, while Democratic lawmakers were critical of the pardon, accusing Trump of ...