Crypto

XRP reserves on Binance hit a 1-year high as price dropped below $2.74. Traders brace for high volatility this September.

Bitcoin price strength disappears despite nonfarm payrolls data cementing Fed rate cut bets, and bulls are nowhere to be seen. Key points: Bitcoin disappoints with volatility around US jobs data, resulting in a dive under $111,000. BTC price action gives up all its gains while gold goes on to hit yet another all-time high. Read more

French elite GIGN forces freed a Swiss hostage and arrested seven suspects in a cryptocurrency ransom plot near Valence-TGV station using nearly 150 officers, marking the latest incident in France's emergence as a global hotspot for crypto-linked violent crime with at least ten cases since January. The post France’s Crypto Kidnapping Crisis Continues as Police Free Swiss Hostage, Arrest Seven appeared first on Cryptonews.

World Liberty Financial has blacklisted a major investor wallet tied to Tron founder Justin Sun – a dramatic move that may have triggered panic across the market, with WLFI plunging 18.8% since the news broke.On-chain data suggests the blacklisted wallet had invested millions into the Trump family-backed project, raising serious questions about what comes next […] The post WLFI Price Prediction: Trump Token in Chaos After Billionaire Wallet Blacklisted – Collapse Incoming? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Tokenized money market funds are expected to lead adoption thanks to their attractive yields relative to stablecoins, the report said.

Stablecoin operator Tether is expanding its bullion bets as El Salvador makes its first gold purchase in decades to diversify reserves.

A mysterious XRP whale just moved millions in a single transaction – and it could be the clearest sign yet that big players are quietly stacking XRP before the next leg up, fueling a bullish XRP price prediction.The alert came from respected trader Xaif Crypto (18K+ followers on X), who spotted the high-value transfer before […] The post XRP Price Prediction: $700 Million Whale Transfer Shocks Community – Is Wall Street Quietly Buying? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Paul Atkins and Caroline Pham presented a united front when discussing future regulatory moves by their two agencies during a call on Friday.

Nasdaq-listed Solana treasury DeFi Development Corp. (DFSV) holdings now total $409 million – Solana price prediction now eyes stronger returns with fresh institutional backing. The post Solana Price Prediction: Nasdaq-Listed Firm Bets $409M on SOL – Are Institutions Secretly Loading Up? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto exchange Bybit has become the first crypto exchange to debut stablecoin payments for regulatory fees in Kazakhstan’s AIFC. Kazakhstan’s financial regulators have allowed license and supervision fees to be paid in USD-pegged stablecoins. Kazakhstan’s Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA), a designated financial authority for the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), has launched a project enabling AIFC members to pay regulatory fees in USD-pegged stablecoins. The regulator announced on Thursday that the project was officially launched at the local event Astana Finance Days 2025, signing a related multilateral memorandum of understanding (MMoU) with the centralized crypto exchange (CEX) Bybit. Read more

The $1-to-Bitcoin-millionaire story is mostly a myth. Discover why early buyers faced extreme volatility, exchange collapses, lost private keys and more. It’s almost an irresistible daydream: step into a time machine, buy a pile of Bitcoin for pennies in 2010 and return to the present to find millions sitting in your account. In March 2010, the first recorded Bitcoin exchange price was about $0.003 per Bitcoin (BTC), and prices never rose above $0.40 that year. Today, BTC trades well into the six-figure range. Read more

The expansion is expected to come through a pending acquisition of Dogehash, a miner focused on the Scrypt algorithm that secures both Dogecoin and Litecoin.

OnlyFans and Pornhub creator accounts may be harder to secure than a crypto account, but stricter hurdles don’t always mean stronger KYC. The verification process on adult platforms can be more cumbersome than Know Your Customer (KYC) checks on cryptocurrency exchanges — though added difficulty doesn’t necessarily reflect stronger compliance. Signing up as a model on OnlyFans or Pornhub isn’t all that different from opening an account on a crypto trading platform. The process often begins with a Google login (or other online accounts, depending on the exchange), followed by the familiar ritual of selfies and ID uploads. Both adult platforms and crypto exchanges are under mounting scrutiny over how they verify users — one to prevent minors from selling explicit content, the other to stop criminals from laundering money.  Read more

The company added CRO to its balance sheet and will integrate token rewards into its services as part of partnership with the crypto exchange.

Lawmakers are faced with a choice to block the creation of a US digital dollar due to privacy concerns, though critics argue the fight is more about politics. As US lawmakers return from their August recess, the debate over central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is once again at the forefront of crypto policy. In the latest episode of Byte-Sized Insight, Cointelegraph spoke with Sheila Warren, CEO of the Project Liberty Institute, about whether the CBDC debate in Washington reflects real risks or political posturing, and what it means for the future of the digital dollar. Supporters of the measure argue that a CBDC would endanger civil liberties by giving the government unprecedented access to financial data.  Read more

PayPal's crypto checkout and global regulatory clarity signal the next phase: payments that work invisibly, not speculation that demands attention. Opinion by: Innokenty Isers, Founder and CEO of Paybis The loudest signal in months was not a price chart — it was a checkout button.  PayPal turned on crypto at the point of sale for US merchants, promising near-instant settlement and international fees up to 90% lower than the status quo.  Read more

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed lawmakers to create clear and transparent rules for the country’s cryptocurrency market. Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed lawmakers to develop transparent rules for the country’s cryptocurrency market. According to a Friday report by the local news agency Belarusian Telegraph Agency, Lukashenko said during a recent government conference that it is important for Belarus to keep up with trends. He said: Lukashenko pointed out that in 2023, he “gave a number of instructions to ensure comprehensive regulation of the sphere of digital tokens and cryptocurrencies.” He was referring to the Belarusian Presidential Decree No. 80, which called for developing a national crypto framework. Read more

Sui (SUI) rose 5% and Filecoin (FIL) jumped 4.5% from Thursday.

The soft numbers not only cement the case for a Fed rate cut later this month, but likely put a 50 basis point move on the table versus the previously expected 25.

Bitcoin whale moves $52M after 13 years, sparking market debate. BTC eyes $115K–$117K in short term, with $130K possible on sustained breakout momentum. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Legendary BTC Wallet Suddenly Moves $52 Million – Is Satoshi Alive?  appeared first on Cryptonews.