The bitcoins were surrendered to Seoul’s Gangnam Police during an investigation in November 2021.

BTC Ponzi scheme yields 20 years in prison for mastermind

After dipping to $65,092 yesterday, Bitcoin has found some stability and is currently trading near $69,000 as of February 13. The asset is up about 4.3% at last check, clinging to about a 1% gain on the week. However, the…

Pi coin price climbed double‑digits on Friday as the network’s long‑running experiment in “mobile‑first” crypto collides with hard mainnet deadlines and bruised holders looking for a bottom. Pi coin (PI) price has jumped around 12% from recent lows as the…

XRP price could rally 100% if BlackRock files for an XRP ETF, as analysts flag a shift in institutional allocations beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum into alternative assets. A cryptocurrency analyst has projected that XRP (XRP) price could rally 100% if…

Mainland China widens its crypto ban to cover RMB-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, even as Hong Kong pushes ahead with a licensed stablecoin regime. China’s central bank and top regulatory authorities have extended the country’s cryptocurrency ban to include…

Binance rolls out its prepaid Mastercard crypto card to select CIS markets, offering instant crypto-to-fiat payments, cashback rewards, and a Valentine promo amid scam warnings. Binance has launched its prepaid Mastercard crypto card in several Commonwealth of Independent States countries,…

There are hundreds of cryptocurrency payment startups operating across the U.S. that can help regional banks bridge the digital gap.

Vitalik Buterin says crypto apps must move beyond “pay users or fail,” using incentives only to offset early risks while focusing on real utility and committed communities. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has weighed in on ongoing debates within the cryptocurrency…

Crypto has no shortage of information. What it increasingly lacks is separation. A recent independent analysis conducted by Chainstory of nearly 3,000 crypto press releases highlights a structural issue that many readers, founders, and journalists have sensed for years but […]

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A South Korean crypto exchange mistakenly issued 15 times its holdings in Bitcoin during an ill-fated promotional effort, drawing the ire of regulators during a sensitive period for crypto legalization in the country.

Only 0.3% of cryptocurrency exchange transaction clients got rich as a result of a major error.

The central government is closing loopholes that allowed some of its citizens to use cryptocurrencies despite the 2021 ban.