Saga CEO discusses crypto industry’s shift toward GOP — ETH Denver

Rebecca Liao, co-founder and CEO of layer-1 blockchain Saga, believes that digital assets began as a bipartisan issue but gravitated toward the Republican Party in the last election cycle due…

SEC says memecoins aren’t securities, but fraud will still be policed

The US Securities and Exchange Commission says it does not view memecoins as securities but warned any fraudulent tokens could still be subject to enforcement actions by other regulators. The…

Hyperliquid flips Solana in fees, but is the ‘HYPE’ justified?

The decentralized perpetual futures trading sector has a new leader: Hyperliquid (HYPE). Launched in December 2024, Hyperliquid has its own Layer-1 blockchain, which has surpassed Solana in 7-day fees.  What’s…

Inside the Lazarus Group money laundering strategy

In the post-mortem of the $1.5 billion Bybit hack, two blockchain research organizations — Nansen and Chainalysis — have revealed the Lazarus Group’s money laundering strategy, which includes swapping illiquid…

Brutal 20% Ethereum price sell-off is not over, but is there a silver lining for ETH?

Ether (ETH) price stabilized near $2,300 after a sharp 20% drop over three days, hitting a low of $2,255. This decline shook market sentiment, as Ether hadn’t traded at these…

Pakistan considers ‘National Crypto Council’ to adopt digital currencies

The Finance Ministry of Pakistan is considering forming a “National Crypto Council” to explore the legalization of cryptocurrencies in the country, according to a report from local publication Dawn. The…

SEC agrees to drop Consensys lawsuit

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed in principle to drop its lawsuit against crypto firm Consensys. The suit claimed that aspects of MetaMask violated securities laws.…

Bybit hack a setback for institutional staking adoption: Everstake exec

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit’s billion-dollar cybersecurity exploit was a setback for institutional adoption of crypto staking, Bohdan Opryshko, staking services provider Everstake’s chief operating officer, told Cointelegraph.  On Feb. 21, the…

Bitcoin retreats to $85K as US confirms March Canada, Mexico tariffs

Bitcoin (BTC) drifted back to $85,000 at the Feb. 27 Wall Street open as markets digested confirmation of new US trade tariffs. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView BTC price sells…

Suspicious outflows detected from wallet linked to Mask Network founder

Onchain cybersecurity platform Cyvers detected suspicious outflows on Feb. 27 from an address linked to Mask Network founder Suji Yan. According to Cyvers, other flagged addresses had received about $4…