Unknown attacker causes headaches during Pectra upgrade on Sepolia

An Ethereum developer says the recent Pectra upgrade of the Sepolia testnet ran into errors, which was made worse after an attacker used an “edge case” to cause the mining…

Robinhood to pay $30M to settle US regulator probes

Online trading platform Robinhood has agreed to pay $29.75 million to settle several probes from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) related to the company’s supervision and compliance practices. The…

US dollar plunge powers Bitcoin bull case, but other metrics concern: Analyst

A weakening US dollar could be bullish for Bitcoin, but two metrics could be cause for concern in the short term, according to Real Vision crypto analyst Jamie Coutts. “While…

US housing dept mulls blockchain, stablecoin to pay and monitor grants: Report

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development is reportedly looking to experiment with using blockchain and a stablecoin for some of its functions. The department, whose duties include overseeing…

Utah’s Senate passes Bitcoin bill — but scraps key provision

Utah’s Bitcoin bill has passed the state Senate, but without its cornerstone, a clause that would have made it the first US state with its own Bitcoin reserve. The HB230…

Solana down 29% in 2025 despite liquidity surge, US crypto stockpile inclusion

Solana has fallen nearly 29% since the start of 2025, despite the injection of $10 billion in new liquidity and its inclusion in the US Digital Asset Stockpile, according to…

CZ urges Elon Musk to ban bots on the X social media platform

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) urged Elon Musk to ban bots — automated accounts that spam the social media site and are used to amplify content or for coordinated attacks…

Binance announces community voting mechanism for token listings

Binance, the world’s largest centralized exchange, has announced a community co-governance structure that allows Binance users to vote to list or delist tokens on the platform. According to the announcement,…

Only 4% of the world’s population holds Bitcoin in 2025: Report

Only 4% of the global population currently holds Bitcoin (BTC), with the highest concentration of ownership in the United States, where an estimated 14% of individuals own BTC. According to…

Bitcoin slides another 3% — Is BTC price headed for $69K next?

Bitcoin (BTC) still risks a crash to $75,000 as BTC price weakness accelerates into the weekly close. How low can BTC price action go before finding a bottom? Popular market…