5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin is back with a vengeance this week as US President Donald Trump appears to confirm the strategic crypto reserve. Bitcoin (BTC) price action abandons its slump to seal a…

Uphold relaunches crypto staking in the US amid regulatory shifts

Cryptocurrency exchange Uphold has relaunched staking services in the US, citing a shift in regulatory policies and a more favorable stance toward digital assets. After resuming crypto staking in the…

Crypto lost to exploits, scams, hits $1.5B in February with Bybit hack: CertiK

Losses to crypto scams, exploits and hacks totaled nearly $1.53 billion in February, with the $1.4 billion Bybit hack accounting for the lion’s share of losses, said blockchain security firm…

Largest ever CME gap has just printed in Bitcoin futures

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has recorded its largest-ever Bitcoin futures gap following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a crypto strategic reserve on March 2.   More than $300 billion was…

Trader profits $6.8M from BTC, ETH bets placed before Trump crypto reserve post

A crypto whale that placed hundreds of 50x leverage long position bets on Bitcoin and Ether before US President Donald Trump announced a Crypto Strategic Reserve has profited nearly $7…

US authorities to return $8.2M seized from crypto ‘wrong number’ scammers to victims

US authorities are working to return $8.2 million in crypto frozen and seized from three scam addresses to victims of a con involving fraudulent messages and a fake investment scheme. …

UK hands down first criminal sentence over illegal crypto ATMs

An illegal crypto ATM operator has been sentenced to serve four years in prison for operating them — in the UK’s first criminal sentencing for unregistered crypto activity.  Olumide Osunkoya…

Bitcoin dominance drops below 50% as Trump touts crypto reserve plan

Bitcoin dominance slipped from 55.4% to below 50% in the hours after US President Donald Trump initially announced the country would include XRP, Solana and Cardano in its “Crypto Strategic…

AI will never become a conscious being — Sentient founder

Artificial intelligence (AI) will never become a conscious being due to a lack of intention, which is endemic to human beings and other biological creatures, according to Sandeep Nailwal —…

President Trump says crypto reserve to include BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA

Update (March 2 16:48:31 UTC): This article has been updated to add President Trump’s newest message about BTC and ETH being included in the reserve United States President Donald Trump…