Month: January 2026

Ilya Lichtenstein, the man at the center of the 2016 Bitfinex theft, has been released from federal custody after serving roughly 14 months of a five-year sentence, according to reports. He had been sentenced in November 2024 for a money-laundering conspiracy tied to the theft of about 120,000 bitcoin,...

PwC’s expansion into digital assets signals a broader industry shift towards embracing blockchain technologies, impacting consulting and audit sectors. The post PwC ramps up digital assets work under revised US regulatory environment appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

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Ethereum had a rocky 2025. It entered the year at around $3,300 following a strong Q4 2024, but quickly lost all of its momentum and dumped hard after the first wave of Trump-induced tariff threats. By early April, it had lost roughly 60% of its value, plunging to $1,400....

Max Keiser, known for his unrivaled enthusiasm for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), was one of the earliest broadcasters to cover the cryptocurrency alongside his wife Stacy Herbert, long before it gained mainstream traction. When Bitcoin Was ‘Explained’ For The First Time On TV Back then, Keiser and Herbert co-hosted the...

The less visible the crypto infrastructure is, the more powerful it becomes, and that will be the real fulfillment of all decentralized tech promises....

The FBI has revealed a drastic surge in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ATM fraud, with swindlers making off with $333 million in 2025. Scammers have been found to impersonate a bank or a company, flagging purported suspicious activity on the victim’s account. They then instruct the victim to deposit money into a Bitcoin ATM...

In crypto news this week, Bitcoin soared past the $90,000 mark, while Ethereum, Dogecoin, and XRP also experienced significant rallies. Meanwhile, Iran is reportedly using cryptocurrency to trade advanced weapons amid sanctions and economic crisis. In other news, Michael Saylor of Strategy Inc. made headlines with his comments on Bitcoin,...

Crypto phishing losses plunged 83% to $83.85 million in 2025 from $494 million the previous year, according to a Scam Sniffer report. Victims fell 68% to 106,106 from 332,000 in 2024, with the largest single theft dropping 88.3% to $6.5…...

The broader cryptocurrency market has signaled its first revival signs of the year after the painful Q4, 2025, in which many assets posted double-digit declines, pushing analysts to question the overall industry state. Interestingly, the biggest gainers since Friday come from the meme coin niche, which could signal a...