Bitcoin slips below $69,500 as tanker attacks send oil back above $100
Brent crude surged 10% after attacks on two oil tankers in Iraqi waters, with the prompt spread hitting levels not seen in years and MSCI Asia Pacific stocks falling 1.8%....
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Binance Founder Now Richer Than Bill Gates? CZ Reacts To $110B Net Worth Estimate
Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao has reacted to Forbes’ estimate that ranked his net worth among the 20 richest people on the planet, surpassing figures such as Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg. Binance’s CZ Among 20 Richest People On Earth On Tuesday, Forbes estimated that Binance founder...
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Is the XRP Rally Losing Steam? Open Interest Drops Sharply Across Exchanges
XRP failed to break above $1.40 on Wednesday despite early-week optimism about a potential resolution to the Iran conflict. At the same time, derivatives data suggest speculative activity in the market has been cooling. Open interest in XRP derivatives has declined sharply across major trading platforms after a period...
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BONK.fun team account hacked and used to launch wallet drainer on site
The hacking incident exacerbates BONK.fun’s declining market position, highlighting vulnerabilities in decentralized platforms. The post BONK.fun team account hacked and used to launch wallet drainer on site appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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Bonk.fun hacked: Domain hijacked, crypto drainer planted
The operator, known as Tom, said only users who signed a fake terms-of-service message on the compromised site after the breach were affected....
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Mastercard Welcomes Ripple, Binance, And 83 Other Firms Into New Crypto Partner Program
Mastercard is making key moves in the digital asset landscape by launching a new global partnership program that includes over 85 firms across the payment and financial sectors. Names like Circle, Binance, and Ripple are among those joining this initiative, aimed at connecting crypto payments to Mastercard’s network. Mastercard’s...
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Elon Musk’s X Money ‘Smarter’ Than Bitcoin, Says ‘Black Swan’ Author Nassim Taleb: ‘Private Currencies Must Compete With One Another’
Renowned author and statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb found Elon Musk’s widely touted X Money payments service better than Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on Wednesday. X Money A ‘Private’ Currency? Talib responded to Musk‘s announcement that X Money will begin early public access next month, saying, “This is much, much smarter than Bitcoin. Private...
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Bill Gates Behind Changpeng Zhao In Terms Of Wealth? Here’s Why The Crypto Billionaire Calls The Estimate A ‘Bit Illogical’
Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao disputed on Wednesday Forbes’ estimate that his net worth has exceeded $111 billion, ranking him ahead of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. CZ Says Wealth Can’t Increase In Bear Market Forbes reported that CZ’s wealth jumped nearly $47 billion from last year. But...
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Iran Set To Deploy Mines, Oil Hits Highs — What It Means For Bitcoin
A White House official’s deleted social media post briefly pushed oil prices lower — only for them to snap back hard after US intelligence detected signs that Iran was moving to mine the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s daily oil supply....
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XRP Whales Flood Binance: 450M Tokens Hit the Exchange in a 10-Day Liquidity Surge
XRP is currently trading in a consolidation phase after several volatile sessions triggered by geopolitical tensions surrounding the Iran conflict. The broader cryptocurrency market experienced sharp intraday swings during this period as risk sentiment fluctuated across global financial markets. While the immediate volatility has eased, XRP now appears to...
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