Convicted Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein said a prison reform law signed by President Donald Trump led to his early release after serving part of a five-year sentence for one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts on record. Prison Reform Law Cited In Early Release Lichtenstein, a Russian-U.S. national who admitted...

Rising confidence in Bitcoin’s future performance may influence investment strategies, potentially shifting focus from traditional assets like gold. The post Odds of Bitcoin outperforming gold in 2026 surge to 59% on Polymarket appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

The departure of SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw is seen as potentially paving the way for more crypto-friendly policies....

A US federal judge has tossed a class-action lawsuit brought by former Voyager Digital customers against billionaire Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks, ruling the court did not have the power to hear the case. The order, entered at the end of December, dismissed the suit in its entirety...

Iran is now letting foreign buyers pay for advanced weapons using cryptocurrency, alongside barter and local currency. Officials from the Ministry of Defence Export Center, known as Mindex, confirmed that digital assets are being accepted as payment for overseas arms sales. Years of sanctions and isolation from global banking...

As 2025 came to a close, subtle changes in Federal Reserve activity started to catch the attention of traders watching both macro markets and crypto. Unusual moves in short-term funding and a series of quiet policy adjustments suggested that liquidity pressures might be easing. For some observers, that raised...

The popular Crypto Fear & Greed Index finally climbed out of “extreme fear” this week, flashing a score of 29 (“fear”) as Bitcoin still hovers under the $90,000 mark. Bitcoin trades under pressure after recent macro jitters and ETF outflows, while many altcoins lag even more. This shift comes...

Binance’s Asia-Pacific leadership predicts a “bullish reset” in 2026, where real-world crypto use beats meme-fuelled hype. The call comes as Binance reports strong institutional flows and a pivot toward regulation-first growth, even while many altcoins still chop sideways. This fits a wider 2024–2025 shift where exchanges, lawmakers, and big...

Pi Network’s native token saw the light of day in February 2025 and quickly skyrocketed to a new all-time high of almost $3. As its user base was hyping for new records right around the corner, the trend changed, and the asset plummeted in the following months to an...

The past year tested investor confidence, as markets grappled with policy upheaval tied to President Donald Trump‘s “Liberation Day” tariffs and a disruptive government shutdown that kept IPO activity largely frozen. As the calendar turns to 2026, however, prediction market data points to a shift in sentiment, fueled in...