Tag: Crypto

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Leading cryptocurrencies fell alongside stocks on Thursday, as investors reduced their risk appetite amid the government shutdown. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -0.55% $121,833.80 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)                -1.90% $4,389.97 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -1.40% $2.81 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          -2.09% $221.91 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)                         ...

A surprising development has drawn attention within the XRP community as a new exchange-traded fund proposal centered around the cryptocurrency quietly surfaced. The filing, which was submitted to the US SEC by GraniteShares, outlines a plan for a 3× leveraged XRP ETF that’s designed to amplify the altcoin’s daily...

Solana’s transaction drop amid a price rally suggests speculative trading, highlighting potential instability and shifting user interest in crypto. The post Solana daily transactions plummet 50% despite price rally: CryptoQuant appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

MIT research scientist and Zcash co-founder Madars Virza has set off a fresh round of privacy-coin debate after arguing that Zcash’s shielded pool delivers materially stronger anonymity than Monero’s ring-signature model—and that Zcash’s design choices also give it an edge over Bitcoin in a post-quantum world. Virza framed the...

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has announced the formation of a new group of 47 researchers, engineers, and cryptographers who will work together to make Ethereum’s Layer 1 infrastructure safer and more private. According to analysts, this change in structure is a show of the institution’s seriousness about adding privacy...

BNB is once again in the spotlight as it shatters its all-time high, reaching $1,347 just days after surpassing the $1,000 milestone for the first time in its history. This explosive move highlights Binance’s growing dominance in the crypto ecosystem, as both its token and blockchain ecosystem gain traction...

North Korea-linked hacking groups are making global headlines once again after shattering all previous records for cryptocurrency theft in 2025. According to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, billions of dollars in digital assets have been stolen, with this year marking an unprecedented escalation in the regime’s cyber operations. North Korea...

The crypto industry is recoiling from a document reportedly outlining a U.S. Senate Democratic pitch on handling decentralized finance (DeFi) as a component of the wider effort toward regulating crypto in the U.S. The proposal — a detailed outline describing an approach to DeFi, first reported by Politico —...

Ripple (XRP) climbed to $3.10 last week, but a wave of profit-taking erased the gains and pushed it back to $2.80. But the crypto asset is showing powerful breakout signals, with key Fibonacci supports holding firm. Crypto analyst CasiTrades believes XRP may be on the verge of a major...