Sign Up

Markets

Market analysis, price movements, and trading insights

French police arrest six after botched crypto ransom attempt in magistrate kidnapping: AFP

French police arrest six after botched crypto ransom attempt in magistrate kidnapping: AFP

French police arrested six suspects after a magistrate and her mother were kidnapped in a crypto ransom plot.

Coinbase, Robinhood earnings, U.S. jobs report: Crypto Week Ahead

Coinbase, Robinhood earnings, U.S. jobs report: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Feb. 9.

South Korea expands crypto market probes after Bithumb Bitcoin blunder

South Korea expands crypto market probes after Bithumb Bitcoin blunder

South Korea’s financial watchdog detailed planned investigations into high-risk trading tactics as it prepares the next phase of crypto regulation, Yonhap News Agency reported.

BTC traders wait for $50K bottom: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

BTC traders wait for $50K bottom: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin price forecasts still favor lower macro lows as traders brace for US inflation data and renewed Japan-driven currency volatility.

Story co-founder defends token unlock delay, says project needs ‘more time’

Story co-founder defends token unlock delay, says project needs ‘more time’

In an interview with CoinDesk, S.Y. Lee pointed to Worldcoin’s extended lockups as precedent for longer runways.

Tether's gold stash tops $23 billion as buying outpaces nation states, Jefferies says

Tether's gold stash tops $23 billion as buying outpaces nation states, Jefferies says

The Wall Street investment bank estimates the crypto firm holds at least 148 tonnes of physical gold holdings, joining top 30 global holders of bullion.

$44B bitcoin blunder puts South Korea regulators on alert over local crypto exchanges

$44B bitcoin blunder puts South Korea regulators on alert over local crypto exchanges

The watchdog said it plans to build tools that automatically extract suspicious trading patterns by the second and minute.

The quantum threat to bitcoin is smaller than people think: CoinShares

The quantum threat to bitcoin is smaller than people think: CoinShares

The key point is that most of the potentially exposed bitcoin isn’t sitting in a handful of giant, juicy targets. It’s scattered across more than 32,000 separate wallets.

Coinbase bets on Backstreet Boys nostalgia in return to Super Bowl

Coinbase bets on Backstreet Boys nostalgia in return to Super Bowl

Coinbase’s TV spot at the Super Bowl divided opinion online, but the crypto exchange says conversations about it were the point.

ENS abandons plans for Namechain L2, citing Ethereum scaling

ENS abandons plans for Namechain L2, citing Ethereum scaling

Citing a 99% drop in gas fees and upcoming Ethereum scaling, the project will now deploy its ENSv2 upgrade directly on Ethereum.

FDIC Agrees to Pay Fees, Drop FOIA Fight Over Crypto 'Pause Letters'

FDIC Agrees to Pay Fees, Drop FOIA Fight Over Crypto 'Pause Letters'

The banking regulator will revise transparency policies to settle Coinbase's "Operation Choke Point 2.0" lawsuit.

Bitcoin Sharpe ratio slides to levels seen in previous market bottoms

Bitcoin Sharpe ratio slides to levels seen in previous market bottoms

Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio has fallen to -10, nearing bear market lows seen in 2018 and 2022, suggesting the risk/reward profile is approaching extreme levels.