COLORADO SPRINGS — Betty Kerwin remembers the “heightened feverishness” — and the fear. In February, the 91-year-old spent hours on the phone with anonymous men impersonating the Geek Squad at Best Buy, demanding she send them cash. By the time she hung up, she’d fed $8,000 into a cryptocurrency ATM: all the money in her
Michael Saylor made waves when he announced in August 2020 that the software enterprise he co-founded, MicroStrategy, bought Bitcoin (BTC -0.83%) to hold on its balance sheet. After numerous other purchases and a complete overhaul of the company’s strategy, this is the biggest corporate holder of the digital asset on planet Earth. It’s not a
For years, crypto was viewed by many as a weird and fringe investment, hyped up by a bunch of math geeks and used widely by all kinds of unsavory characters, from drug dealers to hackers. It was known for spectacular returns — and spectacular crashes: Top crypto exchange FTX collapsed just two years ago, landing
Vilnius, Lithuania, May 19th, 2025, Chainwire Ukrainian Max Hamaha claimed the title in a dramatic comeback, with his name lighting up the LED boards during El Clásico as the world watched. WhiteBIT, Europe’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by traffic and an official cryptocurrency partner of FC Barcelona, successfully hosted the first-ever International Crypto Trading Cup (ICTC
An analyst who called the 2021 crypto market meltdown says that a significant Bitcoin (BTC) correction is likely to occur before new all-time highs are met. The pseudonymous trader known as Dave the Wave tells his 153,500 followers on the social media platform X that he’s expecting BTC to dip to around $90,000 before launching
In brief Over $2.9 million in assets were forfeited by a Queensland man with alleged links to crypto theft and hacking. The case is tied to the 2013 theft of 950 BTC from a French exchange. Australian law enforcement have restrained $770 million in suspected criminal assets since 2019. A Queensland man has forfeited over
As the digital asset landscape matures, the conversation has begun shifting away from speculation and hype. Increasingly, attention is focused on which projects are solving real-world problems, offering scalable infrastructure, and preparing for cross-chain operability. While much of the crypto space still reacts to market noise, some assets are gaining momentum for all the right
In brief PEPE has gained 11.6% in the past 24 hours, with over $2.3 billion in daily volume. WIF, BONK, and FLOKI also posted double-digit gains as meme coin momentum returns. The rally follows broader bullish sentiment in crypto, including fresh inflows into Bitcoin ETFs. Meme coins are once again outperforming broader crypto markets as
Photo by MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images Crypto has long thrived in the gray zone between innovation and oversight. As US policymakers push for structure, the industry faces a moment that could unlock scale, capital, and global relevance. Following multiple conversations with industry leaders and perspectives from my work with the
Qubetics ($TICS) is the most highly awaited project in the cryptocurrency arena today, presenting a novel non-custodial multi-chain wallet and decentralized VPN service. The project is already on its 34th crypto presale phase, with over 512 million tokens sold to over 26,500 owners and having raised over $17 million. At a price of $0.2532 for