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A new law signed by President Berdimuhamedov allows crypto activity, but strict internet controls and payment bans remain firmly in place.

YoungHoon Kim, recognized as the person with the highest IQ in the world, has announced the launch of a new token based on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) network. According to Kim, this dual-chain initiative s...

According to PeckShield, losses from crypto hacks dropped by about 60% in December, slipping to roughly $76 million from about $194 million in November. Related Reading: Global Crypto Reporting Expand...

TL;DR Ilya Lichtenstein, mastermind behind the $4.5 billion Bitfinex hack involving nearly 120,000 BTC, was released early under the First Step Act. His wife, Heather Morgan, served approximately eigh...

The new year opened with a familiar but closely watched event in the XRP ecosystem as Ripple released 1 billion XRP from escrow on January 1, 2026. The unlock arrived at a sensitive moment for price a...

TL;DR BitVentures (formerly Santech Holdings, ticker STEC) has launched a U.S. Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin mining operation with 0.5 MW of power. The company completed a name change and Nasdaq rel...

Astroon has just announced a new partnership with Collably Network, another move in its quest to grow its ecosystem and establish further in the Web3 world.]]>

TL;DR BNB Chain closed 2025 as the fourth network in fee revenue with $259 million, far behind Solana ($606M), Tron ($582M), and Ethereum ($522M). The lag is explained by market preferences: Tron offe...

Ilya Lichtenstein, the man behind the 2016 Bitfinex bitcoin hack, has been released early from US federal prison on January 2, 2026, after serving roughly one year of a five-year sentence.

TL;DR Bitcoin closed 2025 well below expectations, trading at $87,000 on December 31, far from the forecasts of billionaires and analysts. The highs of 2025 were short-lived: BTC surpassed $102,000 in...

Chainlink pierced its 21-day moving average for the first time since summer, prompting Michaël van de Poppe to predict a possible 2–3 month altcoin rally.]]>

Monahan said Coinbase was warned for months before major exploits, yet leadership still prioritizes onboarding users over fixing vulnerabilities.

TL;DR Former FTX executive Ryan Salame claims the DOJ targeted him politically and coerced his guilty plea by threatening his fiancée. He alleges the prosecution ignored exculpatory evidence and that ...