Malicious “DeepSeek” tokens have surged in the past 24 hours, underscoring scammers’ mobility in reacting to current events. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/scam-tokens-surge-deepseek-ai-viral?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Month: January 2025
KuCoin Co-Founders Step Down Amid $300M Settlement Over US Charges
Seychelles-based crypto exchange KuCoin pleaded guilty on Monday to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and agreed to pay nearly $300 million in fines and forfeitures. Peken Global Ltd., one of three entities operating as KuCoin, entered the plea in a Manhattan federal court as part of an agreement with prosecutors, prosecutors said Monday. U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter imposed a…
Poland Surpasses El Salvador in Global Bitcoin ATM Numbers
After a four-month installation drive, Poland has surpassed El Salvador to become the world’s fifth-largest bitcoin ATM center, with 219 machines currently in operation. Poland Jumps to 5th Spot in Global Bitcoin ATM Rankings Poland has climbed to the fifth spot in the global bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM) network rankings after installing 10 new […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/poland-surpasses-el-salvador-in-global-bitcoin-atm-numbers/
Dogecoin Hits Lowest Price So Far in 2025 as Trump and Solana Stumble
As tech stocks plunge, bringing Bitcoin and the crypto market with them, one major coin took one of the hardest hits on Monday: Dogecoin. The price of the O.G. meme coin and Elon Musk favorite fell below the $0.31 mark on Monday—the lowest price seen for DOGE so far in 2025. Dogecoin‘s price now stands at $0.33 per coin, after…
Ripple announces money transmitter licenses in Texas and New York
The payments firm said with the addition of the two US states, it held more than 50 licenses across different jurisdictions. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-licenses-texas-new-york?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Absence of Bitcoin ‘panic selling’ suggests BTC drop below $98K is a short-term blip: Analyst
Bitcoin’s sell-off to $97,777 was followed by a healthy response from dip buyers. Is a snap back to BTC’s range highs the next logical step? Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/absence-of-bitcoin-panic-selling-suggests-btc-drop-below-98-k-is-a-short-term-blip-analyst?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Russian Grid Operator Rosseti Eyes Crypto Mining to Power Up Underused Plants
Rosseti, Russia’s electric grid operator, is exploring crypto mining to utilize electricity from power plants with low consumption. This could involve building mining centers and potentially coordinating their placement nationwide. Boosting Rosseti’s Revenues The Russian electric grid operator, Rosseti, is reportedly interested in establishing crypto mining centers powered by power plants with low utilization rates. […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/russian-grid-operator-rosseti-eyes-crypto-mining-to-power-up-underused-plants/
Is Chinese AI Sensation DeepSeek a Security Risk?
Will China’s DeepSeek AI, which became an overnight sensation, face the same kind of security scrutiny as TikTok? The company, owned by the hedge fund High-Flyer and headquartered in Hangzhou, China, is already drawing criticism for concerns about transparency and potential influence by the People’s Republic of China. Social media users have been criticizing DeepSeek’s AI model for refusing to…
Bitcoin price drops under $98K as markets sell-off following DeepSeek AI launch
Bitcoin price fell to $97,754 as crypto and stock markets digested the significance of a China-based ChatGPT AI competitor called DeepSeek. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-drops-under-98-k-as-markets-sell-off-following-deep-seek-ai-launch?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver Begs Trump for Pardon—But DOGE Chief Elon Musk Says Nope
Crypto entrepreneur and alleged criminal Roger “Bitcoin Jesus” Ver is pleading with President Donald Trump for a pardon—but Trump confidant and Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk said that Ver’s renounced U.S. citizenship makes that impossible. Musk, the tech titan and close President Trump ally—not to mention noted Dogecoin fan and head of the Department of Government Efficiency, aka DOGE—said…