Losses to crypto scams, exploits and hacks totaled nearly $1.53 billion in February, with the $1.4 billion Bybit hack accounting for the lion’s share of losses, says blockchain security firm CertiK. The Feb. 21 attack on Bybit by North Korea’s Lazarus Group takes the record for the largest crypto hack ever, more than doubling the $650 million Ronin bridge hack…
Month: March 2025
Bitcoin price jumps to $93K as XRP ‘flips’ Ethereum by fully diluted value
Bitcoin (BTC) neared $93,000 on Mar. 2 as US President Donald Trump doubled down on a strategic crypto reserve. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Trump writes: “I also love Bitcoin and Ethereum!” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining 8% in rare weekend volatility. Trump ignited a crypto firestorm into the weekly close after posts on Truth…
Bitcoin price jumps to $93K as XRP ‘flips’ Ethereum by fully diluted value
Bitcoin (BTC) neared $93,000 on Mar. 2 as US President Donald Trump doubled down on a strategic crypto reserve. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Trump writes: “I also love Bitcoin and Ethereum!” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining 8% in rare weekend volatility. Trump ignited a crypto firestorm into the weekly close after posts on Truth…
President Trump says crypto reserve to include BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA
Update (March 2 16:48:31 UTC): This article has been updated to add President Trump’s newest message about BTC and ETH being included in the reserve United States President Donald Trump recently announced that the President’s Working Group on Digital Assets has been directed to include XRP (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Cardano’s ADA (ADA) in the crypto strategic reserve. The President…
Bitcoin price jumps to $93K as XRP ‘flips’ Ethereum by fully diluted value
Bitcoin (BTC) neared $93,000 on Mar. 2 as US President Donald Trump doubled down on a strategic crypto reserve. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Trump writes: “I also love Bitcoin and Ethereum!” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining 8% in rare weekend volatility. Trump ignited a crypto firestorm into the weekly close after posts on Truth…
DraftKings settles class-action lawsuit over NFT marketplace for $10M
DraftKings has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a securities class-action lawsuit from buyers of its non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that the gambling company sold through its now-shuttered marketplace. On Feb. 28, Boston federal court Judge Denise Casper granted a preliminary settlement motion filed days earlier on Feb. 26 by lead plaintiff Justin Dufoe and the class, which would settle…
Bitcoin price jumps to $93K as XRP ‘flips’ Ethereum by fully diluted value
Bitcoin (BTC) neared $93,000 on Mar. 2 as US President Donald Trump doubled down on a strategic crypto reserve. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Trump writes: “I also love Bitcoin and Ethereum!” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining 8% in rare weekend volatility. Trump ignited a crypto firestorm into the weekly close after posts on Truth…
Crypto tsar David Sacks confirms he doesn’t hold any crypto
White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks has confirmed that he does not hold any crypto assets, having sold everything prior to US President Donald Trump’s inauguration. “I sold all my cryptocurrency (including BTC, ETH, and SOL) prior to the start of the administration,” Sacks said on X on March 2. His comments came in response to a Financial…
President Trump says crypto reserve to include BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA
Update (March 2 16:48:31 UTC): This article has been updated to add President Trump’s newest message about BTC and ETH being included in the reserve United States President Donald Trump recently announced that the President’s Working Group on Digital Assets has been directed to include XRP (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Cardano’s ADA (ADA) in the crypto strategic reserve. The President…
Bitcoin price jumps to $93K as XRP ‘flips’ Ethereum by fully diluted value
Bitcoin (BTC) neared $93,000 on Mar. 2 as US President Donald Trump doubled down on a strategic crypto reserve. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Trump writes: “I also love Bitcoin and Ethereum!” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining 8% in rare weekend volatility. Trump ignited a crypto firestorm into the weekly close after posts on Truth…