India’s anti-money laundering unit said it seized about 16.5 billion rupees ($190 million) worth of crypto, some cash and a Lexus car during investigations into the collapse of the BitConnect cryptocurrency fraud. BitConnect, founded in 2016 by Satish Kumbhani, raised billions of
Metaplanet (3350) said it bought a further 269.43 bitcoin (BTC), strengthening its position as a major corporate holder of the cryptocurrency. The latest purchase, valued at 4 billion yen ($26.4 million), takes the Tokyo-based company’s holdings to 2,031.41 BTC. The purchase is
The U.S. crypto task force will focus on starting up a national bitcoin (BTC) reserve, a move that is likely to spur similar efforts worldwide, broker Bernstein said in a research report Monday. “A creation of a U.S. bitcoin reserve could lead
Bitcoin (BTC) has been relatively listless this month, hunching below $100,000. However, this hasn’t deterred traders from continuing to bet bullishly on the leading cryptocurrency. This month’s most preferred options play has been buying the $110,000 call expiring on March 28, with
Lawyers in Argentina are pressing charges against the country’s president, Javier Milei, over this weekend’s ‘rug pull’ of the Libra token, the Associated Press reports. The AP says that the plaintiffs are accusing Milei of committing fraud as they claim when Milei
Argentina’s President Javier Milei is facing impeachment threats after endorsing a cryptocurrency called LIBRA, purportedly intended to support small businesses, which instead crashed and lost billions of dollars in value within hours, according to Reuters. In a now-deleted late Friday post on
Wrapped AVAX (WAVAX) has seen a surge in wallet accumulation on the Avalanche blockchain, even as its price dropped more than 4% over the past 24 hours, data from TheTie shows. A total of 3,898 wallets added to their WAVAX holdings today—nearly
Cryptocurrencies backed by gold have underperformed over the week as the price of the precious metal saw a significant drop after moving up more than 10% so far this year. The decline came as speculation surrounding Trump’s tariffs being a negotiating tool.
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Memecoin generator Pump.fun has launched a mobile app for both iOS and Android devices, making its platform more accessible to users and effectively doubling down on the ongoing memecoin craze. Pump.fun’s new mobile app has features similar to its web interface. It