Stacey George covers NFT launches, creator ecosystems, digital culture, and emerging Web3 trends for NFTenex.
A Federal Reserve research experiment suggests that bitcoin rallies do more than move prices: they appear to pull first-time buyers into crypto, with investor beliefs and recent returns shaping who enters the market. The finding reframes a price surge as an onboarding event, not just a trading story.
The Sandbox said it identified and contained a vulnerability in the SAND cross-chain bridge on Base and BNB Smart Chain, disabling bridging in both directions and isolating the affected tokens, according to its official statement on X . For related coverage, see Term Finance Loses Estimated $8.
Weekly flow data is watched closely because it aggregates thousands of individual allocations into one read on how much fresh capital is entering regulated Bitcoin products.
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has floated a $500,000 Bitcoin scenario, but only if the U. S.
The SEC appears to be weighing a full securities lifecycle framework for token projects, a policy direction that would push the debate past one-time fundraising relief and toward ongoing compliance across a token's entire life.
Representative Rashida Tlaib has reportedly disclosed an Ethereum ETF position held inside a personal IRA, a holding that sits awkwardly against her record of voting against crypto-related measures in Congress.
BounceBit disclosed the exploit and the accompanying decision to shut down its Layer 1 chain in a statement posted to its official account, published on X . The team framed the wind-down as a direct response to the security incident on its network.
Iranian hackers tied to a $6 million Bitcoin extortion scheme have been charged as part of a massive cyber campaign, casting fresh light on how digital assets keep surfacing in state-linked cybercrime cases.
The proposal originates with Cboe's BZX Exchange, which filed a rule change with the SEC to list and trade the leveraged funds, per the exchange's BZX rule filings docket . The corresponding SEC document sets out the terms now open for review.
Bitcoin's latest push higher looks less like fresh conviction buying and more like forced short covering on Binance, according to a CryptoQuant analyst, a dynamic that leaves the rally exposed to a near-term pullback if spot demand fails to step in behind it.
Bitcoin broke $77K in a fast-moving session that coincided with roughly $1. 24 billion in 24-hour crypto liquidations, including about $730 million tied to BTC positions, as volatility ripped through leveraged traders across the market.
President Trump can broaden the channels through which Bitcoin lands under federal custody, but executive authority alone cannot manufacture a predictable, multibillion-dollar federal buyer of the asset.