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Bitcoin Core developer Gloria Zhao has stepped down as a maintainer and revoked her Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) signing key, ending about six years as one of the project’s gatekeepers.  On Thursday, Zhao submitted her last pull request to the Bitcoin GitHub repository, removing her key from the trusted keys and withdrawing herself as one

Key takeaways Privacy coins are just a step in a broader laundering pipeline after hacks. They serve as a temporary black box to disrupt traceability. Hackers typically move funds through consolidation, obfuscation and chain hopping and only then introduce privacy layers before attempting to cash out. Privacy coins are most useful immediately after a hack

Ethereum investment vehicle Trend Research continued to reduce its Ether exposure, as the latest market crash pushed the treasury company to sell off its assets to pay back loans. It held about 651,170 Ether (ETH) in the form of Aave Ethereum wrapped Ether (AETHWETH) on Sunday. That amount dropped by 404,090, to about 247,080 on

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded above $65,000 on Friday, up 11% from 15-month lows below $60,000, as focus shifted to institutional dip buyers. Key takeaways: Bitcoin dropped to $59,000 on Thursday, liquidating over $1.1 billion in BTC longs. Bitcoin finally sees investors who are willing to “buy the dip” as prices dropped to sub-$60,000 levels. Traders have

The global non-fungible token (NFT) sector fell below $1.5 billion in total market capitalization, returning to levels last seen before the sector’s rapid expansion in 2021.  The retracement unfolded alongside a broader crypto market downturn over the past two weeks, CoinGecko data shows. On Jan. 23, total crypto market capitalization stood at about $3.1 trillion

ARK Invest, the asset manager led by prominent Bitcoin bull Cathie Wood, has shifted from buying to selling Coinbase stock, as the shares dipped 13% and hit multi-month lows. On Thursday, ARK offloaded 119,236 Coinbase (COIN) shares, valued at roughly $17.4 million, according to a trade filing seen by Cointelegraph. The sale comes just a

Pump.fun has acquired crypto trading terminal Vyper, which will wind down its standalone product and migrate its infrastructure into the Solana memecoin launchpad’s ecosystem. On Friday, Vyper said core parts of its product will begin shutting down on Tuesday, while limited functions will remain accessible. Users were directed to Pump.fun’s Terminal (formerly Padre) to continue

Bitcoin (BTC) liquidated billions of dollars going into Friday as BTC price action set bearish records. Key points: Bitcoin liquidates $2.6 billion as it sees its first red $10,000 daily candle ever. BTC price action dives further in percentage terms than on any day since the 2022 bear market. It may take until 2028 for

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued to see outflows on Thursday, shedding almost $1 billion over the past two days as debate grows over their potential impact on the market. Data from SoSoValue shows that spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $434 million in net outflows on Thursday, following $545 million in redemptions the previous day. Monday’s

Metaplanet’s CEO Simon Gerovich doubled down on the company’s Bitcoin-first strategy as the wider crypto market suffered one of its harshest drawdowns since 2022. “[T]here is no change to Metaplanet’s strategy. We will steadily continue to accumulate Bitcoin, expand revenue and prepare for the next phase of growth,” Gerovich said Friday on X, according to