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New research from Google shows that quantum computers could require far less resources than previously thought to break the cryptography that secures cryptocurrency blockchains.  Google’s new research, released on Monday, estimates a quantum computer could crack the cryptography protecting Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) using fewer than 500,000 physical qubits, based on its current assumptions

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has introduced a new regulatory framework for crypto exchange-traded derivatives (ETDs), laying out how licensed crypto companies can offer the products in the emirate. In a Tuesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the framework, set out in Version 2.1 of VARA’s Exchange Services Rulebook, outlines requirements covering client suitability, leverage

Bitmine Immersion Technologies has extended its Ether buying streak into its fifth week, scooping up 71,179 Ether in its largest weekly purchase of 2026 so far.  The roughly $147 million Ether (ETH) buy represents a jump from Bitmine’s previous weekly average of $93 million to $103 million, the company said in a statement on Monday.

The US Department of Labor has proposed a rule change seeking to expand investment options in 401(k) retirement plans, including crypto, moving the country one step closer to implementing US President Donald Trump’s executive order in August. A notice for the Labor Department’s proposal, titled “Fiduciary Duties In Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives,” appeared on the

Two Democratic senators are pressing the Securities and Exchange Commission for answers over the March resignation of enforcement chief Margaret Ryan after Reuters reported she clashed with agency leadership over cases involving people tied to President Donald Trump. In a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins on Monday, Senator Richard Blumenthal questioned the agency over

US authorities have unsealed an indictment against the man accused of hacking Uranium Finance, a now-defunct decentralized finance platform that lost over $54 million across two exploits in 2021. The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York on Monday accused Maryland resident Jonathan Spalletta of carrying out two separate hacks against Uranium

Key takeaways: $105 WTI crude often triggers Bitcoin price corrections, with history showing a 14% to 27% sell-off within weeks. The BTC to oil correlation remains uncertain as events like Mt. Gox and the Terra-Luna collapse likely deepened previous crypto bear markets. Oil prices surged to $105 on Monday, reaching their highest level in nearly

While the US hosts 38% of Bitcoin’s hashrate, 97% of mining machines are made by two Chinese companies, according to a Bitcoin policy advocate. Two US Republican senators have introduced the “Mined in America Act” in an attempt to bring more Bitcoin mining manufacturing back to the US and codify US President Donald Trump’s executive

Bitcoin (BTC) data flashed a rare bid-side imbalance when it traded below $65,000 on Sunday. The bid-ask ratio showed strong buying pressure across multiple depth levels, which may have confirmed a short-term bottom for BTC price.  With more than $1.6 billion in short leveraged positions at risk of liquidation near $71,000, the setup centers on

It could be more than a year before Bitcoin regains its all-time high of $126,100, recorded in October last year, according to veteran trader Peter Brandt. “I do not see a new price high in 2026,” Brandt told Cointelegraph. “Not until maybe the second quarter of 2027,” he said, though he also acknowledged that “this