Memecoin craze fuels Solana price rally — Is $180 SOL the next stop?A sharp uptick in Solana network activity and the blockbuster performance from memecoins back SOL’s rally toward $180.Oct 18, 2024Marcel Pechman
Rebar aims to launch Bitcoin-native MEV Shield by end of 2024 — CEOThe startup is onboarding BTC miners representing a “sizable amount” of the Bitcoin network’s total hashrate, according to Alex Luce.Oct 18, 2024Alex O’Donnell
Crypto Super PACs spend $1.3M on candidates as early voting continuesThe Fairshake and Defend American Jobs PACs reported media buys for GOP and Democratic candidates in the House of Representatives ahead of the elections.Oct 18, 2024Turner Wright
Montenegro halts Do Kwon’s extradition again ahead of appeal rulingDo Kwon’s extradition has been delayed again, to the surprise of the Justice Ministry.Oct 18, 2024Derek Andersen
Stablecoins can benefit financial system, Fed governor saysThe United States national debt has crossed $35 trillion, with $500 billion added to the government debt in the last two weeks alone.Oct 18, 2024Vince Quill
Trump’s crypto token flops, Ethereum centralization concerns: Finance RedefinedTrump’s munch-awaited token launch recorded disappointing sales numbers, while investors are becoming concerned about Ethereum block builder centralization.Oct 18, 2024Zoltan Vardai
BlackRock eyes BUIDL for derivatives collateral in crypto exchangesBlackRock and Securitize are reportedly in talks to integrate BUIDL as collateral for derivatives trading on Binance, OKX, and Debirit.Oct 18, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Freedom Factory unveils ethOS mobile hardware for Ethereum ecosystemUsers must first mint a non-fungible token on the Base layer-2 network to redeem the NFT for the upcoming crypto-native device.Oct 18, 2024Vince Quill
Elon Musk discusses DOGE cabinet position, economics at Trump rallyMusk’s rhetoric painted a dire picture of the US economy while pitching his own recovery plan.Oct 18, 2024Tristan Greene
Price analysis 10/18: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, AVAX, SHIBSolid buying in the Bitcoin ETFs suggests that investors expect Bitcoin to breakout to a new all-time high. Will altcoins follow?Oct 18, 2024Rakesh Upadhyay
Fake Coinbase website leads to $20M fraud, 5-year sentenceA phishing scam netted a fraudster luxury cars and foreign vacations, and then a prison sentence.Oct 18, 2024Derek Andersen
Sen. Warren calls out Deaton’s ‘pro bono work for crypto’ in 2nd debateThe Oct. 17 debate was likely the final time the two Senate candidates faced off before the November election.Oct 18, 2024Turner Wright
Radiant Capital hacker compromised developers’ devices — post-mortem Attackers of Radiant Capital compromised the devices of at least three core developers through a malware injection, the company confirmed.Oct 18, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Anthony Pompliano reveals key catalysts for next Bitcoin bull runRate cuts and rising liquidity could boost Bitcoin in the coming months, says Bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano.Oct 18, 2024Giovanni Pigni
Bitcoin whale accumulation mirrors 2020 trend where BTC rallied 550% New and old Bitcoin whale wallets have been gobbling up BTC, mirroring a 2020 trend that saw the asset rally by 550%.Oct 18, 2024Biraajmaan Tamuly
MicroStrategy set for gains; ‘don’t fear the premium,' analyst saysBenchmark analyst Mark Palmer has raised his price target for MSTR stock to $245 per share from $215.Oct 18, 2024Alex O’Donnell
5 DeFi predictions for 2025: Rise of AI, Omnichain and BTC derivativesIt’s that time of year again when pundits break out the crystal ball to predict the big new trends in DeFi for 2025.Oct 18, 2024Ran Yi
Odds of Ethereum price rally to $3K increase, but a few red flags remainData points to an Ethereum price rally to $3,000, but ETH charts imply that a few corrections could occur along the way.Oct 18, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Better Know a Crypto Candidate: Robert HydeAs part of its 2024 US election coverage, Cointelegraph spoke to various congressional candidates to gather their views on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.Oct 18, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
TON could help DeFi break into mainstream: ReportThe prediction raises a hopeful sign for the struggling DeFi sector, which has been underperforming other crypto niches such as memecoins and smart contract platform-related tokens.Oct 18, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Game developer sues Jump Crypto for alleged pump and dump, $1.4M freezeThe developer of a post-apocalyptic Web3 game sued market maker Jump Crypto for allegedly dumping its coins on the market in breach of its contract.Oct 18, 2024Allen Scott
Dogwifhat price makes a comeback as WIF price rallies 76% in 30 days — What’s next? Dogwifhat price staged an over 70% rally over the past month as memecoin traders reset their positions.Oct 18, 2024Nancy Lubale
Industry has a ‘long way to go’ in addressing Web3 questionsEconomist Paolo Tasca urges the crypto community to ask critical questions and engage in academic discussions to better understand emerging technologies in Web3.Oct 18, 2024Ezra Reguerra
Crypto.com sees ‘strong legal footing’ in crypto rulings against SECPrevious crypto rulings against the SEC have put Crypto.com on a “strong legal footing” in its lawsuit against the regulator, its chief legal officer Nick Lundgren said.Oct 18, 2024Helen Partz
Is Tor still safe after Germany’s ‘timing attack?’ Answer: It’s complicated...German authorities used a timing attack to reveal a darknet admin’s identity, but Tor claims that the suspected attack vector is outdated.Oct 18, 2024Yohan Yun
Polymarket whale raises Trump odds, sparking manipulation concernsAssessing potential manipulation in prediction markets is becoming increasingly important, with less than three weeks until the US presidential election.Oct 18, 2024Zoltan Vardai
AI-powered bot stands in for absent candidate in Virginia debateUnited States congressional candidate for Virginia Bentley Hensel used an AI chatbot, “DonBot,” in place of opponent Don Beyer in a debate, highlighting AI’s increasing role in politics.Oct 18, 2024Savannah Fortis
DBS rolls out blockchain-based banking for institutionsDBS Bank has launched its “DBS Token Services” for real-time blockchain payment settlements, using smart contracts for enhanced security and transparency.Oct 18, 2024Ezra Reguerra
EigenLayer X account compromised, shares malicious airdrop linkUsers should not click on any airdrop links shared in EigenLayer’s recent post, warned onchain detective ZachXBT.Oct 18, 2024Zoltan Vardai
NFT activity on Telegram surged 400% in Q3: ReportHelika’s Web3 Gaming Report shows that the number of unique wallets transferring NFTs in Telegram surged from fewer than 200,000 in July to more than one million in September.Oct 18, 2024Ezra Reguerra