Hyundai Group evacuated employees from two major offices in Seoul today after receiving a bomb threat email demanding payment in bitcoin, police said. Authorities later confirmed the threat was a hoax, but the incident added to growing concern over a recent wave of extortion, crypto and non-crypto related, threats targeting South Korea’s largest companies. According
XRP-linked exchange-traded funds reached more than $60 million in assets under management on December 17, according to market reports, while the token’s spot price declined over the same period. Summary XRP was trading lower at the time of reporting, having fallen during the previous week. XRP has faced downward price pressure for several months. The
Ethereum stands at the edge of major breakthroughs. zkEVMs have rapidly accelerated, enabling us to rearchitect L1 to simultaneously support scale, verifiability, security and censorship-resistance. L2s are hardening, meeting users where they are, and eager to double down on using Ethereum as their root of trust. In short, the world is ready for the world
Advertisment Bitcoin could come under renewed selling pressure as the Bank of Japan (BoJ) prepares for a potential interest rate hike, raising concerns about a price decline below the $70,000 level. Analysts warn that tighter monetary policy in Japan may reduce global liquidity, historically a negative catalyst for Bitcoin and other risk assets. The Bank
Chainlink price formed a double-bottom pattern, pointing to a rebound as Swift made a major announcement on its tokenization drive. Summary Chainlink crypto price has formed a double-bottom pattern. It has also formed a falling wedge, a popular reversal sign. The network will benefit from Swift’s tokenization drive. Chainlink (LINK) token rose by 5.5% to
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XRP ETFs registered a trade of 63.86 million dollars at the same time Binance reserves fell to a low not seen in many months, signaling a potential supply crunch of the token. On Thursday, institutional interest in XRP ETFs was high, with trading volumes totaling $63.86 million across all the participating funds. The session further
XRPStaking gains traction as investors shift from BTC and ETH ETFs toward stable, yield-focused crypto returns. Summary Investors shift from BTC and ETH ETFs to XRPStaking as demand grows for stable daily crypto yields. XRPStaking has gained massive traction by offering smart contract staking with daily returns reportedly reaching $5,000. The XRP ecosystem launches a
Citi forecasts Bitcoin at $143K and Ethereum at $4,304 in 12 months. Regulatory clarity and adoption drive institutional interest in crypto. Short-term risks, including bearish patterns, options expiry, and ETF outflows, still linger. Citigroup has delivered one of the most upbeat outlooks from a major Wall Street institution on digital assets, forecasting strong upside for
XRP price could be about to rebound in the near term after forming a bullish engulfing pattern as key catalysts like falling Binance reserves and ETF inflows align. Summary XRP price has formed several bullish chart patterns on the daily chart. The supply of XRP tokens in exchanges has dropped to the lowest level in
