South Korea orders nationwide crypto audit after 22 BTC loss, $4.8M token leak, and major exchange crediting error. South Korea has ordered a nationwide audit of seized cryptocurrency after a series of security failures exposed gaps in oversight. The move follows lost bitcoins, a seed phrase leak, and a major exchange error, prompting urgent action
02 Mar Bitfinex Securities to Recommence Tokenised Bond Issuances from ALTERNATIVE New Issuance Builds on Three-Year Track Record of Successful Tokenised Bond Cycles Executed Through Bitfinex Securities for ALTERNATIVE Bitfinex Securities is to recommence facilitation of regular tokenised bond issuances from ALTERNATIVE, building on an initial issuance programme, first established in 2023. The bonds will
Ethereum (ETH) price recently dipped below $1,800 before aggressively clawing its way closer to the $2000 level. But behind this price recovery lies a troubling statistic that has many traders on edge: wallets holding between 100,000 and 1 million ETH have drastically reduced their reserves over the last 90 days. Is the ETH whale signalling
Bitcoin BTC$66,227.89 pulled back from Asian session highs alongside losses in the U.S. stock futures as Iran stepped up attacks in the Middle East, reportedly hitting an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia. The leading cryptocurrency fell back below $66,000 after hitting a high of nearly $67,000 in early Asian hours. The S&P 500 e-mini futures
Indiana lawmakers have passed legislation allowing public retirement and savings plans to invest in bitcoin, crypto and crypto-linked exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with Governor Mike Braun expected to sign the bill, HB 1042, into law within the next 10 days. The move positions Indiana among a growing number of states considering digital assets in public investment
Altcoin Season Index climbed to 35 while Bitcoin dominance remained near 59.4% in March 2026. 40% of tracked altcoins outperformed Bitcoin over the previous 60 days. Extreme Fear reading of 14 contrasts with steady recovery in ETH, SOL, and DOT. The Altcoin Season Index is rising again as Bitcoin trades near $66,000. Market data shows
One of the longest, most painful periods of Bitcoin mining stress is finally nearing its end, and the data suggests the worst of the drawdown may be behind us. The Hash Ribbon indicator, a reliable metric for spotting market bottoms, may be dangerously close to a recovery after three months of capitulation. But, is this
The mood around digital assets has shifted again among the world’s largest allocators, according to Ron Biscardi, CEO of iConnections, which runs one of the largest capital introduction conferences globally. Biscardi, who has spent more than 25 years in the alternative investment industry and runs a platform that represents over $55 trillion in assets, has
Citi is preparing to introduce infrastructure that integrates Bitcoin into traditional financial systems, a bank executive said Thursday. The initiative, introduced by Nisha Surendran, head of digital asset custody development at Citi, aims to provide institutional-grade custody, key management, and wallet services for clients holding the cryptocurrency. Speaking at Strategy World, an industry event hosted
Transia-RnD proposes an XRPL sidechain for options and up to 200x leverage, drawing direct comparisons to Hyperliquid’s $9B chain. Here’s what’s in the pitch. Transia-RnD has dropped a formal pitch for an XRPL options sidechain. Purpose-built. Not retrofitted. Denis Angell, the developer behind the proposal, published the full specification on GitHub and the crypto community
