Bitcoin and Solana Will Hit Parabolic Levels if Their Cup-and-Handle Patterns Complete

Key points: Bitcoin and Solana can reach parabolic new highs if both crypto tokens successfully complete a cup and handle pattern, according to analysis. BTC price and SOL price targets are $230,000 and $4,390, respectively. SOL/USD would need to deliver gains of nearly 3,000% to hit the breakout top level. Bitcoin (BTC) can reach $230,000…

TON Offers UAE Golden Visa for $100K Staked, Promises 3–4% Yields

The Open Network (TON), the blockchain platform spun out of Telegram, has unveiled a new pathway to UAE residency, offering 10-year Golden Visas to applicants who stake $100,000 worth of Toncoin (TON) for three years and pay a one-time $35,000 processing fee. “Secure your Golden Visa in under 7 weeks from document submission to the…

Ethereum Foundation Executive Talks Challenges, Competition in Interview

As Ethereum marks its 10th anniversary, the platform finds itself at a critical point in its journey. In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Tomasz Stanczak, co-executive director of the Ethereum Foundation, discusses the shifting landscape of blockchain technology — and what’s next for Ethereum. During the interview, Stanczak addresses the growing competition from newer blockchains…

Secret Service Seizes $400M in Crypto, Builds One of World’s Largest Wallets

The US Secret Service has quietly seized nearly $400 million in digital assets over the past decade, amassing one of the world’s largest crypto cold wallets, Bloomberg reported Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. The agency’s Global Investigative Operations Center (GIOC) has tracked funds through open-source tools, blockchain analysis, and patience, Jamie Lam, an…

Bitcoin Aims For New Highs Even As Sellers Defend $110K

Key point: BTC’s rally above $109,000 has invalidated a bearish pattern, setting the stage for bulls to make a run at a new all-time high. Bitcoin (BTC) rallied sharply on Wednesday and is trying to continue its uptrend on Thursday, indicating sustained demand from the bulls. 10x Research head of research Markus Thielen told Cointelegraph…

Singapore Ends $2.2B Laundering Case With Fines

Singapore fined nine financial firms, including UBS and Citigroup, S$27.5 million ($21.5 million) after a probe into the country’s largest money laundering scandal, which involved the seizure of assets ranging from luxury real estate to cryptocurrency. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that Credit Suisse’s local unit, now part of UBS, faced the biggest…

No Indications of Sell-Off in $8.6B Bitcoin Whale Transfer

Blockchain intelligence firm Arkham says the recent $8.6 billion in Bitcoin that was moved on Thursday for the first time in over 14 years doesn’t appear to be heading for a sell-off. “There are no indications that this whale is selling Bitcoin,” Arkham said in an X post on Friday. Arkham added that the eight…

Crypto’s Path To Legitimacy Runs Through The CARF Regulation

Opinion by: Alice Frei, head of security and compliance at Outset PR More than 60 countries have signed on to CARF (Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework), marking 2027 as the year crypto goes fully on the grid, tax-wise. First up are the UK and the EU. Singapore, the UAE, Hong Kong and the US are on deck…

Senator Lummis’s Crypto Bill May End Double Taxation

US Senator Cynthia Lummis submitted a draft bill on Thursday proposing to exempt certain crypto transactions from taxation and defer taxes on mining and staking rewards until the underlying tokens are sold. “My legislation ensures Americans can participate in the digital economy without inadvertent tax violations,”  said Lummis. The senator’s draft bill was published three…

Crypto’s Path To Legitimacy Runs Through The CARF Regulation

Opinion by: Alice Frei, head of security and compliance at Outset PR More than 60 countries have signed on to CARF (Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework), marking 2027 as the year crypto goes fully on the grid, tax-wise. First up are the UK and the EU. Singapore, the UAE, Hong Kong and the US are on deck…