South Korea Tax Office Eyes Private Custody After Seized Crypto Loss

South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) is moving to select a private custody provider for seized crypto assets after a February press release exposed a wallet recovery phrase and triggered the unauthorized transfer of confiscated tokens. On Feb. 26, the NTS accidentally exposed a crypto wallet seed phrase in an official press release, resulting in…

Crypto Fear & Greed Index Rises as $2B in Liquidity Enters Markets

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index remained at 26 on Wednesday, after rising to 28, a day earlier, ending the indicators’ 48-day stretch in the “extreme fear” zone. The Crypto Fear & Greed index tracks market sentiment using volatility, momentum, volume, and social data. Any reading below 25 signals extreme fear, while higher values reflect…

Bitcoin (BTC) price holds steady, with one analyst seeing the upside emerging: Crypto Daybook Americas

By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin BTC$70,633.76 has stabilized above $70,000. Its relative strength is noteworthy given the selloff over the week, which saw it drop from over $75,000. Most assets saw sharp downturns over the period as the conflict in Iran escalated, damaging vital energy infrastructure. A hotter-than-expected February U.S….

Super Micro Cofounder Charged for Allegedly Funnelling AI Servers to China

US authorities say the co-founder of Super Micro Computer, Inc. has been charged and arrested over an alleged multi-billion dollar scheme to smuggle advanced artificial intelligence chips from the US to China. The Justice Department said in a statement on Thursday that it had unsealed an indictment charging Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, as well as Super…

Bitcoin vs. Gold Bottom Emerges as BTC Bulls Defend $70K

Bitcoin (BTC) has endured a 14-month bear market against gold, with the BTC/gold ratio and momentum indicators at historic lows that previously marked cycle bottoms. Key takeaways: The BTC/GOLD ratio is at historic lows as multiple indicators hint at a cycle bottom. Bitcoin price must hold $70,000 to avoid a deeper drop over the coming…

Why Ethereum Developers Want ‘One-Click Staking’ for Institutions

Key takeaways Ether staking has grown significantly, with nearly 1 million validators and around 30% of ETH staked. However, operational complexity continues to prevent many institutions from participating directly, despite the potential yield opportunity. Developers are working toward “one-click staking,” a simplified deployment model that allows institutions to run validators through automated, standardized systems without…

Not All Wallets Equally Vulnerable to Quantum Risk: Galaxy

The quantum risk to Bitcoin investors is real, but not all wallets are vulnerable, and the people best positioned to address it are working on it, says Galaxy Digital research analyst Will Owens. Owens said in a report on Thursday that, in theory, a quantum computer could derive private keys from public keys, allowing an…

Execution Quality Is The Missing Metric In Bitcoin And Ethereum Markets

Opinion by: Arthur Azizov, founder of B2 Ventures Transaction cost analysis (TCA) has long been an important tool in equity trading. With this instrument, traders can see the hidden costs that a transaction carries and minimize the difference between the expected and the actual price. As crypto matures, it begins to resemble traditional financial markets…

EtherFi Allocates $25M to Plume to Bring RWA Yield Onchain

EtherFi has allocated $25 million to Plume’s real-world asset (RWA) protocol Nest, as it integrates tokenized RWA yield directly into its platform, as it looks to expand beyond crypto-native sources of return. According to an announcement on Thursday, rollout will begin with exposure to Plume’s nBASIS vault, which is tied to Superstate’s USCC crypto carry…

BPI sounds alarm on ‘backdoor’ for hardware wallets in Kentucky crypto bill

Kentucky House Bill 380, a state-level crypto regulatory bill, includes provisions that would force crypto hardware wallet manufacturers to build a “backdoor” into devices, Bitcoin (BTC) advocacy organization Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) has warned.  The provisions require crypto hardware wallet manufacturers to provide recovery options for users’ seed phrases, and were added to the bill…