BTC Dips Below $120K Again After Hot US PPI Data

Key takeaways: Bitcoin drops below $118,000 after a hot US PPI print fueled inflation concerns. Federal Reserve interest rate cut odds dropped to 90.5% from 99.8%. Double top signals and short-term pullbacks in BTC price give altcoins room to rally. Bitcoin (BTC) has pulled back sharply from its fresh all-time high of $123,400, dropping to…

ZK-proofs Move From Theory to Global Adoption

A technology once confined to academic papers is now being called out in US government reports and powering the settlement systems of global banks. Zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs) are cryptographic methods to verify data without revealing it, and they are quietly becoming the gold standard for blockchain security. On the latest Clear Crypto Podcast, StarkWare co-founder…

How to Recover a Lost Crypto Wallet Password or Seed Phrase in 2025

Key takeaways: If you’ve lost access to a non-custodial wallet but still have the seed phrase, funds can be restored by importing the wallet and setting a new password. Custodial wallets can often be recovered through standard email-based password resets and identity verification processes. Losing both the password and seed phrase for a non-custodial wallet…

Vietnam’s MB Bank and UpBit’s parent Build Crypto Exchange

Vietnamese state-controlled bank Military Bank (MB) plans to launch a regulated crypto exchange in partnership with Dunamu, the parent company of South Korean crypto exchange Upbit. According to a Wednesday announcement from Dunamu, the company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Military Bank. In a Facebook post, Military Bank said Dunamu will support it…

Will Bitcoin Price Crash Again After Hitting $124K All-time High?

Key takeaways: Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of $124,450 on Thursday, and signs of overheating are starting to appear. Several technical indicators suggest a potential top at $124,000. Bitcoin (BTC) recorded a new all-time high of $124,450 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. However, BTC price had pulled back to $121,670 at…

Crypto Exchange BtcTurk Experiences $48M Worth of Suspicious Outflows Amid Hack Fears

Around $48 million worth of cryptocurrency has been moved from wallets tied to Turkish exchange BtcTurk, raising fears of a potential hack. The incident involved large transfers of ether (ETH), Avalanche’s AVAX (AVAX), Arbitrum’s ARB (ARB), Base (BASE), Optimism’s OP (OP), Mantle , and Polygon’s MATIC (MATIC), with the bulk of the funds consolidating into…

Spar Supermarket launches Crypto Payments in 300 stores in Switzerland

Global grocery giant Spar is enabling stablecoin and cryptocurrency payments in its stores across Switzerland, marking what the company says will be the first nationwide rollout of digital asset payments in the retail sector. The grocery chain is partnering with Binance Pay and Swiss fintech firm DFX.swiss to allow customers to pay with more than…

Spar Supermarket launches Crypto Payments in 300 stores in Switzerland

Global grocery giant Spar is rolling out stablecoin and cryptocurrency payments in its stores across Switzerland, marking what the company says will be the country’s first nationwide rollout of digital asset payments in the retail sector. The grocery chain is partnering with Binance Pay and Swiss fintech firm DFX.swiss to enable customers to pay with…

Coinbase Loses $300K After 0x Contract Error Enables MEV Bot Drain

Coinbase lost about $300,000 in token fees after mistakenly approving assets to a 0x Project smart contract, allowing a maximal extractable value (MEV) bot to drain the funds. Deebeez, a security researcher at Venn Network, flagged the incident in a Wednesday post on X. He said Coinbase’s corporate wallet interacted with 0x’s “swapper” contract, a…

ETH rally turns Radiant Capital exploit into $103M trade

The trove stolen from decentralized lender Radiant Capital in October 2024 has nearly doubled in value as Ether climbed, blockchain data shows. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Radiant Capital was hacked in mid-October 2024 when the crosschain lending protocol suffered a $58 million cybersecurity breach on BNB Chain and Arbitrum. Radiant Capital lost about $58 million…