$3B Laundered Faster Than Ever.

A new report from Swiss blockchain analytics company Global Ledger reveals that over $3.01 billion was stolen across 119 crypto hacks in the first half of 2025, surpassing the total for all of 2024. Even more alarming is a trend beyond the rising volume: speed. The report analyzed onchain data tied to each exploit, and tracked…

Bitcoin Futures Unchanged As BTC Falls Near Support

Key takeaways: Bitcoin options and futures data suggest traders are neutral despite a 7% drop from the peak. Stablecoin demand in China remains steady, showing marginal fear in crypto markets. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 4% between Thursday and Friday, falling below $115,000 for the first time in two weeks. The correction coincided with the monthly derivatives…

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Reserve Fails to Help the Average Citizen — NGO Exec

El Salvador’s Bitcoin (BTC) reserve has had limited impact on the broader population, and the country’s loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may further complicate its Bitcoin strategy, according to Quentin Ehrenmann, general manager at My First Bitcoin, a non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on Bitcoin adoption. Ehrenmann told Reuters that repealing the Bitcoin…

DOJ Considering Criminal Charges Against Dragonfly Capital Employees for Years-Old Tornado Cash Investments

NEW YORK — Prosecutors told a federal judge in open court on Friday that they were considering criminally charging certain employees of crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly Capital, including general partner Tom Schmidt, for their 2020 investment into privacy tool Tornado Cash. The discussion between prosecutor Nathan Rehn and District Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the…

Dragonfly Capital Faces DOJ Threat Over Tornado Cash Ties

Dragonfly Capital could be the target of federal charges stemming from its early investment in Tornado Cash developer PepperSec, Inc., but the venture firm says it is prepared to “vigorously defend” itself if prosecutors pursue the case. In a Friday social media post, Dragonfly Capital managing partner Haseeb Qureshi defended the firm’s early backing of…

ETH Bulls Predict Rally To $9K: What Does Data Say?

Key takeaways: ETH gained 50% in two weeks, and Elliott Wave models are pointing to a possible $9,000 top by early 2026. Onchain fundamentals are strong: 28% of ETH is staked, exchange balances are at their lowest since 2016, and new buyer inflows are accelerating. Network usage remains near full capacity, even after multiple block…

ETH Bulls Hold Steady As Bitcoin Price Takes A Dive

Key takeaways: Ether’s bullish structure remains intact even as the broader crypto market shows weakness. Over 540,000 ETH have been accumulated by new whale wallets since July 9. A concentration of buy orders between $3,000 to $3,400 raises the risk of a liquidity sweep before a rally to new highs. After hitting a yearly high…

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Reserve Fails to Help the Average Citizen — NGO Exec

El Salvador’s Bitcoin (BTC) reserve has had limited impact on the broader population, and the country’s loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may further complicate its Bitcoin strategy, according to Quentin Ehrenmann, general manager at My First Bitcoin, a non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on Bitcoin adoption. Ehrenmann told Reuters that repealing the Bitcoin…

ETH Bulls Predict Rally To $9K: What Does Data Say?

Key takeaways: ETH gained 50% in two weeks, and Elliott Wave models are pointing to a possible $9,000 top by early 2026. Onchain fundamentals are strong: 28% of ETH is staked, exchange balances are at their lowest since 2016, and new buyer inflows are accelerating. Network usage remains near full capacity, even after multiple block…

Bitcoin Sell-off Puts Entire Altseason At Risk

Key points: Bitcoin has pulled back into the $115,000 to $110,530 support zone, where buyers are expected to mount a strong defense. ETH has been holding near the overhead resistance as investors pour money into the spot ETH ETFs. Repeated failure to maintain Bitcoin (BTC) above the $120,000 level in the past few days may…