Weekly crypto ETP inflows reached $230 million despite $405 million in post-FOMC outflows, as Bitcoin led gains and Ether ended a three-week inflow streak, CoinShares reported.Crypto investment products maintained their inflow streak last week but momentum slowed amid ongoing Middle East tensions and a “hawkish pause” interpretation of the US…

Bitcoin moved back above $71,000 after US President Donald Trump postponed Iran strike for five days, sending oil price crashing below $100.Bitcoin (BTC) broke back toward $71,000 during Monday’s European trading session as US President Trump said attacks on Iran’s power infrastructure would be postponed. Key takeaways:Bitcoin bounces 5% to $71,000…

A simple “wrong number” message led to a $3.4 million crypto scam, exposing social engineering tactics, fake investments and fund laundering methods.This $3.4 million scam shows how modern crypto fraud increasingly relies on social engineering rather than technical exploits.Scammers used a gradual grooming process, engaging victims in friendly conversations over…

Arkham data shows a wallet cluster holding 644 million SIREN, about 88% of the 728 million circulating supply, raising manipulation concerns.Crypto token Siren surged 340% in the last week, amid claims that a large portion of the circulating supply may be concentrated among a small group of wallets. Siren markets itself…

Strategy bought 1,031 Bitcoin for $76.6 million, lifting holdings to 762,099 BTC, as the company relied on common stock sales to fund the purchase.Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin (BTC), bought another 1,031 Bitcoin last week in a much smaller purchase than its previous two weekly…

Airdrops trained extraction over loyalty. Token sales return with privacy-preserving identity to reward conviction and build real, automation-resistant communities.Opinion by: Nanak Nihal Khalsa, co-founder of Holonym FoundationFor most of the last cycle, crypto teams convinced themselves that airdrops were community building. In practice, they became something else entirely: a large-scale…

Stablecoins could benefit from the rise of AI-driven payments over time, even as early adoption remains limited and contested, according to a new report.Stablecoins could benefit from the rise of AI-driven payments over time, even as early adoption remains limited and contested, according to a new report from Bernstein.In a…

Bitcoin traders kept sub-$50,000 BTC price targets in play as gold entered a bear market over Iran and oil-supply instability.Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week facing fresh macro risks as gold plummets and traders wait for $50,000.BTC price action ends the week below a key trend line, and traders see…

ZachXBT said the network of fake X accounts used AI to impersonate influencers and post sensational content, generating millions of views and six-figure profits from crypto scams.Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT said on Monday he uncovered a coordinated network of accounts on X using exaggerated or fake war and geopolitical posts to…

H100 signed a letter of intent to acquire two Bitcoin treasury companies and their BTC holdings, which could make it the second-largest Bitcoin treasury company in Europe.Sweden-listed health-tech and Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company H100 Group has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with the shareholders of privately-held Norwegian Bitcoin…

Bithumb was reportedly given a six-month partial suspension by South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit for alleged anti-money laundering failures.Bithumb, South Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is reportedly seeking to reappoint CEO Lee Jae-won despite recent alleged anti-money laundering failures and other controversies, according to the Korea Times.The exchange…

Bitchat saw a spike in downloads during protests in Madagascar, Nepal, Indonesia and Iran over the last year, and global unrest could see more cases like it.Decentralized, blockchain-based messaging and social media apps saw a surge of interest over the last year amid civil unrest and communication blackouts in the…

Boyaa Interactive International is the 23rd-largest Bitcoin treasury and the third-largest in Asia, behind Japan’s Metaplanet and China’s Next Technology Holding.Hong Kong-based Web3 gaming firm Boyaa Interactive International said it is seeking shareholder approval to expand its crypto treasury, planning up to $70 million in purchases over the next year.In…

The Meta co-founder is reportedly working on a personal AI agent to bypass management layers as Meta pushes employees to adopt agentic tools. Meta CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building an AI agent to help handle his work in managing the company amid a company-wide push for employees to…

Bitcoin and Asian markets dropped on Monday as Iran escalated threats to strike critical infrastructure in the Gulf.Crypto and the wider markets tumbled on Monday as the US and Iran escalated threats toward one another for the fourth week, sending oil prices seesawing. US President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social…

“The internet is civilization’s town square, and the economic contract is now obsolete,” wrote Sam Ragsdale on an a16z Crypto blog on Sunday.Autonomous AI agent commerce could mean the end of online advertising as it is currently known today and shift the internet’s economic model, according to a16z Crypto.Since the…

Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin-holding company Strategy has already purchased more than $2.9 billion worth of the cryptocurrency this month.Strategy executive chair Michael Saylor has hinted that his company bought more Bitcoin despite a market tumble over the weekend that has now pushed his company’s Bitcoin bet into a 10% loss. “The Orange…

Part of the approved rule changes allows institutions to trade the crypto ETFs as FLEX options, which offer customizable terms like non-standard strike prices and expiration dates.Two New York Stock Exchange-affiliated exchanges have removed the 25,000 contract position limit on options tied to 11 crypto exchange-traded funds.NYSE Arca and NYSE…

UK Finance said that tokenized deposits could play a “vital role” in a future multi-money system alongside other digital assets.Banks are exploring tokenized deposits as they test ways to move commercial bank money onto blockchain-based payment and settlement infrastructure, according to a new report from real-world asset data platform RWA.ioThe…

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.Today in crypto, crypto and stocks fell on escalating threats by the US and Iran, Fidelity told the SEC that it supports trading…