Crypto

Based on an evaluation between December 2023 and January 2025, the IRS Criminal Investigation did not always follow guidelines around seizing and holding crypto in cases. A US government watchdog has recommended reforms to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) criminal investigation division’s handling of digital assets, citing repeated failures to follow established protocols. In a Tuesday report, the US Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said its evaluation of the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) revealed shortcomings around the seizure and safeguarding of digital assets. According to the government watchdog, the IRS failed to follow all guidelines between December 2023 and January 2025 for seizure memorandums around confiscated crypto, detailing the addresses, dates, and amounts.  Read more

Bullish momentum drives NEAR token to $2.36 high before sellers step in, establishing new support at $2.26 Fibonacci level.

Dogwifhat has advanced 21% in 24 hours, jumping from $0.78 to almost $0.95 as traders return to memecoins. Fresh listings such as Slex and the token’s first Solana validator node have broadened access, yet over 35% of $WIF remains in whale wallets, tempering hopes for a sustained breakout. The post Dogwifhat ($WIF) Defies Memecoin Stereotypes With 21% Jump and Solana Validator Launch appeared first on Cryptonews.

BTC nears ATH, touches $110k. ETH leads broad crypto rally in altcoins. Committed to advancing tokenisation: SEC Chair. Institutions buying, big whales selling BTC. Addentax Group to buy $1.2b BTC. Bit Digital raises $163m to buy ETH. DFDV raises $112.5m to buy SOL. ETH ETFs could do $10b H2 inflows: Bitwise. Top banks will buy ETH for stablecoin ops: Lee. OpenAI tokens ‘not equity’, OpenAI isn’t involved. Your equity is fake: Elon to OpenAI. Rex-Osprey SOL+Staking ETF goes live. BounceBit to launch tokenised stocks in Q4. Ripple seeks US banking license. Blackrock IBIT making more fees than S&P 500 fund. Thiel launches digital bank for crypto. Belgium’s KBC Bank to launch crypto trading

The altcoin making is cooling down as bitcoin attempts to form a new record high.

Europe's largest asset manager says the US GENIUS Act could unintentionally weaken the greenback and disrupt global payments. European asset manager Amundi believes that the US GENIUS Act could trigger a surge in dollar-backed stablecoins, potentially causing unintended consequences for the global payment system, and even threatening the long-term dominance of the greenback itself. “It could be genius, or it could be evil, said Vincent Mortier, Amundi’s chief investment officer, in a recent interview with Reuters.  While dollar-backed stablecoins have long been seen as a way to guarantee the dollar’s global hegemony, promoting a stablecoin could actually create “an alternative to the US dollar [...] that can could lead to more weakening of the dollar,” said Mortier. Read more

PENGU flipped WIF, FLOKI, and other popular meme coins as it climbed the crypto ladder.

Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced a standalone bill to pursue the same objectives to ease up on several tax concerns involving digital assets activity.

Early signs of bullishness have given way to an explosive move, with fresh retail liquidity and smart money flows putting the coveted $1 valuation back in focus. The post Pepe Price Prediction – Whales Accumulating Fast as Volume Explodes Past $1.4B: Is $1 PEPE Still in Play?  appeared first on Cryptonews.

Zoltan Istvan, a leading transhumanist, proposes a new economic model for the age of AI and robots.

The developer said it was valued at a $1 billion valuation in an extended Series A fundraising.

BONK Inu leads crypto market momentum with over 21% surge to become the top gainer among the 100 largest cryptocurrencies, while trading volume jumped 366% to exceed $583 million as analysts target $0.00003372 representing 100% upside potential. The post BONK Leads Crypto Market with 21% Gain, As Whales Pour In $180K – Is a 100% Rally Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The growing wave of corporate crypto treasuries could amplify market downturns if prices fall sharply, analysts at Franklin Templeton warned. The post Corporate Crypto Treasuries Could Worsen Price Crashes: Franklin Templeton appeared first on Cryptonews.

The future belongs to platforms that can offer a full suite of services in a compliant environment, says Deng Chao, CEO of HashKey Capital and HashKey OTC Global.

Sui Network has emerged as Solana's primary challenger in the Layer-1 blockchain space, recording a remarkable 54% developer growth over two years while most crypto ecosystems experience significant developer attrition, as analysts target potential $5 breakout levels. The post SUI Challenges Solana Dominance as a Top Layer-1 Blockchain with 54% Developer Growth Surge – Is SUI to $5 Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

XRP’s price breaks out of a “pennant” with a profit target of around $3.20 amid increasing futures open interest. Key takeaways: XRP breaks out of a  “pennant” on the weekly chart, hinting at 40% gains to $3.20. Several positive developments and increasing open futures open interest signal XRP’s ability to break out of consolidation. Read more

The price of Bitcoin wavered after a hotter-than-expected jobs report pointed to a resilient U.S. labor market, squashing rate cut hopes.

AI models generate immense value from user data. It’s time to demand onchain attribution and pay the people whose data makes AI possible with Payable AI, to ensure fair recognition and payment for everyone. Opinion by: Ram Kumar, core contributor at OpenLedger The public has knowingly contributed to the rise of artificial intelligence, often without realizing it. As AI models are projected to generate trillions of dollars in value, it’s time to start treating data like labor and building onchain attribution systems to pay the ones making it possible.  X posts by users helped train ChatGPT, and their blog posts and forum replies shaped models that are now monetized by some of the most powerful companies in the world. Read more

The project aims to monetize surplus energy and potentially add BTC to Adecoagro’s balance sheet.

The action suggests bitcoin's recent range — capped at around $110,000 to the upside — could continue.