Author: Kryptonews

When U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents subdued, disarmed, and then killed nurse Alex Pretti on January 24, it was on the doorstep of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and just a few blocks from the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA). Multiple flash-bang grenades and chemical munitions deployed by federal agents in the aftermath resulted in an eleven-hour shelter-in-place order for the MCAD community, which numbers about 800 students from 13 countries. The school has had one employee apprehended by Border Protection agents, says president and CEO Gwendolyn Freed. Related Articles “We are rooted in the Whittier…

Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, has rejected allegations that Binance played a central role in the largest liquidation event in crypto market history, an episode that erased roughly $19 billion in leveraged positions last October. Key Takeaways: CZ dismissed claims that Binance triggered the $19 billion Oct. 10 crypto liquidation. He said he spoke as a shareholder, not as a Binance executive. A brief USDe depeg on Binance was later blamed on an internal oracle issue. Zhao addressed the claims during a question-and-answer session on Binance’s social media channels, pushing back on suggestions that the exchange was responsible for…

U.S. president Donald Trump’s surprise nomination of former Fed governor Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair boosted the dollar, unwound the precious metals rally, and is bringing bitcoin below a key support level.Onchain data shared by Glassnode shows bitcoin was consolidating just above key structural support around $83.4K, the lower bound of its short-term holder cost basis model.A breakdown below that zone could open the door to a deeper slide toward $80.7K, the so-called True Market Mean.That breakdown is occurring. Over the past 7-day period bitcoin BTC$83,460.68 lost more than 9.2% of its value and now trades at…

Venture capital and institutional money are flowing back into digital asset companies at the start of 2026, with industry data showing $1.4 billion committed across venture rounds and public market listings.The largest transactions included Visa-linked stablecoin issuer Rain, which reached a $1.9 billion valuation after raising $250 million, and crypto custodian BitGo’s $200 million-plus IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in January.While crypto markets remain under pressure following October’s broad-based liquidation that wiped out billions in leveraged positions across centralized and decentralized markets, institutional engagement in the sector continues to build.This edition of VC Roundup covers traditional venture raises,…

Up 10% in the last month, Bittensor is helping lead the market back to normalcy. It’s one of our favorite AI projects, and favorites overall. But you don’t have to invest just in the $TAO token.  There are 126 subnets to choose from. All of them do something different in AI or AI infrastructure.  You can allocate your TAO to any one of them for even greater growth opportunities. So today, we look at 4 of our favorite Bittensor Subnets. 1) Chutes We start today with Subnet #64, Chutes. It is arguably the largest of all the subnets. It’s also…

Ethereum and XRP just fell off a cliff in weekend trading, Bitcoin barely flinched, and the timing might matterCrypto has a habit of saving its worst moves for the hours when people are least prepared to deal with them.That was the vibe on Saturday, when Ethereum and XRP dropped hard in a short burst, right as weekend liquidity was already thin.On my 30-minute charts, XRP was down about 7.98%, ETH was down about 5.66%, and Bitcoin was comparatively steady with a smaller drawdown of around 3%.Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP price action (Source: TradingView)The broader market took the hit to the…

The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, has promoted Esther Bell, its deputy director and chief curator, to serve as the museum’s sixth director. She begins in the post on July 1. Bell is the first woman to hold the role in the Clark’s 70-year history. She will succeed Olivier Meslay, who has been the director since 2016 and announced last year that he will move back to France in 2026. Having joined the Clark in 2017, she was among Meslay’s early hires; she was elevated to the role of deputy director in 2022. But her relationship with the Clark…

Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a record low versus gold (XAU) in January, making it a better buying opportunity than what preceded the 2015–2017 bull market, analysts say.Key takeaways:BTC vs gold hit a record low, a level that has lined up with past major bottoms.Some analysts warn that a rotation to BTC from gold is not guaranteed.Gold-to-Bitcoin rotation could start in FebruaryOn Saturday, Bitcoin’s value compared to gold fell to its lowest level ever after adjusting for the global money supply, data from Bitwise Europe showed.The indicator shows when Bitcoin is unusually strong or weak versus gold. It has now moved…

The U.S. Treasury Department has, for the first time, sanctioned cryptocurrency exchanges for operating in Iran’s financial sector.The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against Zedcex and Zedxion both registered in the United Kingdom, as part of a broader crackdown on Iranian authorities after their brutal suppression of an internal uprising that killed thousands of their own citizens.According to the Treasury’s statement, the exchanges facilitated transactions for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which the U.S. and its allies in the European Union designate as a terrorist organization. Since their registration in 2022, just one of these processed…

The crypto market is experiencing a mixed momentum in line with the latest 24-hour data. Hence, the total crypto market cap is now hovering around $2.83T after a 0.27% increase. However, the 24-hour crypto volume presents a 23.13% decrease, reaching $137.89B. At the same time, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index is sitting at 26 points, showing notable “Fear” among the traders. Bitcoin ($BTC) Surges by 0.53% While Ethereum ($ETH) Drops by 1.90% Particularly, the leading crypto asset, Bitcoin ($BTC), is changing hands at $83,947.08, showing a 0.53% rise. Additionally, the market dominance of Bitcoin is standing at 59.1%. However,…