Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis puts the number at close to $20 billion — the estimated volume of dirty money that flowed through Xinbi, a Chinese-language crypto marketplace, between 2021 and 2025. Now the UK government wants to shut it down. Scam Hubs At The Center Of It All Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office announced…
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XRP Still In Danger Zone Without This Key Breakout: Analyst
A price zone that held as a floor throughout all of 2025 is now blocking XRP from recovering. The $1.80 level — once a reliable support — flipped to resistance in January 2026, and the token has not come close to reclaiming it since. Until it does, one analyst says XRP remains “in deep trouble.”…
Bitcoin Gains Ground On Gold Even As Both Assets Slide
For six straight weeks, Bitcoin was losing the battle against gold. That streak has now reversed — and it has held for two weeks running, with Bitcoin up more than 4% against the precious metal this week alone. A Parallel Decline Reshapes The Debate The timing of that rebound is striking, given that both assets…
Ghana’s Crypto Push Begins As 11 Companies Enter SEC Sandbox
Mobile money is everywhere in Ghana. And now, crypto wants in on that infrastructure too. Foreign Players Circle As Local Framework Takes Shape Blockchain.com, one of the older names in the industry, announced this week it had moved into the Ghanaian market with a sharp focus on tying crypto payments to the country’s mobile money…
Bitcoin’s Valuation Model Hints At $500K Cycle Average, Analyst Says
Bitcoin is trading near $67,300, well off its recent high of $74,000. One well-known analyst says that dip barely matters — he’s looking at a cycle average closer to half a million dollars. A Model Built On Scarcity PlanB, the pseudonymous analyst behind the Stock-to-Flow model, says Bitcoin’s price during the current 2024–2028 halving cycle…
US Should Act On Bitcoin, Not Just Praise It, Ex-Advisor To Trump Says
The US government is sitting on roughly 378,372 Bitcoin worth more than $24 billion, according to data from Arkham Research. Yet more than a year after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, no new Bitcoin has been purchased. The government has not gone beyond the digital assets it…
Crypto Funds Bleed $4 Billion As Investors Step Back – Here’s Why
Crypto investment funds have now recorded a fifth straight week of net outflows, wiping roughly $4 billion from investor coffers over that span. That steady removal of capital has been paired with a sharp fall in trading activity, signaling that many holders are standing on the sidelines rather than buying dips. Trading Volume Hits Multi-Month…
After Extreme Pessimism, Crypto Market Conditions Begin To Stabilize: Analysts
Crypto markets are leaning toward their quietest mood in years, and some analysts say that could be the signal sellers have run out of steam. According to Matrixport, a slump in investor mood has pushed its measures to levels that have in the past lined up with market turning points. Crypto Sentiment At Multi-Year Lows…
Crypto Hacks Explode: $370 Million Stolen In January Alone: Researchers
The start of this year brought a hard reminder: people remain the weakest link. Reports note that roughly $370 million in crypto were taken in January, a sharp climb from earlier months. That surge was driven mostly by one massive social-engineering con that emptied a single victim of about $284 million. Simple lies and well-crafted…
PayPal Survey: 4 In 10 US Merchants Now Accept Crypto
A rising share of shops in the US are now taking crypto at checkout. That shift is small in some places and big in others, but it is real. Reports say that roughly four in 10 US merchants accept cryptocurrency today, and customer interest is a clear reason why. Merchant Demand Is Rising According to…