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Here’s the rewritten content while keeping the HTML tags intact: BONK increased by 1.1% in the last 24 hours, reaching $0.00000988, while remaining within a tight range as the Solana-based meme token continued its consolidation phase.The price action adhered to clearly defined technical limits, oscillating between solid support near $0.00000980 and multiple tests of resistance around $0.00001020, as indicated by CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis data model.Trading activity saw a brief surge, with volume hitting 754 billion tokens — approximately 46% higher than its hourly moving average — as BONK approached the upper end of the range. Despite the uptick in…
Bitcoin (BTC) fell from the 2025 yearly open during Thursday’s Wall Street trading session as markets responded to US jobs data.Key points:Robust US labor-market data does not dampen expectations for a December Fed rate cut.Cryptocurrency continues to deviate from stocks amid forecasts of a strong finish for the latter in 2025.Bitcoin has several critical resistance levels to overcome to change its bearish trend.Fed has “no choice” regarding rate cutsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView indicated that BTC price action weakened due to surprisingly low US jobless claims. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBoth initial and ongoing claims came in under…
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is introducing a new form of federally regulated cryptocurrency trading, encouraging its licensed platforms to offer leveraged spot digital assets products. This initiative is set to commence as early as today with Bitnomial.The Bitnomial exchange is overseen by the U.S. derivatives regulator as a designated contract market (DCM). This means that the new activity will roll out in a fully regulated environment, following significant encouragement from the federal agency—including direct engagements with Acting Chairman Caroline Pham to facilitate the process during a prolonged federal government shutdown.”Recent events on offshore exchanges have highlighted the necessity…
The official Pepe (PEPE) memecoin website has been breached by attackers, redirecting users to a harmful link.“Blockaid’s system has detected a front-end attack on Pepe. The site features a code of inferno drainer,” stated the cybersecurity firm on Thursday.Inferno Drainer is a collection of scam tools used by malicious actors, including phishing site templates, wallet drainers, and social engineering tactics. Source: BlockaidInitially, the price of PEPE did not respond to the breach. The memecoin has risen about 4% in the last 24 hours, yet remains down over 77% for the past year, according to CoinGecko.This recent cybersecurity event underscores the…
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF), Argentina’s state-owned energy firm, is reportedly exploring the option for drivers to purchase gasoline and diesel using cryptocurrency, as digital assets continue to gain popularity in everyday transactions across the nation.The initiative might rely on a third-party processor instead of direct wallet transactions, utilizing local and international platforms like Lemon, Ripio, or Binance for handling conversions, as reported by local news outlet La Nación on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the situation.This review follows YPF’s two-month-old policy of accepting US dollar payments at its stations, making it the first fuel chain in the country to set…
Malaysian officials have established a joint task force utilizing advanced drones and on-ground police to locate and dismantle nearly 14,000 illegal bitcoin BTC$92,578.84 mining rigs, as reported by Bloomberg on Thursday.Drones are dispatched to search buildings for thermal heat signatures, while the police utilize sensors on the ground to detect unauthorized electricity consumption. Local residents frequently report unusual noises, leading authorities to discover crypto mining operations.Tenaga Nasional (TNB), the state-owned utility company, recently revealed that illegal crypto miners have pilfered $1.1 billion from the national grid since 2020.”The danger of permitting such activities extends beyond theft,” stated Akmal Nasrullah Mohd…
MoneyGram has partnered with Fireblocks to implement stablecoin-enabled payments and real-time treasury solutions within its vast network, as announced on Thursday.This payment service, processing transfers in over 200 countries, will leverage Fireblocks’ digital asset infrastructure to enhance its internal operations and settlement processes. This encompasses facilitating stablecoin transactions across various blockchains, improving how MoneyGram manages liquidity, and minimizing the need to pre-fund accounts globally.The adoption of stablecoins is rapidly increasing in the traditional remittance sector, driven by a demand for faster, lower-cost transfers and an uptick in the use of digital wallets for everyday financial management. Recently introduced regulations for…
Maximal extractable value (MEV) denotes the economic value appropriated from users by block builders via manipulation of transaction ordering. The most detrimental form of MEV is sandwich attacks, where an attacker simultaneously frontruns and backruns a victim’s swaps. This results in the victim receiving a less favorable execution price while the attacker gains a spread. The majority of MEV activity is prevalent on Ethereum due to its high activity on DEXs and an open block-building market that exposes order flow to searchers.In this article, Cointelegraph Research offers insights into sandwiching activity from November 2024 to October 2025, drawing on a…
Bitcoin (BTC) is showing early indicators of a significant correction, with the recent recovery stalling at $93,000. New analysis indicates that Bitcoin’s “market structure” increasingly resembles that of early 2022, which signaled the start of the bear market.Key insights:Bitcoin’s onchain structure resembles early 2022, indicating a potential deep bear market if critical levels are breached.Bitcoin’s bear flag implies a target price of $68,100.Bitcoin onchain data suggests early bear marketBitcoin has fallen toward and found support near its True Market Mean, currently at $81,500, according to onchain data provider Glassnode.The True Market Mean, or the Active-Investor Price, reflects the cost base…
Bitcoin (BTC) is showing initial indications of a more substantial correction, as its latest recovery stalls at $93,000. Recent analysis indicates that Bitcoin’s “market structure” increasingly resembles that of early 2022, which marked the onset of the bear market. Key insights: The on-chain structure of Bitcoin is similar to early 2022, posing a risk of a significant bear market if crucial levels fall. The bear flag pattern for Bitcoin points toward a price of $68,100. Bitcoin on-chain data suggests early bear market Bitcoin has declined and found support close to its True Market Mean, which is currently at $81,500, according…