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Coinbase, the largest US cryptocurrency exchange, disclosed a major cyberattack that exposed sensitive customer data and could cost the company up to $400 million. The hackers have demanded a $20 million ransom payment, but the company has played a $20 million bounty on them instead of paying up.

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is about to “knife the crypto community” after he took $10 million from a pro-crypto super PAC during the contentious 2024 Senate election.

French police rescued the father of a wealthy cryptocurrency entrepreneur in a nighttime raid after he was taken hostage for ransom, the latest alleged criminal effort in France to extort people involved in the management of digital assets.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune expedited on Thursday the consideration of stablecoin legislation sponsored by Sen. Bill Hagerty which would establish the first-ever regulatory framework for stablecoins.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced it has disrupted a Hamas terrorism financing scheme and seized about $201,400 in cryptocurrency.

Paolo Ardoino, the CEO of Tether, the largest stablecoin provider, cheered President Donald Trump’s crypto leadership, saying his policies enable American dominance in everything from “crypto to AI.”

Friday on FNC’s “Hannity,” Trump artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency czar David Sacks touted cryptocurrency as a store of value for the federal government.

Hackers linked to the North Korean dictatorship pulled off the biggest heist in history last week, looting an estimated $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency from Bybit, an exchange based in Dubai.

Federal courts in Argentina over the weekend formally opened a probe into President Javier Milei and other individuals involved in the Libra cryptocurrency scandal.

The Kremlin on Wednesday said an unnamed Russian citizen will be freed from U.S. custody as part of the deal to free American teacher Marc Fogel, who returned home after three years in Russian captivity on Wednesday.

Former Senator Kelly Loeffler testifies before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship committee to become the head of the Small Business Administration on Wednesday, January 29.

President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order calling to maintain American leadership in cryptocurrencies and to evaluate the potential creation of a “national digital asset stockpile.”

Rapper Soulja Boy responded to criticisms of his decision to perform at the Crypto Ball in Washington D.C. ahead of the inauguration for President-elect Donald Trump.

A decade-long legal battle over a lost Bitcoin fortune has ended in disappointment for James Howells, an IT engineer from Newport, Wales, after a court dismissed his lawsuit against the Newport City Council. The man hoped to search a landfill for a hard drive he accidentally threw away more than a decade ago holding Bitcoin now worth $750 million.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis hailed former Senator and current nominee to head the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler as a “proven business leader.”

The team behind the memecoin HAWK, tied to internet celebrity Haliey “Hawk Tuah Girl” Welch, has been sued by a group of investors for alleged violations of securities laws.

An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of the bitcoin cryptocurrency was found Thursday to be in contempt of an order of London’s High Court and was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years.

Haliey Welch, the star of the viral “hawk tuah” video, is facing backlash from supporters after launching a “memecoin” cryptocurrency that pumped and crashed heavily within just a few hours.

Bitcoin (BTC) sold for over $100,000 in Wednesday evening trading, hitting another all-time high benchmark value in its nascent bull run.

SEC chair Gary Gensler will resign, which would allow for Donald Trump to select a pro-crypto, anti-climate-change-policy chairman.

The CEO of a Canadian cryptocurrency firm was kidnapped and held for a $1 million ransom in downtown Toronto during rush hour this week. He was released unharmed after a $1,000,000 ransom was paid.

The cryptocurrency community is basking in the glow of a major political victory following the reelection of Donald Trump after pouring over $200 million into campaigns and political action committees.

An anonymous French gambler, known as Théo, has profited a staggering $48 million on the crypto-based betting platform Polymarket after correctly predicting Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election with a $30 million bet. Now, the elusive “Trump Whale” has explained what he based his decision on.

Former President Donald Trump was seen passing out hamburgers at a Bitcoin bar in New York City on Wednesday, before his rally in Uniondale.

Shan Hanes, the former CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank in Elkhart, Kansas, has been sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for embezzling $47 million from the bank and sending it to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by scammers who tricked him with a “Pig butchering” scheme.

A super PAC funded overwhelmingly funded by venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz is bankrolling anti-crypto Democrats in battleground Senate races, enraging pro-crypto Republicans.

Cryptocurrency executives on Thursday reportedly yelled at the anti-crypto Biden-Harris administration during a meeting meant to repair relations between crypto and the White House.

FTX, the failed cryptocurrency exchange at the center of disgraced former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud, was ordered to pay customers $12.7 billion.

The cryptocurrency market suffered a significant downturn on Sunday, with losses extending into Monday morning, as investors shed risky assets amidst broader economic concerns. The crypto crash has wiped out $367 billion in value so far.

David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark and a former Meta executive who has emerged as a leader in the crypto space, has publicly endorsed Donald Trump for the upcoming U.S. presidential election, explaining why he has abandoned his previously strong connection to the Democrat party.

Trump’s campaign raised $25 million in one night at a Saturday cryptocurrency fundraiser in Nashville, sources confirmed to Breitbart News.

Marc Andreessen, co-founder of prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), has announced his support for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race, marking a significant departure from his long-standing allegiance to the Democrat party.

A new report from blockchain research firm TRM Labs has unveiled a startling increase in cryptocurrency theft, with hackers more than doubling their illicit gains in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year. Crypto crooks have stolen an astounding $1.38 billion so far this year.

Fairshake, a pro-crypto super PAC, on Wednesday touted the ouster of Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), a staunch anti-crypto lawmaker.

A baptist pastor in Florida has been arrested on child pornography charges after he allegedly used cryptocurrency to purchase online child sexual abuse material.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the founders of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, on Thursday announced they have donated $2 million in bitcoin to former President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, citing the Biden administration’s “war against crypto.”