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CTC

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KET

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-7.42%

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EBTC

$95,264.00

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USR

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DOG

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MX

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GLM

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SFP

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SNEK

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ATH

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GHO

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KSM

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Price data by
Connor Sephton

Connor Sephton

Connor Sephton is a journalist based in London. Over his 10-year career, he’s worked as a reporter, editor, and newsreader for Metro, Sky News, and the BBC. He has specialized in crypto news since 2018. Disclosure: No significant crypto holdings.

Stories by Connor Sephton

  • Hacks in the crypto industry are quite common. Image: Shutterstock.

    $364 Million Lost in April to Crypto Hacks, Scams: CertiK

    New CertiK estimates suggest about $364 million was lost through crypto hacks, scams and exploits in April alone. The cybersecurity firm says the vast majority of this total, $337 million, is related to phishing attacks. #CertiKStatsAlert 🚨 Combining all the incidents in April we’ve confirmed ~$364M lost to exploits, hacks and scams after ~$18.2m was returned. KiloEx, Loopscale and zkSync all had funds returned by whitehat exploiters. ~$337M of the total is attributed to phishing. More… pic.tw...

    NewsCoins
    3 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump. Source: Shutterstock

    Eric Trump: Anti-Crypto Banks Will Be 'Extinct in 10 Years'

    Eric Trump has launched a scathing attack on traditional finance—and is warning banks that if they fail to embrace crypto, they’ll "be extinct in 10 years." Speaking to CNBC, the Trump Organization's executive vice president said modern systems used to move wealth worldwide are "broken, slow and expensive." He described SWIFT, the global network used to facilitate international payments, as an "absolute disaster." The president's son said his business regularly ends up racing to send or receive...

    NewsMarkets
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Source: Shutterstock

    DOJ Seeks 20-Year Sentence for Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky

    Prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence Celsius Network founder Alex Mashinsky to 20 years behind bars. It comes as investors who lost their savings when the doomed crypto lender collapsed call for him to spend the rest of his life in prison. In a sentencing memo, the U.S. Justice Department said he should face "just punishment for his years-long campaign of lies and self-dealing that left in its wake billions in losses and thousands of victimized customers." The filing asserts that Mashinsky...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and XRP. Image: Shutterstock

    XRP, Dogecoin Lead Daily Losses as Crypto Rally Cools

    Bitcoin snapped a five-day winning streak on Thursday, with modest losses of 1.3% over 24 hours as the crypto market’s recent rally cooled off. The world's biggest digital asset had accelerated to highs of $94,500 at one point, but briefly slipped below $92,000 in the early hours of Thursday morning. At time of publication, Bitcoin's price sits at $92,349, down 1.2% on the day, according to CoinGecko. BTC got off lightly compared with leading altcoins, with both XRP and Dogecoin slipping by 5.5%...

    NewsMarkets
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Richard Heart in the documentary film "The Highest of Stakes." Photo: Muse Storytelling

    Hex Founder Richard Heart Claims Victory as SEC Abandons Fraud Lawsuit

    Richard Heart says he has "defeated the SEC completely" after the U.S. regulator abandoned its fraud lawsuit against him. The crypto entrepreneur—who founded HEX, PulseChain and PulseX—had been accused of selling unregistered securities and misleading investors. US Court Dismisses SEC Case Against Richard Heart, Hex A federal judge dismissed the case in February after concluding that the SEC had failed to prove Heart's statements specifically targeted American consumers. The regulator was given...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Source: Shutterstock

    Bitcoin Price Flat Amid Signs 'Volatility May Be Cooling Off': Analysts

    Volatility may be cooling off in the crypto markets—but occasional dips are likely before Bitcoin breaks $90,000 again, according to a BRN analyst. The world's biggest cryptocurrency has been relatively flat over the past 24 hours, and hovering around $85,000 at the time of writing. BTC has proven sensitive to the uncertainty surrounding Trump's tariffs, with the World Trade Organization warning they could act as a "brake on global growth." Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has also been accus...

    NewsMarkets
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Phishing. Image: Shutterstock

    Creator of $132 Million Global Phishing Service Jailed for Eight Years

    A British man who ran a global phishing service has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years. Zak Coyne created LabHost—a subscription service that allowed fraudsters to access fake versions of legitimate websites. The fraudulent pages could then be used to deceive unsuspecting victims into handing over sensitive information. According to the British Crown Prosecution Service, the 24-year-old received $230,000 worth of cryptocurrency for designing and operating the site. The digital assets were la...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Source: Shutterstock

    Bitcoin Price Flat as Ray Dalio Warns 'Something Worse Than a Recession' Looming

    The billionaire hedge fund manager and Bitcoin enthusiast Ray Dalio has warned "something worse than a recession" could be about to hit the U.S. Speaking to NBC's Meet the Press, the Bridgewater Associates founder said Donald Trump's aggressive pursuit of tariffs is leading to a "breaking down of the monetary order." Dalio, who anticipated the 2008 recession, expressed concern about the value of money—and predicted that, unless the president's economic policies are properly handled, there could...

    NewsMarkets
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Source: Alexander Urbelis on X

    Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Freed From Jail

    Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has walked free from jail. He was serving a prison sentence after giving a presentation to a blockchain conference in North Korea. Prosecutors had alleged his speech "provided highly technical information" that could help the isolated state evade U.S. sanctions. Griffith had pleaded guilty to a single charge of conspiracy in September 2021, and was sentenced to 63 months behind bars in April 2022. That term was reduced to 56 months last summer, opening the door...

    NewsCoins
    3 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Source: Shutterstock

    World Food Program USA Accepts Bitcoin and Dogecoin Donations After Funding Cuts

    The World Food Program USA is now accepting donations in more than 80 cryptocurrencies. That includes the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC, but also allows for donations in ApeCoin, BONK, and Dogecoin. The partnership is part of WFP USA's wider ambitions to raise $25 million through the Emergency Hunger Relief Fund—and plug gaps in initiatives "that provide lifelong assistance to 58 million people on the brink of starvation." This nonprofit was established in 1995—and while it has close ties...

    NewsCoins
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Poison. Image: Shutterstock

    Malware Campaign Spreads Fake Wallet Seed Phrases Through Hacked Mailing Lists

    Threat analysts have uncovered a sophisticated, two-pronged malware campaign targeting victims both inside and outside of the crypto industry. In a recent report, cyber intelligence firm Silent Push identified the PoisonSeed malware campaign, which initially targets the users of bulk email providers including Mailchimp and SendGrid. A fake Mailchimp page generated as part of the PoisonSeed malware campaign. Image: Silent Push In one case, a content creator was sent a fraudulent message that clai...

    NewsTechnology
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Source: Shutterstock

    Bitcoin Python Library Targeted by Wallet Draining Malware

    Machine learning has been used to detect crypto malware targeting users of bitcoinlib, a popular Python library for making Bitcoin wallets. ReversingLabs says the malicious packages attempted to overwrite legitimate commands in order to extract sensitive database files. Researchers say bitcoinlib is a "widely used open-source library" that allows crypto wallets to be created and managed—attracting more than one million downloads since its launch. Named "bitcoinlibdbfix" and "bitcoinlib-dev," the...

    NewsCoins
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Source: Shutterstock

    Pedophile Platform That Accepted Crypto Taken Down in Global Operation

    One of the largest pedophile platforms in the world has been shut down after an international investigation, with crypto widely used as a payment method for images of child sexual abuse. "Kidflix" resembled a streaming service—and according to Europol, 1.8 million users worldwide had logged on to the site between April 2022 and March of this year. Detectives have identified 1,275 people who either purchased child sexual assault material using digital assets, or earned credits by uploading their...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Image created by Decrypt using AI

    Bitcoin Price Holds Steady Ahead of Trump's 'Liberation Day', Jobs Report

    Bitcoin was broadly flat on Wednesday as the crypto markets await details of Donald Trump's planned tariffs. The White House is describing April 2 as "Liberation Day," with the president set to make an announcement at 4 p.m. Eastern Time during his Make America Wealthy Again event in the White House Rose Garden. Uncertainty looms about which products imported to the U.S. will be most affected—as well as the countries that will be hardest hit. European stocks were trading lower in the run-up to T...

    NewsMarkets
    3 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Source: Shutterstock

    Robinhood Sweetens Gold Membership as Bernstein Sets $105 Price Target

    Robinhood launched a slew of new services for Gold members, which could further blur the lines between fiat and crypto. Gold, the trading app's premium subscription, costs $5 a month or $50 a year, with 4% interest on uninvested cash and higher thresholds for instant deposits. At a presentation in San Francisco on Wednesday, the company unveiled Robinhood Strategies, which aims to deliver "tailor, expert-managed portfolios" driven by a team that collectively have over 50 years of Wall Street exp...

    NewsCoins
    3 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • USDC. Image: Shutterstock

    USDC Sets All-Time High Market Cap Above $60 Billion as Adoption Surges

    Circle USDC stablecoin market cap has hit a new all-time high, surpassing $60 billion for the first time. Artemis Analytics data shows USDC now has a 25.4% share of the stablecoin market, compared with 20.7% three months ago. But the digital dollar, which is issued by Circle, remains streets behind Tether. The total value of USDT currently stands at $144 billion—representing about 63% of this still-nascent sector. All of this comes against a backdrop of growing demand for stablecoins, not to men...

    NewsMarkets
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Twitch star Amouranth. (Image: Amouranth, outpainted by Decrypt using AI)

    Police Arrest Four Teens Over Amouranth Home Invasion, Attempted Bitcoin Theft

    Four teenagers have been charged after an OnlyFans streamer was ordered to hand over her crypto at gunpoint. Kaitlyn Siragusa, a popular influencer also known as Amouranth, was targeted at her home in Texas earlier this month. Three armed assailants had broken into her bedroom, hit her repeatedly with a pistol, and ordered her to transfer digital assets. She escorted them to another part of her Houston property where her husband fired a gun, and the robbers fled the scene. Demarcus Morris Jr., w...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • The EU. Image: Shutterstock

    Digital Euro Awareness Has Risen, But Interest in Using One Has Not: ECB

    New research from the European Central Bank suggests that public awareness about plans for a digital euro has increased substantially—but this hasn't been matched by a rise in the number of consumers interested in using it. About 19,000 households across 11 EU countries took part in the study, which exposed one of the biggest roadblocks to adoption: Many of those polled are perfectly happy with the payment methods they already use. Participants shown a video explaining the key benefits of this c...

    NewsCoins
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Image: Shutterstock

    Puerto Rico Resident Defies Bitcoin Seizure Order, Faces $10,000 a Day Fine

    A man who has refused to hand over almost 120 Bitcoin, currently worth $9.7 million, to the U.S. government has been found in contempt of court. The judge has warned he will be fined $10,000 a day until the funds are transferred. Court filings accuse Juan Carlos Reynoso of "flagrantly violating" a warrant issued by a judge in Puerto Rico, which gave him 24 hours to send the $9.7 million worth of Bitcoin to a government-controlled address. He allegedly moved the funds to five separate crypto wall...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Singapore. Image: Shutterstock

    Singapore Trade Minister: 'Consumers Should Stay Clear of Cryptocurrencies'

    Singapore Trade Minister Alvin Tan said the public should "stay clear" of cryptocurrencies altogether, because there are no protections in place if they lose money. Tan was responding to having been asked why the government has tightened regulations on exchanges—and barred investors from purchasing digital assets using their credit cards. His warning arrives just as Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has had to issue warnings that deepfakes of his image are being used to promote crypto scams...

    NewsMarkets
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
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