Category: Crypto Insights

Judge Tosses RICO Claims in Case Targeting Pastor Behind Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scheme A federal judge in New York has dismissed key racketeering claims at the center of a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing a pastor and several alleged associates of running a crypto-based Ponzi scheme. U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams ruled on Thursday that investors…

Tom Lee’s BitMine Immersion Technologies has acquired a sizeable chunk of Ether directly from the Ethereum Foundation, underscoring how institutional players are increasingly dealing straight with protocol-level entities rather than only on open exchanges. The Ethereum Foundation disclosed on Saturday that it sold 5,000 ETH from its own treasury to BitMine Immersion Technologies, a publicly…

Ethereum Foundation Sells 5,000 ETH to BitMine as Price Reclaims $2K The Ethereum Foundation has completed a significant over-the-counter (OTC) transaction, selling 5,000 ETH to BitMine Immersion Technologies just as the market pushed Ethereum’s price back above the $2,000 threshold. The deal, valued at slightly more than $10.2 million, was executed at an average price…

Whale‑size Bitcoin holders are quietly loading up again as BTC trades just below its all‑time highs around $71,000, signaling renewed confidence from the market’s largest players even as traditional assets wobble. On-chain data shows that addresses controlling between 10 and 10,000 BTC have flipped from active distribution to net accumulation over the past two weeks.…

Artificial general intelligence, or AGI, has become the north star of the modern AI race. Tech CEOs forecast its arrival in interviews and keynote talks, venture capital pours billions into labs claiming to be “on the path” to it, and safety advocates warn that once it appears, society could change in ways we’re not prepared…

U.S. expansion, compliance‑first positioning, and AI‑driven tools are giving cloud mining a very different story in 2026. Instead of being sold as a quick‑profit scheme, cloud mining is increasingly framed as part of the broader digital infrastructure that underpins Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other networks. Platforms such as NOW DeFi are leaning into this shift by…

CZ blasts Etherscan for enabling address poisoning spam on block explorers Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has called out Etherscan for displaying spam transactions tied to address poisoning scams, arguing that block explorers should be actively filtering such activity instead of exposing users to it. The criticism surfaced after an Ethereum user, identified as…

Token2049 Dubai pushed to 2027, Robinhood crypto volumes climb, Ethereum Foundation codifies its mandate: Weekly recap This week in crypto was shaped by event disruptions, surging retail activity, and an important governance milestone for Ethereum. Geopolitics forced one of the industry’s flagship conferences to hit pause, Robinhood continued its ascent as a dominant retail trading…

Bitcoin Cash clings to $440 support, but bears still set the tone – what’s behind it? Bitcoin Cash [BCH] has slid back into a crucial long-term demand area between $440 and $470, a zone that has historically attracted buyers. This region sits just below the midpoint of the broader range that has contained BCH for…

PUMP faces 15% downside risk if key pattern fails: what traders should watch now The Solana-based memecoin launchpad token Pump.Fun (PUMP) is standing at a critical crossroads, with technical signals and derivatives data hinting at a possible sharp correction in the near term. After rallying roughly 30% over the last two weeks, the token is…