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Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research believes BTC will hit $200,000 this year and $500,000 before President Trump concludes his second term. US President Donald Trump’s first month in office has been highly volatile for risk assets, but his administration will likely be a net positive for Bitcoin in the long run, according to

XRP (XRP) stabilized near its $2 support after today’s marketwide sell-off sent the altcoin and several other cryptocurrencies close to their swing lows. Data now shows the XRP/USD pair exhibiting early signs of a bullish breakout.  Ripple’s RLUSD integration could boost XRP price Ripple’s integration of its RLUSD stablecoin into its cross-border payments system, Ripple

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has tentatively approved an ERC-20 token issued by Omar Reyes to use in an incentives program for his congressional campaign. The FEC reviewed the coin project in a draft advisory opinion on July 5.According to the draft letter, the FEC believes Reyes is within his rights to issue his Ethereum-based…

Top Stories This WeekHackers Withdraw 7,000 Bitcoins in Binance Crypto Exchange Security BreachBinance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by daily trade volume, experienced a security breach this week, losing a little over 7,000 bitcoins (BTC). CEO Changpeng Zhao stated at the time that the bitcoins were withdrawn from its hot wallets, which contain only…

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has decided to extend its restrictions on contracts for differences (CFDs), including crypto-based ones. The agency has announced its decision in an official release published Friday, September 28.A CFD is a contract signed between a buyer and a seller, which stipulates that the difference between the current value…

The now-former chief technical officer (CTO) of Algo Capital, the investment arm of blockchain firm Algorand, has published a statement in the wake of a major security breach of an Algo hot wallet under his personal management.As Cointelegraph recently reported, Algo Capital CTO Pablo Yabo’s cellphone was compromised by hackers, leading to the theft of…

The SEC is dropping its enforcement actions against crypto firms in an apparent regulatory pivot following new leadership at the regulator. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed in principle to drop its lawsuit against crypto firm Consensys. The suit claimed that aspects of MetaMask violated securities laws. According to Ethereum co-founder and Conensys

U.S. regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reiterated guidelines on initial coin offerings (ICOs) in a tweet Feb. 10, as efforts to formalize the sector continue.A dedicated section of the regulator’s website now lists five aspects of ICOs the SEC considers essential, as well as a separate section for investors and market professionals.The…