8 of Europe’s 20 Largest Banks Now Offer Live Crypto Services BlockStories data tallies 8 of Europe’s 20 largest banks with operational crypto trading or custody as of March 2025, up from zero four years prior when many blocked such transactions.[1] This shift…
Proposal to Freeze 5.6 Million Dormant Bitcoin Enters Discussion Jameson Lopp, a Bitcoin Core developer, proposed freezing 5.6 million BTC dormant for over a decade-valued at $420 billion-to shield them from potential quantum computing attacks.[1][3] Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp outlined this stance amid…
Bitcoin at $40,000 Marks Statistically Rare Milestone Bitcoin trading at $40,000 would register as a 0.4th percentile event on historical percentile rankings, placing it below any meaningful deviation across major price anchors like realized price and power law trends.[1][4] Analyst James Check, creator…
US DOJ Sentences Man to 70 Months in $263M Crypto Scam Evan Tangeman, 22, of Newport Beach, California, received a 70-month prison sentence for laundering at least $3.5 million from a social engineering scheme that stole over $263 million in cryptocurrency.[2][1] The U.S.…
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Hits $30B Milestone BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has reached $30 billion in assets under management, marking it as the fastest-growing ETF in history.[1] This milestone came after 293 days, driven by strong inflows and Bitcoin price gains as of…
Anthropic’s Mythos Model and Crypto Security Concerns Anthropic’s Mythos model, a powerful AI preview focused on cybersecurity, has sparked discussions on vulnerabilities in software protecting crypto platforms, though blockchains themselves remain resilient.[1][2][6] Overview Mythos Capabilities: Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview identifies and chains multiple…
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Nears $10B Milestone Near $78K BTC BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has accumulated significant assets under management as Bitcoin stabilizes around $78,000, with the ETF approaching the $10 billion threshold amid recent market consolidation.[1] This milestone reflects steady inflows into…
Quantum Researcher Breaks Simplified Key, Wins 1 BTC Bounty Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli claimed a 1 BTC bounty-worth about $78,000-for cracking a 15-bit elliptic curve key on public quantum hardware, the largest such public demo to date.[1][2] This feat, announced Friday by quantum…
Bitcoin Holds Near $78K After $10B Deribit Options Expiry: Short Squeeze Masks Weak Spot Demand Bitcoin is consolidating around $77K-$78K following a $1.19 billion short squeeze that pushed prices higher earlier this week, according to CryptoQuant analysis, but underlying spot market demand remains…
