Author: John Smith
India’s ED raided 21 sites tied to 4th Bloc Consultants, alleging a decade-long fake crypto-platform Ponzi that laundered funds via wallets, shell firms, hawala and foreign accounts. Summary ED’s Bengaluru office searched 21 premises in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Delhi under PMLA, targeting 4th Bloc Consultants over a large-scale crypto investment fraud. The group allegedly ran fake platforms mimicking real exchanges, used stolen crypto-expert images, paid small early returns and relied on MLM-style referrals and social media. Investigators say proceeds were routed through multiple crypto wallets, shell companies, hawala channels and foreign accounts, with properties and wallet addresses now seized. India’s…
Exodus will launch a fully reserved, MoonPay-issued digital dollar in early 2026 using M0, powering Exodus Pay and a broader wallet–card payments stack under recent acquisitions. Summary Exodus is partnering with MoonPay and M0 on a fully reserved USD-backed stablecoin designed to power its ecosystem and upcoming Exodus Pay feature. The stablecoin underpins Exodus’ $175m acquisition of W3C Corp, Baanx and Monavate, creating an integrated wallets-and-cards payments stack. Launch details on networks and availability remain undisclosed, with the firms stressing transparency, full USD backing and easy stablecoin use for non-crypto-native users. Exodus Movement, a self-custody wallet provider, will partner with…
Data suggests neobanks will expand from roughly $149b in 2024 to $4.4t by 2034 as more services run fully on-chain, replacing slow cross-border systems with software rails. Summary Market projections show neobanking scaling past $1t by 2029 and to $4.4t by 2034, with growth driven by digital, mobile-first and on-chain banking models. On-chain neobanks run core operations directly on blockchains, offering 24/7 global payments, transparent ledgers and software-based scaling instead of branches. Analysts say these platforms could become foundational for internet-native economies, extending into payments, savings and asset management as adoption climbs. The global neobanking industry is projected to experience…
Gold-backed stablecoins have surged to about $4b in 2025, led by two tokens holding nearly 90% of supply as rising gold prices and a major issuer’s vault push tokenized bullion into the spotlight. Summary Catenaa News data shows gold-backed stablecoins near $4b in market cap, almost tripling since early 2025 as one token expands supply and overtakes its main rival. The top two tokens now represent close to 90% of tokenized gold, offering fractional claims on vaulted bars and tracking a spot market lifted by macro risk and central-bank demand. A major stablecoin issuer has quietly become one of the…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. In 2025, crypto finance made a quiet, decisive pivot toward autonomy. What used to be fragmented “tools” and bolt-on bots started to look like a new operating layer. These systems monitor, decide, and execute continuously, with humans moving upstream into supervision and intent. Summary 2025 marked crypto’s shift from tools to autonomous infrastructure: AI-driven systems now monitor, decide, and execute continuously, with humans moving upstream into supervision and intent. Repeatability, not intuition, is the real edge: Automated…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. HOLYMining offers secure, transparent cloud mining for BTC and DOGE, enabling users to mine without hardware easy today. Summary HOLYMining offers zero-barrier cloud mining for BTC and DOGE, letting users earn without hardware or technical skills. HOLYMining launches a Christmas recharge cashback event, boosting cloud mining returns with tiered rewards. With transparent earnings, 24/7 hashrate, and an official app, HOLYMining targets simple passive crypto income. HOLYMining is a global cloud mining service platform focused on providing users with secure,…
With the holidays draining liquidity and uncertainty still in the air, the crypto market is clearly moving more cautiously. Bitcoin has managed to remain stable, but rising ETF outflows and slowing momentum are difficult to ignore. At this point, it’s unclear whether the BTC price will slide down or is just consolidating before the next rally. Summary BTC is trading near $87,500, consolidating in the $86,400–$88,000 range amid cautious holiday trading. Support at $86,400–$86,700 remains strong, but $175M in ETF outflows is weighing on market sentiment. A breakout above $89,000–$90,000 could push BTC toward $93,000–$94,000, signaling renewed bullish momentum. Downside…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. For most of the last decade, crypto’s regulatory environment developed around one central question: what will the rules be? That question has now been answered. From Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation in Europe to stablecoin frameworks evolving across the U.S. and Asia, the industry finally has transparent rules written into law. Summary Regulatory clarity is here, but execution is the real test: By 2026, crypto firms will be judged not on rule interpretation but on their ability to…
A $1k split across Bitcoin, Solana, Ethereum, and Avalanche at the start of 2025 would now be below breakeven, even as Scaramucci frames the basket as a multi-year bet Summary Scaramucci publicly says over half his net worth sits in Bitcoin, with an even larger personal position in Solana, all staked, plus smaller allocations to Avalanche and Ethereum. A hypothetical $1k portfolio split evenly between Bitcoin, Solana, Ethereum and Avalanche from early 2025 would currently show a loss after broad market drawdowns. He argues the thesis is multi-year, casting Bitcoin as “digital gold” and Solana/Avalanche as long-term infrastructure plays rather…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Christmas-season market activity is fueling renewed interest in on-chain participation, with unusual XRP fund flows bringing M DeFi into focus. Summary Unusual XRP whale movements ahead of Christmas highlight year-end fund reallocation trends. Rising volatility is pushing some investors toward transparent, mechanism-driven DeFi participation. M DeFi is drawing attention for its on-chain participation model and compliance background With Christmas approaching, cryptocurrency market sentiment has clearly heated up. Recently, several unusual fund flows have occurred on the XRP chain, sparking…