China Business Journal warned that impostors used its name and Proton Mail to demand Bitcoin from companies threatened with damaging coverage.
An unreleased Anthropic AI model has broken a post-quantum signature scheme in about 60 hours, reopening a question Bitcoin developers have yet to answer: when should the network begin migrating to quantum-resistant cryptography? The finding poses no immediate threat to Bitcoin.
Bitcoin barely moved as the Dow sank 2.19% following the Federal Reserve's most divided rate decision since 2016.
China Business Journal says fraudsters impersonated the publication, demanding Bitcoin to suppress purported investigative reports about targeted companies.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $32.1 million in inflows on Wednesday despite Bitcoin dipping below $64,000, ending a four-session outflow streak.
BitGo added four institutional Bitcoin wallet controls to score quantum exposure, consolidate UTXOs, move funds and change address defaults.
A wallet cluster associated with North Korea's Lazarus Group transferred 121.5 Bitcoins, worth around $7.74 million, roughly an hour before the blockchain tracker Lookonchain identified the transaction on Thursday. The amount is significant, given that transactions from wallets tied to Lazarus Group generally do not go unnoticed.
Four analysts agree the Fed's hawkish hold changes the calculus for risk assets, but they split on whether bitcoin's real test is already here or still six weeks away.
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned HormuzSafe and another Iranian insurer, alleging Bitcoin payments helped evade restrictions and fund the IRGC.
Japan's growing institutional crypto interest could accelerate regulatory advancements and pave the way for future crypto ETF approvals. Gumi and SBI launch $18.3M Bitcoin and altcoin fund as Japan warms to institutional crypto.
The Bitcoin and altcoin fund builds on Gumi's growing crypto business centered around XRP, with the company nearly doubling its crypto holdings over the past year.
Bitcoin's Yardstick indicator remained in the undervaluation zone for 83% of the past 92 days. The network's processing power (hash rate) recorded a 22% drop from its all-time high. The realized cap ratio between long-term and short-term holders reached a reading of 3.9 points.