Former Monero Developer’s Viral XRP Post Ignites Crypto Culture War

August 18, 2025

Terence Zimwara 2025-08-17 23:30:00 news.bitcoin.com A former Monero lead developer sparked controversy after revealing that a close friend—previously skeptical of...

EV Startup Faraday Future Launches $10 Billion Crypto Strategy

Bitcoin.com 2025-08-17 22:30:00 news.bitcoin.com Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. announced on August 17, 2025, the launch of its “EAI +...

Stablecoins Projected to Hit $1 Trillion in Payments by 2030 With DeFi on Overdrive

Kevin Helms 2025-08-17 21:30:00 news.bitcoin.com Stablecoins are poised to move $1 trillion a year by 2030, disrupting global payments and...

Bitcoin’s Q4 History Suggests Strong Finish for 2025

Jamie Redman 2025-08-17 19:30:00 news.bitcoin.com Bitcoin’s historical monthly and quarterly returns show a clear pattern of strength toward the end...

Latam Insights: XRP Surges as a Surprise Asset in Latam; Meliuz Posts Stellar Financial Data

Sergio Goschenko 2025-08-17 18:30:00 news.bitcoin.com Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America...

Block Targets Mining Decentralization With Air-Cooled Proto Rig Delivering up to 819 TH/s

Jamie Redman 2025-08-17 17:09:00 news.bitcoin.com This week, Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) launched Proto Rig, a modular bitcoin mining system designed...

Dogecoin on NYSE? Grayscale Pushes ETF Plan Into SEC’s Court

Jamie Redman 2025-08-17 13:30:00 news.bitcoin.com Grayscale Investments has officially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert...

Bitcoin’s Next “Price Discovery Correction” Could Be Around the Corner

Cointelegraph by William Suberg 2025-08-17 13:14:00 cointelegraph.com Key points:Bitcoin has enjoyed six weeks of its latest “price discovery uptrend” —...

The Entertainment Engine Powering Crypto’s Global Reach

Ben Friedman 2025-08-17 02:30:00 news.bitcoin.com My considerable industry experience and observations have led me to write this piece, which examines...

Kraken Freezes Monero Deposits After Qubic Boasts Network Dominance

Jamie Redman 2025-08-17 10:30:00 news.bitcoin.com Kraken announced in a security update that the centralized crypto exchange is temporarily halting monero...

Gemini Exchange Files S-1 for Proposed Nasdaq IPO Under Ticker ‘GEMI’

Bitcoin.com 2025-08-17 07:30:00 news.bitcoin.com Gemini Space Station, Inc. (Gemini Exchange) filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S....

Canary Capital’s McClurg Sees Bitcoin Soaring to $150K Before Inevitable Downturn

Bitcoin.com 2025-08-17 06:30:00 news.bitcoin.com Bitcoin could reach $150,000 before facing a bear market, Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg said in...

FBI Warns of Fictitious Law Firms Providing Crypto Recovery Services

Sergio Goschenko 2025-08-17 05:30:00 news.bitcoin.com The FBI has issued a PSA regarding alleged law firms offering their services to recover...

Latam Bitcoin Pioneer Meliuz Expands Into US Markets

Sergio Goschenko 2025-08-17 04:30:00 news.bitcoin.com Meliuz, the largest Bitcoin Treasury Company in Latin America, has completed its expansion into U.S....

Crypto ETFs Cool off as Investors Pull $73 Million From Bitcoin and Ether Funds

Emmanuel Musa 2025-08-17 00:30:00 news.bitcoin.com After more than a week of relentless inflows, both bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs)...

Ethereum Nears Record High as Investor Preference Shifts, Cryptoquant Reports

Jamie Redman 2025-08-16 14:26:00 news.bitcoin.com Ethereum ( ETH) approaches its all-time high price as investor preference shifts decisively in its...

Coinbase Sees Full-Scale Altcoin Season Brewing With September Rotation in Sight

Kevin Helms 2025-08-16 21:30:00 news.bitcoin.com Altcoins are primed for liftoff as surging liquidity, regulatory clarity, and macro momentum converge—Coinbase signals...

Ripple CTO Sees XRP Ledger as Key Infrastructure for Global Financial Systems

Kevin Helms 2025-08-16 18:30:00 news.bitcoin.com XRP Ledger is emerging as the blueprint for global financial infrastructure, combining unmatched scalability, real-world...

Trump-Backed Miner Seeks Asian Bitcoin Acquisitions

Bitcoin.com 2025-08-16 17:30:00 news.bitcoin.com Financial Times (FT) reports that American Bitcoin, a U.S. cryptocurrency miner backed by Donald Trump Jr....

Trump Emerges as Runner-up in Nobel Peace Prize Betting

Jamie Redman 2025-08-16 16:30:00 news.bitcoin.com Bettors on Polymarket and Kalshi see an interesting path for U.S. President Donald Trump to...

Tether Taps $165B as Stablecoin Sector Climbs to $273B

Jamie Redman 2025-08-16 15:30:00 news.bitcoin.com Over the past week, the stablecoin market expanded by 1.28%, adding $3.464 billion to reach...

Mysterious 2012 Bitcoin Holder Moves 1,600 BTC in Several Waves

Jamie Redman 2025-08-16 13:10:00 news.bitcoin.com On Friday, as crypto prices swung wildly, a fresh batch of 300 bitcoins from 2012...

Crypto Weekly Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $124K Before Inflation Data Sparks $1B Liquidation Frenzy

Terence Zimwara 2025-08-16 12:05:00 news.bitcoin.com The crypto economy ended the week slightly higher, rising from $3.97T to $4.04T, but the...

Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Hits $82.4B With Options Activity Rising