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French cops are on the hunt for three armed suspects after a brazen home invasion in which fake police stole cryptocurrency, in what has become the latest “wrench attack” to rock France's cryptocurrency community.

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Bitfinex is about to get a massive chunk of its past back as a U.S. court orders more than 94,000 seized bitcoin returned, turning a 2016 hack into a live test of crypto property rights.

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been outperforming equities during the Iran conflict as ETF managers declared the “crypto winter” is bottoming. The Outperformance During Iran Conflict Bitcoin has risen 10% while equities are down during the Iran conflict, demonstrating diversification benefits.

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The recently minted XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been praised by none other than Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas despite their somewhat sluggish performance.

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A couple living near the French capital has become the latest target in a spate of brazen attacks on cryptocurrency owners in France. The victims were assaulted by masked men in their home and held hostage until they transferred a massive amount of Bitcoin to their captors.

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Matt Hougan of Bitwise says a $1 million bitcoin is plausible if the global store-of-value market continues growing and bitcoin captures a larger share.

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Data shows the Bitcoin Funding Rates have turned negative across exchanges recently, indicating bearish bets are currently dominating. Aggregated Bitcoin Funding Rates Have Plunged As pointed out by analytics firm Santiment in a new post on X, the aggregated Bitcoin Funding Rates are currently showcasing a significant short bias.

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A former Ripple senior engineer, Steven Zeiler, has reignited a long-forgotten discussion in the XRP community by explaining why the once-promising Codius project quietly faded from view years ago. Zeiler argued that the project lacked a token, and without one, it failed to gain traction.

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Can BTC collapse to $45,000 in the next 10 days?

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RippleX SVP Markus Infanger explains how tokenized funds, institutional DeFi, and blockchain infrastructure could transform global financial markets.

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Over the past week, Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have moved around $130M in Bitcoin to the exchange's hot wallets.

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Bitcoin and Ethereum have regained bullish traction after a brief pullback, with the BTC price holding above the $70,000 mark while ETH sustains levels above $2,000. Despite this resilience, the broader crypto market continues to face pressure from macro uncertainty, rising liquidations, and rapidly shifting trader sentiment.

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Markus Infanger, SVP of RippleX, on Tuesday said XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is evolving beyond payments as institutional interest grows, with crypto ETFs emerging as a potential bridge between traditional finance and blockchain markets. RippleX Outlines Three Strategic Priorities In an interview with The Block, Infanger outlined the company is focusing on three major priorities for 2026.

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Ethereum may be back above the pivotal $2,000 price level, but the broader cryptocurrency landscape is still struggling to regain a bullish trajectory. Even with the market struggling with persistent volatility, Ethereum buying activity on the institutional level does not seem to be slowing down yet.

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Bitcoin is showing renewed breakout ambition, buoyed by improving market conditions and recovering sentiment. Price action suggests bulls are regaining control after a prolonged consolidation.

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TL;DR Exchange Bitcoin reserves hit an all-time low, reducing potential selling pressure. This supply squeeze may trigger a price shock if demand remains strong. Investors moving coins to private custody reflects long-term holding sentiment. Available Bitcoin on trading platforms has reached its lowest level on record.

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Despite exchange withdrawals, Bitcoin spot trading volume remains near multi-year lows.

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TL;DR: Resilience at critical levels: Bitcoin maintains support between $60,000 and $64,000 following the geopolitical impact in Iran and an NFP report showing a loss of 92,000 jobs. Leverage purge: The Leverage Reset Index (LRI) drops to a multi-year low of 0.32, shifting the price driver from derivatives toward spot demand.

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Oscar-nominated actor Terrence Howard declared Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is “going to die” on the PBD Podcast, while predicting silver will reach “thousands of dollars” as the gold-to-silver ratio collapses from 80:1 toward 13:1. The ‘Bitcoin Is Going To Die' Argument Howard cited Bitcoin's continued dependence on fiat currency as a fatal flaw.

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The following article is adapted from The Block's newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

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Dogecoin price approaches key Fibonacci resistance near the value area high.

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Bitcoin reclaims $70,000 as investors wait for U.S. inflation data — Bitcoin price prediction targets $85,000 if the $72,000 resistance is broken.

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Figment migrated its main Solana validator to the Rakurai client, as announced by David Liang, protocol specialist, and Nick Yushkevich, Solana product manager at the company. Rakurai is a validator client designed to optimize block scheduling, minimize latency, and maximize performance without resorting to block production time manipulation.

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Bitcoin's sell-side liquidity reached a two-month high, mirroring a setup seen in January. Should traders prepare for a sell-off?