Author: James Wilson

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 2024, we saw a significant surge of on-chain activity, indicating an impressive growth in user interest. However, blockchain technology continues to face challenges like congestion, fragmentation, and the centralization of layer-2 solutions. With the prospect of favorable regulations and increased institutional interest following Donald Trump’s inauguration, it’s imperative to address these challenges to be ready for the upcoming wave of adoption. Recently highlighted in the 2025 Annual Crypto Theses by Messari, intent-centric approaches are emerging as…

Bitcoin dominance hit a new cycle high despite price correction as investors shift from altcoins, driven by stronger-than-expected U.S. job growth and the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance. According to Matrixport, Bitcoin (BTC) dominance has surged to a new cycle high, surpassing 61%. Matrixport attributed this to two factors: a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report as well as the Federal Reserve’s increasingly hawkish stance. When job growth exceeds expectations, it suggests the economy is performing well. This often translates to higher interest rates or a delay in rate cuts, which reduces liquidity in financial markets. Higher interest rates then make borrowing more…

KAS jumped nearly 28% in the past day as it tried to break out of the downtrend it’s been stuck in since last December. Kaspa (KAS) rose to an intraday high of $0.074, bringing its market cap close to $2 billion earlier today, with its daily trading volume nearly doubling to $188 million as of press time.  Notably, today’s gains come after a long downtrend, with KAS hitting lower highs and lower lows since hitting $0.188 on Dec. 9 last year. The altcoin still remains 68% below its all-time high, around levels last seen in early November 2023. The main…

Researchers have uncovered a breach in a widely-used Chrome extension SwitchyOmega that exposes users to private key theft. A compromised version of the Chrome-based proxy extension SwitchyOmega has been stealing private keys from crypto wallets, putting over 500,000 users at risk, analysts at SlowMist warn. The breach started when a phishing email targeted a Cyberhaven employee, an AI-powered data security company, resulting in the injection of harmful code into the extension. The phishing email falsely claimed that Cyberhaven’s browser extension violated Google‘s policies and threatened removal unless immediate action was taken, a March 12 research report shows. Fake version of…

Newmarket Capital CEO Andrew Hohns suggests incorporating Bitcoin into government bonds as a way to reduce national debt and purchase Bitcoin for the U.S. strategic reserve. At the Bitcoin (BTC) Policy Institute’s Bitcoin for America on March 11, Hohns proposes the idea of “Bit Bonds,” a novel type of U.S. Treasury bond that incorporates Bitcoin into government financing. The idea is to use bond issuance to reduce government borrowing costs and build a strategic Bitcoin reserve, while offering American families a tax-free investment vehicle. Hohn suggested the U.S. government issue around $2 trillion Bit Bonds, with 90% of the funds…

After the recent ETH liquidation event, which caused $4 million loss to Hyperliquid’s Hyperliquidity Provider vault, the platform said it will increase the maximum leverage allowed for Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to prevent similar incidents in the future. In the said liquidation event, a whale had built a 50X leveraged long position on Ethereum (ETH) that reached 160,234 ETH. However, when the market moved against them, effectively causing liquidation, the user was still able to withdraw 17.09 million USD Coin (USDC), exiting in profit before the liquidation was executed on the Hyperliquid platform. The HLP vault, which is designed to…

The Bank of Russia has submitted proposals to the government to establish a regulated framework for cryptocurrency investments under a three-year experimental legal regime. The initiative, following directives from the Russian president, would permit a restricted group of investors to buy and sell digital currencies. Under the proposal, only “particularly qualified” investors — those with investments exceeding 100 million rubles in securities and deposits or an annual income above 50 million rubles — would be eligible.  Additionally, corporate-qualified investors and financial organizations meeting regulatory standards could participate. The central bank will introduce specific risk-based requirements for financial institutions investing in…

Pepe, the third-biggest meme coin, has been in freefall since December, but two chart patterns point to a strong rebound soon.  Pepe (PEPE) jumped to a record high of $0.00002833 in December before crashing by over 80% this month. This retreat has mirrored the performance of other meme coins, whose prices have dropped by double digits from their 2024 highs. Pepe price has formed a falling wedge and a double bottom Technicals suggest that Pepe may be on the verge of a strong bullish breakout in the coming days or weeks.  The daily chart shows that it has formed a…

Gemini crypto exchange plans to expand its USD trading support for institutional clients in the European Union. Gemini exchange has partnered with Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick to bring US dollar payment support for institutional clients in the UK and Switzerland, according to an announcement originally shared with Cointelegraph on March 12. This enabled institutions to deposit, withdraw, and trade directly in US dollars on the exchange, instead of having to convert to British pounds or Euros first. To enable instant deposits in dollars (even outside of normal banking hours), Gemini is using Bank Frick’s “xPulse” service. In the announcement shared with…

Frustrated Time.fun creator calls out Base’s X profile for promoting AI-made Grok token while ignoring their projects. Another day, another blockchain drama and this time featuring Time.fun’s creator 0xKawz, calling out layer-2 network Base for promoting a memecoin while ignoring months of work on their project. The dispute centers around Base’s X account, which recently promoted GrokCoin, a memecoin tied to Elon Musk‘s AI chatbot Grok, while giving no attention to Time.fun. icymi, @grok launched a token on Basethanks to @bankrbot and Clanker’s trading mechanisms, Grok’s AI-controlled wallet is already stacking fees ($200K+ and counting)why does it matter? AI is…